How to get an A*/9 in IGCSE CHEMISTRY complete guide - how I studied, tips, resources and more!

Chemistry was my favourite IGCSE subject (very controversial 💥) - Today, I'll teach you practical tips on how to make it yours too, and achieve an easy A* while enjoying your time! 🤝
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⌛Timestamps!⌛
00:00 Intro
01:10 Notes used
03:24 How I studied for chemistry
06:09 Studying theory
07:03 Studying reactions
07:55 Studying calculations
08:17 Studying organic chem
10:14 Things you must do to lose less marks
12:58 Using past papers efficiently
13:38 Paper 2 tips
14:23 Paper 4 tips
14:47 Paper 6 tips and experiment questions
16:48 Outro
📈 Resources mentioned in the video
⭐ Notes
-SaveMyExams
www.savemyexams.co.uk/
-Znotes
znotes.org/caie/igcse/chemist...
- Mrs. Maha notes and complete syllabus explanations (telegram)
t.me/joinchat/-kRbdZSB3gA0Njhk
⭐ Organic chemistry mind map
drive.google.com/file/d/12sJY...
⭐ Official periodic table
ia803409.us.archive.org/33/it...
⭐ 0620 Syllabus
www.cambridgeinternational.or...
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[@Anonymoususer-ot8cz]

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is another great video by Habiba. I can affirm that everything here was spot on as an ex-igcse chemistry student myself. I have to admit it was nostalgic remembering these stuff, and ngl that pick up line was really great I think I might even steal it in the future (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧ Again, great video! Keep going! Waiting for your next videos! Maybe even starting with an AS level series after finishing all your IGCSEs will be a great advancement that I am personally excited for.

[@habibaLotfy]

Thank you so much! For the Super Thanks too!!!! This means a lot to me.. and made me Super Happy (pun intended 😅) It was very funny and surprising to find an entire list of chemistry pick up lines in my IGCSE chem note folder. Very unexpected tbh 😭 it made me laugh I'll definitely follow this video up for you with a first language arabic guide as a series finale. I don't know if CS is possible anymore since I checked the syllabus and they had a huge revamp, but I'll try to for sure

[@Zainabnoman-ni1pj]

cies are in less than two weeks please pray for me

[@SamsungUserForSomeReason]

sameee whens your first paper, 29th ?

[@abdullahmehmood8865]

Us hogaya ye to chemistry me phati pari hai Monday ko mock hai Kuch samajh nhi araha

[@SamsungUserForSomeReason]

@@abdullahmehmood8865 mock? mera igcse hai after 15 dayz

[@abdullahmehmood8865]

@@SamsungUserForSomeReason Bhai Kuch tips hai de de Kya Kya yad karun 😭😭

[@Seth-MAD-man]

I can't remember some topics. Any advice

[@nadiajunejo8011]

Girl U r soooo helpful may Allah grant you more success u help me so much i m a mother and next year my son is appearing for it what ever u have given its a huge help may Allah gave u more success ameen

[@user-14829-soasu]

Thank youuu Habiba... my igcse chem is on 29th april and your tips are really helpful!!

[@blackoutbro5182]

Same bro

[@lalalala12234]

@@blackoutbro5182same how are you guys doing

[@alex-gg5yr]

Literally didn't even open a book and the exam is tomorrow​@@blackoutbro5182

[@ssdaydream4050]

Howdid it go?

[@mubashirasiddiqui74]

Hey Habiba I just wanted to say a huge thank you for your amazing video on CHEMISTRY the most wanted subject! Your explanations were so clear and easy to follow, and they will really help me grasp the concepts. I appreciate your dedication and the time you put into creating such valuable content. Keep up the fantastic work‼️❤✨

[@habibaLotfy]

Thank you so much for your kind words! I'm really glad this video was of great help to you and appreciate your feedback! I wish you all the best of luck for your boards 🙏

[@user-mx8zk1yq5m]

hi i love your videos they are really helpful hope you do computer science soon though i have my IGCSE s in may and i really struggle with it

[@Mrgamer-wv8vu]

I usually struggle in chemistry. These tips really helped me. Thank you 🙏🏼 🤩

[@habibaLotfy]

I'm so happy I wad able to help in any way! Best of luck Do you have any suggestions for what my next video should be

[@maylight27]

Bless you for these tips! I'm taking my IG's (Chemistry, Physics, and Biology) this May and I've been struggling tremendously, with A level Arabic on top. Keep posting, cause your videos are genuinely so useful! I would really appreciate it if you could possibly link your Quizlet flashcards for chemistry, I would really appreciate it. Thank you so much for these tips, and best of luck for what is to come, you've got a bright future ahead!

[@nadia555nn]

Good luck xx i’m doing it too, sciences, maths and efl. We got this!!

[@mishaaaaal]

watching this before my p6 paper, so thank you so much for the great tips :)

[@anayazeeshan3993]

sameee

[@roaamena3002]

Amazing ❤

[@habibaLotfy]

Thank you so much ❤️❤️ would you suggest any videos I can upload next to help out

[@user-jl5mn2uw9b]

Hello! Thanks your igcse videos are really useful! May I know can I find the syllabus points for Olevels biology, chemistry physics and maths?

[@user-or7ph4ey6r]

my exam is in almost 7 days and i almost KNOW NOTHING from all 3 sciences do you think its possible to get an A* or at least get a good enough passing grade? and if you do can you please tell me how or which video to watch. (also bare in mind that i only have a few days left and barely any time). Anyhow i am so happy that you got A* in all ur subjects. congratsss!! Thank youu😁🥲

[@rereyhia2666]

My teacher teach us how read English from your video thans alot❤

[@cookie7mal]

Hi, May I ask if it is possible for you to link the quizlets and definitions that you and maybe other resources your teachers provided you with in like a shared folder? My teacher isn’t that helpful with resources so it would mean the world to me if you can help get me access to them. Thanks.

[@kanikajain3604]

How to write 6 marker paper 6 question? Full detail or pointers?

[@user-pz4lm1we5m]

I wanted to ask about ICT, because even after I have watched the video I still have way too many problems with theory ICT and I struggle to remember anything, any help?

[@murrkyy2846]

heyy the mr maha link is not working 😭😭

[@donutman8197]

Dr maha fareed is amazingg

[@habibaLotfy]

I know right! She honestly helped out a lot and I can't thank her enough for it

[@meve5192]

SO REAL GUY

[@shadesofmiddleeast7491]

How to reach her?

[@zeriabali3721]

Where can I get the notes from?

[@manya6851]

hi habiba. Can you please share your teacher's notes please. i hv my igcse exam next week. it will be rlly helpful if you can share those notes

[@Hnakshs]

What board did u take???

[@noraali-ke6nx]

I need ms Maha's notes where i can find them?

[@rahafhassan9907]

Excuse me I really need your help form my igcse, I recently converted to the British curriculum and I really don’t know what to do.(am a homeschooler) and I really need a good teachers as well someone to tell me what to study and how the exam is going.am really confused.

[@ameerahmad4402]

Hello Habiba actually my exam in May / June and I want to start solving past paper I just want to ask you how many year you solved to score A* and thank you for this amazing video

[@habibaLotfy]

Hello! Thank you for the amazing feedback and I'm happy it helped! For igcses i was juggling 7 subjects for one of my sessions, so it was difficult to solve many years, but i tried to solve at least 2 or 3 full years for each subjects, i solved more for english and arabic, plus all the worksheets that were given to us throughout the year

[@habibaLotfy]

The more you solve the better of course

[@ameerahmad4402]

@@habibaLotfy for me, I also have 7 subjects in the next session, but Inshallah I will solve for each subject at least 5 years and thank you again for all the video's you uploaded it in your channel

[@areebahaque5916]

Me watching this video with an A star Cuz I love her ❤

[@suitndtie.]

u posted it the day of my exam :(((

[@habibaLotfy]

I hope this'll be helpful for your next exam tho! Don't worry about it.. Good luck 🤞

[@user-ul1zy8dh5l]

Hii! Thank u for the amazing content. In my igcse TBs, there are lot of informations which are not specified in the syllabus. Should i study those parts too??

[@habibaLotfy]

Nope! Trust me the textbook has a lot of unnecessary points. Just check in with your teacher to make sure they're not in the syllabus and double check before you ignore that information

[@user-ul1zy8dh5l]

for example, in the book they have mentioned dynamic and static friction. but in the syllabus, they just mentioned the definition of solid friction. so will they ask about the type of friction in the exam

[@habibaLotfy]

I'm not quite sure since i took the previous syllabus, so just check with ur teacher to make sure!

[@user-ul1zy8dh5l]

sure! thank u! ur saving lives here!@@habibaLotfy

[@habibaLotfy]

You're welcomd! All the best

[@Overmars4u]

Do computer science

[@omahmadsw]

رائع

[@habibaLotfy]

شكرا

[@sarahmazhar700]

Ohh i love your hijab colour🤩

[@habibaLotfy]

Thank you so much!! 😊 Can I help u out with any video next?

[@beamedbynova8149]

Iam bad at chem and my exam is in 6 weeks so 😮

[@user-vp5pm4jf6r]

I'm self studying for my igcse and I have 11 months left any advice?? Please

[@babygorillaaa]

im homeschooling and have exams in october, i would reccomend you take some classes online but if youre confident enough u can check out the syllabus and see if u have covered all the points for supplement/core, then start doing the past papers with marking schemes to check your knowledge and skills.

[@thefunfitlifestyle9581]

Please pray for me I have my exam in 2 days

[@donutman8197]

Ah also where is the organic chemistry mind map? I couldn't find in the description

[@habibaLotfy]

Thank you for the reminder! I'll be uploading it in the description right now for you to use

[@Overmars4u]

Please

[@Aneen6j]

Can we have a may/June exam planner for Igcse

[@habibaLotfy]

Sure! Will try doing that for you

[@Aneen6j]

thank you @@habibaLotfy

[@ZAMislive]

saw my sister in islam, im from india and in uni, i have nothing to do with this video 😂 but anyways here to appreciate and girl, keep it up. i myself used to make videos back then too (yes rn i dont make videos but soon continue inshaAllah) i like to make short movies atm so yeah, so what i was saying? yeah, keep it up, this video making thing will teach u things and improve many things and try to keep improving and dont settle my sister. I'll leave you with one thing, be weary of shaitaan and dont leave your salah and prayers, we get success not on our hard work but our hard work that allah accepts, so leaving prayers in present might seem correct choice sometimes but in long run, for which you are leaving your salah will get affected by this act. I myself saw this, (story time yyaayee XD) so i was a dropper and in my gap year for prep, for nation wide uni entrance for engineering (namely JEE) in which about ~1M+ students appear 💀so yeah the competition is always high. long story short, i got in one of the best uni of india and delhi, alhamdulilah. So, hard work is always necessary but praying and asking allah for success is as necessary. so dont forget, shaitaan got many was'wasaa in his arsenal and he knows you more than yourself. so be weary and ask allah for help, indeed hes closer to you than our jugular vain. (read again) btw so that was unexpected for me as yourself too, hahaha see, we dont know what life will throw at us in next second. if my advise helps you and your prayers increases by just even 1% (already prays too and rabbul izzah loves you, maybe thats why he's using me to send you words we dont know, but pray for me and obv palestine too), anyways, if thats the case, id consider my writing success. Last but not the least, my sister, take care of yourself and your imaan, we have nothing but this imaan, if it gets losts we get lost in this fitnah of dunya. may Allah make us do more than we speak and preach and forgive our sins, indeed we all are sinners and allah is most merciful, most forgiving.

[@habibaLotfy]

Thank you for your amazing advice brother, everything you said about strengthening your imaan and avoid fitnah is very real and important and I hope you continue spreading this message around like you did here to your fellow muslims. You won't face any real or true success in life without Allah and gaining his pleasure 👏 I applaud you for getting into a great university after facing such challenges and being able to face all odds. Pray for me to get into a good uni next year too 🙏 Thanks for the support even tho you don't really need this video like you said

[@gloop1792]

Arabic first language pls 😭😭😭

[@habibaLotfy]

This will be my next video In sha Allah! Make sure you turn on the notification bell to get notified when i upload it very very soon (next week hopefully)