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I got BCD in a levels when i revised really hard. I learnt the content and i did many past papers. I was doing well in the past papers- A and A stars. Im just tryna think about what I could of done wrong to get those grades. When I think about it now, heres what I did do- For maths only marked my work right if i got the answer right, and not looking at methods they had on the markscheme. Im also very prone to silly mistakes and writing all over the place. For econ- I learnt all the content and used chatgpt to mark my work which they marked quite highly. For physics- I learnt all the content and did past papers, but I would mark my awnsers if it was similar to what the mark scheme said. You might think I already awnsered my question but is these small things rlly enough to put me down to such low grades? Also do you think its best to retake or just move on since this could of been my best effort.

I recently got my A level results and was happy to get A*s in maths and further maths but was disappointed with a B in physics. I wanted to do straight maths or maths with stats at uni and I have a place at Warwick to do maths and physics. I really don’t want to do physics at uni, I was so bad at physics in A level and i feel like I would hate doing it at university. I want to take a gap year and reapply to top unis like Imperial, LSE , Warwick again but the only thing holding me back is the B in physics. Im so stuck on whether its worth taking a gap year and resitting physics because those unis look negatively on resits. If i get a good TMUA score could this make up for the fact I’m resitting and if so whats the type of score I would need?

hey guys can someone suggest me good A level teachers for Maths, CS, Phys and psychology. i am doing private and i need some guidance. they can be online or wtvr share your personal experience w them or seniors waghera ka.

Starting A Levels soon and want to be prepared. What stationery and notebooks do you actually recommend?
How many notebooks per subject? Binders or notebooks? Separate notes and revision notes? Any useful stationery or things that are a waste of money?
Also any general study tips for starting A Levels would be appreciated

guys i am stuck between cedar and nixor idk what to do please help nixor gave me 30% scholorship meanwhile cedar gave me 60% (i got a total of 5A* and 4As in my olevels) PLEASE GUIDE ME I HAVE NOOO IDEA WHAT TO DO

Guys i got 2 As 1 C in my As 2026
As in bio n chem
C in phy i was just 2 marks away from a B
Also they did me dirty they gave me 26 for p3 even though i literally counted my marks i knew it was gonna be 35/40 they dont even give the scripts for that

Now i wanna retake
What should i do
Go for oct/ nov session
Or give composite next year

how much do you need out of 260 to be eligible for this. my subjects are 9700,9701,9702.

PLSPLS ANSWERRR

anyone who has made it pls lmk how you did it like the exact routine resources etc

Guys idk why my college hasn't started it yet but are you guys going?

Mine was going to start on 24th but now it's 25th 😭😭

We are told by nearly everyone that one you begin your A-level journey, especially in year 13 that we must sacrifice our social life. However, I have noticed that this is not always the case in my environment, as I frequently see dumps and videos of students enjoying life outside of education on their social media whilst posting their A/A* results on August 13th on some of the most difficult subjects such as Further Maths/Physics. I have found A-level content to be very challenging in the sense of the amount of content and practice I must put in especially for an A grade and yet the lifestyle they seem to post online seems impossible to maintain simultaneously. Do any high achieving students have any advice or does it all come down to 'natural intelligence' which lets them have the freedom of maintaining such a lifestyle and good grades?

hello, basically I didnt get the grade i wanted (D). when i gave may june im planning on retaking it this oct nov idk what to do man Im not in school rn so basically i will have to self study, to the goated students please give me some guidance on how to approach like from today should i first revise all chapters and then do past papers or do one chapter at a time and them past papers?. how to revise properly what should i skip. please me help.

AOA peeps, basically i need a yes or no. Im taking a gap year rn to build some nice ECAs, and a over all good profile.

I have an SAT score of 1560, And my a levels r BIo chem and phys, which i got 3 A*s for.

Anyways my main concern is my o levels cause ooooffff😨

my o level grades r 1A (Islamiat) 3Bs (pak studies, bio, eng) 2Cs (phy chem) and one D (maths).

I wanna study medicine in Instabul, preferably with their government scolarship. I ws js wondering will my o levels stop me from doing so? Or like do my a levels and SAT make up for it?

I’m 18 and have just received CCD in my A-levels, and I genuinely have no idea what to do next.
For context, I definitely messed around during Year 12 and didn’t take my A-levels as seriously as I should have. However, in Year 13 I really did try to turn things around. I put a lot of work in, particularly during the final few months, but my mental health was also really bad throughout the year and I struggled a lot socially. I was diagnosed with ADHD quite late into Year 13, so there wasn’t much time for me to properly adjust my revision methods, support or exam arrangements before the actual exams.
I know these things don’t completely excuse my results, and ultimately I sat the exams and got CCD. What I’m finding really difficult to process is just how badly I underperformed compared with what I thought I was capable of.
Based on my GCSE performance I had previously been projected around AAA at A-level. I got a 9 in GCSE Maths, so getting a C at A-level has really knocked my confidence. In another subject I had been working around an A/A* level before ultimately getting a C. Economics has probably shocked me the most: I put so much work into it towards the end and genuinely couldn’t believe it when I opened my results and saw a D.
A significant part of the problem was also the actual exams themselves. Looking back, I don’t think my revision translated into exam performance properly at all. So now I’m stuck wondering whether I genuinely wasn’t academically good enough for the grades I wanted, or whether I approached A-levels/revision/exams badly and could perform completely differently with another attempt.
The comparison with everyone around me is also making this much harder to process. Most of my friends and people I went to school with have got into universities that I had always considered myself academically on the same level as them for. Seeing everyone move on to universities I had once imagined myself going to while I’ve ended up with CCD has honestly made me feel cursed and like everything went wrong at exactly the wrong time.
I also feel incredibly guilty towards my family. They supported me so much throughout school and especially during Year 13, and they expected me to do considerably better as well. They were genuinely in the same disbelief as me when my results came out. I know they love me regardless of what grades I get, but I can’t shake the feeling that I’ve massively disappointed them after everything they’ve done for me. Part of why I want to resit is because I don’t want this result to feel like a permanent disappointment or like I never proved to them — or myself — what I was actually capable of.
I currently have a place at the University of York, which I’m honestly really grateful for considering my results. If I go, I would want to take university extremely seriously, aim for a First, build up good work experience and hopefully prove myself through what I achieve from this point onwards.
The alternative is taking a year out, resitting my A-levels and aiming for As if I can, then reapplying to universities I originally hoped I might be able to attend.
Academically, I really want to resit. I hate feeling like CCD is the final representation of what I was capable of at school, and I’m worried I’ll go to university and continue thinking “I could have done so much better if I’d given myself one proper second attempt.”
But mentally, the idea of the resit year scares me.
My social life and mental health were already really difficult during Year 13. I felt extremely isolated for much of the year, and staying at home for another year studying independently while most people my age move away to university could potentially make that much worse. I don’t realistically think I’d have much of a social life during the year, especially when everyone else is starting university.
That’s what makes the decision so difficult. If the social/mental-health side wasn’t a factor, I think I’d resit. But after the year I’ve just had, part of me desperately wants a fresh start, independence, university life and the opportunity to meet new people.
At the same time, I genuinely feel stupid after these results. I know logically that one set of grades shouldn’t define my intelligence, but going from my GCSE performance and expectations to CCD has completely shaken my confidence. Watching people I used to perform similarly to academically move onto universities I thought I’d be attending alongside them has made that feeling even worse.
So I’m basically choosing between:
Go to York now: accept that I massively underperformed at A-level, stop comparing myself with everyone else, move forward, aim for a First and try to prove myself through what I achieve at university and afterwards.
Resit: sacrifice another year, properly figure out where my revision and exam technique went wrong, aim for As and reapply — potentially giving myself the academic closure I desperately want, but risking another very lonely and difficult year mentally.
If anyone has been in a similar position, especially people who underperformed badly at A-level, watched their friends go off to universities they wanted to attend, felt like they’d disappointed their family, and had to decide whether to resit or move forward, I’d really appreciate hearing what you did and whether you regret your decision.
What would you genuinely do in my position?

9700 Biology	39, 47, 30, 92, 22	222.5/260
9701 Chemistry	38, 56, 32, 87, 25	230/260
9702 Physics	38, 54, 35, 81, 28	227.25/260

PLEASE DONT IGNORE PLSSSSSSS

these are my friend's marks

any1 with alvl composite experience, when shld I start studying in general? like what's the safe amt of time I get 2 procrastinate and get a good grade? coz I wasted the summer holidays and haven't given sat yet, and take math, comp and physics. any suggestions? coz will b appearing in mj.

I sent mine today when does it come back?