#a level studyblr

i have a 1k word essay on comparing MICROSCOPES due on tuesday and so far i’ve got the most lamda-public-speaking-kid intro ever and absolutely nothing else 🤩🤩 maybe i’m not meant for academia after all 😋😋😋

This is more of a reference post than anything to keep myself accountable and stay on track, it's a big year and there's a lot riding on it :)

University

Meet all school deadlines for my personal statement and UCAS application

Write a personal statement I'm proud of

Attend an open day

Survive interview and offers season

Research some clearing options

Apply for student finance and accommodation in good time

Academic

Aim for AAB as my final grades

Make flashcards for business the same day if possible

Log as much French vocab as possible in Anki

Review maths topics by doing practice questions

Only miss homework deadlines for legitimate reasons (ie procrastinating/forgetfulness are not valid reasons)

Extra-curriculars

Take part in the school musical

Regular attendance at choir and orchestra

Meet all my deadlines for the school news team

Languages

Learn using an app every day

Active studying of at least 1 language at least once a week

Life

Try to keep up my job if possible

Keep track of my spending and save as much as possible

Pass my driving test

Health (in all its forms)

Exercise outside of school at least twice a week

Develop a solid morning and evening routine that includes mindfulness and a lack of screens

Try to have a social life when schedules allow it

Morning

Mainly mechanics:

Complete questions on the PowerPoint

Finish marking the booklet and add any questions I need to the slides

Free periods

Finish exercise 1D and the exam questions

Look through the booklet to see if I have missed anything in my notes on complex numbers

Make stats notes + do the exercises: there is a lot, get as much done as you can

If by some miracle you have extra time (or statistics kills you brain) you can:

Make notes on calculus/look through the video to catch up on the missed lesson

Read papers for coursework

Evening

Oscillations: make notes and catch up on missed work

Oops, haven’t posted in a while. I got completely wrapped up in my mocks and then needed some time to recharge. I’m planning to be more active on this blog from now on.

To-do list:

Honestly I have way too much to do today and I’m not going to get all of it done.

Maths: complete all homework and finish notes

Physics: start making notes on oscillations and catch up on the missed work

25th December - Merry Christmas! Tell us about your day!

Merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates it! I do not, but my family did try to do something nice by cooking pizza together.

26th December - What do you do the day after Christmas?

Merry Christmas!! / Happy holidays!!

I hope everyone had a nice weekend. I wasn’t on tumblr yesterday, so I apologise for the late wishes. The last two days were quite fun with more celebrating and panic procrastinating than actual studying but I managed to make some progress with my to-do list. 

For the second half of further maths pure topics:

Make notes

Try to complete all exercises in textbook (at least every question from the mixed exercise if this is taking too long)

When ready, look at exam questions

Continue making notes on computer science - it would be great if you can either finish application generation or a bulk of the smaller topics.

Review flashcards that are due on each day.

The first photo above is my Anki streak!! It makes me so happy because I have a ton of flashcards that I make but I never go through. Hopefully I can keep this up until my actual exams...