TOP 5 BIOLOGY A-LEVEL MISTAKES: 1. Taking it in the first place 2. Taking it in the first place 3. Taking it in the first place 4. Taking it in the first place 5. Taking it in the first place
Adam Jsjsne I took biology and I’m going into my second year right now, the thing with biology is, it’s (to some extent) not the content that is ‘hard’, it’s the actual exam questions and especially the MARK SCHEMES that put people down like mad, so you could completely understand everything in lesson but still get a C in the exam because you didn’t write one ‘keyword’ even though you might have explained the whole concept, the biology mark schemes are really unpredictable and very specific, but ngl if you put in effort from your side, you can still do well, but it’s just hard, good luck with your a levels though !
@@mahnoorq I can confirm that this is true. They always say that Chemistry is the hardest of the three mains sciences but in comparison, I find AS and A2 chemistry significantly easier than Biology for the same reasons as you've mentioned. For chemistry and physics, the answers are similar from year to year with slight variations and the questions asked follows a sort of pattern. For Biology, no two years are alike and all questions are almost unique. It is really difficult to revise for A level Biology but despite that, it would be very useful to have it if you are thinking about going for a medical field (although the prerequisite isfor medicine is Chemistry).
1) know your key terms and use them 2) know the difference between describe & explain 3) read the question twice 4) don't leave revision too late 5) do past papers 6) do bullet points when answering questions . Use a keyword in each bullet point.
Berkem Gürcan our teachers got to talk to one of the writers of the OxfordAQA papers and said that examiners prefer bullet points as they are clear and easy to read
Thank you for this, the last tip was rely helpful, I am a waffler. Will try not to waffle tomorrow! Sometimes I underline the key words, is this a good idea?
@@jogi453 Of course. Much of it wont be relevant necessarily but if you dont take it then dont be surprised if you feel like your base knowledge is less than that of others you are taking your degree with. Dont expect that you can have the same knowledge as someone taking chemistry, maths biology, if you take chemistry, economics, business or something. Obviously these other ares could be interesting to you, as they were for me so I took a gcse level economics course in year 1 just because I found it interesting, but I probably wouldnt recommend splitting your expertise. This is obviously all if you are sure you want to do that degree because my choices were heavily weighted towards the fact that I was sure I wanted to do medicine at Uni so I chose all options pointed towards that aim.
I hv my as level exam of bio.... In next month..... I'm pretty much worried..... I hv completed paper 1 topical and made notes apart from those that I made during lessons...... Plz help me.... I'm dying for an A!!!! Plz give some tips..... I'm scared
