I'm so scared to go to year 13, feel so unprepared and I need to start writing my personal statement but I have no idea how to start haha, but I will persevere !
As someone who applied last year my biggest advice is to start small. Start listing the extra things you've done regarding your course. So just in your phone notes as you do them or as you remember them start like: NCS, magazines/articles, additional lectures, work experience. Once you've done that, open up a document and flesh each little point out. Explain what skills you gained from each experience and why it makes you want to study your course/ why it means you'll excel at uni. From these fleshed out sentences start grouping them into paragraphs. For example, my grouping was : Biology (and relevant work experience and articles), chemistry, extra curricular like NCS, extra curricular drama. That kind of structure. Then there's your first draft. Just remember your personal statement will feel awkward to write AND read but that's the nature of it. Also the first draft will be awful. That's just how it is. Take your first draft personal statement to a teacher and ge them to read for spelling/ grammar mistakes and to ensure it reads well. Correct anything the teacher tells you to, then take it back to them and repeat until they say it's good. If in doubt you can then take it to another teacher and another. Get it checked as many times as you feel like you should until it's perfect in your eyes. And honestly it's really easy to do this. I did mine in the summer and got it checked and I'd sent my UCAS off by the second week of October.
Everyone warns about the jump from GCSE to year 12 but NOBODY warns about the jump from year 12 to year 13. Personally, I found the yr 12 to yr 13 jump was much bigger, so if (like me) you didn't find the jump from GCSE to year 12 that hard, please be aware that year 12 and year 13 are NOT equal in terms of work load and difficulty!!
@@songstudio406 she said that 4 years ago 😅, I think what everyone means is that the amount of time you need to be investing in your revision needs to increase. E.g you may have to do a lot more homework’s in a week or set lots of independent learning on small topics. Or you may be set a past paper to do in class or for homework.
Even though I’m going into Y13 this year, a tip I’d give is clean and sort your room ready for next year. Last year, I really noticed that I revised more often/more productively when my room and desk were clean. I’m also sorting the stuff I put off like my wardrobe so I can store ironed clothes in it, making getting dressed in the morning 10x easier (my wardrobe was just full of crap that I didn’t want in my room but didn’t throw it. I feel so much better now that it’s gone and I can only imagine how good I’ll feel once the room is fully done and the rubbish bags are gone)
I feel so stressed about y13... 1.You have to do well in the exam 2.Find an appropriate university 3.Find a course you are interested with 4.Do extrascholar activity to put in your uni-CV 5.Deal with mental breakdown 6.TRY to stay socialize and healthy
summary : 1 - get some coursework done!!!!! (esp history ) 2 - if planning on going to university - do research, compare universities, think about if you wanna stay at home or move into accommodation, and make sure you know which course you want to do (if unsure think about which subject you enjoy, write down what things interests you and have a look from there) 3 - personal statement :( - summer of year 12 - 13 need to read books, articles, do work experience, so you can write a list of relevant things towards to your personal statement, have a go at writing it (first draft) so you're not struggling and it's out of the way 4 - make sure you have all the essential revision notes from year 12 to revise it during year 13 (flashcards, mindmaps, online notes, whatever helps you to revise) so that it is all there ready for you and so you're not running behind - anything you struggled with in year 12 go over it for the last few weeks of the summer holiday, just go over some of the content of year 12 so you don't fall behind in revision 5 - enjoy your summer, don't revise all day everyday, you deserve a break and deserve to have some fun before year 13 starts, go out friends/family if taking 4 subjects and finding it difficult think about it over the summer and consider dropping it, if you want as you would rather get 3 amazing grades than 4 that you aren't as proud of Good luck and don't over work yourself too much or stress yourself out you've got this and hopefully you will get the grades that you want and deserve :)
this is came up in my recommendation and it is now lockdown so year 12 was a waste! going into year 13 and still doing exams at the end of the year after the 2 months being off is gonna be SOOOO stressful. summer is not seeing me 😔
tips for going into year 13 1 stay on top of work summer homework year 12 notices course work 2 research for the next stage think about university do you want to apply for an apprenticeship do you wanna take a gap year 3 relax so you go into year 13 feeling refreshed 4 organize organize sheets put stuff away into folders go through your stationary cheeks pens are working 5 get into a good routin fixing your sleep sqedual having sold routines
I wanted to throw my 2 cents in about starting a personal statement cos that's probably one of the worst parts of the uni process. As someone who applied last year my biggest advice is to start small. Start listing the extra things you've done regarding your course. So just in your phone notes as you do them or as you remember them start like: NCS, magazines/articles, additional lectures, work experience. Once you've done that, open up a document and flesh each little point out. Explain what skills you gained from each experience and why it makes you want to study your course/ why it means you'll excel at uni. From these fleshed out sentences start grouping them into paragraphs. For example, my grouping was : Biology (and relevant work experience and articles), chemistry, extra curricular like NCS, extra curricular drama. That kind of structure. Then there's your first draft. Just remember your personal statement will feel awkward to write AND read but that's the nature of it. Also the first draft will be awful. That's just how it is. Take your first draft personal statement to a teacher and ge them to read for spelling/ grammar mistakes and to ensure it reads well. Correct anything the teacher tells you to, then take it back to them and repeat until they say it's good. If in doubt you can then take it to another teacher and another. Get it checked as many times as you feel like you should until it's perfect in your eyes. And honestly it's really easy to do this. I did mine in the summer and got it checked and I'd sent my UCAS off by the second week of October.
When you’re putting off history coursework as you watch this damn. Im halfway through this video yet this has been the most helpful information I’ve received thank you so much Jade!
A tip for anyone going into Year 13 - notes organisation ! I found it so helpful before the start of year 13 to list on a word document all the different resources I used for revising each subject or certain topics within a subject (e.g. for geography I used 2 different textbooks, a revision guide, my teachers PowerPoints, then certain online websites I'd found etc.) as then I could make sure I had covered every piece of information necessary from my year 12 content and know I was using the best sources to collate different sections of my notes. This definitely helps to then condense notes later on as you know you won't be missing out any information that might come up in the exam xx
Ahh, this is exactly what I need, I'm so scared for Year 13 because everyone keeps warning me of how stressful it is! And like you say there's literally no videos on it, thank you, Jade! x
I’m so glad you mentioned retaking AS because I have been shunned for doing it myself, just out of people’s pure ignorance. It is hard seeing all your friends move onto uni but knowing I have a second chance is helping me keep sane. Good luck to everyone getting results tomorrow💓
I just finished year 12, there was one of those people in each of my classes and i found them very helpful with understanding and getting used to the subject :D
I also have a tip to help someone prepare for Year 13: utilise all of the resources your school/institution gives! if you have a careers/university advisor, please go to them. Many of my peers never visited the councilor, even by graduation, and you never know how the advisor could have helped you, unless you go book that appointment 💛
you honestly help me so much every word you say is comforting and helpful, espically where you said there is no shame in retaking year 12 because that may be one of my options. thank you
slightmelancholy Aw thank you! I'm sure you'll smash it! I had panic attacks etc so I know I have not achieved anywhere near my potential so ngl I'm not even going to be surprised when I see a U x
I never realised there was a Jump till i started year 13, so this video would have been so useful! You can also watch revision videos on topics that you will learn in year 13 so that you understand a bit before you learn it in class
thank you jade for this video ,I said to myself at beginning of summer I was going to get work done, but here we are and I only started going over AS content yesterday. I really needed this reminder 💕
I'm form Germany and even tho our school systems are very different, I still found this really helpful because I'll be starting my last year at school soon and this motivated me to revise some things I didn't understand last year! So thank you❤❤
i kid u not, i have been looking for a viDEO LIKE THIS FOR AGES and couldn't rlly find anything. so so helpful n the text in the corner with the condensed info is fab. thank uuu. ur channel has beEN A LIFESAVER XX good luck for results day tomorrow :)))
Jade good good good good luck with your results you'll be fine i know you'll be fine!! please do a live reaction of you getting your (amazing) results!!!
I would also say that it's vital to give yourself the time and space to rest. Year 13 is very hard and very stressful, so using summer as a way of resting and enjoying yourself to prevent burning out in year 13 is so, so important. So, yes, do a bit of a recap and I 100% recommend at least a first draft of a personal statement, but also make sure to do give yourself time to do what you enjoy!
Your advice as to how to choose a university course is great. One of my teachers made me do that - I found the list of what you (dis)like about your A level subjects particularly helpful.
Seriously I was dying to find this kind of video I’ll be in year 13 this year and I’m a bit scared Thank you so much Jade! You’re truly the best 😄 Lots of love.
Your video has actually saved my life, I know that sounds extreme but your advice was actually what I needed right now. So thank you!! Also congrats for getting your own amazing a-level results!!
This was so helpful and definitely came at the right time, for the past few days I’ve been worrying about what I should be doing to prepare as I want to go into year 13 feeling confident and secure with all the stuff I learnt it year 12. 💛
So next week I'll start my year 13 and I've just watched this video 😥 BUT thank god, this summer I looked for some univs and you know some majors and all that stuff but I'm still struggling with taking a last decision. Anyways .To prepare for this year I just did some maths/chemistry/nuclear revision and this step is really important to refresh your mind and to have a big boost to start your school year and if you already started your school but you didn't do any revision better start right now bc this step is utterly basic. And of course the other steps n ways in this vid .Thank you jade and thank you *the one who's reading Let's make this year full of success.
This is what I needed !! Thank youu!! I was literally making revision resources right now as I’ve been free today😂 I hope year 13 goes well and hopefully it will with your advice :)💛)
This made me feel so much better at where I am right now going into year 13. Feeling like I’m more prepared than I thought I was. Anyone else got mocks when you go back? Thank you Jade for giving key info we need. 🙏🏼
hey!💞 I just wanted to say all the best for tomorrow (which you won’t need!) but whatever you get I’m sure you will know how to deal with it amazingly, I’m not sure if you’ll read this message but if you’re feeling nervous for tomorrow take your own advice and watch back your own videos because honestly they are so motivational and inspirational for others and no matter what you should be so proud of yourself not only for the work you did at school but everything you’ve done for everyone else too. You really are an incredible person and I really hope you get the results you deserve and wanted tomorrow, because there isn’t someone that deserves it more ❤️ you will get through this!! xxxx
I struggled so much with year 12 and found it the worst year in my education so far. Not only with no hard it is but how emotionally and mentally drained it made me. Wish me luck for next year... I'm going to need it!
this is just what I needed !!! I’ve been so stressed thinking about going into year 13 but this video has reassured me. I was really guilty about not doing any work so far this summer but now I don’t feel as bad, and actually feel motivated to do something productive!
I was literally thinking the other day that no one tells you about the jump between year 12 and 13 and then this video popped up, thank you jade it really helped. I would say another tip would be to sort your life out as-well as school stuff like tidy your room, sort your stationary and organise the summer and the first few weeks x
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Thank you so so much Jade! I really needed this as i’m petrified to start year 13😅 there’s so much to do in such little time, I just can’t wait for next summer 😂
Thank you so much for this! (Especially point 5! I’ve been so so stressed about if I should be working so much everyday and I just needed a little bit of reassurance that it’s ok to relax!) good luck for tomorrow!!!
Another outstanding video filled with great advice. I started back at school today and currently working on Higher Biology and Higher P.E. here in Scotland (Going to Uni for sports science). Thanks to your videos i've already started studying and learning the content. I'm glad i found you in time, keep being a positive brilliant influence. Hope to meet you one day and have a chat :) x
Can defo vouch for the retaking A1 haha. I messed around w mates and took a levels I hated in my first AS year. It reflected in my mock results. I got DDE, not my finest hour, this year i've chosen 2 a levels i love and history and have done my mocks with the result being AAD (history is awful 😭)
I'm really scared for year thirteen I have no idea how to write a personal statement! I got good grades in my predicted grades but I really want to get them up, but just feeling unmotivated :(. I want to do management but I'm still unsure! Any advice? xxx
Sarisha Abhyankar I’ve just started my personal statement and I’m applying to take fashion management. My tutor has given me a form to fill out which was really helpful in helping me analyse my skills. The headers are “Knowledge and skills gained from subject” “what did you gain from this (specific examples)” and “how have you developed this further outside the classroom”. Make sure you are reading up on articles linked which you find interesting or books too. I just typed in “fashion management books” into google and found a few which fitted well. If you’re unsure of your degree or career just do loads of research, I had no clue up until May! Look at the different degrees there are and see if any of them excite you, that’s what i did! I hope this helps xxx
this is such good advice i found year 12 to year 13 sort of alright ( a part from science) but what i found was my subjects that i took the jump was bigger from year 12 to year 13 and not a lot of people talk about the jump from12 to 1 more year 11 to 12 and it is important to talk about it because i was too relaxed going on and never realised it could get harder but it is manageable as year 12 put me in the mind set for it , thanks for talking about this Jade !! xxx
you look gorgeous!!! i’m going into year 11 but of course i’m still watching this because i’ve gotta watch all of your uploads ❤️❤️ and good luck of course xx
Thanks so much for this!! Best of luck for tomorrow, I’m getting my AS s too 😬 whatever happens is meant to happen and I’m sure you’ll be happy whichever wonderful place you end up! C
Thank you so much!!! I’m was super worried about next year and I was feeling super unprepared. I’m editor of the student paper, and i run my own club. On top of coursework and revision and applying to uni i was panicking. Thank you for putting it all in to perspective! 💗
I’ve had such a busy summer and when I’ve had free time I’ve just wanted to relax. I go on holiday on Friday so I’m only going to have a couple of days before I go back for yr13 but this was really helpful, so thank you ♥️
Thankyou so much for this Jade!!! Lately I’ve been stressing about revision during the summer before y13 and this has been a big help in calming myself and seeing things much clearer! Good luck with your A level results tomorrow, fingers crossed for you!🤞💗
I’m homeschooled for my A-levels so my summer is basically catching up on what I missed in the first 2 months, so, I find it really hard, because I am doing class work and revision so overall I just regret doing philosophy ! Love you Jade x
I’m about to get my AS results tomorrow and I just feel like I won’t pass whatsoever. It’s so hard to balance everything especially with the amount of pressure we’re put under. But I hope everyone gets the results that they want, this video helped a lot 💙
