it'll be worth it

hi I'm jem & I'm a (soon-to-be) first year university student. this is my studyblr for inspiration/motivation to keep working hard for those grades!! (note: this is a sideblog; all follows will be from @qgp)

[theperksofbeingaprocrastinator]

Go to university, but go for the right reasons. Education isn’t a gun held to your head: it’s a weapon in your hands. Go not because you’re afraid of not getting a job but go because you love to learn, because you’re excited by ideas, because you believe that education is important for its own sake, and when you get there, pay attention, read everything you can get your hands on, cram yourself with words and figures and ideas, because that’s the one thing they can never take away from you.

Laurie Penney, The Independent, August 2012  (via withonefootinafairytale)

[studyhell]

well, results day was a bit of a mess - I was literally one mark off an A in English and 3 marks off an A in Geography... BUT I’M GOING TO UNI!!!!!!!!!! I’m getting English remarked but honestly now I’m in I don’t even care! I’m so excited and relieved, roll on 21st September!!

[study-well]

UK grades are coming out soon so I want to remind you that your grades do not define you. You are an amazing person, and you’ve been working so hard recently. Your family will be proud of you for whatever grade you get, and I am proud of you too. 

I hope you can be proud of yourself too.

[study-well]

I keep seeing so many people tagging this about how afraid they are.

Take a deep breath, and please know that whatever your grades, you are amazing, and you’ll do amazing things. You have plenty of options in life.

[studyhell]

Hey! I'm going into my 2nd year of a levels & I'm starting my UCAS application; I hear the personal statement is really hard. I was wondering if I could have any advice on how to do it! x x

hiya sorry for the v late reply, I've not been on this blog since my exams ended!!your personal statement is your only chance to really sell yourself to your chosen unis - it should include why you're interested in the subject you're applying for, any extracurricular activities you do that could be related to the subject, any awards/achievements you have - basically, show them why you deserve a place. you should try to present yourself as a well-rounded, enthusiastic individual who's passionate about the subject you're applying forI applied for geography and tbh I didn't do much out of college related to it - I worked as a receptionist on Saturdays and volunteered exactly twice, that's it 😂 but I mentioned my love of travel and gave a past holiday as an example and that was good enough for 5/5 offers. never try to lie or exaggerate your achievements/activities as you may be asked about them in interviews! it doesn't matter if haven't done much - as long as you come across as dedicated and genuine you have a good chanceoh and also there's a character limit, I think it's 4000 characters? so you've got to be concise and to the point. don't worry though, your teachers should help you out if you go over the limit or can't write enoughand finally, don't be daunted by the whole thing - every student has to come up with one and so the universities don't expect perfection, just an honest representation of you good luck!! I hope this was helpful 😊

[studyhell]

so there's only 4 days until results day and I'm absolutely terrified tbh, I really need AAB or close to get into my firm but with every day that passes I feel less confident 😥😰

[studyhell]

update

omg I’ve actually been inactive for ages, but my exams finished on Friday so this studyblr will be on a hiatus until I HOPEFULLY start uni in September - now begins the agonising 2 month wait until results day!! good luck to everyone for exams + results, and enjoy summer break, I think we all deserve it!!! ✌☀️🍹

[wallflo-er]

boys who take their education and responsibilities seriously are so much more attractive rather than boys who just don’t care

[study-further]

05.06.2015

Studying maths on the outside today bc it’s hot as hell. I baked some cake yesterday so that’s my study snack. I made myself some flavored water and put up something with a little alcohol. I hope it will be a productive day!

[eatsleepmedrepeat]

Planner pages from 26th Jan - 1st Feb

[reviseordie]

Critical Approaches to WW1 Literature

[currentdread]

planning my summer so I won’t be wasting it away on tumblr like I did last year

[studyhell]

Hey I just finished AS and I was just wondering if you have any tips for A2? I heard there's an even bigger jump from AS to A2 so is there any regrets/mistakes or things you wish you did earlier on in the year? I currently do Bio (AQA - if you could give specific advise for that it would be wonderful) and if you do English lit (edexcel) history (edexcel) and psych (aqa). Thank you sooo much, you can answer this at your own pace!

hiya, sorry for the late reply!

the jump from AS to A2 isn’t as big as the jump for GCSE to AS, but it’s still reasonably big - generally, more detail is required across most subjects in A2. I don’t do psych or history but a few of my friends do and they’ve commented on this too. higher mark questions are usually more common, like for example I do geography and all the smaller/easier questions have gone, to be replaced with short essay questions that are 7 marks+, so most papers tend to be longer time-wise

I’d say AQA biology definitely gets harder at A2 - questions are somehow even more vague and there are more “how science works” questions :( but improving revision technique from AS to A2 makes it easier - making flash cards/mind maps/posters/etc. with all the important processes (e.g. photosynthesis + respiration in BIOL4 - diagrams help a LOT with this) and doing loads of past papers (esp HSW questions if these aren’t your strength) is really helpful. in BIOL5 you’ve got to write an essay on any topic they give you - you get 2 choices e.g. “cycles in biology” or “carbon dioxide may affect organisms directly or indirectly, explain these effects.” I’d advise starting to practice this early, say January-February ish, as I started doing some 2 months ago and I’m still not as knowledgeable/confident as I’d like to be for my exam in 2 weeks!! but it depends how fast you pick it up really

I also do english lit & lang and tbh I haven’t found there to be much of a jump at all from AS to A2, I think because the exam questions are essays/analysis there’s not much they can do to make it harder apart from maybe giving you extracts that are more difficult to interpret. this may be different for lit specifically though!

and finally, I’d say the most important thing is to keep on top of revision from day one - honestly I did hardly anything in AS and it showed in my grades, so in A2 if you want to improve grades or keep doing well than I’d advise to review and maybe rewrite/condense all your class notes + handouts at least every week, say at the weekend just make sure you understand all that was covered (I tried to do this every night at the start but I got too tired haha). keep your notes organised so they’re easily accessible, and start “properly” revising (like flash cards, mind maps, past papers etc.) a good couple of months before the A2 exams so you’re not rushing + panicking - I started in late March and I’m so glad I did!! revision timetables also help loads; I made one with the topics I wanted to cover on a particular day but didn’t set a specific time to do them, I find this is easier to stick to if you prefer choosing when to work

wow I just realised how much I wrote haha - hope this helped a bit!! good luck with your AS results and A2s :)

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april 19, 2:40 pm // almost finished color-coding diagrams for anatomy!

[slowandstudy]

spending the rest of the evening on our little balcony with our tiny basil garden, going through my annotations and searching for more stuff to include in my paper.🌿📖 i constantly feel like i’m short on concrete examples from the book and am relying on theory too much for my argument.😔 anyway, i haven’t been the most productive little student today but i’m trying to make up for it before i head to bed. 🙈 hope all you darlings are doing well 💕✨

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[studyingmarvelfan-blog]

It’s 1am and I’m studying biology because my insomnia doesn’t allow me to sleep

[studyhell]

1:42 PM // last day of half term today, A2 exams start in exactly a week 😭 making these little summary flash cards for my BIOL4/5 exams as they helped so much for my resit! keep forgetting that I have to revise for geography as well… oh the joys of exam season 😒