trains, exams, digging, tunnels, alevels blah blah blah.

LookingToSee —

Imagine. a train. one of them old fashion ones with a locomotive.

now imagine you're digging a tunnel through a mountain. and you've been digging for two years. that's me.

and the train is coming, high speed, and now its so close its also doing that whistling sound, on top of the chug-chuging. and that's putting you more on the edge...the whistle.

and you're digging and you havent finished the tunnel but you'v managed to make a small dent to other side, or somehow you've made this picture in your head of what's it like on the other side and you cant wait to get there. you're pretty much DESPERATE to get to the other side by now.

but you're still digging, frantically digging, digging digging digging

if i dont get this digging done the train will crash. and i'll be there. right in between the wall of the tunnel and the oncoming train.

im not even writing this on a break. i'd have to be revising to be taking a break. This train is huge. it looks huge, it sounds huge it IS huge. it's TOO huge.

 

and then there's this saying "tie your camel and put your trust in Allah subhanahuwata'ala" i cant even follow this saying. coz i cant do knots it seems.

 

21/06/12. that's when we'll know if the train crashed or not.

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ive never felt that wa before. ive always been a just do it as it come and let it be kinda girl. i dont know why im so ...whatever this time. i think its because i got a peak at the other side. i want it so bad. i want my freedom. 15 years in education. i want out. i want out nice and neat and clean cut. no dragging luggage around and compromising.

I WANT TO PASS MY ALEVELS. ARGH.

Hummus — Wed, 6 Jun 2012 - 16:00

The digging will slowly but surely come to an end. Yet, you'll be learning and digging your whole life, whilst at Uni, work, and until your time comes to an end.

Just try not to think about your A-Levels too much and Im sure you'll get the grades you've been working hard towards, i'A. My duas are with you! Ive forgotten i still have three exams remaining! And im not worrying about any of the exams I've already taken! Too much stress on my head then!

Northen Southener — Wed, 6 Jun 2012 - 17:36

how gutted will you be if you get squashed by the train and when you're on the "other side" you realise that if only you'd dug a little bit faster you'd have made it. I'd advise you give it as much over 100% as you possibly can - that way, even if you do get squashed at least you won't be gutted by thinking "if only tried that little bit harder towards the end" cos you would have tried the max hardness possible (does that even make sense? you know what I mean though right?)

You — Wed, 6 Jun 2012 - 19:01

The secret is knowing that they dont care about what you know but how well you answer exam questions.

Time for learning is over and now you must learn to answer exam questions.

Find exam questions, practice exam questions.

Find more exam questions, practice exam questions.

Find even more exam questions, practice exam questions.

I think the train will be more than fine. Its a darn shame if it decides to take a long rest at the next stop though.

TPOS — Wed, 6 Jun 2012 - 19:10

It's never to late to try.
I'm sure you don't want to be haunted by these results like your drama results.
You may want it to be over but it's not over yet, so finish it with style before giving up on this education, please!

Saying that, you'll probably still get get better grades than me lool...but I'm trying not to give up - what a complete waste of two years would that be, if I just gave in now?!!

LookingToSee — Wed, 6 Jun 2012 - 19:23

[quote=TPOS] what a complete waste of two years would that be, if I just gave in now?!![/quote]

 

if WE give up now. digging's tiring...

 

and Admin, you're right. and that's what im doing. exam questions. and learning along the way..but there's SO much to do.

and the train will just be doing a normal stop at the next station but it'll be changing tracks from there.

You — Wed, 6 Jun 2012 - 20:16

Do you know what you need to know?

Learn what you need to know.

there is no technique - dont get lost in strategy.

Make sure you can answer the questions.pick and choose to use the time you have for the best most effective bits.

I cant see how it can be down to technique unless it was to learn everything (which unless you have photographic memory would be troublesome).

Relax and work through it methodically.

TPOS — Wed, 6 Jun 2012 - 20:21

I mean I was doing a massive timeline thing but that may not be helpful so I may have wasted time there but I don't want to leave the timeline unfinished either :/

I know *how* to answer the Qs but don't know all the details which would go in that's why I used the timeline.

But timelines don't have enough analysis.

TPOS — Wed, 6 Jun 2012 - 22:24

[quote=Lilly]

is it going to take very long? if not, finish it off. essay writing exams are a bit different to chem and math and such exams.

 

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Yep it would take long. I lost an hour eating...chilling with the family, forgot I had exam revision - seriously! :| and then praying etc.

TPOS — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 - 02:51

[quote]Q) I am 16 years old. im am doing my gcse (exams) .is there any dua i can read so i can pass my exams because i am really worried



A) Recite, ‘Rabb inniy maghloobun fantasir’ as much as possible.

'O my Lord, certainly I am overpowered. So help me.'



and Allah Ta'ala Knows Best



Mufti Ebrahim Desai [/quote]