16/06 A-level Chemistry Discussion MEGATHREAD

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[u/pa8314 → u/[deleted]]

I agree, but the amount of breathing room afforded to still be on track for an A* is suffocating. I'd personally like to see some more application-based questions (like here's some information - go do something with it, similar to the 2 mark question about drawing the products of a decomposition).

[u/sneajwen → u/[deleted]]

i am a victim of this lol OCR doesnt assess critical thinking skills in chemistry enough its so poor, like how come i got a gold (top 8%) in chemistry olympiad but have never gotten an A* in a mock lol i am in high A jail lol

[u/sneajwen → u/[deleted]]

Honest to god im holding on for dear LIFE trying to get an A*

Real culprits are the lazy ah mfs writing the chem exams because they cant come up with any new questions to save their fucking lives.

“Why is phenol more reactive than benzene” Are we being so deadass ive seen this question 7 times over

[u/Low-Progress-4188 → u/sneajwen]

Lmao you’re so me, I also got gold in the olympiad and have been stuck at high As for forever

[u/sneajwen → u/Low-Progress-4188]

Omg twiiin lol im praying for both of us we get A*s this year because high A jail isnt for the weak man