HOW I GOT A* IN A LEVEL BIOLOGY | TOP revision tips, resources, notes & websites to ace your exams!
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- These are my TOP TIPS for bagging that A* in A level biology! I hope you found this video useful and make sure to check out the websites and notes linked down below!
~Websites~
- studymind.co.uk/resource/aqa-... (There are other boards as well)
- mmerevise.co.uk/a-level-biolo...
- www.physicsandmathstutor.com/...
~notes~
- www.biorevise.net/
- (notion notes) jet-gladiolus-aaf.notion.site...
- quizlet.com/anwen132/folders/...
Notion list with mistakes link:
www.notion.so/Mistakes-from-t...
~notion tutorial~
• How to Take Notes in M...
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Thank you thank you thank you for sharing your Notion page, you're such a lifesaver!
Thank you!!❤❤❤ your notes are so organised and clear and straight to the point. Thanks for sharing them 🌻❤
Jazakallah khair for the notes they are so so useful may Allah reward you endlessley honestly and make things easy for you just as you have made things easy for me!! xxxxx
Thank you so much for this amazing video, your notes and your flashcards! ❤️
Omg, I am so happy to find your channel please upload more videos about Biology because it's my major and this is my first year I will be starting soon and am really nervous.
ahh thank you!! finding bio exams quite difficult so this really helpful!! also ur so gorgeous🥰🥰
JazakAllah khair for all the help🥹💗 As an extremely stressed out A level student who has her cies coming up, these were so helpful for me🤌 your chem video really helped me out too! Thanks for the video, im so grateful for these incredibly useful sources, these are veryyyy helpful😭🤝
i got a U in yr12 cuz i wasn't serious about biology now yr 13 stressing me out, I don't know how I will get a B. I'm constantly revising now but when I do exam questions I keep getting them wrong and it just demotivates me.
It can definitely be demotivating when you get questions wrong, you still have a lot of time so make sure to be consistent with your work. I would recommend blurting and flashcards to ensure the knowledge is consolidated and that will help in answering questions. Also note down what you get wrong so that you can get it right next time that helped me a lot when preparing for my exams, good luck in your exams!💪🏼☺️
do you mind sharing an update
Yo can you give an update? My year 12 ain’t looking so good
Same
@@de_me_in_hasty2303delete all social media and focus on your revision. best decision ive ever made
Thank you so much for the notes❤
Thank you so much Halim am starting A level so I'll try your advice
Amazing video!! Thank you 😁😁
I think this video has ✨️inspired✨️ me. These tips are definitely going to help thank you :)
This video really helps me. thank you so much
Wow. This video is amazing. I haven't heard of some of these websites but looking at them they look so helpful. Thank you so much.
Glad it was helpful!
Mashallah this is amazing. Your notes are amazing and so detailed covering all the content. You need to make a chemistry one, we need the tips!
Oh I’ve seen the chemistry one on your page jazakallah khair
I’m happy they were useful!!☺️
@@alexanderedits9917 where did u find it, i cant seem to find it?
Thank you for the information.☺
Thanks, l really find your notes help.
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Thanks 🎉
thank you so much sis, your notes are very helpful. im in year12 and biology makes me want to cry but alhumdullilah this video helped a lot.
I’m so happy they were helpful! Good luck in your exams☺️💪
Thank you, I will try these tips as I have mocks in January
Good luck!😊
Heyy! I'm 1 month into year 12 and I'm getting a bit stressed about bio. But this video was SUPER helpful and I'm so grateful :)) tysmm!
I’m happy it was helpful, Good luck in your a levels!☺️💪🏼
im in y13 and 8months in and im still stressed
@@sullym9383 so real
Thanks so so much! xx
Biology is literally my weakest subject 😭 but thank you for these helpful tips!
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It was so much of a helpful!
Thank you ❤!!!
Thank you so much for this!
Glad it was helpful!😊
Mashallah You’re the best and the kindest! I wish you success in medical school.
Thank you so much!☺️
Jazakallah Khairan
Thank U so much
Really good video👍
Thank you!（＾∇＾）
me watching this video even though i'm at uni and didn't even do alevel bio lol heyyy ur my fave youtuber ever ur voice is so
AHAHAHA i frickin luv uuuu
Lovely 😍😍
thank you so much for this, would you be able to upload the notion notes you showed at the end with all the mistakes from papst papers? thank you
Your welcome! Yes sure I just added it to the description box ;)
Mashallah sister for this im dog. Equivalent exams for a level thank u sm❤❤🥰
hii, I just wanted to ask- I've did some topic tests on bio so like on the core concepts and I did pretty well on them however when it comes to the tests that teachers give it's more application of knowledge rather than full on theory based questions so my question is how do you tackle application questions? Because sometimes the can be so difficult and I have no clue Wats going on😭
Yeah I get you the thing that makes biology hard is the application questions - my tip would be first of all to make sure that you are doing as many application questions as possible so you expose yourself to the different types of questions. Second, try to understand the terminology of the questions, for example words such as “suggest”, “define”, “explore”, “evaluate” etc., (revision world has a nice page on exam technique). Finally make sure to focus on the mark scheme and any recurring statements that come up in certain types of questions, this will help you a LOT in knowing what to say, for e.g., in questions about evaluating certain trials on mice and the effectiveness of the “drug” that is being tested, “the drug has not been tested on humans” is almost always a point, as basic as it sounds. Good luck in your exams!😊💪🏼
@@luluhalim okay, thank you so much! I'll take that on board😁
Salam, if you don't mind me asking which textbook did you use to get the notion notes from? Was it a a CGP revision guide as i've heard nearly everyone uses them
Salam, I used the main Biology AQA textbook to make my notion notes. I haven’t used the CGP books personally for A levels, but yeah I’ve heard they’re quite good
This is so helpful tysmmm💗
Is is it enough to undertand the textbook and study your notes in addition to solving pastpapers?
also what about the practical exam do you have tips for that?
again tysm جزاك الله خير💗
Yes That’s enough! Make sure that you’re reviewing the information you’re getting wrong in past papers + understanding the mark scheme.
For the practical exam I mainly did mind maps really and blurting + the occasional essay practice at school so focusing on that would be helpful.
Wa iyaki💕☺️
@@luluhalim okay inshallah 💗
asalamalaykum i’d just like to ask. do you think that i could use your notes for the edexcel board? thank you ☺️
Yes I think they could work however make sure to check your specification and see if any information needs to be added or removed 😊
Hi! so, I've already started taking notes from the AQA textbook + practise questions, so i was just wondering if taking notes from the textbook (and then doing questions) is equally as good as the note resources you used for bio/chem?
For Biology I took notes from the textbook and that was mainly what I did, I only used the note resources when I was struggling to understand the textbook and wanted different wording - for chemistry though I mainly used chemrevise as it had all the notes and only wrote notes when I needed to memorise stuff.
I would say experiment a bit and find the best way that suits you, Good luck!😊
Any tips for using highlighters for A-Level Biology I.e. certain colours for certain aspects etc.?
Hello, I didn’t really use highlighters that much - I would only really highlight key words or underline key definitions etc.,
Hi Lulu! You genuinely inspire me to work hard and aim for a high score on my A levels. Could you please do a video on how you scored an A* on your Arabic A level, it really would help. LYSMM
Hi thank you for your kind words!!😊 I actually didn’t do arabic A level haha I just did the GCSE and that was mainly cause I grew up speaking arabic :)) wish you all the best!
@@luluhalim aww thank you for taking your time to reply to my comment, means a lot to me 💖. Would really love to see more study tip videos and methods from you. Keep pushing, your half way there 💗
I’m writing my Biology, Chemistry & Business in Oct/Nov, but I’m only about 80% done with the syllabus, Got any advice for me?😫😩
I have got 90 days till my AS exams begin, my Bio and Chem and physics syllabus are not complete. Is it possible for me to Ace my exams?
Hello, just messaging to ask if your notes on notion cover the entire spec?
They do cover the entire spec yes, however I would still use the specification alongside them😁
thank you so much but i want to ask whether i can write answers in my own words and giving the same meaning as the marking scheme it should be exactly the same with the same vocabs
Heya as long as you include the key words that are mentioned in the mark scheme then it should be fine! Usually the mark scheme specifies what exactly you get a mark for so I’d say use that as a reference
@@luluhalim thx so mush honey u really saved me as my exam is after 2 days
@@ainalnaemghidari7717 aw good luck hope you do well!😊
Thank you so much, can you add notion notes for chemistry also, please?
Heya I didn’t make chemistry notes on notion I primarily used the chemrevise notes as they covered everything :)
Thanks sister
Hello,am doing edxcel as my exam board,do these techniques work as well??
Hello, yes definitely I think they’d all work for edexcel! Good luck :)
Assalamualikum sisterr! its so nice to see a fellow sister explaining a level stuff :)
I just want to say i am done with my igcse and im a month away from entering yr 12 or AS level soo i wanted to ask can i use your aqa biology notes for caie as level too? im sorry im just really confused about the exam boards.
p.s im sorry if i made any mistakes english isnt my first language! :)
Walaikum assalam, Congratulations!
I’m not sure if it’d have the content you need, I’d suggest looking at the caie a level board specification and maybe comparing it to the AQA and seeing if they match to make sure you’re not missing any content
By its time !! Actually tomorrow is my biology exam and im not motivated at all bcz of the so much stress that our hight school put us at.. but hopefully after this video my brain will know that the paper of the exam will be in front of me within 24 hrs 😢
I have my exams in10 days. I feel like ik the content but when i do pastpapers i am boank. I never made notes or flashcards. Now i am just stuck and idk what to do. I dont know how to study. Its so overwhelming. Everyone just seems to talk about do past papers do notes do that. But idek the concept. How do i meemorise? How do i not go blank when questions come up infront of me.
Okay its quite a tricky situation that you can learn from for next time; but for now I’d say have a look at the specification and focus on memorising it and writing it down, + link it to the mark scheme when certain questions come up and focus on the high yield content and key words. You’ll have to do many past papers and see what content comes up often and write it down. It’ll need a lot of work but is doable as long as you focus and organise yourself by topics each day
@luluhalim thank you, so much ❤️
What does the numbers under priority mean on your notion?
Also why is there a “once” check box on ur notion?
The number under priority is for a levels in 2023 where the boards gave us list of the topics that would come up,
And the once check box is for whether i did the first review on it or not?
During class my teachers are always saying by learning the text book you can only get a B and we have to go listen to lectures podcasts ext for an a* I’m still rather confused of how this is useful for the exam when I barley have time for normal revision let alone listening to whole podcasts??
Im not sure if maybe different boards have different requirements but I would suggest reading the specification clearly and seeing what exactly you have to do. For me I just used the textbook and the specification. It might be that theyre referring to the essay, if you are doing AQA, where there are a couple of marks that need extra knowledge outside of the spec, but you can still get an A* if you do not mention anything. Good luck!😊
@@luluhalim I’m doing ocr A so no essays idk?
@@lay_laa24 Yeah then it should be fine, just make sure to read the specification and it will tell you exactly what you need to know
Hello Congratz on everything btw is the note taking website free ? Thanks
Thank you, if you mean notion then yes it’s free!
this was so helpful thank you!
just letting you know the notion notes aren’t opening anymore :/
I’m happy it was useful! The notes should be working now I’ve updated the link (not sure why it keeps doing that)🙌🏻
I’m in year 11. On my gcse mocks from March i got a grade 2 in biology. I do foundation and i revised even though i feel demotivated all the time. I tried to aim for a grade 4 and i tried my best so i can do higher tier instead and switch from Btec to A levels but now it’s too late:( I was planning on trying to do higher tier for maths and science so i can do Biology, psychology, drama and maths for A levels but my grades are too low. But i already did my gcses and tbh they weren’t hard as much as the mocks were. InshaAllah i pass.
How did your GCSE results go??
@@izzyy.930 unfortunately i only passed English language and literature i got a 4 in both of that subject. however i failed everything else. on maths i got a 2, science i got a 32, geography i got a 2, art i got a 3, Religious studies i got a 3 and Spanish i got a 3. i passed my gcse English speaking exam and my Spanish listening and speaking exam. idk what job i can do now. my dad shouted at me for failing. i can only re sit maths but nothing else, my college won’t allow me to re sit science.
@@honitahussain5029 inshaallah everything will be alright
@@de_me_in_hasty2303 idk what job to do since i have bad gcse results. plus if i get student load when the bank gives me an allowance if i want to go to university, i have to pay them back and that’s expensive. my sister told me it’s harder to get a job if you do an apprenticeship instead of going to uni
Hi i am taking A level Chesmisty privately is it possible to get an A*
Yes definitely possible! Make sure you organize your time well and you will definitely be able to do well, good luck!💪🏼😊
I love this and a hijabi in the study tube community 🥺💕
Just subscribed ❤
Aww thank you so much I absolutely love your videos!❤️💞
hi I’ve checked your chemistry notes but some have empty pages
Heya yeah for chemistry I didn’t actually make any notes I mainly just used chemrevise and used the notion page as a tracker instead
@@luluhalim thank you Ramadan Mubarak !
jazakallah
Could you share your notion template?
I’ve shared my notes in the description box, I’m not exactly sure how to share them as a template but I’ll look into it!
@@luluhalim Oh nevermind then, I can adjust the way you've organized ur notes my way :) theres no need for a template
Hi just asking have you always got good grades from year 12 to 13 😭
Heya sorry for the late reply! I defo had some moments where I’d get lower grades in some quizzes / mocks, and that’s completely natural. But the most important thing is to learn from those and focus on how to prevent it from happening next time :)
How did you take notes in class? Was notion class notes or revisions notes?
I used Notion for revision notes, tbh I didn’t really take notes during class, I would usually just open the textbook and make my revision notes from it and then brush up on them after I come home. Sometimes I would write up some important bits if they related to content in my exam etc.,
@@luluhalim thank you ☺️ i had my sixth form transition day today and had my first biology transition lesson
@@imisiee wow! good luck in your studies😊
Can you make a video on how you got into med school?
Yup I’m planning to make it soon!😁
I have around 3 months left! Is it too late to start now :(
Its never too late! 3 months is enough to start reviewing the content and practicing to make sure you get a good grade! Start out with writing out a schedule on how / when you’ll cover the different topics and then it should be fine, good luck!
Did u ever use the notes from your teacher? Or just textbook
Not really I tended to just use the the textbook and the specification as the exams are written externally
@@luluhalim oh alr thank you 🙏🏽
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I need for computer pls
Do we get transcripts for o level IGCSE
Heya sorry not too sure what you mean by transcripts? As in specification?
@@luluhalim it's MarkSheet....can we get grade equalence certificate with % of marks because in Indian colleges they ask equalence certificate they don't accept grade
@@traveltraveller I’m not too sure about that to be honest sorry. I’m assuming someone at your school would know so potentially ask around
Hi Alaa do you know any TH-camr of a level biology and chemistry
Bio rach for bio
@@isabdel3975 Thanks dear God bless you exceedingly and abundantly
@@isabdel3975 dear some chemistry too
@@Ivo834 Machemistryguy channel
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Hi !! amazing video :) I am going to resit biology this year and got a B ( 5 marks from an A) do you think it would be possible to get an A* with 7 months of studying ?
My friend got a D for her AS biology exam (in Wales we still have those) and she resat it alongside her A2 exams in year 13 and came out with an A* overall. It's 100% possibly but you really have to put in the work and time. She was more stressed than the rest of us but she did I by adjusting her studying; I'm pretty sure she gave up note-taking and just did space repetition and active recall.
Yes definitely it is possible! As long as you make sure to organise yourself well and put in the work it is definitely possible, Good luck!
@@luluhalim Thank you so much for the encouragement!
@@Nik-dc4ti aww thank you for the response! I will take that on board:)
Hey Sue, I'm retaking bio too, as I got a B aswell. I'm kinda struggling so if u don't mind can I have ur insta so we help each other out maybe if u want obvs
Mashalla
How can I access your notes
There’s a link in my description box it should work, tell me if it doesn’t!
Did you do aqa by any chance??
Yup :)
@@luluhalim your notion notes are really good, did you also make chem notion notes aswell? ☺️
@@kusuosaiki8966 thank you! I didn’t make notes for chem I used the chemrevise notes instead, they’re really helpful so I’d defo recommend them 😊
what exam board did you do?
I did AQA!
Assalam o Alaikum sister! I'm in Yr 12 and here a little too late, I have mocks for Biology in 7 days and I don't know anything. I don't know where to start and I keep beating myself up for losing months of time. I know it's because I am very sick and in and out of hospital. Right now I'm at a C/B and I'm not sure how I can achieve an A* in 7 days. My teacher has belief that I can do it, and I don't want to let her down.
Wa alaikum assalam! It must be quite hard to deal with this, firstly put behind any of the lost time in the past there’s no point dwelling over it now. In terms of studying, there are a few videos on youtube that go through all the content of each paper / topics, I’d recommend Primrose Kitten but there are other yt channels as well! These videos can help in giving a general idea and a summary of those topics. After watching them and making some notes, I’d recommend starting past papers and topic questions and focusing on simply just practicing and practicing.
Hopefully it works out and good luck!💪🏻
@@luluhalim thank you so much! I will schedule alot of time to watch these videos and go over content tonight + tomorrow. And will do exam practise for the rest of the week.
This might be a silly question but is 7 days really enough for someone to revise thoroughly and get a good grade?
Alot of it is just remembering the information again because I've done it before but my brain is still foggy from medications and hospital trauma. It makes everything so much worse 😭 especially because I don't want to break the trust of my teachers who say that I can achieve an A*
@@shahzadi.zafira__ how did it go?
@@funnelcake8175 omg I forgot to say. I got an A* for predicated grades for Chemistry
@@shahzadi.zafira__ thats really good you should be proud!! how did it go for biology?
are u in uwaterloo residence rn?
Nope 🙌🏻
@@luluhalim oh okay!! I actually saw videos of uwaterloo dorms, and they seemed similar to your background si I thought u might be in uwaterloo.
@@Abyss777 aah i see! Im in the uk haha😹
@@luluhalim oh lmao thats not even close to waterloo!
Salam sis not taking bio but loveee the video you are so beautiful Mashallah 🤍
what if i have one week left until my exam 💀
Hi do you think i should start studying for a level biology during the summer i am currently in yr 11 writing gcse
Heya, I wouldn’t recommend that at all! Make sure you completely relax and have fun this summer, and then you can start during year 12. There would be no point starting because two years is enough to cover a level bio and you have the summer of year 12 as well. Enjoy your summer!
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the first website MME is not for free 😭😭
Most of the resources like the past papers etc are free :)
As Salamu Alaykum Sis😊
Gotta do these things for Allah
JazakAllah Khair
However keep in mind watch out for the music as it is haram.
We must keep our deen outside of Salah Quran Dhikr dua etc too.
Omds u look exc like my cousin , u egyptian?
Ahah yes!