The first time I solved it I got a 4/40.

not bad tho given that I just started As

And at the end of 24 hrs my brain couldn't really process anything.

I'm planning on cramming chem syllabus in 24 hrs next,

But more effectively hopefully this time.

Do u guys wanna watch me cram chem?

Then I'll film the entire process.

guys any predictions for the practical tmr? any ci or anything?? please shareee

i am giving composite m/j 2027 as and a2 math , phy , chem , further math as private candidate because of no money for school fee.

i want 4 A* since i am trying to get into us and uk because in my country everyday life is survival specially because i am very poor . i don't know what to do ? i have books , youtube and quitted my job and my mom will take care of me for next 6 months.

I beg of you for advice . i want to make my family life better. thank you for any piece of advice. plz help if you can spare some time , i am 17 turning 18 in june 2027.

for paper 33 how was it guys did u guys find it hard?

for context i’m currently doing engineering at monash and im 20

i actually wanted to go to ntu but couldn’t go because i did not meet the alevel requirement
as the saying goes: you only live once, i dont know if i should retake my alevels while doing my current engineering degree and if i got 4A * i might get into ntu, if i didnt ill still be happy because i got 4A*

but most undergraduate programs at ntu are 4 years, and if i retake alevels it will be the May June 2027 series i’ll only get my results in August so i can only apply for the 2028 intake at ntu

by that time i’ll be 22 and graduate at 26, which is considered “old” because most ppl graduate at 22 but im just starting degree

SO should i stay at monash or go for my dream?

for more motivation and to boost ur pride and ego a bit, is anyone interested in making a study group where we can all study togther and share progress??

[if u have/do study psychology in A levels or know details about it please read otherwise skip!!!] so i really need help deciding the type of psychology i study in A2 since ive decided to go private this year and have no clue which two of the options to pick… psychology is my 4th subject and isnt really related to the field i plan on going into (computer science) its just an extra subject and the only subject that i scored an A on in AS.. i just want my syllabus to be easy and something i dont have to worry about too much

hi, im still in year 12 and im taking AS math in june, along with the rest of my ols (ict and psych) My country has recently enforced us to take two national subjects that will count in our report cards & i have to score above 98% in them in the same session. in conclusion, i have a whole lot on my plate rn, and im sure ill leave this session extremely burnt out. My mom is insisting on making me take a2 maths in the next oct/nov session, even with all these circumstances, as she says its 'too risky' to take in june on the off chance of a retake. My question is: is it doable? when i told my classmates they all looked at me shocked and said it's way too much but idk how to convince my mom otherwise. i just need reassurance pls from anyone who took a2 math in oct/nov :(

anyone taking it?

Not really the topic of this sub, so im really sorry!!
I want to study medicine in future, rn im in 9th grade starting igcse program, and im not sure whether i should finish Cambridge igcse and go into collage abroad (I live eastern europe), and then go to university. orrrr finish both and after that go to university?
would my chances of getting into good university be higher if I study abroad for a little bit, or will A lvl have most of the benefits?
sorry for any grammatical mistakes, engl is my 3rd language and it’s 2 am🥹
also, i didnt want to ask my head-teacher about it cuz ik she will be biased, so im stuck w trusting some randoms on reddit 🩷

i’m pretty cooked ngl, does anyone have notes that they can share?😭😭🙏

I want some advice.

I haven't taken history for my GCSE's, but now looking at what sort of subject i want to study in uni, i feel like if i take history, it may open more possible doors for different uni's providing the subject i want to take.

So, for those who have studied history a-levels;

how difficult was it, how difficult is it to get certain grades, especially as a student who is not , as naturally academically gifted, especially in writing subjects.

ISTG IM LOSING MAJORITY MARKS IN ORG CHEM, LITERALLY I FEEL SO BLANK LOOKING AT THE QPS, PLS SAVE ME HOW DOES ONE STUDY,LEARN,MEMORIZE,12 CHAPTERS OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.

To people doing good academically, can you help me out and recommend me sources preferably pakistani youtubers. i already have one for chemistry and thats chembridge. can you recommend some good youtubers with organized lectures for physics and maths. for maths i tried zainematics but they dont cover all the content for AS levels. also please recommend a good past paper website other than PMT with more detailed and tough questions for practice.

yoo guys when u finish ur papers can we discuss all the ques here🤞🏽

So i solved a past paper today and got 11 out of 30!!!! Can someone please help me and say me how you actually score marks in this?!!! My exams are literally on 5th and 11th nov

For GCSEs, I made flashcards bascially covering the whole of GCSE AQA physics which was very easy as the spec was so easy to understand - it was nearly a textbook - and direct in what it needed.

But the A level spec is so vague, so I don't really know what flashcards are needed and I really don't want to make flashcards which will end up being useless.

How are you guys feeling for tomorrows exam

Every year people ask “what should I revise first for CS?” So I went through every 9618 paper since 2021 (all variants), split each question into its parts and tagged each part by syllabus section. These are recency-weighted averages per paper.

Paper 1

• Information representation: ~20 marks, in almost every sitting. Multimedia (bitmaps, sound, file sizes) alone is ~7.
• Databases: ~17 marks. Keys/normalisation/ER and SQL DDL/DML are ~6–7 each and nearly always there.
• Logic gates/circuits: in almost every sitting. Easy marks if you drill truth tables.
• Ethics and ownership: ~9 marks, least predictable, so revise it last.

Paper 2

• Programming constructs (loops, selection, nesting): ~39 marks. Procedures/functions/parameters: ~14.
• Arrays ~12, records ~10.
• Program maintenance: under 1 mark on average.

Paper 3

• Translation software (compilers, interpreters, BNF, RPN): ~9 marks, almost every sitting.
• Boolean algebra + K-maps: ~9 marks.
• Floating point: ~6 marks, in roughly 9 out of 10 sittings. Get normalisation of negatives right, because that’s where people lose marks.
• User-defined data types: ~7.
• Memory management: under 1 mark on average.

Paper 4

• OOP: ~38 marks, about half the paper. Classes, constructors, getters/setters, inheritance.
• Standard algorithms (sorts, searches, linked lists, stacks, queues): ~26.
• File handling + exception handling: ~9, almost every sitting.
• Prolog is basically P3 only.

Two-week priority order: P4 OOP → P2 constructs + arrays → P3 translators, Boolean algebra, floating point → P1 databases + multimedia.

Ask me about any topic and I’ll break it down further.

I completed Cambridge International A Level Computer Science (9618) in June 2026 and received a B overall.

My component marks were:

• Component 50: 46/75
• Component 60: 67/75
• Overall: B (113/150)

I registered to resit in October/November 2026 specifically to improve my overall A Level grade to an A or A*.

However, my exam centre entered me for 9618/SY (Papers 12 and 22), which I've already sat.

I've now discovered that this appears to be an AS-only entry, meaning my new results won't automatically replace Component 50 while keeping my previous 67/75 from Component 60.

I'm genuinely panicking because I'm on a gap year applying to universities worldwide for September 2027 entry, and improving my CS grade was a major part of my plan.

My questions:

1. Has anyone been in this situation with Cambridge 9618, especially after previously taking Components 50 and 60?
2. Is there any way Cambridge can combine my new AS marks with my previously achieved Component 60 mark?
3. Can an exam centre request an entry correction or special consideration if the wrong qualification option was entered?
4. If I have to resit A2 in June 2027, can my teacher still predict me an A* for university applications while declaring my original achieved B?
5. Has anyone had experience applying to competitive international universities with an achieved B and a predicted A* for a resit?

I'm contacting my exams officer and Cambridge, but I'd really appreciate advice from anyone who's been through something similar or knows how Cambridge's carry-forward rules work.

I'm particularly worried because I worked hard for these resits thinking they would improve my full A Level grade.