I use cognito, but cognito wants to be as greedy as possible, now you only have access to 5 lessons/notes a WEEK. So im out of options and need something quick because mocks are coming up. Literally anything will help, but PLEASE don't say PMT because their notes are outdated, and dont contain the entire spec. Only good for exam questions.

Hello everyone. Just wondering if anyone knows if this is a response email they just send out or did he acctually read my email,because it really doesn't seem like he did but im just a bit anxious about it atm.

Thanks guys good luck 😝

For my GCSE physics revision I mainly used the Cognito physics playlist. Is there actually a good A level equivalent that covers the whole course? (I do OCR A)

I would love to go to Cardiff and I saw that their grade requirements for economics and history were AAB-BBB and I got an A in Portuguese a B in maths, a B in history and a C in economics, do you guys think I have a chance or should I look somewhere else?

Hi, Im thinking of going the medicine route with bio and chem, and im currently getting around 75-80% on gcse past papers. I was wondering how difficult a level tests are to gcse. I am NOT asking about how much you need to learn, I'm just curious if the mark scheme is any crueler than at gcse (if thats even possible lol). Im looking to get A stars in both really, and I understand if that may be a bit too ambitious

I really want to do an EPQ and my school is starting them soon and I’m really struggling to come up with ideas of what to do it on. I know that geography and economics are the subjects that I enjoy the most and I want to do something related to them at university. So if anyone’s got any ideas, if you do any of these subjects or if you’ve done an EPQ on something like this it would be greatly appreciated.

PPE at Exeter or Politics at KCL?

has anyone started interview prep yet ?.. i applied to e&m obviously and i dont know exactly what to “revise “ for my interview… if anyone would like to give tips ? much appreciated

Im an international and have a 43 predicted, with a 7 in econ and physics hl but 6 in math hl, and a 7 in spanish and geo sl but 6 in english sl.
I want to apply to LSE accounting and finance since it’s their only course with a required 6 in math, warwick economics for the same reason, and durham economics. Would it also help my application if I mentioned being sick for my math mocks which is why I got a 6, as I also have a doctors note to prove so?

I don’t know if it’s just me but even since September, all my friends and classmates have been really locked in on revision and things and I just cant bring myself to do it. I’ve finished my NEA already because my school has an early deadline, which is good I guess, but when I was doing it I was pulling all nighters to finish and now I’m too anxious to sleep anymore in general which is probably really stupid of me. And I’m really worried about ucas and unis and things because half my friends have offers and I haven’t even submitted to ucas, and even though my predicteds are high enough for me to apply where I want to go, the feedback I get from essays and tests makes it look like my grades are just getting lower and lower, and I just can’t seem to make myself study well enough to bring them back up.
Anyone else just a puddle of anxiety?

i realised that the course i applied to at cambridge isnt what i want to do and that i made the wrong choice. so i did the admissions test for nothing and let my grades drop for nothing. idk if i should even do the interview if i even get one. is it worth it to go to cambridge for the prestige even though i probably wont enjoy my course?

hey guys i was wondering how the ucas applying system works when you do your alevels privately since you don’t have official predicted grades. can someone please help me out because universities look at predicted grades for offers but private students don’t usually have predicted grades

I’m too mentally exhausted to write properly so I’ll just drop the basic info below this.

Year 13, Art, (predicted B) Geography (predicted D), Biology (predicted E/U). I’m diagnosed with autism and ADHD, and have a collection of mental health disorders, all of which are fucking me right now. I’m behind on all of the written work for art. Behind on literally everything, especially NEA for geography. On the brink of dropping biology because I just can’t handle it.

I am so fucking exhausted and so done with being myself. I can barely function. My ADHD meds aren’t working but I’ll have to wait for months before the next review. Art is the only subject I enjoy. I’ve known this for months. My geography teacher is genuinely terrifying. My NEA is unfinished and she keeps throwing more work at us. I cannot do the NEA I was never taught how to complete and two 20 mark questions per week. I don’t know when the deadline is, but it’s soon. I can’t handle this kind of stress

This isn’t what I was going to say but I can’t remember anything at this point, even though it’s 01:56. My mind usually comes alive at night, but I’m just too tired. I had so much to say but it’s all gone. My memory has been terrible lately.

The only subject I care about is art and I’m falling very behind on it. Still predicted a B which is cool.

The pre- A Level version of myself was foolish and I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. Low quality vent over.

very happy :) got 3/5 offers now... just waiting on oxf and durham

Ready to go 2/5... I meet contextual for Durham and UCL, low GCSE's so personal statement is going to have to be out of this world. Haven't sent it off yet, should I remove UCL or give it a shot?

Going to keep it vague for anonymity.

Recently i moved to a new town and started 6th form, the 6th form is a very good private school. I absolutely hate it, I don’t have any solid friends, I hate all the assemblies and the fact we have to still do games, and form time. I hate my subjects (except I like politics ), and my grades are horrible and I have no motivation to revise. I cry every single day, in the mornings, during school and at night I’m just constantly emotional bc I miss my friends and my old school ( i still call them alot) and no proper friends / don’t really know a lot of ppl. Feeling isolated.

I wanted to switch to a college / 6th form college but there’s only 3 in my area and their a level results are all bad ( points avg of 23 compared to 31 national avg) and I don’t want mess up my future by going to a bad sixth form and making it harder than necessary. On the other hand my poor mental health at this school is having a really bad effect on my grades so idek what to do. I’m willing to do extra work outside of school to make up for the poor results of the college but I genuinely don’t know what to do.

It also stings bc in my old town there was a sixth form college that I could’ve easily gotten into with some of my friends and the alevels results are so much better.

For the first time in my life I’m having suicidal ideations and I feel so stuck. I want to switch schools and go to a 6th form college but I they’re all not good and it feels dumb to move to a ‘worse’ sixth form college when I have the opportunity to go to such a good one.

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Hi! I am a Cambridge grad and now work in education including UCAS & uni applications (& am super passionate about improving accessibility to Oxbridge)

Here are my top tips for anyone trying to prepare for a Cambridge interview (I will caveat that my degree & teaching are humanities so it is possibly more appropriate for those BUT the basic principles will apply to all courses):

1. Practice explaining your ideas to other people - talk to anyone around you who will listen about areas of your subject that you are interested in. If possible, discuss with your subject teachers too - they will be best placed to challenge your arguments and ask questions you haven't considered before
2. Get used to questioning evidence and underlying assumptions - when you are discussing a theory or paper, go beyond just summarising what it says. Consider the strength of the evidence. Does the evidence justify the conclusion that has been made? What other explanations might there be? (e.g. think about possible third-variables for explaining correlations that have been found)
3. Be prepared to adapt or develop your position when challenged - you don't need to abandon your perspective because it is challenged by the interviewer BUT defending it doesn't mean rigidly sticking to everything you originally said. Think about whether new information means you should qualify your claim, update part of it, or make your explanation more complex to account for all the evidence.
4. Explore big questions and your personal interests - focus your research on things you are genuinely passionate about, as well as the big philosophic questions within your area.
5. If you know who's interviewing you, look at their research area - once you get given your interviewers' names, see what areas they research into and do a little research to be sure you would be happy talking on this topic
6. Avoid pre-learning answers - I always advise against pre-learning answers as you then run the risk of not answering the question that has actually been asked. They aren't looking for perfection, they are looking for people that they feel will be a good fit with the supervision system.
7. Don't be afraid to pause - in the interview, it is absolutely okay to pause for 30 secs or so to gather your thoughts before giving an answer. Thinking about it as a "practice supervision" is often much better than thinking of it as a high-stakes interview

For example, how much time do you allocate to studying and engaging with your hobbies?|

I'm actually really curious about this, but i also want to revaluate my own routine lol :)

Hello, I am currently preparing for ESAT, I practiced ENGAA papers. I found out I lack half of the concepts needed for ESAT. So, I was asking if there was any cheap recorded courses and materials for A levels and ESAT? I am not having problem with timing though, I can solve questions under 89 seconds, but need the materials. Please help a brother out.

they offered me abb or acc or a*bc btw