How To Prepare For A-LEVELS Over The Summer Holiday | Year 12+13

[@DrAminaYonis]

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[@DrAminaYonis]

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[@raqiyahussain400]

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[@efe8085]

A levels were THE most stressful experience of my life. But it definitely strengthened me, taught me the importance of perseverance, resiliance and they also really matured me. Im sooooo happy they are behind me though. Definitely worth the experience, i feel much more intelligent and much more prepared for life as an adult. Tbh looking back if i rewind to the beginning of year 12 i dont think any amount of warnings could prepare me for how intense it was. All id say is be ready to work extremley hard and make sacrifices to get amazing grades, keep god close and seek his help cause theres just so much to learn u really need divine intervention to secure those straight a's and a*'s. Anyway i get my results tommorow in two weeks...

[@sy8112]

Is there anything you regretted not doing in year 12? x

[@Balugaduga]

@@sy8112 don't put ANYTHING off. get it done as soon as you can. within the same day if possible. and always go back to the content from your lessons on the same day of that lesson and make revision notes ready for the end of year 13.

[@Monk-E]

@@sy8112 not revising

[@whosminou]

how is everything going for u now

[@RB-mu3to]

Class of corona? Anyone preparing 3 months earlier

[@saramohammed7754]

Yesss I am

[@cee4075]

yup

[@EAft-mf1gn]

Class of corona 🥲

[@mehedi479]

I want to start revising for my A levels but i just don’t want to get my GCSE results and end up not doing A levels as revising would have been a total waste of time.

[@daisystyle1847]

MEHEDI that’s what I’m worried about too📒

[@anyanoik5272]

Hey! I thought I’d just drop a comment. I just finished a levels. After GCSEs I was so stressed and thought I’d have to do so much prep before but a levels are so completely new that there honestly is no point. Just enjoy the rest of your summer x

[@sy8112]

@@anyanoik5272 hey just wondering if there's anything you regretted not doing in year 12? Any general advice x

[@mitharadealwis2212]

@@sy8112 keep on top of ur work, if u fall behind it will pile on and on.

[@sippingtea6967]

awe thatscute i’m going into yr 13. all i can say is stay on top of everything or you’ll regret it big time

[@rosies4999]

“You have definitely sat some exams in the last 2 months” *me sitting in June 2020 after my GCSEs were cancelled*😔😂

[@2eioia]

Honestlyyyy😂 terrifying

[@salmamoutasim7655]

I'm going to y13 next year, I'm an international student and doing A-levels as well, and i have no idea how to write a personal statement, my school is really good with helping students get A*'s but have no support when it comes to applying abroad (kinda strange tbh) so youtube is the only place i can get help so i cant wait for your personal statement video, I really am praying to get accepted into uni in the UK inshAllah. Thanks for all the help!

[@estherderby5403]

I’m starting a-levels in September and I’m so excited :) this has motivated me to start preparing now so I can be happy with my results in two years😃

[@maddyelizabeth6778]

“You’ve just finished your exams” *laughs in coronavirus*

[@rxbia_xo5623]

Lmao yepp

[@val55476]

Hey, I'm going to Russia on Friday for a week, to visit family and then I have 5 days after that until school starts, so I will definitely be using these tips as I am really under prepared. (I'm from Scotland so our summer holidays start at the end of June ) Loved this video! Have a nice day :)

[@tomarma]

It is great that people are interested to get a heads up for their a levels but please do not sacrifice your social life or your mental health for 4 A*s or memorising books before school starts, enjoy your time you have left in your holiday !

[@zeylasacli1641]

in a way since exams are cancelled now in 2020 students are finding vids like this soo useful

[@sarinejiltekerian5883]

Don’t ever stop these videos ur sick !! Thankyou

[@akankshamarepalli1212]

PLEASE do this kind of video for GCSEs PLEASE I BEG YOU😭 I've just finished year 10, moving into year 11 soon and I simply don't know how to start revision! I keep wasting time on my phone not doing anything when I neeeeeeed to study! Please, a "how to prepare for GCSEs during the summer" video would really help me (and probably loads of other people my age too)! Guys like this up so she can see!❤

[@nataliehill2098]

as a year 11 who is stressing about GCSE results day, here are some tips: This summer, don't do heaps of work. I would recommend making sure you have notes on everything from year 10 and that you understand everything (you don't need to sit and learn it, just make sure you understand it!) With my notes, I regret making them from the revision guides as the info was the same and didn't help, make notes from yt videos (science with hazel is amazing and i think primrose kitten too however she didnt cover my exam board so I didn't use her, Mr Bruff, Mr everything english are also good) make sure that you have revision guides for your subjects as well. I honestly recommend starting proper revision in January (and revise for your mocks, I didn't and that put me at such a disadvantage) GCSE pod is a great resource, my school offered it to us and it was great. My main tip is ease yourself into it, try doing 1 hour this week and maybe 2 next week then 3 etc, I created too many unrealistic goals and ended up wasting so much time procrastinating. But this year, stay on top of things, do your hw the night you get it and if you can, just start year 11 doing a couple hours every weekend and build up on that (my school gave us an abnormal amount of hw so I never ever did that lol) if your school gives barely any homework then try work 1-2 hours a night. if you have any questions feel free to ask

[@akankshamarepalli1212]

@@nataliehill2098 Omg I wasn't expecting a reply haha but TYSM OMG!! I've set a goal of doing at least 1 hour a day of some sort of studying whether that's summer hw or actual revision (which imo I think that's a realistic goal if I put my mind to it), yesterday I made a physics mind map on Energy and a geography mind map on Coastal Management, and today I've done a mind map (well two bc I don't have A3 paper so I just did two A4 mind maps) on Romeo and Juliet key quotations. And yeah I've been using as many resources I could find like revision guides, textbooks and useful videos like Primrose Kitten etc (also I agree with u on the "don't write out the whole revision guide" part lol that's just a complete waste of time I'd rather just write down all the key info instead and practice). Honestly I'm so glad I got a response back from a person close to my age, and even better, someone that's just finished their exams and r getting their results back soon, I feel like that's more helpful than getting advice from someone wayyy older (or even someone way younger lol). Speaking of results, good luck in urs! My brother's in the same situation too, he's just finished his exams like u and I'm so excited to go with him to see him react to his results haha (but then again I also have to find out my ICT result for my written exam on the same day so not looking forward to that haha but wish me luck). Anyways sorry for the huge paragraph XD I'll go now lol but once again thank u for the advice!❤

[@nataliehill2098]

@@akankshamarepalli1212 no worries! and as much as I also like getting advice from teachers, sometimes it's just not the advice you're looking for. Good luck to you and your brother though! Hope everything works out well for you both

[@akankshamarepalli1212]

@@nataliehill2098 thank you!!❤

[@annawilliams4385]

I'd also recommend re-reading English books and poems , because by the time I'd got to December Y11 I'd forgotten lots of the key plot lines or character traits. I did chapter summaries for my books and started to make quote banks. Also it's probably useful to work out your weak spots in all your subjects so that you know what to prioritise for revision throughout Y11 and hopefully solve sooner rather than later . But honestly don't stress , YOU WILL BE FINE, it goes so quickly and as long as you put in effort (without wearing yourself out) you'll do great :))

[@Bm-nn5zl]

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[@najmabegum9963]

Hey amina i love your videos. Can u do a video on how to prepare for gcses over the summer and tips to get the top grades. Thanks

[@sumayamo9294]

This was really helpful thank you❤

[@haneenelsayed9566]

Good luck for all year 11s our results r soon !! Fingers crossed 🤞

[@softjimin7519]

anyone here that's class of covid19 lmao.

[@estherderby5403]

This video is so helpful! Thanks so much

[@faizaxx1767]

Hey sis can you can do a video on final year of university and how to make the most of it academically. I’m going into third year of English BA degree and I’m kinda lost like the year is gonna eat me alive. Lots of love Faiza

[@DrAminaYonis]

That sounds like a great idea, will note it down!

[@faizaxx1767]

Thank you 😊 can’t wait to watch it x

[@Nico.Robin7]

I was ganna ask that too ☺️

[@Fatmata-ix8fk]

MashaAllah thank you so much for this. ❤️❤️❤️

[@elliotdennison3702]

This really helped me thank you 😊

[@soomascorner]

Could you do a similar video for how to prepare for first year of uni? Thanks x I’m going on a volunteering trip to Romania for two weeks and also have a lil summer job to make money before I go uni.

[@imanepink]

Me: *”mum I need to prepare for a-levels”* Her: *”don’t worry enjoy your holiday and wait until results day”* Me: *”SERIOUSLY the one time I actually WANT to do some serious work over the holidays I... DON’T HAVE TO”* Btw: I kinda wanted to prepare at the beginning of the holidays NO JOKE

[@messithegoat6523]

What did u get

[@imanepink]

@@messithegoat6523 grades not that great tbh.

[@imanepink]

@@messithegoat6523 love how 2 years later it's the exact opposite.

[@messithegoat6523]

@@imanepink just say did u get any A if not why do you think you did not

[@imanepink]

@@messithegoat6523 don't want to say my grades but I blame them on laziness.

[@shahdsafii-3518]

Y am i here😂😂 my grades are coming out in 11 days 💔💔

[@whooopsiesssssssss9770]

Good luck hope u do great!!!

[@akankshamarepalli1212]

Good luck!! xoxo

[@maisiefeek7519]

I'm going into Year 12 in September, and my Mum keeps telling me to do some work over the summer, so that is what I am going to do! I've been on holiday with my family to Spain, and now that I'm back, I have printed out an Oxford Psychology reading list, and I am planning to also print out an AQA English Literature one as well. :)

[@shreiya]

Where do you get the reading lists for subjects from? And do they do it for other humanities subjects as well? : )

[@maisiefeek7519]

@@shreiya If you search up oxford university reading list *insert degree subject here* then you can find them :) x

[@alikaatar8409]

Keep up with the content!! MashAllah ps. i am resuming into second year of Law school, any tips would so be helpful before i embark the journey in september

[@zarabatool2509]

What books would you recommend for studying A-level biology?

[@2eioia]

omg yes!

[@xo_itsstia_ox7814]

The Oxford one is really good, bit expensive though but the colleges usually have them in libraries

[@zeylasacli1641]

i feel like you sort of predicted something like this would happen in 2020 XD

[@nessysamp2094]

You’re amazing thank you🙌🏽What did you do for a-levels?

[@tammyw4515]

I’m so behind , I’ve been finding it really hard to do work over quarantine . I’m going to have to work for 8 hours everyday throughout summer if I actually want to get good grades 😬

[@emmalouise-j2p]

5 days left till school n I’m watching this now 😳

[@nadirmohamed2564]

Hi there. I was just asking to see when the personal statement video is coming out. I would love to hear your opinion. Thank you

[@leomendelsohn2622]

wait it says the maths book cannot be found

[@biancaciobanu5994]

I adore you, thank you

[@safarkaygiisweden6658]

MahaALLAH WELL DONE HUNNO. Good advers

[@tomasroma2333]

Okay but what if you wear a watch but still check the time on your phone? xD

[@shazia6907]

Can you do a video on how to prepare for first year uni x

[@sanai4129]

tysm for ur video it’s soo useful !!! i’m applying to medicine this year and have started writing my personal statement, as i don’t know anyone who does medicine, could you please read my personal statement once it’s done?

[@DrAminaYonis]

It’s Sana my brother marks medicine personal statements as a paid service as he graduated in that field. Please email me at [e-mail].

[@adrijapetronyte3605]

Hi, how did you present your work experience references for your medicine application?

[@matthewrice5004]

im lowkey terrified cause i had transition work and if i didnt get the grades i wasted a week doing it

[@user-pz8xr4yw1s]

Make video for o levels pls

[@zara2500]

i was just wondering, do you think its possible for me to self teach myself a level maths and further msths for the exams next year? i'm also in the second year of uni

[@DrAminaYonis]

Yes, it is! There are lots of online resources.

[@zara2500]

@@DrAminaYonis I hope to get an A at least haha, and I tried to look for online courses but they're not too reliable, do you know any websites or other things to recommend to me please?

[@angelstarfire]

@@zara2500 how do you plan to do it please?

[@imanepink]

Dr Amina Yonis like what please tell me where!

[@maximilianasmr7202]

Thank you Doctor 🖤

[@abim3437]

what age did you finish your PhD plz

[@vaneeza7867]

It’s been a year but she finished at 25

[@leomendelsohn2622]

this is helpful

[@daydreamssillustrationsx2679]

I’m going into year 13 doing maths physics and art.I find maths and physics really difficult do you recommend doing hard core revision so I’m at the same level as everyone else or should I take it slow. How long do you think I should study per day?

[@a.l.a.n_0422]

How do I prepare for level three applied science b tec course tho

[@mopingalbatross364]

Hi, so you thing English litersture, philosophy and business go together? Or psychology instead of philosophy Helppp

[@rx19sha]

Any ways to prepare for A level Sociology?

[@ak1hiro133]

I don't even know why I'm watching this I'm giving a levels this october I click on every video with "a levels" in the title as if there will be a solution to pass now because I've wasted more than a year now ;-;

[@milanokoye]

im starting in september 😐 im not ready 😭

[@fatimatatraore9099]

hey my name is Fatima I'm doing one year A level course Biology and Chemistry can you pls tell me what books i should buy

[@sy8112]

Do you know your exam boards ?

[@fatimatatraore9099]

AQa

[@Monk-E]

@@fatimatatraore9099 cgp books are useful

[@user-ws4cc9dq7j]

im going to yr 12 and am taking history, english lit, sociology and re. what books do you reccomend i read?

[@Balugaduga]

Good luck with socio 😭😭

[@makkapakkap8627]

Oh no history is disgusting

[@zohrabajwa401]

so weird but do you work in boots ? Cus I literally thought that was u throughout 😭😅

[@raisabegum4954]

💯

[@vaneeza7867]

Muslim excellence mashallah 👌🏼💯