August 23rd, 2014 at 03:24pm
A-Level year was so hard. You try and stay on top but it's really hard. When I got my results, a lot of AS people were happy with As and Bs but a lot of A-Level people cried. You can put your all into something and end up getting a C which won't do. I wish I could say that being organised helps but it doesn't all the time. My friend who applied for Cambridge was organised but there were times when she forgot about homework. She got three A*s and an A but she's someone who didn't hang around with her friends and spent her time at home doing homework or revising.
Also a timetable might not work because you could slot in doing homework for twenty minutes but end up having it take over an hour to do. If you have free periods at school, I would recommend doing some work during that time so that you have people who are in the subject around and be able to go to your teacher if need be.
Our college gives us a planner every year for homework/etc so that's not a problem - I probably don't make the most of it though, so I'll probably start. I get you about putting school first and fitting the rest around it, that's a good way to put it. Thank you!
@ castiel's vessel
I get you about A-levels being hard. I didn't revise at all for General Studies (it was a mandatory class that none of my universities accept as a legit subject) and got an A, revised the bare minimum for History and got a B whilst a guy I know adores History, wants to continue on with it at uni and wound up with a U. It's so random. Grade boundaries were a nightmare this year, a lot of it is left up to chance. I'm kinda worried I might have to end up doing what your friend did, because I'm seriously worried about it all.
That's a good point actually - I have one day where I have no lessons until 2:40 but I still need to be in at 8:45 to register so instead of going straight home after I might head to the library and work...
Thank you!