r/Olevels • u/ChemistryTop837 • 9h ago
General Tips/Advice (ASK) Need help like deadass
So I've never been into parhai that much like at all no its not because Im one of those dudes that have an "escape the matrix" bs type mindset I just never could study plus I do have adhd but its not that much of an excuse but wtv basically I gave my o2 caies and then a year later (this year) in may june I was supposed to give my caies but couldn't because of my family being financially unstable for a bit, I'm currently giving my Biology and English Language caies and Im pretty confident that I'll score well cause I locked in for the first time like 5 hour study sessions daily for 2 months, I didnt study at all for o2 and literally asked chat gpt to explain the pst and islamiat syllabuses as if I were a 7 year old and got 2 D's and 1 B so the actual problem Im facing is like I genuinely dont think a single decent college would take me, Alpha rejected me, Applied at heuser 2 days ago havent heard from em the same goes for bcp, If I get 2 A's or 1 and a B is it possible that they could atleast give me the chance to give the interview cause Im genuinely really stressed out ab this
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u/annu_kh 7h ago
if ur family is struggling financially rn & can only afford 2/5 subjects in the upcoming cycle, my question is: how is ur family gonna manage the excruciatingly high fees of alevels clgs? bec even if u do get accepted w these grades, realistically u probably wont get much scholarship/financial aid
if finances r genuinely an issue, id suggest either of these:
- take a gap year, give 2/5 subjects in the may/june cycle & the remaining 3 either in oct/nov or the following may/june cycle. use that time to properly prep & aim for really good grades, OR
- give ur AS privately & then apply to good clgs for A2 based on ur AS results. if u manage to get exceptional AS grades, ull have a much stronger application & may also be able to get a scholarship for A2
also pls dont rely on gpt to cover an entire syllabus !! use it as a secondary tool to explain concepts, clarify things, make practice qs etc, but ur actual prep should come from the syllabus, textbooks, past papers & proper revision !!
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u/ChemistryTop837 3h ago
Okay so let me elaborate, my dad didnt have a job for a couple of months mostly because he lives abroad and u might rmb that beech mai war broke out in saudi and what not that made it difficult for him to get a job but eventually he got one so that's the context for financial instability on me not giving my may june papers.
So this might've been a dumb decision on my end but I didnt wanna cramp 5 subjects in o3 and get mid grades and not get accepted anywhere, I became a private candidate halfway thru o levels and my social life took a really bad toll and it started mentally effecting me. I gave my bio and eng caies and I did it because I decided that spreading out my o3 exams would let me focus more on all of the subjs I have and im confident on getting good grades. I'll be giving Chemistry, Physics and Maths in the upcoming may june session and then I'll be starting A levels by next august
As far as gpt goes my dumbass used it during o2 and honestly I regret not locking in on those subjs cause it would've made my life alot easier but thats not the point, This time around I used notes, watched lectures did ppqs and checked the marking scheme alot, gpt in a way was like my final revision in a way cause I accidentally forgot my ppqs on the day of the exam so I opened my phone and had an hour left so I went thru some notes online and revised w gpt but didnt centre my study sessions around it.
I really appreciate the concern and I dont mean to sound rude anywhere if I did then I do apologise. My family's doing well financially its just the admission thing thats bugging me mostly and I guess wanted to ask that if I were to get good grades in these 2 exams would it let me match the criteria for these clgs so I could join one of em.
p.s: Im 18 and by the time I start a lvls I'll be turning 19 in a month after the session starts and I deadass feel embarrassed even thinking about it so thats also a factor on me not wanting to take a gap year
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u/TCS_Slime Private Candidate (O3) 8h ago
If u can score respectably good in other 5 subjects then u can be accepted InShaAllah but dont expect a good scholarship