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14 May 2010, 10:57 am

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I'm finishing my A-Levels this year, and I have my first exam on the 24th of May (then I have 9 more to go, and they finish on the 29th of June). I'm extremely worried about them because my work this year has not been as intense (even though quite substantial) and has not been organised or approached as effectively as it could have been. Also in places I've developed a fear of trying to see where I went wrong, because I've gotten so bloody sick of school that learning things seems to be quite difficult unless it's a topic that's right up my street. I also don't like when other people point out my mistakes when I didn't ask for any criticism. Does anybody else not like unrequested criticism?

For me, this year has been anxiety-ridden and I'm also suffering from learning fatigue. I just can't wait to go to university!

With regards to my exams, I think some of them are going to go very well (i.e. Maths and Further Maths) and others will be reasonable (e.g. Physics) whilst I'm worried about Chemistry. I've also got pressure to get 3 A grades to meet my offer from the University of Exeter, who are also offering me a scholarship. If I miss out on that, I'll feel like an idiot.

Wow those are some tough subjects. I wouldn't be to hard on yourself it was pretty impressive that you were offered a scholarship in the first place.

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15 May 2010, 11:47 pm

Statisitics and research methods on Thursday.....veeeery nervous.

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16 May 2010, 12:28 pm

I have 2 first year A levels coming up in June. Well actually 4 exams but for 2 subjects (Religious studies and Psychology). I'm not too nervous about the psychology exams because the content is fairly easy but I am quite apprehensive about RS because that involves essays. And I have never been good with timed writing, I take too long to finish it.

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16 May 2010, 12:59 pm

deep-techno wrote:

Chemistry is mostly a giant rote-learning exercise really - why not take that approach? You know, make a list of all the facts you need to know, in some sort of order and grouped by topic. Then learn like spellings and do some mindmaps after. It takes a bit of motivation, but its a good strategy.

Just wait until degree level. You have to learn even more nonsense, more quickly...

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21 May 2010, 8:44 am

Just finished two exams. I'm very tired. :tired:
The questions were really lousy especially in geography which can be my best subject but now I'm a little unsure over it. Only 4 exams left to go. Whoopee :roll: :lol:

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21 May 2010, 2:48 pm

This is the first year I've properly attempted to study ,but I'm finding it practically impossible due to my attention span and lack of organisation....I'm terrified I'm going to do average like I did last year during standard grade.

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21 May 2010, 3:28 pm

In mid June, only one it seems, though I MIGHT have two?

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22 May 2010, 1:24 pm

Already done two, PE and RE. Both crap exams which I don't really count as proper. They go a bit like this:

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Is exercise good for you?
Yes.
Pass

RE
What do Catholics say about sex before marriage?
Unless it's with a little boy, don't do it.
Pass

Simples :lol:

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25 May 2010, 1:13 pm

Asp-Z wrote:

I never had the pleasure of taking those exams.

Only two exams to go now. I've got another one tomorrow. (History, my hand is gonna be swollen by the end of these exams

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26 May 2010, 8:10 pm

My exams for uni start in about 2 weeks. I'm looking forward to them, although I wish I had more time to prepare. For me, it's a lot simpler to prepare for an exam (by making flashcards (using free software such as Anki), & then using these as regularly & often as possible (the most time-efficient way to learn material appropriate to adapt to this method (which most exam preparation is (one way or another)), I think)) than to write an essay, which I usually find hard to grind out, which I'm doing now (writing this during a break). Of course, I essay exams are also difficult, but I tend to get good results if I can manage to finish in time, such as by being well-prepared.

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27 May 2010, 7:12 am

Did my first proper one the other day: English Literature. I feel pretty confident about it, reckon I did well, but I'll enjoy the English Language one more.

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30 May 2010, 2:03 pm

I'm exempt from all my exams. Excellent way to finish high school.

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31 May 2010, 5:58 am

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I'm exempt from all my exams. Excellent way to finish high school.

How'd you manage that?! *jealousy* :lol:

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11 Jun 2010, 9:38 pm

exams start this monday. I have three exams this week and the other two next week.
I really suck at studying, so I haven't got too much done so far.
what really sucks is that the two exams in the second week are the two easy ones, and the hardest one is the third of three this week.

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14 Jun 2010, 9:20 am

I've done most of my exams now, just four left I think. Revising a lot in the weeks to come, been doing maths stuff today.

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14 Jun 2010, 12:29 pm

Asp-Z wrote:

I've done most of my exams now, just four left I think. Revising a lot in the weeks to come, been doing maths stuff today.

I've finished mine.

I think that A-level students are still taking their exams. You're GCSE though right?

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