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I've got an exam on 15th May which involves learning a whole year's worth of stuff for one 3 hour exam (or 3 hours 45 minutes in my case, as I get extra time, so I'll still be there at lunch time, although I've always left early from uni exams) That'll be a bit of a bitch and I haven't managed to start revising yet because I've got coursework deadlines up until 7th May.

I've got 2 other exams later in May, then I am freeeee!

'Forget happiness I'm fine, I'll forget everything in time'

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I've got an exam on 15th May which involves learning a whole year's worth of stuff for one 3 hour exam (or 3 hours 45 minutes in my case, as I get extra time, so I'll still be there at lunch time, although I've always left early from uni exams) That'll be a bit of a bitch and I haven't managed to start revising yet because I've got coursework deadlines up until 7th May.

I've got 2 other exams later in May, then I am freeeee!

Im doing this entire years learning in a few days. I did it all last week and nothing has gone in. Ths scary part is, my work placement is in a role that links directly to the module. I am soooo screwed

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Study leave starts on the 14th May, First Exam is the 12th.

Have I revised? Yes quite a bit, Ive got revision folders and overdone it with the funky Pink Highlighter.

Ive got Business, English language, Media and General Studies AS-Yuck

I'd love to have taken Media Studies. I only took two A Levels in the end, so a third "easy" subject would have been better than just the two.

Its not easy!Theres loads of Key concepts which I still need to get my head around. Doesnt help when you do English language too and want to combine the subjects! I wrote about Media stuff in an English essay last week, thank god I have the same teacher for both subjects and he understood!

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I'd love to have taken Media Studies. I only took two A Levels in the end, so a third "easy" subject would have been better than just the two.

Media isn't easy. Especially when you have to apply theories and contextual concepts. Sure, I got 100%, but it didn't mean it was easy going.

I have an exam on Friday.

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Our last day of lessons is the 9th of may. As tradition stands, there'll be a barbecue in the park, and some nice classy drinking just like old times when you were 13.

Ive got two exams, on the 14th and 15th of may. Bit difficult being a day after each other, but im quite pleased that my exams are over before most peoples have started.

I CANNOT wait to be free from school.

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I'm well miffed now. Our leavers' assembly has been moved from may 16th to may 15th... because 9 people have an exam on the 16th. Guess no one cares about me then... :( Got well upset.

And the exams are normally about an hour each in the sciences and 90mins in maths... not sure about any others... Though I've just found out I've got a 2 hour 15 mins exam in biology.

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Christ how short are your exams if you can get four exams done in one day?

AS exams are an hour long usually. That's how I did 5 in one day - it would have been 6, but I'd already done one of them.

The same 2 subjects clashed 2 years in a row.

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I'm well miffed now. Our leavers' assembly has been moved from may 16th to may 15th... because 9 people have an exam on the 16th. Guess no one cares about me then... :( Got well upset.

my school leavers assemly was may 11th (my birthday) it rocked. you could see whereever i walked because there was a trail of glitter. People kept tipping whole pots of glitter over me. im not sure why.

sorry to hear that

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It was only worth two marks and it was a debate but you always have to make sure you say more than other people. For some reason I enjoyed my History coursework much more.

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A debate in maths? I'm utterly fascinated.

No coursework for me. The history teachers at our school are legends. Get a fair few of the students in the top 10 nationally. Shame I don't take history. Same with RS and theatre... but in all fairness our theatre teacher is the examiner for the west mids so it's quite hard to fail, considering he knows exactly what you need for 90+%

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Oh wow that's quite impressive. I do History at a comprehensive school as opposed to my grammar one so it's a bit harder for me to get an A in that but I'm getting there. But I love my teachers so I wouldn't want to do it at my school. I really enjoyed my History coursework, I did it about the Warsaw Uprising, very fascinating :) Much more so than Numerical Methods :|

It's a bit unfair that you get a teacher who is an examiner :P

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Yeah.. but he's not allowed to examine us. They have to get an external moderator. It's just lucky really.

Numerical methods deserve to die... especially since in further maths you learn how to do it completely accurately using only algebra. Much easier methods too.

Oh dear... you really shouldn't get me started on maths.

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He probably still knows everything from the inside, which can be very helpful.

Numerical methods are not as bad as trigonometry. I cannot stand trigonometry as I'm unfortunate enough to lack imagination :)

I was tempted to do Further Maths but I decided not to as last year I was doing 7 subjects. I'm glad I didn't, Maths is enough.

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