How to ACE Your A Levels: Inspired by Student Success Stories. We Tell You What Your Teachers Don't.

by Anshul Raja, Minesh Karia

Updated for 2018 and applicable for exams in 2019-2021, How to ACE your A-Levels teaches you how to ACE your exams. No matter how smart or behind you may think you are this book will teach you how to revise… properly! This is my story. I was an average student in a typical state school. I was by no means a ‘geek’ or conversely, a ‘bad-boy’. I was just a normal guy. I went to all my lessons and did my homework. I did everything my teachers told me to. BUT, I failed my AS levels. I was shocked, how did I fail when school had given me all the information I needed to pass the exams? I knew it was something to do with the way I worked and the solution would be to rectify my revision technique. I formulated a handful of simple strategies tailored to the specific type of learning in each of my subjects. I created detailed plans on how to absorb the information to perform and achieve my target of at least 3 A’s out of 4 subjects. One year later, I finished college with 4 A grades. At university, I used the same principles and techniques to motivate myself, and it worked. Since my AS levels, I have never failed an exam, and I have full faith that I never will. I left UCL (University College London) with a first class honours degree. My results were in the top 5 percent of the year and I was awarded with a commendation of excellence by the Dean of Students. Over time, with the help of the co-author of this book, I gathered all these techniques and produced a 3 step plan for students. In the first step, method, we tell you what top students do to secure top marks in exams. Here we cover repetition theory, the most effective memorisation techniques and discuss how to tailor your learning technique to the subjects you are taking. Step 2 is the ‘Study Cycle’. For years I’ve heard the term ‘work hard’ thrown around with no explanation. I believe ‘working hard’ is a skill in itself which must be understood and practiced as much as any A level subject. Here we provide case studies and examples of other students and their day to day habits during the academic year to help you gauge how much is enough. Step 3 is ‘Motivation’. This section provides the fuel for the ‘Study Cycle’. We show you how to increase your attention span through simple and effective tricks. Furthermore, we discuss the damaging insecurities that hold you back from reaching your maximum potential and help you tackle them head on. Read this book and you will be armed with techniques that will help you ACE your A-levels and equip you for any other exams during the rest of your life.

131 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 16, 2014

About the author

Anshul Raja is the author of 'How to ACE Your GCSEs' and co-author of 'How to ACE Your A-Levels', the number one best selling eBooks in Amazon's secondary education category. He believes that any student, irrespective of their previous academic record, can be successful when afforded the right tools and motivation. Anshul sets out to prove this by showcasing the techniques and skills he developed through his own achievements. His strategies focus on all aspects of the study cycle, and teach students how to tailor them for their own needs to maximise their potential. Anshul specialises in derivatives trading; he began his career within investment banking operations at Goldman Sachs and has since gained a variety of experience across the financial services industry. He holds a Bachelors of Engineering, graduating with first class honours from University College London, and is accredited on the Dean's List for academic excellence.

Reviews

[Patricia Hutchings · Rating 4 out of 5]

As an adult I can safely say one needs to read this before you start your A levels, or asap after starting them.

The book covers how to schedule and study and minimum mnemonics. It really doesn’t cover the psychology of memory and recall which is good to know.

I suggest this is a good starting point during the summer holiday before starting the A levels. Then combine it with a few chapters on how the brain, memory and recall works. Followed by a book on mnemonics- such as Loci, Roman Room and Journey methods, as well as mind mapping and blurting.

[Nomusa Sibiya · Rating 5 out of 5]

Study method and cyle

I only realised I had potential when I rewrote my 12th grade exams , I would exceptionally do well in class tests and I was invited to join some study group , I must say the group members really impacted my life especially academically . Now I'm a 2nd year uni student and I've just bought this book and I'm willing to give it a try (even though it's 2nd semester) and I believe it will be very effective next year when I do my last year . Thank you authors !! I needed all the resources in this book!!

[Roudrick Hassan · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great

Got the gcse book and now the a level great book, Got 5 A* on Gcse and aiming for 4 A on a levels

[Matilda · Rating 3 out of 5]

LMFAO Y THIS ON GOODREADS

[Owen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The revision techniques and things about how to plan for your exams were all great tips however it assumes at the start that you would want to make lots of money and live a lavish life style.

[Han · Rating 3 out of 5]

I wish I found this book before it was too late! I'm awaiting my AS level results and hopefully I can apply everything I've learnt here into my A2s and resits if need be. But honestly I was at rock bottom when I bought this not expecting it to be helpful but it honestly was amazing and the way I think about productivity and time management is very different now.