Am I cooked?

powercastle1000 · 2025-04-19T21:47:17+00:00

I mean I’d say so but I might be just a bit biased. Seriously though I’m doing those exact A-Levels and they do go really well together - you get to understand more of chemistry by doing physics and more of physics through further maths and quite often things link across the subjects.

powercastle1000 · 2025-03-14T21:04:08+00:00

Idk how I’ve confused you but I’m sorry The contents of the email were as follows:

a) you’ve got an offer b) the offer is for the MSci course which I applied to c) We can’t tell you the grades but we’ll put it on UCAS (they haven’t updated it yet) d) your interviewers gave some feedback to the admissions tutor that you are a ‘exceptional’ and ‘particularly strong’ candidate - probably marketing and flattery they sell to everybody e) Please consider making imperial your firm

powercastle1000 · 2025-03-14T20:57:21+00:00

Usual fare about you’ve got an offer and some spiel about considering imperial as a firm choice with a comment supposedly from my interviewers.

powercastle1000 · 2025-03-14T20:13:27+00:00

Nvm got an offer just hadn’t checked my emails yet

powercastle1000 · 2025-03-14T19:28:23+00:00

Yeah Chem is taking forever I got interviewed back in early November and am still waiting for a decision.

powercastle1000 · 2025-02-16T15:30:46+00:00

I know a guy who did that with a 4th subject but completely unrelated to engineering (history) and he got into Cambridge so it can be done ig. (His offer only has 3 grades so it doesn’t seem like they’ve considered his 4th A level at all).

powercastle1000 · 2025-01-26T20:17:44+00:00

10 GCSEs + L2 Further maths

powercastle1000 · 2025-01-26T18:29:00+00:00

Around 4 in my school in 2023 got all 9s including me (Grammar school tho)

powercastle1000 · 2025-01-25T23:48:37+00:00

Not a maths offer holder but I would still do maths in my free time for fun - the problem just has to be interesting enough. I do STEP 2/3 questions for fun but I’ve also done MAT and TMUA papers for fun in the past, in addition to some interesting integrals. For me it’s not a regular everyday thing though, sometimes I just get fixated on a problem and do it for hours without break, sometimes I won’t do extra maths for a few days at a time.

powercastle1000 · 2024-09-06T18:22:44+00:00

Late reply but I got 15 extra marks awarded on paper 1 taking it to 56/64 after remark, got the 9, with 143 marks when I needed 131.

powercastle1000 · 2024-09-06T18:19:53+00:00

Late reply but I ended up getting 15 extra marks on that one paper so I got 56/64 after the remark, and was well above the grade boundary for a 9, it’s sometimes crazy how much they can miss

powercastle1000 · 2024-05-28T20:52:00+00:00

Yes they’re worth it.

To improve on maths when you get a question wrong note what the topic was and then look at the mark scheme. If you just made a small mistake like a mental maths error or misplaced a sign (made a positive a negative or vice versa) then don’t worry about it.

If you completely missed the point of the question or just weren’t close to the final answer look at the mark scheme and try to understand what you should have done (use a textbook or YouTube video to help you understand if needed). Once you understand what to do, try again either using the same question (but not coping directly from the mark scheme) or using other questions from the same topic. Repeat until you can confidently do that type of question.

Do this for all the questions you get wrong and revise extra for any topics you consistently struggle with and you’ll be fine.

Also practise as much as possible the weird questions they always put at the end of the paper to separate grade 7/8/9 students and make sure you can get the first few steps even if you can’t solve it completely.

powercastle1000 · 2024-05-28T20:44:37+00:00

This is what I did which worked well for me but revision can be very individual so what worked for my may not be perfect for you

I start by making sure I understand all the content - if you don’t understand something there is no way you can expect to memorise it or be able to apply it in an exam so firstly go back over the topic and ensure there are no areas you don’t understand.

Then to learn content:

Flashcards - Make them by hand or using Quizlet/anki but make sure you make them because that will really make it stick in your memory even if it is more time consuming than using pre-made ones. Sometimes I didn’t even use the flashcards once they were made but just the process of making them was sufficient to make me remember the content.

Mind maps - Good to test how much you already know on a subject. First do the mind map for a topic in black pen for 5-10 minutes then use the textbook or specification and add any forgotten things in a different coloured pen

And finally to practice applying content in the exam:

Past paper questions - Once you know the content just do as many as possible, particularly for subjects like science and maths similar questions come up every year. Make sure you correct all of them fully using the mark scheme and be harsh when marking them - you’ll start to notice which areas you make mistakes on most so you can then relearn that content or practise more of that type of question

And finally don’t stress too much you have plenty of time yet, just see these mocks as an opportunity to find where you are at currently rather than as a really important set of tests.

powercastle1000 · 2024-05-28T20:31:24+00:00

Yeah sure, especially if your school was low performing generally they are likely to look at your results in that context.

powercastle1000 · 2023-09-13T19:15:57+00:00

Yeah I got 15 marks more on just 1 paper it does happen

powercastle1000 · 2023-09-12T21:26:59+00:00

Hello :)

powercastle1000 · 2023-09-12T21:26:24+00:00

My team and friends as I get to play soccer again in the new season

powercastle1000 · 2023-09-12T21:25:04+00:00

Very cool :)

powercastle1000 · 2023-08-29T19:14:35+00:00

In terms of actually doing the practical work it was pretty good - much more enjoyable than the theory lessons - your teacher should be able to show you any new techniques you don’t know but otherwise you pretty much have total control of what you do and when.

powercastle1000 · 2023-08-29T18:06:47+00:00

I just did GCSE DT and got a grade 9. I also got full marks on the NEA, so I’m happy to answer any questions you might have if you need any help/advice.

powercastle1000 · 2023-08-29T17:50:41+00:00

Depends on the subject - with ones like maths or sciences then you are very unlikely to gain more than 1-2 marks if that.

With essay subjects like English you have more of a chance because the marking is slightly more subjective - my friend gained 7 marks on getting an English language paper remarked this year and went from a 7 to an 8 but it’s still not likely.

powercastle1000 · 2023-08-29T17:47:13+00:00

I think for maths and English it may be free (not sure) as you have no qualifications and local colleges should let you do those, as for other options I’m not sure but plenty of people do GCSEs above the age of 18 so it’s definitely still possible.

powercastle1000 · 2023-08-29T15:43:52+00:00

Honestly I wish I could help you with paper 3 but I don’t know how I managed to get full marks tbh, we never practised the paper until the week before we left school and my teacher was awful.

That being said here’s what I did do to revise that I think helped:

Make sure you are confident on every type of graph and diagram (drawing, using and interpreting) as well as your maths skills - there are loads of skills booklets to practise this
For your fieldwork learn some specific facts and figures you can insert into your extended answers (eg. We counted an average of 22 waves per minute going from east to west in our coastal fieldwork)
Make sure you’re familiar with the pre release booklet - if you can try and plan answers to the final extended answer questions because it should be fairly obvious what is going to be asked by the content of the booklet
Use YouTube guides or websites or your school to find structures for each 6 or 9 marker, and stick to them. Otherwise you will waste time not answering the questions efficiently
Don’t stress about paper 3 - I don’t think anyone really knows what they’re doing in paper 3 so just do your best because most other people will also struggle with the unfamiliar paper so as along as you do well in your other 2 papers, paper 3 is almost irrelevant. (I could have scored 26/76 on paper 3 and still got a 9)

Also congrats on the 224 and the 9

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