Year 12 exam review – Zara S

Year 12 exam review – Zara S

With the prospect of year 13 looming, the past 4 days have meant a lot to some, and a bit less to others. With up to 8 exams in half a week, I salute you. The aching wrists, bumps on fingers (mainly possessed by those taking 3 essay subjects), numerous ink stained palms, and some maths related tears, here is your year 12 exam run down, by the lower sixth themselves… 

Biology:

“Blocked it out, repressed it out my memory”

Chemistry:

“I wish I stabbed myself with the burette again, that practical exam was more painful”.

Physics:

“Shock horror”

Maths:

“Shocking, disgraceful, wanted to bludgeon my eyeballs out with a protractor”

“No comment, I don’t want to cry”

“[words that can not be disclosed on the bubble], thanks”

Further maths:

“To be honest easier then the normal maths exam”

“I now possess a deep rooted hatred for Ferris wheels”

Computing:

“EASY”

English lit:

“T hods paper was surprisingly nice”

“Paper was good, but that it is outweighed by the noise of sir’s tap shoes he wears around the assembly  hall”

English lang:

“Boring, but good, lots to talk about, pulled through with an A”

PRE:

“Peachy”

History:

“Questionable”

“Don’t know how to feel”

Politics:

“Beautiful, thank you mr Barraclough 🙏”

“Made checks and balances my [ a word that can not be disclosed on the bubble]” 

*for reference the politics students had not yet received their essays back, opinions may have been changed

Geography:

“Fine, it was fine…” “really I heard it was awful”

“Stupid question about limited strategies, made me malfunction at my desk”

Psychology:

“Thought I was good at psychology before this paper”

“Social attachment can leave”

“Mixed emotions”

Media:

“Alright actually”

“Very long, a lot of typing that’s it really”

Music:

“Questionable help from a certain music teacher”

“Interesting dancing to the listening”

PE:

“Delectable”

“Would do again”

Business:

“Most boring paper I have ever sat”

“Had a quick nap”

“Made me realise I should’ve done core maths”

Btec business and entrepreneurship:

Economics:

“Got bored and went to the loo for 20 minutes”

“Don’t remember”

“Grade boundaries are out to get me”

all statements were written by the students about the exams they took themselves, and will remain anonymous.