GCSE Advice 2021: Things I wish I knew before Year 10 + Year 11 *Tips from an A*/9 Student*

[@naanlelo4785]

she is absolutely correct pls don't waste your time and actually revise along the way because it will become overwhelming if left till the end

[@Alatus_Alias]

Thank you

[@sunsetspice4143]

A bit too late for that…I have mocks tomorrow and I still haven’t started revising

[@whowhat_where]

sitting here writing boards struggling bc of this lmao. Im still getting good grades but i just wish i put in more effort. But the thing is you cant just tell students things like this.. You would only realize the importance through experience :)

[@Michelle-ye3hd]

I haven’t not been revising but in bio and chem I haven’t learned much in grade 9 (I’m taking igcse) it’s summer and I’ve been trying to revise/learn it Ik it’s late but I’m making revision notes for when I take mocks and the real exam

[@idunno...2179]

#1, don't be afraid to experiment. #2, print out your specification. #3, start early (make notes as your doing that topic) #4 take time for yourself. #5 find ways to motivate your self. #6 print out past papers a lot #7 don't neglect topics you struggle with. #8. Treat end of topic tests and mocks like the real deal (revise and practice prepapring for the real exams) #10 note down your errors #11 try new things (Just in case you guys forgot and needed a little note)

[@fartunbashir9561]

your a lifesaver I couldn't watch the whole vid

[@blueturtle8]

@@fartunbashir9561 how did ur gcses go??

[@LeahJayne]

i found this so helpful! i’ve just gone into year 10 & i’m definitely going to do more past papers now! great video! stay safe! ❤️

[@SarahChu]

So glad it helped!! :) Past papers are honestly the best way to revise!!

[@SarahChu]

Best of luck in your GCSES :)

[@blooobbegg1385]

If only I started revising in year 10🥲

[@chints2876]

Err we went in Y10 7 months ago 😐 I should catch up

[@Anky07]

@@blooobbegg1385 are you revising in yr11

[@hayatduri7881]

currently spring break and I’m in year 10. You saying make resources during/ after every unit makes me realise how behind I am since I’ve been very preoccupied with extracurriculars and massive homework assignments. I get burnt out very easily and cannot place things into perspective without taking a step back. I have little to no notes on organisation and it’s a massive topic I’ve been working on since autumn. Mocks are a bit over a month away and I have some past papers to do over e holiday, this video helped me to take the step back I needed so thank you!! Hope you’re doing well :)

[@SarahChu]

hey! i'm doing good, that means a lot :)) good luck with your exams, i'm sure you're going to do amazing!

[@itsmeteddy2009]

Ahh I’m scared for my GCSEs, I’m going into year 10 this year 😔 I’ll follow these tips and hope for the best! :)

[@Jackthesavage]

me and you both going into year 11 now

[@doglovem]

I hope ur doing well

[@sofiamsings]

All I need to work on now is making a revision timetable so I don’t overwhelm myself with work. Thank you so much for this video 💕

[@SarahChu]

Of course! Good luck :)

[@hafsa725]

This really helped! I'm in yr10 and doing online school in the UK since I haven't been accepted into a school, and thank you this helped alot!

[@SarahChu]

Hi Mira, if you work hard and stay on top of everything, I'm sure you're going to get the grades you want! :) Good luck!

[@hafsa725]

@@SarahChu thanks alot!

[@Ellies_simple_life]

hey great video I just wanted to say that my HEAD OF YEAR TEACHER showed YOUR VIDEO to my WHOLE year group in assembly but your video is actually really helpful thanks

[@Namida-YT]

... I think you go to my school-

[@HadeelFathi-e5b]

Thnxss this videos are so helpful, This advice is honestly rlly crucial as schools assume students will just do them but u rlly know after u experienced it.

[@twttt19]

your parents are so lucky ! so self driven 💫💫

[@pandorahecate1584]

i literally im crying here cuz i didnt make any notes in year 10, and now im 5 weeks in for year 11 and just started and i dont know, thank you so much ur videos motivated me

[@tricksterdim]

Hi, I'm a Y9 student that was just moved up to Y10, thanks for these pieces of advice! The gcses are a lot of fun to work on, I love working for hours upon hours per day! Thanks for the vid! Tips that I definitely reccomend is definitely to use active methods of explanation to prove understanding, doing topical tests, re covering subjects, breaking down papers into segments and making papers to consistently do out of questions you find hard/ are difficult

[@LeeSieun-r3l]

I’m going into year 10 this year l appreciate you so much thank you really ❤️

[@cardiffcityfcmorgan]

Jamworks can be a great aide for both university and secondary school, it makes note taking so much easier

[@Perlii_]

This video is a lifesaver cus i just started year 10 and i am more stressed about year 11

[@psyarti]

they showed her video in my school, really helped me get motivation to study :D

[@Sarahtxo]

Thanks. I'm going into year 10 in September and don't know how to revise. I feel a bit better now

[@Hannah-pg2gb]

Sameee

[@usmanshahid4967]

@@Hannah-pg2gb Hi , are u interested in online tuition?

[@Hannah-pg2gb]

@@usmanshahid4967 possibly

[@redzed-be9nm]

I am really struggling in school and need all the help I can get. I have difficulty learning and sometimes walk out of a class not learning anything and just forgetting.

[@Neobunnybuns]

Thank youuuu, finally found a video that’s gonna motivate me!

[@CathBi-hz4lu]

I am in year 10 right now, and your videos really motivated me

[@itsme-jb9eb]

i'm yr 11 and did nothing in year 10 nor in the summer or over the xmas holidays so this is lowkey stressing me out lmao

[@SarahChu]

hey!! honestly just do what you can, that's all anyone can ever ask of you

[@itsme-jb9eb]

​@@SarahChu thank you, i've started revision now but it's so overwhelming considering the amount of content i can't remember, but i'm proud of myself for actually doing stuff i guess.

[@simplyyymariam]

hey, tysm I'm in yr10 and spring term but I'm currently not doing too well as i just had my parents evening and my parents don't think I'm doing my best and need to do work as well not just in school so i have to start doing more revision, hope ill improve

[@user-uf4hs9cw3h]

Hey I have a question for you! I have my GCSE exams in another 4 months. I study for 12-15 hours a day (self study, without school online classes) I revise all the subjects for at least 2 or 1-1/2 hours. Before I start a chapter I do some mcqs with discussion and one or two structure questions. If I had learnt that part already, I would do it without looking but if I haven’t I revise that specific chapter and do the question. So, in all the subjects I complete a past paper for a week. And I also do past papers after each and every chapter. I’m planning to cover the syllabus by December with 8 or 9 years of past paper discussion. And for the remaining days or months, I’ll be revising the past paper again without looking because I would have already covered the syllabus by then. What do you think of my timetable? Will I be able to take 9As? Please let me know and also tell me if you have anything to add. Did you do anything apart from this?

[@ayhska988]

12-15 hours a day?? girl get some rest lol isnt that stressful

[@duaa7576]

Bruh I’m hardly awake for 12-15 hours per day

[@LeanoSamwinga]

You could probably get straight grade 10s! I revise no more than 6 hours a day and i'm working at straight 7s. Straight 8s would be decent for me.

[@RobloxianCOOL1st]

1 day before exams and i didnt study all the way upto here, its 3 am currently and i regret not studying and was gaming till now, well i am gonna study now lol

[@lucilock713]

love how ur saying summer of year 10 or christmas is late to make resources when i havent made any and its march of year 11

[@mollyholmes6785]

I loved this video so much

[@SarahChu]

Thank you :))

[@Just_mee123]

Truthfully so useful thank you so much

[@itzfroggie345]

I am feeling so overwhelmed, when ever I try to revise it’s just overwhelming. I have 4 weeks until mocks and 7 mounts until gces and I just feel like there is too much.

[@Vienna722]

This was 7 months ago i hope everything went okay for you❤

[@tastic6111]

Really wish I knew the specification tip in year 10 / grade 9. I feel like I studied a lot of unnecessary material esp in subjects like chemistry from the textbook. 3 months away from my igcses and only now do I know about it 🗿

[@AOB2025]

can you please do a how to make a revision timetable 😭

[@islabrooks3492]

finishing year 10 next week so nervous for year 11

[@SarahChu]

good luck!!

[@00_james]

Thanks so much. I know this is late but I guess it’s better late then never 🙏🙏🙏

[@SarahChu]

Yep! :))

[@fatimasiddig4280]

Thanks amillion dear i really appreciate your support ❤❤😊love u so much

[@teddy1596]

Please trust her bcs i m doing my mocks rn in y10 and I have to cram every su ject do it along the wayy it is not fun

[@readerr0_0]

where can i find good resources for my textbooks?

[@ArtOfLife789]

Hello! Your videos are very interesting :) I enjoy watching them. Do you think it's better to do double science or triple ?

[@krashii]

it depends how much you actually like science and whether you want to take it further, idk if this is everyone’s case but in my school i still have science every single day even tho i’m only doing double. if you’re genuinely interested in science i’d say do triple but it’s your choice, even doing double you still get a lot of learning in.

[@ArtOfLife789]

@@krashii Thank you

[@AliciaMcPherson.]

I’m going into year 10 this year and I’m so scared for my GCSE s lol

[@lucilock713]

does anyone else keep gerting sick when they have exams?

[@DerpCookie157]

Thanks!

[@99.sn5]

I have a very important question (important for myself at least): If I write down notes in my notebook and go through them multiple times, then print a past paper test that includes the topics I revised and wrote in my notebook, would that be classified as active or passive revision and would it be an idea way to revise? Because I still do not really know the true difference between passive and active revision, thank you very much.

[@hana-ov1ju]

It depends on what you mean by 'going through them', when you read your notes and write them, it is passive if you simply copy them. If you do it from memory, then it would be active, since you're engaging your brain to recall what you can - it's a slight change but will help you more. Write what can't remember in a different colour and 'go through' those more by using flashcards or reading them out loud and then explaining it to yourself. Then wait some hours or a day before doing the past paper (spaced repetition). This would be full active learning since rereading and copying are passive (not critically thinking or recalling) but practise papers are active. This would be very effective for most subjects, except (ignore this rant of mine) for english literature and language. I really struggle with thinking of what to write, and I have no clue how to practise that skill without forcing myself to sit down and write for an hour on practise questions, as mentally exhausting as that is, and even then it doesn't work! I swear my level of writing is the same (if not worse because I'm forgetting so much vocabulary) as it was in year 8 and I'm in year 10 now. How can I improve 😭

[@99.sn5]

@@hana-ov1ju I haven’t even started revision for English so idk what to say, but probably an ideal way to revise (for literature at least) is to just do exam questions and test ur knowledge on PETAL paragraphs, see where your weaknesses and strengths are for each letter in PETAL, whether it’s the point ur making, the use of quotes, identifying techniques and if you can link back to the question, etc. In the process you should also time yourself to practice your timing because trust me I never knew it was important until mid year 9 (I’m in year 10 at the moment)

[@tranquility8590]

It’s been 5 months now I just entered year 10/ IG1 and I’m trying to search for diff methods for studying but I just can’t ACTUALLY study with those methods idk what to do

[@SarahChu]

Maybe try using study with me's or the pomodoro technique?

[@SarahChu]

Also, have an end goal in mind, e.g. what you want to do in the future?

[@tranquility8590]

@@SarahChu I’m still not sure but probably a doctor

[@tranquility8590]

@@SarahChu I tried the pomodoro technique it did kinda work but I’m talking about how can I do those active recall things and flash cards and all those stuff, like I can’t ACTUALLY start doing them yk. I either get distracted or just study by the passive way and I REALLY wanna change it. Btw thank you for replying

[@dartsyneww7376]

@@tranquility8590 girl same i downloaded anki for spaced repetition in pc and it has only light mode which is damaging my eyes

[@aparose444]

me about to go into summer of year 10 with no resources 😜😜

[@usmanshahid4967]

are u interested in online tuition?

[@mkieran2619]

What tablet/iPad do you use and what other tablets/iPads/laptops would you recommend

[@SarahChu]

Hi, I use the iPad Air 4 and the MacBook Pro (2017 edition)! Honestly, I'm not the best person to ask for this but if you're looking to buy an iPad I would recommend either going for the same one as mine or the iPad 8th Generation depending on how much you're willing to spend!

[@selinaslater24]

What is the tablet you are using to write on?

[@kabirhussain282]

So I have gotten the spec up but you know how you have questions already made for u that doesn’t come up for me. For me it is more like information rather than those questions. Do you know how I can get those questions up ?

[@Christseesandlovesyou]

I have left my revision resources till now ( near summer of year 10) and I'm not sure what to do do you have advice?

[@Sandpaperteal]

Same here

[@mitachowdhury2437]

Any tips what to do if you haven’t revised at all I’m in year 11?

[@studysmarter]

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[@studysmarter]

I can make that video in my channel if u subscribe?

[@SarahChu]

Start doing past papers and try turning the specification bullet points into questions and answer them!!

[@Vienna722]

Im going into year 10 next year and im reallyy worried. I didnt do well on my recent maths test and thats gonna decide whether im doing foundation. I failed it but apparently you had to get way lower than what i got to be doing foundation so thankfully im doing the higher paper! I really revised a lot and i still got less than half. Im really upset because im not naturally smart at all and my friends who never revise got more than me Also apparently when im doing my actual gcses in year 11, i wont have any past papers. Is that actually true? Everyones saying it

[@AshOrAshes_]

I’m going into Year 11 this September 💔

[@SarahChu]

Good luck!

[@thitsarkhaingwo236]

Is it too late to review for my igcse may-june2023 exam? Is it enough if i review 3 hours a day?

[@cartiersmuse]

your doing God's work

[@SarahChu]

🥺🥺

[@noonieforaction7307]

what are specifications and where to find them??

[@noonieforaction7307]

@@kp___pk Thak you sooo so much, this means alot!

[@Vouz273]

Hi! I have 3 months till my gsce and I feel like I haven’t done anything. Do you still think I can achieve 8 A*?

[@SarahChu]

Just do your best and start doing past papers asap!! :) Good luck x

[@ColourWithReena]

Where can I get syllabus for physics year 10 AQA?

[@cocochan6238]

Where did you get your specification from? I can't fund any good sites

[@ZUZKYT]

Find out your exam board and use their one

[@cocochan6238]

@@ZUZKYT alr tysm!

[@ZUZKYT]

@@cocochan6238 no worries

[@floraetta]

hi, can i ask what you mean by specification? im assuming it's the course the school takes for exams (for exampl,e ocr b or AQA), but nevertheless, where do i actually find this specification?

[@eva-gz8ku]

Yes, look up the specification of the exam board and subject you are doing. It basically has all of the topics/information you need to know

[@floraetta]

@@eva-gz8ku thank you

[@niamhy5941]

I’m starting year 11 aaaa

[@SarahChu]

Good luck! I'm sure you're gonna do amazing :)

[@titusstephen5389]

Where did you find your past papers? From which Website?

[@eva-gz8ku]

Physics and maths tutor or save my exams

[@ri4n202]

heyo where do you get the specification from?

[@SarahChu]

Hi just google it!! Something like "CIE Biology Specification 2021" (depending on what year your exams are)

[@ri4n202]

@@SarahChu thank you !

[@SarahChu]

@@ri4n202 no worries :)

[@yvonnemercy9066]

how can I get the past papers

[@Afghangoat7]

Don’t u have it in ur book?

[@11motivations]

u guys have gcses in usa

[@Bub-belz81]

❤️

[@studylilly275]

You sound American?!?!!

[@SarahChu]

AHAHHA I'm not from the UK LOL

[@studylilly275]

Sarah Chu ohhhhh makes sense are you from America?

[@SarahChu]

@@studylilly275 No loll I'm from Hong Kong!

[@studylilly275]

Sarah Chu ohhhh love Hong Kong! Your accent sounds so American do I really confused! 😂💗

[@SarahChu]

@@studylilly275 AHAHA yeah I don't really have an accent

[@Afghangoat7]

Thanks a lot I’m finna move to year 10 so this a big help thx a lot

[@Sham-o6u]

Ngl all Chinese get 9

[@tyrionpapersdotcom]

Same. Same. I used the stuff in kk