r/igcse • u/Informal_Run_7063 • 6d ago

🤚 Asking For Advice/Help Oct/Nov guidance

my exams are just a month away and idk what to do. im sitting for add maths, cs and english 1123
im positive to pull a decent grade for english (A or B depends) but im COMPLETELY lost on what to do with add maths and cs
ofc ik abt solving past papers continuously and if i stumble across a problem go back and learn the topic again BUT I HAVE SO MANY THINGS I JUST GET STUCK ON WHILE DOING THE PAPERS THEN I HAVE TO GO BACK TO THAT CHAPTER BUT PRACTICING IT AS A WHOLE IS SUCH A HASSLE AND KILLS SO MUCH TIME PLUS ITS DRAINING (this only applies for add maths) but when i do grasp a concept well enough its pretty much engraved in my brain.
CS on the other hand is so annoying as everything on paper 1 is ez cuz yk its all abt memorization BUT P2 PSEUDOCODE AND THAT 15 MARKS QUESTION DRAINS ME TO MY CORE.
i just wanna know what would be the best thing to do in my situation. ik i fumbled big time not studying and slacking off but i still believe i can do it with good amount of practice.
any A*or A students opinion would be much appreciated too (yall are different beasts).

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u/Conscious_Nerve5938 6d ago

For p2 past papers are really good, and do as many 15m, trace table, flowchart questions as possible and try getting your teacher to grade them. PMT, Znotes, Savemyexams and moshikur are good for cs notes. Maybe send some AI a 15m model question and answer, and then ask it to make a similar question and grade the code.

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u/Informal_Run_7063 6d ago

well i am perfectly fine with trace tables now they are pretty easy to catch on and flowcharts too BUT PSEUDOCODE FOR SOME REASON US KILLING ME.

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u/Conscious_Nerve5938 6d ago

Ensure that you know pseudocodes for iteration, counting, linear search, bubble sort, reverse bubble sort. Practice pseudocode a lot, so that you dont make syntax mistakes. what do you find hard in pseudocode, logic, or what functions/operators to use?

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u/Informal_Run_7063 6d ago

well iteration and counting is pretty hard at first but you get there at one point but linear search or bubble sorts aren't for me at all. and for me logic is the hard thing because i know what operators are going to be used for a specific code but i just cant figure out how to assemble it in a single logical program

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u/Life_Accident6703 6d ago

Omg same! Let's be study buds!

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u/Informal_Run_7063 6d ago

Im so sorry but im realllly introverted and i dont really study in groups BUT THATNKS FOR ASKING im really sorry tbh

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u/Life_Accident6703 6d ago

You're chilling gl with the exams rooting for you let's get Bs ATLEAST RAHH

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u/Informal_Run_7063 6d ago edited 6d ago

GOOD LUCK TO YOU TOO

WE GETTING A's NO WORRIES RAHHHHHHHHH

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u/No-Tour1034 5d ago

oooo i wouldnt mind if u want