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Qualification => GCE AS & A2 Level => Queries => Topic started by: sabbath_92 on September 09, 2010, 11:02:30 am

Title: Is it possible to finish Physics a levels on a year and get an A*?
Post by: sabbath_92 on September 09, 2010, 11:02:30 am: How much time do I have to invest in a day.. I am in my gap year and want to do something productive :P
Title: Re: Is it possible to finish Physics a levels on a year and get an A*?
Post by: elemis on September 09, 2010, 11:05:07 am: If you're gonna do it in one year then you will have to invest every day into studying for it. Even then you will wish there were 25 hours in a day. Get my drift ?

Just think to yourself - why am I hurrying ?
Title: Re: Is it possible to finish Physics a levels on a year and get an A*?
Post by: sabbath_92 on September 09, 2010, 11:05:33 am: Actually 8 months.. I'll sit for AS and A2 in June 2011
Title: Re: Is it possible to finish Physics a levels on a year and get an A*?
Post by: elemis on September 09, 2010, 11:07:18 am: Quote from: sabbath_92 on September 09, 2010, 11:05:33 am
Actually 8 months.. I'll sit for AS and A2 in June 2011

The major question is : are you capable of doing it ?

Only you can answer that question. Just remember that an A* in your IGCSEs isnt an indicator that A Level Physics will be easy.
Title: Re: Is it possible to finish Physics a levels on a year and get an A*?
Post by: sabbath_92 on September 09, 2010, 11:09:35 am: Yah I think I'm capable. I got 90%+ in all my 8 O level subjects including physics. (Bragging ;D)
Title: Re: Is it possible to finish Physics a levels on a year and get an A*?
Post by: elemis on September 09, 2010, 11:11:24 am: Quote from: sabbath_92 on September 09, 2010, 11:09:35 am
Yah I think I'm capable. I got 90%+ in all my 8 O level subjects including physics. (Bragging ;D)

Then do it, but remember that you will be juggling other subjects too.
Title: Re: Is it possible to finish Physics a levels on a year and get an A*?
Post by: sabbath_92 on September 09, 2010, 11:16:05 am: Hmm, I'm just not sure about the relative difficulty compared to other A Level subjects. All my friends say that it's in general a very hard subject. Do you know how the difficulty compared to CIE further maths? If the difficulty is around the same I don't think I'll have problems.
Title: Re: Is it possible to finish Physics a levels on a year and get an A*?
Post by: elemis on September 09, 2010, 11:31:05 am: Its difficult. ;)
Title: Re: Is it possible to finish Physics a levels on a year and get an A*?
Post by: Arthur Bon Zavi on September 09, 2010, 02:25:05 pm: Quote from: Ari Ben Canaan on September 09, 2010, 11:31:05 am
Its difficult. ;)

LOL, but A level Physics is easier than I expected!!