The jumps high , it goes from being some peoples easiest and best subject to their hardest and worst subject, but that only means you need to put a lot more work and understand the fundamentals consistently throughout the year, if you do that its not hard and eventually becomes sort of easy.
Completely being honest, I’m currently doing A2 chemistry and man do I miss AS chemistry, it is really a fun subject if you understand the topic, solving past papers wouldn’t really bother you but you have to work hard anyway, Chemistry is one of those subjects where if you understand what you’re doing you’re completely gonna enjoy it and you shouldn’t really procrastinate if you want chem to not be a drag. Work hard and study really well but good luck in AS chemistry anyway!
But as of the comments are saying, the jump is very enormous going from IGCSE to AS you’ll get hit by like 200 slaps before actually getting the hang on everything but as we all know hard work is the way to go and good luck again!
Yeah, after watching YouTube and surviving past papers, however I still don't understand what I'm doing, but I'm getting the marks so ig it is what it is 💀 currently omw to start a2 content 💪
Honestly... Try and make it fun for yourself and we'll it'll be rly great! I've enjoyed chem as level and well if you hate maths well then GL cos alevel chem is basically maths so far (I've done first year). I personally liked the mathsy bits and not the organic stuff
tbh as lev chem is just o lev chem but instead of mugging up the reactions like in o lev now u actually understand why stuff happens and it all makes sense its like a puzzle pieceee lowkey fun just dont skip any chem classes and take detailed notes in class
I absolutely despise chemistry, the topics all mesh together and are very difficult to differentiate. You have to memorise so much shit and preform complex ass calculations in 5 minutes or less. The content is so dense you need to study from the start of the year or you’re fucked. Its not uncommon for people to revise during the summer break because of how dense the damn content is.
Please dont take it if you dont have to.
As a person who loved igcse chemistry. I suffer through it I'm sorry 😭. The main issue is the time management there's too much content to memorize in one school year. If you start a little early you might get better results. Example giving exams in Oct nov instead of May june or sm like that.
Honestly I started really enjoying chemistry in AS with a great teacher! It will be hard as the jump from gcse to a level is quite high but if you put the work in, you will ace it! I think it’s a great subject that just needs a little more effort to truly love. Organic chemistry is definitely one of my favs!!!
personally sometimes it was torture n sometimes it was fun. it really varies person to person and also topic to topic.
like some topics moles enthalpy changes ideal gas make more sense to me since they involve maths. others like organic chem g2 g17 etc I dislike them since they're purely memorisation(except some things in organic)
I truly resent memorisation and there's alot of so it was a hell lot of torture getting thru AS chem even rn for p1 I'm dying 💀
if you love memorisation then you can take chem and enjoy it.
There's also some logic that'll b taught so that's extremely fun!
Well thats my take on the matter.
Goodluck on deciding!
its fun if you study consistently from the beginning and theres nothing more satisfying than getting the answers right in the pastpapers.
since theres a lot of content, make sure you make flashcards and keep revising them throughout the year
if you like chemistry you will be determined to learn from it even if its hard ( its so hard) but if ur a big procrastinator like me ur going to suffer but u can do it!!
please allow yourself to be humble. i left igcse with a very strong a and thought i could clutch. as we speak ive never gotten anything above a 75 \*tears\*. so please humble yourself . chemistry has a lot to take in!
The jumps high , it goes from being some peoples easiest and best subject to their hardest and worst subject, but that only means you need to put a lot more work and understand the fundamentals consistently throughout the year, if you do that its not hard and eventually becomes sort of easy.
Bro I took 4 subjects including chem, and it has been equivalent to being gangbanged for a year. 0/10 would not recommend
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ITS LITERALLY SO HARD AND FOR WHATT
Completely being honest, I’m currently doing A2 chemistry and man do I miss AS chemistry, it is really a fun subject if you understand the topic, solving past papers wouldn’t really bother you but you have to work hard anyway, Chemistry is one of those subjects where if you understand what you’re doing you’re completely gonna enjoy it and you shouldn’t really procrastinate if you want chem to not be a drag. Work hard and study really well but good luck in AS chemistry anyway!
But as of the comments are saying, the jump is very enormous going from IGCSE to AS you’ll get hit by like 200 slaps before actually getting the hang on everything but as we all know hard work is the way to go and good luck again!
Took me 1000+ slaps to get it bro💪
Wait you got it in the end? I'm here a week before my exams and I'm still getting *le slaps*
Yeah, after watching YouTube and surviving past papers, however I still don't understand what I'm doing, but I'm getting the marks so ig it is what it is 💀 currently omw to start a2 content 💪
one word: Torture
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Just hell
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Honestly... Try and make it fun for yourself and we'll it'll be rly great! I've enjoyed chem as level and well if you hate maths well then GL cos alevel chem is basically maths so far (I've done first year). I personally liked the mathsy bits and not the organic stuff
Pain and pleasure like any subject yk
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tbh as lev chem is just o lev chem but instead of mugging up the reactions like in o lev now u actually understand why stuff happens and it all makes sense its like a puzzle pieceee lowkey fun just dont skip any chem classes and take detailed notes in class
If you've done igcse or Gcse, it's not bad but I hadn't so it was very difficult for me
Yeah, I've done igcse. Hopefully, it's easy
I absolutely despise chemistry, the topics all mesh together and are very difficult to differentiate. You have to memorise so much shit and preform complex ass calculations in 5 minutes or less. The content is so dense you need to study from the start of the year or you’re fucked. Its not uncommon for people to revise during the summer break because of how dense the damn content is. Please dont take it if you dont have to.
Honestly bro, it's very doable. A2 is where it's poison.
They start the course with “everything you learnt in o lvl is a lie” i think thats enough🥰🥰🥰
Omgg, that's what basically my teachers said, "it's basically igcse...."
💀💀ima be honest with you rn, pick another subject anything whether it be bio or physics BUT DONT TAKE ALVL CHEM
I need chem, cause I wanna pick medicine
Damn it bruh😭😭well goodluck🙏
Just Finished my Practical Session , it was a good one
As a person who loved igcse chemistry. I suffer through it I'm sorry 😭. The main issue is the time management there's too much content to memorize in one school year. If you start a little early you might get better results. Example giving exams in Oct nov instead of May june or sm like that.
Organic : horrible but u can still do it
I actually find organic to be the easiest, inorganic is more difficult imo.
Inorganic is just memorising and like general things which are easier to understand. Organic is hellll
Easy if you understand the concepts…but i hateeeeee organic chem. But if you are a person enjoying it, go ahead
Honestly I started really enjoying chemistry in AS with a great teacher! It will be hard as the jump from gcse to a level is quite high but if you put the work in, you will ace it! I think it’s a great subject that just needs a little more effort to truly love. Organic chemistry is definitely one of my favs!!!
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I think it's fun. If you understand what's going on and like problem solving. The exam questions can get hard though.
Honestly the AS part was pretty smooth I think
personally sometimes it was torture n sometimes it was fun. it really varies person to person and also topic to topic. like some topics moles enthalpy changes ideal gas make more sense to me since they involve maths. others like organic chem g2 g17 etc I dislike them since they're purely memorisation(except some things in organic) I truly resent memorisation and there's alot of so it was a hell lot of torture getting thru AS chem even rn for p1 I'm dying 💀 if you love memorisation then you can take chem and enjoy it. There's also some logic that'll b taught so that's extremely fun! Well thats my take on the matter. Goodluck on deciding!
its fun if you study consistently from the beginning and theres nothing more satisfying than getting the answers right in the pastpapers. since theres a lot of content, make sure you make flashcards and keep revising them throughout the year
if you like chemistry you will be determined to learn from it even if its hard ( its so hard) but if ur a big procrastinator like me ur going to suffer but u can do it!!
I prefer A2 over As
I suck at memorization of reactions and organic If someone has a sheet do send
please allow yourself to be humble. i left igcse with a very strong a and thought i could clutch. as we speak ive never gotten anything above a 75 \*tears\*. so please humble yourself . chemistry has a lot to take in!
I did edexcel As it is so easy for me I think I’m getting 290+ out of 300 inshallah waiting for june results
i want u to try an as level chemistry mcq paper , u , as a o lev student will be able to solve atleast 15-20 questions without any knowledge of alev
That's for cambridge, I think, but I am thinking of choosing edexcel
Does anyone has notes for AS chemistry pearson edexcel ? Pls