I have GCSEs starting tomorrow and I am infinitely stressed

[lilmoon]

For those who don't know what GCSEs are, they are basically exams we need to take before we leave high school and so that we can enter the courses that we chose for college. Employers in the UK also need this and that's why I want to throw myself out of a window.
Anyways, I have 25 exams to do over the course of the 16 May and 23 June. So, older people on SSpot, British or not, what advice can you give to me so that I can feel better about this because I actually want to DIE.

 

[GemState]

GCSEs are piss easy, relax, do past papers you'll be fine.

 

[Dooyo]

I took my IGCSEs back in 2019, was as scared as you. My advice would be to remember that you’ve been preparing for these exams since you started your first year of secondary school. You’ve probably done hundreds of past papers, mock exams, midterms, etc. You are probably more than prepared to ace these tests.

Take it easy and calm your nerves before taking an exam so you can clearly think. Insha-Allah you will do well.

 

[lilmoon]

I took my IGCSEs back in 2019, was as scared as you. My advice would be to remember that you’ve been preparing for these exams since you started your first year of secondary school. You’ve probably done hundreds of past papers, mock exams, midterms, etc. You are probably more than prepared to ace these tests.

Take it easy and calm your nerves before taking an exam so you can clearly think. Insha-Allah you will do well.

Thanks

 

[lilmoon]

GCSEs are piss easy, relax, do past papers you'll be fine.

Bit too late for that love

 

[Cosmo]

Bit too late for that love

You have a week tho. That’s enough time

 

[lilmoon]

I said it starts TOMORROW

You have a week tho. That’s enough time

 

[Hargeysa]

You have exams over the next month, so keep doing past papers for upcoming exams. You'll get used to the exam cycle eventually.

It's not the end of the world if you don't do well, just try your best and have belief in your abilities.

Oh, and get off sspot.

 

[Dualke]

I took a shit ton of AP exams two weeks ago and pretty sure I didn't pass half of them, just accept you're not gonna make it

 

[World]

I hardly even revised for my gcses just a day of doing past papers for each exam

 

[lilmoon]

You have exams over the next month, so keep doing past papers for upcoming exams. You'll get used to the exam cycle eventually.

It's not the end of the world if you don't do well, just try your best and have belief in your abilities.

Oh, and get off sspot.

ha ha very funny hargeysa

 

[Long]

I took a shit ton of AP exams two weeks ago and pretty sure I didn't pass half of them, just accept you're not gonna make it

I fasho failed the US History one

 

[lilmoon]

I fasho failed the US History one

Wait how many history exams or just general AP exams do you have in the US?? Just curious

 

[Long]

Wait how many history exams or just general AP exams do you have in the US?? Just curious

However many AP classes your school offers , you can take. To get college credit for that class you have to pass the AP exam. I took two last year and Im taking one currently. Idk how I did on this AP exam though.

 

[lilmoon]

However many AP classes your school offers , you can take. To get college credit for that class you have to pass the AP exam. I took two last year and Im taking one currently. Idk how I did on this AP exam though.

So the amount of exams isn't set and it depends on your school? Also I think this is a rumor but apparently all of the American APs are multiple choice and you guys don't even do essays so you have it easier but idk cuz I am not American

 

[Cosmo]

I said it starts TOMORROW

You have at least 12 hours. Still enough time.

 

[Dualke]

So the amount of exams isn't set and it depends on your school? Also I think this is a rumor but apparently all of the American APs are multiple choice and you guys don't even do essays so you have it easier but idk cuz I am not American

Nah every AP exam has at least one mcq portion and one frq portion only exception is AP Computer Science Principles where the frq is replaced with a project

 

[Basic]

Look at the mark scheme of past papers and see how they structure the answers. Will give you a clue on where the marks are.

Plus questions tend to be repeated a lot over the years or atleast a similar.

 

[Cosmo]

For Science papers just bullet point the scientific facts. Don’t treat it like an English paper. For English Literature you can overanalyse a sentence, name a bunch of techniques and you’ll get shitloads of marks. English Language is bs though

 

[Djokovic]

GCSEs are the easiest thing ever how can you stress over that I done no revision no job will ever ask u how much GCSEs u have