This is the video I need! Literally crying rn, only got 3 and a half months till GCSEs start and I have no clue how to get 7+for some subjects like maths, (currently getting grades 5s, 6s and some 9s in topics I'm confident in), I need that grade 7 and above desperately! especially for science and maths 😭
I feel like my school has rushed us into our mocks, like we've done BOTH rounds of them before February with literally 3 weeks in-between from the last ones. Like they expected us to memorise new topics, topics from year 9 and other irrelevant parts just for the mocks along with HOMEWORK. I hope I did okay but I can't help but feel like I did so bad. Ugh now that they're over I'm definitely going use all your tips and try doing my best in the summer!
I totally know how you feel! Mocks can be really stressful especially when they are thrown at you last minute. It's important to remember that whilst they are a reflection of what you currently know / your stress levels at the time, there is still a lot of time for you to progress before your real exams. You've got this!
literally for the mocks we've been doing paper 1 only , and these last mocks we've done paper 2 without even learning all the content💀 89 days till gcses start man im scared but imma use this video!!!
only discovered this channel today - but in my year 10 mocks, i had gotten grades of 4s in both english papers and maths papers, 5s in history, CS, 6 7 in science and an 8 in r.e. from my recent mocks, i had gotten 7s in both english papers, 7 in history, 7 in CS, a 4 in maths (w/ one mark away from a 5, foundation btw), 66 in science and 5 in re (the timed conditions they had for r.e was wrong; that is not a joke). i went from a U in Business to 6 (should've been a 9 smh) i did way better in some subjects, some only a tad bit worse but i know where my errors are. note: my highest target grade for subjects is a 5, with 4s in maths and science (i'm in higher for science). i'm proud of it, and i'm still continuing my revision from the advice you've described in your videos from what i've seen. i've got to thank past papers and past questions to help a lot with that ... and mindmaps. seriously without mindmaps i wouldn't be able to memorise and understand the content. thanks for these videos, i will continue to watch them throughout these next 3 and a half months.
This was really helpful, cheers. However, sometimes I feel that I’m revising wrongly and I’m spending my time thinking I’m revising although idk if anything is actually getting in my head 😂
I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Watch my viral video to find out how to revise effectively in order to achieve your fullest potential: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-QUxv3nPsCxo.html
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How to improve grades Step 1: Know everything you have to cover (write down all my topics) Step 2: understand the content (basically go through and learn everything to a level of solid understanding) Step 3: Take mock exams seriously and use them as a reflection of your strengths and weaknesses Step 4: use past papers and replicate exam conditions when doing the past papers Step 5: ask for help Step 6: test yourself to see if you truly understand
im literally following all these steps fr ,im on 7/6s in chem, physics and comp sci and i just think i haven't learned the content but also dont actively revise :( now ive got 2 and a half months till the actual exams and im panicking so thank u!! i havent finished the video but i'll continue watching and use ur tips :)
will edit with my actual grades on results day: predicted grades rn maths - 7 english lit - 6 english lang - 5 art - 6 combined science - 6-6 (bio-4,chem-6,physics-8) french - U history- 5 RS - 3+
@@lucymax2178 tysm for reminding me!! i got: maths - 6 english lit - 7 english lang - 6 art - 6 combined science - 6-6 (bio-4,chem-6,physics-8) french - U history- 3 RS - 3 the only ones im acc upset over is maths and art, especially art bc the grading at my school did everyone dirty. the most someon got was a 7
Hii sola, I hope you are well and thank you so much for the videos. I really appreciate it, however I had one question. For the specifications, will I be able to find them all on the websites and will they all be up to date?
I just don't know how to break out of the grade 6 plateaue I've hit in maths. I'm top set maths and understand the work and do really well in end of topic tests, but when I get to exams I just fumble. I don't know why. its the most depressing thing in the world.
I totally know how it feels to not see progress in maths. It’s one of those subjects which requires a lot of practice. That’s why I made this video on how to improve in maths: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aJEkjuN9qJ4.html
I've got a level 4 in English, yet I'm classed as gifted. Sure a level 4 is a pass, I just wasn't given the opportunities in my life to prove myself. I've got 5 GCSE's including all 3 core subjects, 3 B's, a level 4 and a merit in horticulture. I went to special needs placement I didn't want to go to, but I still have passed none the less. I re did my English 2 years ago and missed half my lessons due to covid lockdown restrictions, but I still got 55% of the marks regardless. When I re did my maths I only did 2 pieces of coarse work and only got a B because I accidently missed out the middle pages. I think I was 3 marks off an A al together, because of the mistake I made or at least very close to an A. Next year I'm going to do AS kevels in maths and science! Don't be disheartened with only a 4, a pass is a pass!!!!
I recently need help with keeping up grades. Coming home from school makes me feel really tired- i then have no energy to work. Any tips to help start early ??
I would recommend trying to revise before school because this is when you have more energy - even 30 mins of studying can make a difference for example in maths - do a quick corbett 5 a day. If you have the opportunity, try to go to a library or cafe before you go home, it will help distinguish rest from studying, and force you to be in an environment where people are productive and can see you. Hope this helps!
@@SmileWithSola how about now that we only have 15 school weeks left till gcse? Will this be effective ? Also how do we retain info in our long term memories?
@@Ghost-fh3lg You still have enough time to make a huge improvement. Watch my Grade 9 ace your GCSEs playlist to find out how to retain memory longterm
hi sola, or anyone that can respond to my comment, the spec for biology is so so long, it’s like 92 pages, what pages do i specially print out that will Help me? im really not sure
If you want to print it out physically only print where they talk about the topics in detail, not the front few pages and end pages. Or you can search for a checklist on Google e.g. AQA GCSE Biology Checklist. Some people already convert it into a checklist and all you have to do is make an account and download it. For example on the website Tes. Hope this helps!
Try to mark some of it then mark the rest asap. This is so the questions are are still fresh in your head and you understand where you were coming from in the questions.
For 2023 they wont provide advance information so can i use the specification (thats 2017)? Is it helpful if i use the specification of 2017 for my upcomming igcse exams? Feeling abit doubtful thats why. Someone please help me out.😭😭
Yes the 2017 just means that’s when it was first made. It is still relevant for your exam and they update the pdf if anything changes. Don’t worry, it’s the right one
thank you so much for this! i'm in yr 10 and currently getting 5s and 6s but I really want to aim for 8s and 9s! i'll definitely incorporate more of these tips into my revision sessions
Iam in the same position as you right now. Iam stressing out fr but don’t be depressed, you still have time to get your grades up if you keep working hard and grind. You got this don’t worry ❤
you’ve got this! you have 3 months which sounds short but thats 12 whole weeks you have to make sure you understand things u find hard and learn the content
Girl I’m being generally being honest I took two pages of a4 paper of notes from this video. I’m in year nine and our GCSEs have sort of started and I want to give myself a lot of preparations until year eleven and this video really helped a lot ❤❤❤❤❤❤ Love you girl
TYSM i got really bad grades in my last mock and got SCREAMED AT. Its been super hard especially since im struglging with depression by myself and revising 24/7, its just hard to feel good about anything to see a report card with 8s in two subjects and 4s and 5s in the rest
So glad you found this helpful! Be sure not to beat yourself up for bad mock grades, it's unfortunate but it is a step for improvement as I've said in this video. You've got this, keep going and I hope things get better for you ❤
i sadly failed maths gcse foundation and have to retake maths in november any tips im not the worst at maths i just make silly mistakes i was 9 marks away from a pass
Aww I'm sorry to hear that, I hope you pass the resit with flying colours! I made a video specifically for Maths which I think you'll find really helpful, be sure to check it out: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aJEkjuN9qJ4.htmlsi=IZo-viOo2hwAzkth
your videos and advice helps so much! improved massively from my june mocks to my november mocks and hopefully im confident that i can continue to improve for may & june because of you! all my grades are currently 6-9 and hopefully i can make it to just some 8s and mostly 9s 🙏
Hi sola, Your videos are like super awesome. Just a quick one, I try so hard to start revising properly but I end up not doing it and my physics grade, in particular, suffers. Is there any advice on how to start revising consistently and effectively? BTW your videos are soo helpful💜
Really glad you find my videos helpful! I think you’re struggling with your motivation. Be sure to watch my video where I give you the best tips to discipline yourself and revise even when you don’t want to: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cLBt1_B7t1k.html
i wish i saw this video early !! im in early entree history(we pick our options in year 8 and do them in year 9, if u perform well in history then you get to do the gcse in year 10, not year 11 so u get to have one gcse off if that makes sense). we did our mocks for history and i got a grade THREE. i was sooo disappointed in myself as all my friends got grades 6's and 7's and 8's. i didnt tell them my grade but i did the gcse now and im waiting for my resuls. im defo gonna be using this video for my other gcse's though !!
Ive just came to the UK and I've joined school on the firsts of November 2022, and I'm here trying to up my grades even though I don't understand the work I do at least try my hardest so this is really helpful thanks😁
Needed this! I got a grade 4+ in Maths in my last mock after getting a U. And this time around because my Spanish teacher told me to focus more on Spanish & I felt like I was getting better in maths I didn't focus as much in revision and I got a 3. I was really upset by it but this video gave me the push of reassurance that I can do much better and I do have the ability of getting a grade 6/7 in Maths if I revise it more often. Thanks so much Sola!☺
@@mehzgirl5044 i never said you where doing higher or foundation. I was asking you a question whether you'll do foundation as you got a 3 on your mock. As in my school if you get anything under 3 you'll have to do foundation on your final exam. sorry for not being clear 😅
Dont feel subjected to teachers asking you to focus on a subject more as only you know what is important and if the situation escalates tell a member of staff that the Spanish teacher is bothering you as you shouldn’t be pressured to focus on a subject if you have other weakness that are more important. At the end of the day maths is a core subject that is needed to do A level and BTEC on a higher level
Hi, I haven't started my gcses yet but I'm watching this to prepare as I am in year 9, this is a great guide especial that first tip, I didn't even though that existed lol, and since I'm wanting to try and get a 9 in the sciences, it will be difficult so this had helped a lot thank you
Biggest advice I got told us revise smart not hard - 2 hours of good quality undistracted revision is far more useful then a whole day of distracted revision .
definitely true, but also with the two hours, remember to destress, unclench and take breaks because after some time you just won't take in the information
3 months left and i'm literally maxxing my intelligence stats 😭😭😭😭tysm sola, im already at an 8/9 for most my subjects but i'm really trying to maintain that for my exams
Its the same with any subject, write down all of topics in order of difficulty, do the topic and rate the study session red (hard), orange (medium), green (easy). If it was red, revise it again the next day. If it was orange, revise it in 3 days. If it was green, revise it in 1 week. You can increase the amount of days in between the more you revisit the topic or the more confident you are in the topic. Hope this helps.
Im currently getting 5s and 6s on all my subjects. However, I was dissapointed in my last mock that i got a 6+ on Maths just like the previous one before that so I'm doing past papers on Maths rn so i can get a 7-8
Hi!! In my mock results which was last week, I failed my combined science and I really want to pass it for my next mocks which is in march I think and then improve for my GCSEs, which are in a few months. Any help?
I've got the perfect video for you! Watch my video on how to get a Grade 9 in GCSE Science - it gives you specific tips and tricks for each science and how to improve: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NL7u7vZ4mnM.html
I got a 3 in English lit for my end of year 10 mock, I worked so hard but my hand cramped up and I physically couldn’t finish, I got a high 4 in maths and 5-5 in both phys and bio. I was so disheartened by my English grade and I had no idea how I was going to turn it around. This video has opened my eyes and helped motivate me to work so hard over the summer thank you so much
For reference my grade in my English assessments were 5+ and 6s and I would have probably got that if it wasn’t for my exam technique however I still was sad
Hi sola, how do you revise for RE OCR? Do you recommend just going over the specification and cramming the RE textbook that's like 300 pages long? Also, when did you start revising?
I have the perfect video for you! How to get a Grade 9 in Religious Studies (ANY SPECIFICATION): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xbr0GakU5wk.html
can someone help. i failed my year 10 mocks and i’m starting year 11. i know i have lots of potential to get very good grades but i don’t know where to start. it’s summer holidays and i need help on what to do. 😭😭😭
I got my mocks results back but they didn't let us see the paper or where we were losing marks or even the actual score out of 100 that we got - we just got the grade cuz it was "better for our mental health" (its not)
That sounds crazy! Definitely ask for your real mark because that's the only way you can improve! Otherwise there's like no point of doing mocks. Do practice papers by yourself as well and mark them so you can treat those as mocks and see where your weak spots are.
I am in college and I came from Pakistan last year and I just have to do maths and english my question is can I get 8s in just 3 months if I start from tomorrow until 14 of May.Plzz reply mee.I really need helps.
Thank you so much! In my mocks, now I got a 7+ combined science, 2- in geography because i was overwhelmed of what to answer and I was struggling, but your advice helped me so I will do that in yr11.
@@fr0z3n74 well yh it was a pretty awful mock, it deliberately did not go very well for me, after that i felt that i was the stupidest person to fail the easiest subject
@@SmileWithSola i have a question i do triple science and i wonder if its useful to make flashcards on the required practicals to memorise them i found the required practical sheets on physics and maths tutor so im wondering if its a good idea
@@ayomideakinwumiju605 yeah it’s important to make flashcards on required practical but try to make them examinable for example explain the method of how you would do the required practical, explain why light affects the rate of photosynthesis, etc
Im in my exam season right i have chemistry and geography tomorrow 😭 and nore exams next week and anther 8 days after half term! How can i use my tine wisely to at least get a 5 😭
hi sola please replay to me. is everything in the specification all that i will need to know in my gcse and if i us3 that to revise for my year 10 end of year exam will i be able to achieve a grade 9
hi i just had paper 1 today and i feel so nervous that i won’t b able to get a 7 or even worse a 6😭😭 i’ve always had 5s.. do you think i’d be able to improve my grade before paper 2+3 in 3 weeks??
I've already got the perfect video for you in terms of maths: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-aJEkjuN9qJ4.html , but unfortunately I can't do spanish as I didn't do any languages and I wouldn't be the best person to ask for tips!
The examboard has a pdf document where they write each topic and what they want you to know. You can search this on Google e.g. AQA Biology GCSE Specification
when i did my gsces i learnt that aiming for 9 mainly is leading you to failure because you will over commit a good 7 in 3 subjects can get you into med school and stuff so just make 9 u hope for but dont want alot
hi! you said in another video that to improve your English you should write an essay each week and have your teacher grade it. My question was what should I write the essay about? A pastpaper question or a random topic? please let me know thank uu
You can make your own question on a random topic and use past paper questions as well! Either is helpful. Eventually you will run out of past paper questions so then you create a question based on a character or a theme. Hope this helps!
how many subjects should i revise a day if i have 3 months left until the real thing? i watched ur video on making a revision timetable and you spoke about the one subject rule but i was wondering if that would change with exams soon approaching, should i increase it to 2 or 3?
I would say it’s a nice way to make revision fun but it isn’t a really effective way to revise. Flashcards / blurting is better as it tests what you know rather than filling in the gaps and guessing
@@SmileWithSola thank you :) i use blurting alot for history and for testing my knowledge on the english lang anthology and it is working very well. :))
i remember when it was 100 days left until our gcses ;-; I am pretty lazy and when i dont try i still get a 6 in sciences but i need a 7 for my sixth form, every night i have the motivation to rise and grind and then i just lose that in 5 minutes which is really frustrating...
Hi dear, I'm new in country and don't have much info about gcsc exam like how many subject need to choose and what are compulsory and optional subjects, i have herd there will be two paper for English or two paper for maths is it correct? I tried to search up information,but the more search the more getting confused plz help or make detail video 🙏 Thanks
You will do compulsory English Language (2 exams for 1 gcse) and English Literature (2 exams for 1 gcse). You will do compulsory 1 give in Maths (3 papers) Yu will probably have to do science, but at my school you can choose Combines Science (6 papers for 2 GCSE’s) or Triple science (9 exams for 3 GCSE’s). Then everything else you can usually get to choose, but some schools make you do religious studies!
@@generalligma6852 how much does it cost to re sit all your gcses? btw how do you know your actually allowed to re sit? let’s say i re sitted all my gcses and i passed am i allowed to do a levels even if i wasn’t in year 12 or year 13 anymore. i am thinking of a high paying part time job i’m gonna save up and re sit. i did foundation tier for science last year at year 11 so if i re sit science do i have to still do foundation tier or do i show that person that allowed me to re sit about my knowledge of foundation? Sorry if i’m asking too much questions. the thing is i had learning difficulties and i don’t get 8 hours of sleep to sharpen my brain and sometimes i don’t sleep at all
Hey - I have a small question for you - I’ve been looking through gcse/igcse videos all over RU-vid as I should be picking now for next year. My school does a combo of gcses and igcse and has a selection of compulsory gcses English: language & literature, combined science (you can pick triple science as an option), mathematics, religious studies and we are meant to pick 4 optional subjects (Art, Accounting, economics, geography, German,Greek, history, ict, music) I want to pursue being a mechanical engineer so I don’t actually need anything out of those other than triple science 😅. Is picking Triple science, computing, accounting, art or Triple science, computing, accounting, economics a better selection (with me being confident in both versions) as the first shows variation in skills while the latter shows a steady level in “logic-based” subjects? Or any other recommendations in 4 optional gcses as I am trying to keep an open mind.
Art takes up a lot of time and commitment so unless you really really enjoy it I would recommend to do the 2nd option so you can focus on getting good grades in all of your subjects. Your uni won't discriminate based on you not doing a creative subject in GCSE. Hope this helps!
