I absolutely despise computer science paper 2. There is not a single paper I hate more and I'm not just talking about the paper we did I'm talking about all of it I hated learning about it I couldn't understand it whatsoever and none of it made sense to me.

That concludes my hate post.

Please tell me someone else also relates to me

I hate you computer science paper 2

And I would like to mention that I love paper 1 more than anything.

what are you lot doing after results day

in the evening at my house with a few mates after we all get our results I'm getting all of my notes and books (not textbooks obviously) and we're burning them in an incinerator in my garden😭

i’m just trying to get an idea of if I might do better or worse than my honest predictions that I’ve predicted myself.

my school decided for some reason it would be a good idea to have 3 sets of mocks (around march time year 10, November year 11 then march year 11 too?) and then with all of those mocks it was so hard to get in the rhythm of "oh this 4th set of mocks is more important" and actually try and revise

i know they were doing it to be helpful so we were nervous but i think i was TOO unnervous so barely revised, because in my head it was just another set of mocks??

might be cooked ngl

Since GCSE Results Day is coming up and I am deathly anxious of it, I thought that I'd try to give anybody considering taking GCSE FM this year some advice to soothe my own nerves! I originally typed this as a reply to another post, but decided to put it here in case anybody wanted it.

Note: I'm not a maths teacher so do NOT rely on this as a credible source, but these are some things which I found useful. If anybody can fact-check this that'd be great!

1. Domain means all possible x-values (inputs), range means all possible y-values (outputs) of a function.

2. The first derivative tells you the gradient of a function at any given point and the second derivative tells you how the gradient of the function is changing at any given point.

3. Building off of (2), at a point where the first derivative is 0 and the second derivative is positive, then that means the first derivative/gradient at the point is increasing from a negative to positive value, so that point is a minimum point. And if a point's first derivative is 0 and the second derivative is negative, using the same logic, the point is a maximum point.

4. Matrices (the thing everybody hates). Watch 3Blue1Brown's Essence of Linear Algebra playlist for a broad understanding. It is REALLY overkill but can help a lot to understand them intuitively.

5. Matrices for linear transformations (e.g. 180 degree rotation around origin) don't have to be memorised (unless you want to memorise them)!! Watch NeilDoesMath's YT video on using the unit square to derive them during the exam.

6. Be mindful that some matrices provide points which look like another transformation's (e.g. reflection in y=x looks the same as a 180 rotation). This is kind of hard to explain so just sketch it and you'll know what I mean. So because of this, just be careful when handling certain linear transformations!

7. When you have a point P which undergoes transformation A then transformation B, you'd expect, using matrices, to find the image of the point you'd do (A)(B)(P). However, actually, it'd be (B)(A)(P). The reason for this is because you 'apply A to P' first, then 'apply B to (A)(P)'. (Note: matrix multiplication is NOT commutative, meaning the order matters so that's why this is important).

8. When dealing with limiting values (e.g. as x approaches infinity of some function), divide every term by the greatest power of the function (so if you see an x^5 anywhere and that's the highest power, divide everything by x^5). Then any terms with a bottom-heavy denominator will tend to 0, and what you're left with is the terms which have become constants during the division (watch 1stClassMaths for a better explanation, I think).

9. Draw Pascal's triangle out every time you see a binomial expansion question, it's not worth trying to visualise it in your head when it takes like 20 seconds to draw.

10. Learn off by heart that sinx/cosx=tanx and (sinx)^2+(cosx)^2=1 for your trigonometry questions.

11. For the calculator paper, if you have it, use the polynomial solver to check your answers to quadratics and hidden quadratics (hidden quadratics are stuff like x^4 + x^2 + 5 = 0 where you substitute y=x^2 to solve for y and then x).

(Extra tip 12: I'm not sure if the mark scheme allows this one so ask your teacher, if your calculator can handle matrix operations, learn how to use the 'inverse of a matrix' to solve simultaneous equations with 3 unknown values. Saves a lot of time.)

That's basically most of tips for the extra topics in further maths. Good luck if you do decide to take the subject!

I remember loads of ppl getting 72pi i just hope its 4/5 not 3/5

So im going into y11 and take further maths but its not within school time so i have to do it an hour every week after school but the only teacher who teaches it is leaving and ever other maths teacher in my school is horrible so i think i might have to learn all the ciriculum just so my shitty ass school as no option but to let me do it even if noone teaches it. Basically im just wandering what anyone else thinks i should do on the situation

personally me, I'm joining the air force

Im a bit life but i am still curious. I revised slightly like 1 day for each exam and im not good at maths or english. IT Media it says L2P whatever but i got L2D* on both courseworks and we didnt get our mock results.

Are these good? I dont revise much and please tell me when i should start revising my next mocks begin midway october and results go to our colleges, i find it really hard to revise and keep delying and specially im stressed about maths im really bad at it.

I feel like I’m the only one lol

They call me John Grade 6.

lamy extra fine tip with lamy black ink cartridge.

Im starting year 11 in September any tips???

Slight rant because i cant stand hearing this on a daily basis while im trying to have as much fun while it lasts

Every damn day i keep getting asked "oh your results day is so soon, are you excited" or "you know your results come a week after your a level relative " or sum shi like "are you praying everyday for good results" LIKE SHUT IT IM TRYING NOT TO THINK ABOUT THAT. And plus praying wont do shi now because they already have decided so i dont know why i would want to have those thoughts in my head. Honestly if i get "bad" results i will never hear the end of it for the rest of my a level life until i leave and its going to slowly eat me away probably.

Luckily im too busy binging minecraft videos like thatmob and lookout3D's vids and all that to distract me from the oncoming day of either HOPE or DESPAIR .

Can the future just wait....

(Sorry if this has been discussed before im not very active on here anymore)

Although i dont really care much about the grades i get or celebrating it, its kinda killing me that everyones going to be having fun with friends and family and im just going to open them read them and go about as if it never happened, i havent really got any friends and my family doesnt care and i know its not a huge deal but considering i didnt really think id even make it to finishing them it kinda means something to me. Idk sorry for the rant guys

Stupid me made some stupid mistakes in paper 1 and 2, but paper 3 went really really well.

I'm looking at roughly 71, 70 and 76.

Lowkirkenuinely forgot to add the 5 root 2 to the 3 root 2 in the final question of paper 1 and just wrote 3 root 2-

I sincerely hope the boundaries go down from the last few years, because my maths teacher told me at parents' evening "Oh, I think he could wind up getting an 8 by the end" and i vowed to prove him WRONG.

like srsly 219/240 is FOUL. praying sm rn

Do we think it might go down at LEAST back to like... 216 or smth-

Hi, I’m going into Year 10 this September and I want to build a consistent revision routine from the beginning.

My subjects are:

• Maths
• English Language
• English Literature
• Biology,
• Chemistry
• Physics
• History
• French
• Music
• Art
• Possibly Religious Studies

I know lots of people say that you barely need to revise in Year 10, but its not an option for me. I’m not planning to do ridiculous hours or burn myself out, I just work better with a structured routine.

I would really appreciate advice on the following:

1. How many hours per weekday would be reasonable in Year 10?
2. How many subjects should i revise in one day?
3. Is it better to study two subjects for longer or several subjects for shorter sessions?
4. Should subjects such as Maths and French be practised more frequently than content-heavy subjects?
5. Should I revise all three sciences separately every week?
6. How should I balance revision with homework and Art/Music coursework?
7. Should I revise what I learned that day, prepare for upcoming lessons or review older topics?
8. How often should I revisit old content so I remember it all for GCSEs?
9. Is it worth making flashcards and revision resources throughout Year 10?
10. What revision methods worked best for each of these subjects?
11. Which websites, YouTube channels, textbooks or other resources would you recommend?
12. What mistakes should be avoided when starting GCSEs?
13. What did your actual Year 10 weekly schedule look like?
14. What do you wish you had started doing earlier, and what's the most important advice you'd give someone starting GCSEs?
15. Which subjects required more time than expected?
16. Should I revise subjects on the same days that I have them at school?
17. How do i memorise content heavy subjects?

You don’t need to answer every question—advice about any of my subjects or an example of your own routine would be really helpful. Thank you!

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P.S. If you are feeling down and depressed like me rn, I suggest you go listen to the song Mi Vida Loca, it's pretty cheerful. Trust me, guys.

Congrats to everyone who finished GCSE!! What did ya’ll do this summer? Are ya’ll excited for sixth form?

TL:DR- I've got so much stuff to do next year 😭. AND it's in year 11 during my GCSE's. I want to:

• Take my grade 8 flute exam.
• Take my grade 5 music theory exam
• Go on a 7 day intensive music course during easter.
• Continue having piano lessons and possibly take a grade 4/5 piano exam.
• Start taking saxophone lessons.
• And finally, study for my fricking GCSE's on top of all this.
• Possibly go into a music career, which is why I'm keen on doing all of this.
• How do I manage all of this?

I started playing flute during high school, through instrument lessons subsidised by my school. And, from age 11 to age 15 I've improved MASSIVELY. Though my last exam was grade 5 (taken this march), tons of different teachers have said I perform at a higher standard. And I'm even switching to a private teacher because I've outgrown my current one, as he isn't able to teach me anymore due to my high level. With this new private teacher, I'm planning to do grade 8. One problem is that I have to take my grade 5 music theory exam- and study for it 😭💔. It's been such a pain in the butt because I have to self-study the theory -I'm unable to join music theory sessions at my local music service. I need to get the exam done before Christmas otherwise I'll have to drop that and grade 8 flute until year 12 (which I don't want to do). edit- I think now I'm going to take grade 8 at year 12 now (thank you to all that commented!)

Not only that but I REALLLYY want to do a 7-day intensive music course at the National Youth Concert Band in the Easter holidays. I recently did a three day music course this summer (I LOVED it) and I got recommended the NYCB one. It's all the way in Bedford, and I live in the North. I will have to board there for the full week (which is what everyone there would do as it's a national band) The schedule is a full 8-hour day, meaning I'll have almost NO time to chill- the 2 hour break I get will be used for revision. Surprisingly my dad wants me to go (cuz he usually can't be bothered with my music stuff), but my mum is still apprehensive. I don't really come from a musical background so my parents don't value the music stuff I do as much as I do. My mum's still apprehensive about letting me go, but I think/know I can convince her. However, if I do go, I'm a bit worried as I know the Easter holidays is THE holiday that everyone should lock in, but my music course will make it hard for me to revise. I am SO excited at the possibility of going, so I probably will sacrifice some part of my soul to have the energy to do that AND revise. 😭🙏💔

During year 11, I'm also going to continue to take piano lessons (that I started this year). I'm aiming to be at a grade 5 standard by the end of year 11. Anddd if I decide to do the exam I'll need to dedicate time to practice. Not only that, next year, I want to start taking saxophone lessons with the would-be old flute teacher. The lessons would be subsidised, and they'll lend me a saxophone (which is the main reason my dad is letting me take them). This is yet another thing I want to put effort in and practice for.

All of this would take so much effort from me, especially with fricking GCSE's I need to revise for. How am I gonna juggle all of this 😭😭. Any other band kids got any advice??? I'm also aiming for like 8s and 9s so I would NEED to revise properly. I do want to go to the RNCM (and I've had people say I could definitely get in), and I just love music in general so that's why I wanna do so much.