Tips to get A* in A'levels

[AbbbbY]

I don't know whether this is correct forum to ask this question. But I had my Physics Paper 22, on 9th May. And in the paper, there was a question to draw a graph of Acceleration and Momentum. For that we needed to take take force values from the graph given. Value of the force was 8.4 N, but I took 8N, I did all calculations using it. The shape of my graph is correct. So will I get marks for it and or my whole answer will be given zero ?

Have you guys seriously never read marking schemes? -__-

You'll lose one accuracy mark. For the rest, ecf will be applied. As long as your working is correct you'll lose the first mark but will gain all subsequent marks.

 

[cute angel]

does dat go wid awl the qs Abbby??

 

[AbbbbY]

does dat go wid awl the qs Abbby??

Depends question to question.

 

[Mairaxo]

well most important papers are P2 and P4 then P1. Dont worry that much about P3 and P5 as they have low weightage! Getting an A in P1 P2 and P4 will almost certainly help you achieve an overall A*

 

[AbbbbY]

well most important papers are P2 and P4 then P1. Dont worry that much about P3 and P5 as they have low weightage! Getting an A in P1 P2 and P4 will almost certainly help you achieve an overall A*

P1 has roughly the same weightage as P3 and P5

That said, it's a weighed score, therefore you need to do well on all papers to get a cumulative A. Doing excellent on one paper and doing horrible on the other would drastically change your grade regardless of how many marks you get in total.

 

[Mairaxo]

P1 has roughly the same weightage as P3 and P5

That said, it's a weighed score, therefore you need to do well on all papers to get a cumulative A. Doing excellent on one paper and doing horrible on the other would drastically change your grade regardless of how many marks you get in total.

Thats if you get really low in those papers or score the minimum value of an A in individual papers. I know many people who achieved an overall A* even after getting an E in P3 or P5 and some haplessly got U but still managed to attain an A*. Thats why i mentioned doing extremely well in P2 and P4

 

[IGCSEstudent2012]

Walaikum assalam! XPFMember
I Felt really nice to read your experience , it is always good to take help, advice and lessons from our seniors because they have gone through all of it.
It was kind of you to share your notes and those notes helped me. JazakALLah Khair!
Your message was really inspiring and may Allah (s.w.t) give you reward for helping others. Ameen.

 

[Kinki Tiffany 12]

AsSalamoAlaikum Wr Wb!

After completing my A’levels, I am well aware how everyone says and feels that getting A* is a very difficult job. Alhumdulilah, I was able to achieve a very good result because of Allah’s mercy, prayers from everyone and encouragement & help by my parents and teachers.

Of course, everyone desires to get A*s, but it’s not everyone who understands how to carry on or someone who gets guidance and help on time. Insha’Allah, I’d try to share my experience which might be of help to others.

Now, to start with, I’d like to mention it’s not only studying all the time which would help you move on. There are a couple of other things which we tend to ignore. Firstly, understand the purpose of life. Allah has created us, and we must follow Our Creator. [Nothing is possible but by Allah’s will.] So make sure you are regular in your prayers [Salah]. I’ve seen many people, who leave their Salah for the sole reason that they’re too busy with their studies that they think, if they get up for Salah, their time would be wasted. No, definitely not. If your Lord, your Creator is not happy with you, what’s the purpose of living and how can ‘YOU’ feel happy then? “Which of the favours of your Lord shall you deny?” (Al-Quran) Allah has gifted us with so many blessings, and can’t we just do these little things for Him? Think again. Wake up early in the morning, at the time of Fajr and then recite a small portion of the Quran. And then start with your work.

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<So we now know, the first important thing is the Salah.>​

Now, the next thing is your character and behaviour towards others. You might think this, in no way, plays a role in your success. Trust me, it does. Respect your parents and teachers. It seems very easy, but if we analyze ourselves, we might find we don’t really do this. Mimicking teachers, talking ill about others, not obeying your parents or even teachers, and the list goes on. We should really try avoiding these things. In the beginning, it might be difficult, but Insha’Allah with time you won’t find it hard at all. No matter how bad the teacher is, respect him/ her. Based on my personal experience, I’m saying this. You respect the teacher and you’ll see how Allah helps you. Another thing, don’t feel bad doing some work for your parents, teachers or siblings. Do it, if they ask you for help, for the sake of Allah, surely Allah will reward you for that, in this world as well as the next. Insha’Allah.

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<So the next important thing, respect others.>​

Now, you are regular in your Salah (Alhumdulilah) and you are trying to respect others. After discussing these small things which we all think of as unimportant, I’ll move on and discuss how to study and manage your work. The first thing is, be regular to school. Please do not miss any class whatsoever. I’ve been very regular to school, and except when it was completely impossible for me to attend school, I never took a single day off. Even if the whole class plans to take off but the teachers said they’re going to take the class, I’d be there for the class. Try to prepare for all the tests taken in your school/tuitions/academies. Even if I say, study on daily basis like revise what’s done in school, only a few would be able to do so. It’s good if you can do so.

Do your homeworks regularly and avoid copying from friends. If you do so, you’ll risk your own grades, not the teacher’s! And divide days for each subject, and try doing what has been done in it since you last revised that. On weekends, you can do two subjects per day (or even more if you can), and review all what was done throughout the week.

Once you’re done with the full chapter, try solving questions from the past papers. After trying them yourself, refer mark schemes and examiner reports. Furthermore, make short notes, chapter-wise, based on the past paper questions. I’d show you a few I made (though, due to shortage of time, I couldn’t do much). This really helps a lot for last-minute revision. In these short notes, you may even add those points which you think you might forget.
[Here's the link to the ones I made: My notes for Biology and Physics A2]

For maths, regular practice is needed. As for me, after the chapter has been explained, I’d do all the questions in the past papers from that chapter. Again, for this do it yourself, rather than looking up the mark schemes. Solve question from other sources. That helped me a lot. Once I was done with all the chapters, I solved all the papers yearly.

To conclude, keep making dua’a and salah. Studying only, is just not enough. Make sure that your Lord is happy with you!

Pray for me and others. And another thing, I forgot to mention, be helpful to your friends. I’ve seen people who don’t like to help others just because they don’t want them to get better grades than him/her. Don’t do this. Based on my personal experience, I’ve seen the topics which I explained to my friends are the ones which I best understand. That’s the best way to get things to your head.
Ya Allah help us all and grant us success in this world as well as the HereAfter. Aameen.

what grades did you get?

 

[Nabeel.Ahmad]

Hahaha!

 

[ktc]

what grades did you get?

Read the title of the thread

 

[Suchal Riaz]

Its so nice of you that you took time to write for us. Good luck in your carrier.

 

[wafaaDmc]

heyy thx loadz...
that was really a great piece of advice
may allah accept all your legitimate wishes

 

[Myste Rious]

Assalamualaikum!
You're our inspiration! XPFMember
Worth reading, and the tips really are simple and easy.
I've always wondered what others did to score an A grade in A Levels.
May Allah (S.W.T.) increase our knowledge and bless us all! Aameen!

 

[Jaf]

I think you should rename this thread to 'Tips to get A*s in A levels for Muslims'.

 

[Suchal Riaz]

Which books for chemistry and physics? I will prefer to study from more than one book.

 

[XPFMember]

Which books for chemistry and physics? I will prefer to study from more than one book.

Physics, Hodder Education one is well and good enough. If you want..u can refer cambridge one as well.

 

[XPFMember]

Cambridge one for chemistry.
And well a lot of past paper practice for both.

 

[fille spéciale]

Jazakallah brother
really nice advice given ...IA wil try n follow them
May Allah reward u ameen )

 

[Suchal Riaz]

Cambridge one for chemistry.
And well a lot of past paper practice for both.

Thanx for helping me out

 

[Anonimous12345]

Salam. I'm having surds and indices in school. PURE MATHEMATICS 1 - HUGH NEIL AND DOUGLAS QUADLING
page 29 , miscellaneous exercises 2 - 4(c)
Can someone plz explain to me ? step by step