Hey do you have any tips for studying for A levels or ways you stayed motivated? I’m about to go into lower sixth and I’m SCARED
Okay here’s the thing: I was never always motivated through out Lower sixth. In the first term (or semester what ever you call it) and up until mid term of the second term, I was extremely motivated and had such a positive mind set to EVERYTHING. but coming towards the third term/exam season I think I suffered a serious burn out where I couldnt even study etc (thank God I did so much work in the first term and in the christmas vacation because thats when I completed everything in my syllabus for all of my subjects) but here are some stuff I did:
1. I got the syllabus for all of my potential subjects I would like to do in sixth form in the early. Around this time last year I already had the syllabi for environmental science, biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and the mandatory subject lower sixthers had to do: communication studies.
2. Along with the syllabi, I started gathering online note resources to familiarise myself with the content. This also helped me to get excited and motivated for sixth form.
3.In the first term of Sixth form,I set a goal for myself:To get a scholarship (if you get 4 grade 1s at CAPE you can get a scholarship) and that helped me to be extremely motivated.
4. Creating this studyblr also helped me to be motivated 24/7 but that effect eventually went away. Also study youtubers and watching them succeed can motivate you too.
5. Secretly competing against others also helped.
6. I also just really liked the content in my subjects which played an extremely large part of me being motivated.Except for comm I didnt like it that much and it was evident in how I did my exam. It is my weakest subject no question and I havent even seen my grades yet.
1. I don’t know if it would be possible for you but, finish your entire syllabus on your own. Trust me it helps alot. In the christmas vacation I finished my syllabus for all of my subjects and I taught myself everything. It helped me alot because I was able to start studying earlier, doing whole past papers, going for help with subjects that I didnt understand and watching the class do stuff which you are already covered on is.. quite satisfying.
2. If you are doing the above, make sure you constantly recap. I can’t stress how important recapping is. I had to recap things so much even if I was already great at them. The more you recap the more of a second nature everything will become and the less likely you are to forget.
3. Don’t only study for tests. Study to learn. If you only study for tests then to me you are less likely to retain information. So sometimes I would study things just because so I ensure I understand things.
4. Videos. Videos are so important Sometimes I couldn’t bare to look in books anymore so I would go on youtube and watch some videos on topics and it would be just as effective.
5. I dont even know if I need to say it because it’s so stressed in this community but please. Always make sure you PRACTICE what ever you learn. Thats how I became really good at maths. I would go home open my text book and just do working for hours so it is embedded in my mind. I brought that practice over to chemistry, biology and environmental science and it helped out ALOT.
These are just a few of the things I did that helped me out. I dont know how helpful they are but the most important thing that I said already is: just make sure you are enjoying what you are doing because that’s the biggest help you can get. When I liked a topic I was more likely able to remember things from it and also was more likely to study/recap it.
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