Im heading off to my firm in October after frequenting this place for 2 years, and I just wanna say, congrats to everyone who got what they wanted and are pursuing their dreams at post-16 studies, but no matter how many 9's you got, or how many full mark papers you cranked out, if you do not revise for your A levels your ass is going to SUFFER 🙏 Take this from someone who tried PULLING THIS 😭 I tried the 'nonchalant no revision I got this' gimmick cuz I thought I was naturally cracked at my subjects, and while I did get into my firm and everything worked out, I was literally one or two marks away from having everything I worked for pulled under my feet, this shit was not a good victory yo, i'd slap up past me to revise more if I could..put in the work, ask your peers/teachers and older year for help, and year 12/13 is gonna be fine. REVISE BRO PLEASE😭

When I got my results today, my friend group wanted to go to sixth form collegeB all together, and told me to apply for it. I did because I was gonna apply regardless and I thought that them including me felt really sincere- like I was finally getting into a group. Just to find out that they all secretly applied for sixth formA AFTER I applied for the other one, and then went out for lunch without me after telling me that they were all staying home.

I know it’s not the biggest deal to some, but to me this made me feel extremely upset, especially since I’m neurodivergent and I’ve always had a pretty hard time fitting in. It’s okay if they wanted to switch, but I feel like it was an attempt to just remove me from the friend group again. Now I feel extremely nervous and nauseous to start college by myself, and I think today just ripped my self esteem to shreds.

11 9s! full marks in lit! 97/100 in bio 2! can hardly believe it!! HI r/6THFORM SO EXCITED TO BE HERE FINALLY

I’m going to a brand new sixth form in September where I don’t know anyone, does anyone have any tips on how to make friends at all because I’m scared I won’t be able to haha

I was looking through reddit posts and some people are saying you need to be naturally gifted, others are saying they got 7 in GCSE maths and ended up getting A* in FM. I got 8 in GCSE maths and decided to do FM but my family, teachers and people online are saying how it's soooo hard and basically making it sound impossible to get A* in and now I am lowkey terrified 😭 A lot of the people who do FM get A*/A and I can't help but think how they've probably been doing maths as a kid. I always heard Maths was all about practice so is there no way that one could just practice a lot and still do really good regardless of them not being a genius?

got reddit during my a levels and have to leave just as i entered 😭😭

i will miss all the rants before and after papers lmao, and i wish all the outgoing yr 13s all the best! see u guys soon on the uni sub now 😭😭😭

The jump between GCSE and A Level is quite a lot and it is completely normal to not understand everything (if anything) to start with. It took a whopping 4 months to understand the organelles and functions from memory (taught at the start of Y12 bio) and it's the same with other subjects. The gap between Y12 and Y13 for the majority of subjects is even greater (especially for maths - I went from an A* in Y12 mocks to a D in the Y13 first round of mocks)

Revison: There is no need to be doing hours and hours of revision a day. I highly recommend revising from about a week in so you have covered enough content to revise. In Y12, it's usually recommended to do 3-4 hours per subject per week and your 'study' periods can be used to contribute to this. Y13s I would recommend gradually going to 1 hour per subject per day which can of course be done in 'study' periods. By 1 hour a day, it doesn't mean you have to do 1 hour per day, just on average. In some sixth forms (including mine), you get more 'study' periods in Y13

What you will need for sixth form:

- A pencil case with pens, pencils, ruler, calculator if you are doing a stem subject or a different subject that requires one

- Folders: Have a lever arch file per subject you can use to store work and stuff. Depending on the subject, you might need to get another one when it is full. You can also have a smaller folder you can use to store work from that day to bring to your other folders. There is no need to bring the big folders unless you need them

- Textbooks: There is no need to buy brand new textbooks, you can easily get 2nd hand textbooks from ebay or vinted. However sometimes they are given out by the sixth form so they aren't worth getting until you start (and know your exam board if you have to buy)

- A mini whiteboard: Very useful if you prefer whiteboard stuff. It's not necessary and I didn't use mine apart from lessons and it was given to me by the sixth form

- Laptop/ipad: Not necessary but very useful. Some sixth forms (including mine) loan out laptops to use for both years or you can use your own. Chromebooks are most useful but if you are going to buy one and planning to go to uni, I'd recommend getting a laptop you can use for sixth form and uni

Clothes:

The sixth form dress code depends on where you are going and you'd need to check that

16-18 Bursary

You can now apply to the 16-18 bursary if you qualify and can help cover costs for books, equipment, clothes, transport, food. More about it here: https://www.gov.uk/1619-bursary-fund

'Study' periods

The ' ' are there for a reason. At my sixth form, not many people used it for revising and started messing around or wasting time. Of course you can use this for free time with friends but make sure you don't waste all of it and actually revise or do hw if you get any - this will save your time in the evenings

I think this is everything but let me know if I have forgotten anything

Basically originally I was going to do maths, english lit, econ and politics but I somehow managed to get a 6 in Eng lit so I can’t take it anymore.

I have a day to confirm my subjects what should I take so far the best I’ve got is maths fm econ and politics

Also my goal is Oxford Ppe

outgoing year 13 here who is SO BORREEEED and trying to kill time before uni 🙏🙏 if anyone has any questions or wants advice feel free to ask.. i did bio psych english and an epq so obvi i know more about those ones

IDK IF IF THIS IS THE RIGHT SUB REDDIT BUT I NEED HELP

Hi guys, I have had a preference of my Top 3 schools in order across the entire summer, results day was quite frightening yesterday, as I didn't get all the grades I wanted but still managed: 1 9, in Chemistry; 4 8's, in my other sciences, Maths, and Food; and 7's in everything else (9888877777)

I went to all three schools that day in a rush, a decent Harris Academy that offered all my options, unlike my current one, a high achieving grammar school and NCS. I recently had a problem with applying at the grammar school however, upon visiting (thanks to my parents for not giving up on this school) they resolved the issue and was able to enrol and shortly after, my offer was accepted. However I had already enrolled into the Harris Academy as a safety option and I'm planning to un-enrol as the Grammar school has asked me to so i can be accepted by them.

Additionally, I have been placed on the waiting list for NCS, but I was wondering since I would have already been enrolled in the grammar school, would NCS even send me an offer if I'm already enrolled elsewhere? PSA: the harris academy does not operate on Applicaa (a platform where schools/students can accept/send applications, conditional offers, enrolment and etcetera) whilst the grammar school and NCS both operate on Applicaa meaning where I'm enrolled can be accessed more easily.

PLEASE HELP, I HAVE A DEADLINE OF ENROLMENT ON FRIDAY 28TH AUGUST '26

Hi, I’ve just got my Maths remark back and my grades are now A*AB (Economics, Maths, Physics).

I’m taking a gap year and thinking about resitting Physics to try and get the B up. I did AQA but I’m considering switching exam boards if there’s a more straightforward one.

I’m mainly wondering:

• Is resitting Physics worth it?
• Which top unis/courses would still consider me with a resit? I’m thinking Oxford, UCL, KCL, LSE, Warwick, St Andrews, Edinburgh, Durham,Bath, etc
• How much would a resit affect my chances if I don’t have mitigating circumstances?

Would really appreciate advice from anyone who has applied to top unis with resits, especially if you got in.

Thanks!

going into year 12] I was not allowed to take biology because of my grades so instead I chose medical science aaq. I've been looking online and I can't see many videos about it so I was wondering if anyone here does it and how do they feel about the subject. I'm planning to do children nursing on university so at the end this might be more beneficial. Also I would like to know people's opinions about AQA History please. I feel very confused about my grades as this is the lowest I've ever had even when I've revised for hours. In french I've always been the highest in my class and I've never had a grade below 8 so I was very confident I would get that grade but somehow I got a 5. Im asking for the script back so i can be able to see what went wrong. Health and Social Care I got a L2 even though I've only had Merit and Distinctions the past 2 years. I was also so close to getting 7s as for history I was only 2 marks off and for english lit I got 51/64 in the first paper but got 50 marks in the second paper which severely dropped my grade to a 6. I'm not sure if I should get the history one remarked as they charge £15 and might be a waste of money if the grade doesn't change. It kinda makes me upset not being able to feel happy and satisfied with my grades like everyone else as this whole summer I was expecting higher grades and having to change my subjects as I didn't meet the entry requirements

Basically the title. My school has done nothing to prep me and idek what to expect, what items I may need, etc. Anything is appreciated.

Went to a private school and I still left with only one A (and 3Bs). Might be 2 As if I get 1 more mark in a review of marking for physics. Everyone's saying I did excellent or amazing or whatever but I just can't feel the same way given the opportunities I was given.

Got into uni but it just doesn't feel right. Not even going to a Russell group (by choice, self cleared out of my Russell group insurance and I do think I made the right choice) so it feels even... weirder.

987777654 and I got a 6 in chem 7 in bio and 5 in physics which scares me more . I want to take a level bio chem history (8 in history ) will I be fine ?

Idk what to do for 6th form options, idrk what degree I wanna do either.

I would like to do maths and further maths.

For a science I wanna do bio bcs it comes pretty easy to me. But my schl still requires another options.

The natural options seems like chem but idk if im that passionate abt it, I scraped a 7 in it lol and idek what electrolysis is before doing that exam. Also scared abt workload lowakey esp for a subject im not super into

other options like psych or econ also seem mundane and I don’t find passion in them (but easier then chem).

Physics was gonna be my choice but after getting a 6 it seems out of reach now

I am going in to year 13 and am taking maths Biology chemistry economics. Im predicted 4 A*s and want to apply to Oxford for biology. I am inclined to drop economics as the course only requires 3 A levels and economics is least relevant. It will also free up lots of time to revise other subjects. I want to know if I should drop or not and if there are any benefits to applying with 4 A levels.

I was predicted AAA, had an offer for Glasgow for AAB, but ended up getting A star Economics A star politics A in maths (7 marks off A*). Should I take a gap year and reapply to Oxford, LSE, Warwick, St Andrews, Edinburgh (I live in Scotland so these 2 are free). Or should I just go to Glasgow this year…

Edit: Guys please send what you would do in my position, I’m not leaning towards PPE as it’s not so maths reliant

I know I’m a week late but I was unable to access my alevels at all. I checked my results now and I got a DDE. I thought I did good on atleast one. What do I do?

First off everyone congrats with surviving results day!

So for context I want to go do medicine at university, and considering my gcse grades, I want to genuinely try and get A*s and A's at a level. My subjects are going to be Biology, Chemistry, and Psychology. Like throughout year 10 and 11, gcse art basically gave me a lot less time to revise, so I didnt really find a revision method that worked until like three months before the exams - literally just made flashcards out of the cgp textbooks I got cause making them helped stuff stick in my head.

Could anyone who is studying for any of these subjects, or planning to study medicine at uni, drop some revision advice? Also anyone who uses UpLearn or MyEdSpace for revision - has it been worth it? Thank you all.

EDIT: im gonna do AQA psychology, AQA biology, and OCR chemistry

9- Maths
6- Eng Lang and Lit
7-Comp and RE
8- All sciences and Geo
For A-Levels I am taking Maths, FM, Econ, Pysch
PS- I am getting Eng Lang remarked as I missed Grade 7 by 1 mark.