gcse-help

[mossy nimbus]

Please use this channel for GCSE related content only.

[indigo axle]

omg finally

[fleet sky]

yayyy

Im in my first year of GCSEs, my school do it a year early so im year 9 and some of the course stuff is rly confusing lol

especially computer science

bbc bitesize is my best friend

[fleet sky]

has anyone found any other good resources that we can use for GCSEs? Just because lots of websites and apps are based on the american school system

[silver linden]

Even though it’s not GCSE, khan academy is always good for a general understanding of stuff

[fleet sky]

ok, thanks

[indigo axle]

im yr 11, so if you have any questions ask away

[indigo axle]

bitesize is for notes. best way to actually revise and learn is to do past papers

that should be your best friend

[fleet sky]

Ok thanks for the help

[indigo axle]

dm me if you want any help or useful links

[fleet sky]

ok thxxx

[unreal trench]

Pdfdrive.com
Write cgp on search bar
There is pdf revision guides for chemistry, biology and physics free to download. Just use an adblock prior to visiting the website.

Apparently they added a maths revision guide too

Anyways, free resources for revision

https://revisionworld.com/gcse-revision/gcse-exam-past-papers

Website for all kinds of past gcse papers

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what is gcse

[buoyant steeple]

Omg

My hero

[buoyant steeple]

General certification of secondary education

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is it the a levels

[buoyant steeple]

It is not American

So it doesn’t really affect us

It mainly is in Europe

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yeah ik

but I was just asking

[buoyant steeple]

Oh it’s a exam that you have to pass to graduate

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ik

its kind of like icse

in india

[buoyant steeple]

yoo

wassup

who needs gcse help

im ur man

[buoyant steeple]

what course`/

[vernal heart]

whats gcse

[snow nebula]

General certificate of secondary education

[karmic swift]

This is literally my Christmas present I'm so happy this exists

[fleet sky]

Computer science lol

[viscid cove]

Oh thank god this exists now

[hasty flicker]

GCSE folks thank god

Anyone taking econ

[runic swift]

They need to make an IB and MYP channel

[karmic swift]

ib channel fr

[severe widget]

nope it's the stage right before the A Levels

[severe widget]

i took econ in my igcse's yep :)

[hasty flicker]

Did you find it hard coz this stuff makes no sense?

[severe widget]

at first it was yep but slowly as i solved more of the past papers it became quite easier 😅 i got a 9 in it as well :D

[severe widget]

and an A Levels please

[runic swift]

Yes

And maybe

Examp prep channels for more than AP and SAT

like ACT, LSAT, UCAT, BMAT, MCAT

idk some more Ts

[severe widget]

😂 yep that sounds great

[hasty flicker]

Glad I'm not the only one feeling like it's overly hard

[unreal trench]

Gcse's aint that hard lol

I'm on my gcse year and it's fine?

[hasty flicker]

Nah it's just econ

[unreal trench]

What's econ? Economy?

[hasty flicker]

Yea

Economics*

[unreal trench]

Oh

I take triple science, maths, english lang, lit, RE, computing, 3d design and spanish

And i already did french and turkish gcse's

[hasty flicker]

Taking math, lang, geo, physics, chem, psych, comp and econ

Doing psych and chem in MJ 2023

Exams*

[unreal trench]

There was psychology gcse?

🤔

My school doesnt have psychology and economy

[hasty flicker]

Yup

[fleet sky]

mine has psychology but they only introduced it this year

[unreal trench]

[buoyant steeple]

what exam board

OCR?

[fleet sky]

yeah but my teachers just threw us into the deep end and i have to study after school to actually understand it 😭

[buoyant steeple]

well i did edexcel but i may be able to help u out

[dreamy galleon]

what does this chat do?

[tidal grotto]

Help in gcses

[buoyant steeple]

yeh wassup

[buoyant steeple]

its for british exams

[thorny jackal]

What is GSCE

[tidal grotto]

Stands for
General Certificate in Secondary Education

And is basically the exams you give the year before college

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You British ?

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yes

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Oh same

Done gcses?

[buoyant steeple]

yup

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Which ones

What year

[buoyant steeple]

in may

this year

[tidal grotto]

Sameee

Lol

[buoyant steeple]

nice

[buoyant steeple]

i did computers, business and geo

wbu

as my optional

and german as my language

[tidal grotto]

I did 10 in total

Maths
Eng
Combined science
History
Citizenship
2 languages
Rs
Lit
Creative imedia

[tidal grotto]

Nice

[buoyant steeple]

NICE

did u do further maths

[tidal grotto]

Nope

Wish I did tho

[buoyant steeple]

ic

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Wbu

[buoyant steeple]

yeh i did furhter maths

holy it was nuts

how were ur grades

[tidal grotto]

What about triple sciende

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Ok ig

Wbu

[buoyant steeple]

i mean i got straights 9s but i didnt feel like i earned it yk

[tidal grotto]

Same

Igy

I felt like I didn’t even do anything 😢

[azure herald]

A new channel I see

[tidal grotto]

Mhm

[buoyant steeple]

lol

[tidal grotto]

How many did you get

9s

[buoyant steeple]

all of them

[tidal grotto]

Ohhh wow

Nice

[buoyant steeple]

wbu

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ty ty

[tidal grotto]

I got 4 9s

1 8

[buoyant steeple]

Nice!

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One 7

And i can’t remember the rest

[buoyant steeple]

those aree solid scores

[tidal grotto]

Ig so

[buoyant steeple]

u in sixth form right?

[tidal grotto]

Yeah… no

It’s complicated

Wbu

What subjects you doing

[buoyant steeple]

physics, maths and computing

wbu

[tidal grotto]

Its a bit messed up but

[tidal grotto]

Maths, IT and TA

[buoyant steeple]

nice nice

[tidal grotto]

What do you plan on doing in the future?

[buoyant steeple]

cloud architect or cyber-secuirty stuff ig, wbu

[tidal grotto]

Somewhere in IT yeah

Im gonna go

Cya later

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cya

[azure herald]

Cool same

[buoyant steeple]

nice!

[severe widget]

ayy same 😂

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niiice

[severe widget]

dayum so many how did u manage 😂

[buoyant steeple]

can i have some advice for that as i’m struggling rn😭 and also i take business and geography which for business i don’t know how to structure my answers

i’m also doing 11 subjects🫢🫢

[fleet sky]

I have no clue how many I’m going let me seeee

I think I’m doing 9 not sure

[buoyant steeple]

yeh nine is average i think

[buoyant steeple]

what did you search to find those books? i tried that website but it keeps coming up with american cgp books, even when i type gcse

[atomic osprey]

Should I take accounting

[tidal grotto]

I did 2 in yr10 with the ppl that got it easy bcz of covid

[unreal trench]

I just typed:

CGP on the search bar, not gcse.

Then they come up

If u want can send u pdf's

[severe widget]

Are u doing igcse or gcse? Im not fully sure if the syllabi are the same but i have some notes from my igcse fpm stuff which might be helpful 👀Also good luckk!

[severe widget]

Ohh

[severe widget]

Most people here took 8 or 9, but most who took 9 ended up dropping two somehow 💀💀💀

[tidal grotto]

Yh
What year r u in?

[severe widget]

OH yeah small advice for igcse or gcse :)
try printing out 2012 to 2018 papers, whenever ur done with any chapter in maths or physics or anything really, solve the questions for those chapters in those papers as soon as u can, trust me it helps soooooo much
And once ur done with all the chapters, go do the 2018 to 2022 (latest) papers

[severe widget]

Just gave my igcses this june session

[tidal grotto]

Ohh

Good luck

[severe widget]

Thankss

Wbu

[tidal grotto]

I’ve done them

First yr college now

[severe widget]

Oo which subjects are u taking

[tidal grotto]

Maths, it and ta

[severe widget]

Whats ta?

[tidal grotto]

Teaching Assistant

Its a course

[severe widget]

Oo thatt, good luck mate

[buoyant steeple]

yes please, the ones i’m looking for in particular is edexcel maths and aqa fm

[buoyant steeple]

i’m doing gcses, and yes any notes would be appreciated

[buoyant steeple]

😭😭 i’m taking maths, english lit, lang, triple science (they decide at the beginning of y11 but i’m in the highest set so it’s likely i’ll be doing it), spanish geography, rs, business and fm

[compact needle]

Cambridge igcses?

[severe widget]

nop the pearson edexcel one

[compact needle]

Ah

[buoyant steeple]

Sure

[compact needle]

I'm only familiar with Cambridge igcses lol

Gave 3 subjects in the June session

Giving a further 7 (might drop one) again on June session in 2023

[severe widget]

good luck howd ur 3 go this year

[compact needle]

Better than I could've ever imagined

2 A*s and 1 A

[buoyant steeple]

which exam board?

[severe widget]

ayy congratss

[compact needle]

Tyty

I give A levels afterwards

By that I mean in 2024

Though I still have problems on which subjects to choose

[severe widget]

yeah it's a big pain

[compact needle]

It is

Considering I don't really know what to do in the future

My strong points are definitely CS and business

[buoyant steeple]

business- pearson
geography- eduqas b

[buoyant steeple]

i dunno if i can help too much coz i did edexcel for both

[severe widget]

@buoyant steeple are u doing the edexcel ial as well

[buoyant steeple]

pearson is edexcel

and i got a 3 on a 9 mark question bc case studies confuse me

so i rlly wanna improve

[smoky idol]

hi

im stuggling to choose between gcse art or dt, since i could only choose one considering my school doesnt allow me to do three creative subjects if i do drama as well

struggling*

anyone done those? what are they like

[buoyant steeple]

hmmm which part specifcally?

like i can help out with questions

[buoyant steeple]

what r ur interests

i did drama and i hated it

luckily i got it changed to geo in time

[buoyant steeple]

structuring 6/9 mark questions

[buoyant steeple]

could you send a ss of a question, its been a while

[severe widget]

^ sem

[plain grail]

What's the point of igcse

[karmic swift]

its the international general certificate of secondary education its basically the international gcses (the exams in the uk)

basically it gives you a lot of possibilities bc it proves youre able to do certain things that are required to pass

[plain grail]

Is it required for big universities such as Cambridge or Oxford ?

[karmic swift]

idk but i think there are equivalents of the (i)gcses so you could do one of those (but the main thing is the IB Diploma/A Levels)

[plain grail]

Yeah but what you do if you can't have IB Diploma because your High School isn't an international HS ?

[karmic swift]

whats your country?

[plain grail]

France.

[karmic swift]

okok so well

[karmic swift]

whats the thing you need to pass to be able to graduate? thats the ib thing

ib is just the final course from grade 11 and grade 12

what course are you doing rn?

[restive kraken]

Good luck in ib it’s a pain dw you got this (I’m a fellow ib alumni)

[karmic swift]

bro im doing ib in two years and im scared shitless i have to take AT LEAST three hl 😭

[plain grail]

It's called baccalauréat in France

Le bac.

[karmic swift]

yeah ik

are you doing that rn then?

@plain grail

[plain grail]

You know ?

Yeah Im in 11th grade.

[karmic swift]

yes

[plain grail]

Like I will start it for now and, I hope, finish it at 12th grade

[karmic swift]

oh ok nice

ok yeah

so

[plain grail]

Are you from France ?

Like me

Marinette from miraculous

[karmic swift]

im going to say that its the equivalent of the ib/a levels so if your scores on that are good enough you could get in

[karmic swift]

my mum is french and i go there a lot

[plain grail]

Yeah, thank you !

[karmic swift]

np

[plain grail]

Oh, nice !

[karmic swift]

can i friend req you

[plain grail]

Oh yeah, off course !

[karmic swift]

thank you lol

[magic summit]

Hi@karmic swift @plain grail

[plain grail]

Hi !

[magic summit]

How are you?

[plain grail]

Im pretty sad, what about you ? 🙃

[sweet turtle]

NOOO

FRANCE LOSTTT

[plain grail]

Sad*

😭😭😭

[magic summit]

Sad and studying maths for exam

[chrome barn]

What is a gcse

[buoyant steeple]

It’s like a examination you have to take to pass

Mainly in England

Or the UK

[indigo axle]

where you from? I can try and explain it in the country your from

[balmy obsidian]

O LEVELS

[compact needle]

Hey fellow person who is also giving o levels

[indigo axle]

isn't that what it was called before it was named to GCSE's?

[balmy obsidian]

Idk but some schools still say "O levels & A levels"

[balmy obsidian]

Lol I am actually in a levels

[compact needle]

Yeah

O

I see

There's also Cambridge o levels

Which is mostly in south Asia

I go to a levels after the May June session 2023

[balmy obsidian]

Nice!

[indigo axle]

a levels is after your gcse

the one im going to in sept of 2023

[indigo axle]

i have no idea bout south asain education

actually thats a lie. im indian I know a tiny bit about it

[buoyant steeple]

i answered it and got a 3/9 and my teacher said i need to make my answer less generic, and structure it better

but she didn’t give a model answer so i don’t know what to aim for

[buoyant steeple]

Teachers

If you have the right answer

when was this channel made? 😭😭I love it

[compact needle]

Like 2 days ago

[compact needle]

My teacher always told me to keep the business in my mind when answering case study questions. Refer to the business as much as you can. For example; instead of writing "product" which is generic, write what the product of the business is. Mention what the business is about where appropriate. After that, you should also work on giving analysis on the point you specified by drawing conclusions or it's effect on the business.
For example;

"Introducing bonuses for employees may motivate them which leads to increased efficiency and productivity resulting in more units produced"

Referring to certain parts of the case study also makes the answer less generic

I'm not exactly giving GCSEs, rather in my country we have o levels although our syllabuses and mark schemes are almost similar

I would suggest you to look at your mark scheme and syllabus as they help you to identify what earns marks in an answer

[buoyant steeple]

thank you so much!

[compact needle]

No problem

I would also suggest asking for recommendations or reading someone's answer who's scored better marks

[buoyant steeple]

ok so in business u have different types of structres for different questions

like justify/compare/explain etc

this should help

when it means strands, it means continuing from ur point, im sure ur familiar with PEE paragraphs

[fleet sky]

Omg I was looking for one of these

[buoyant steeple]

thank you sm!

any idea where i can get model answers? or should i just rewrite it and hand it in again

[buoyant steeple]

Wait I thought you are not taking the gsce

[buoyant steeple]

i already know about it

im from the UK

[buoyant steeple]

What

I thought you were from Canada

[buoyant steeple]

do u get answer sheet? that would be the best place to go in terms of checking content of ur answer

[buoyant steeple]

i moved from the UK to Canada

[buoyant steeple]

Oh

Ok

[coarse atlas]

Is this for IGCSEs?

Coz I have mine in May/June 2023

[spare grove]

ooo how long have you been here if you dont mind me asking?

[thin dagger]

what exams

i mean

which subj

[buoyant steeple]

no we didn’t get one

[visual igloo]

hey

any ppl in year 9?

[coarse atlas]

all bruv

[misty sable]

Hey guys, I will be honest, I dont do GCSE but my curriculum is almost identical and want to know, from your own resources or elsewhere, where can I find tests to practice/learn vector calculus for the highest maths class I do, Electromagnetism and Gravity for physics and Equilibrium, Acids and Redox Reactions for chemistry. Thanks

also on the same note

we usually have to write up 2 practical reports for chem and physics, we have basically the same curriculum so anyone who has done those topics, what was the most important prac that you did, probably the required practical but I cant find the equivalent for me, so I can research it and start my introduction before school starts in feburary because I struggle and hate introductions

[balmy warren]

What class is this

[restive kraken]

Yeah that’s what it’s like I tooom 4 HL and 3 SL

[indigo axle]

If you guys want a server fully dedicated server to gcse stuff which I found really useful. dm me, so that I can send u the link

ima get banned if I send it here

[zenith dome]

Guys most people say that top colleges expect you to take history

But i didn't take history in the igcse

Is that okay

[indigo axle]

im assuming that it depends on the courses ur taking

[zenith dome]

I took ict, comp sci

Chem

Physics

Business

Maths

English

I might also give so additional papers

[indigo axle]

I took

Maths
English Lang & Lit
Triple Science
DT
Computer Science
RE
Geography

thats 20 papers I need to sit. in total

[zenith dome]

What is DT ans RE?

[indigo axle]

DT = Design Technology
RE = Religious Education

RE is compulsary

[zenith dome]

Oh ok

[wise gulch]

I took maths, eng lit, eng lang, phys, chem, bio, art, spanish, computer science and business

[indigo axle]

i dropped spanish after doing it for like 2 months

[indigo axle]

triple science?

[wise gulch]

Yeah triple

Spanish listening is hard fr

[indigo axle]

and u got to pick 3 extra of ur choice?

and RE ain't compulsary for you?

it's a must for students in england

[wise gulch]

nah im in Qatar so we do igcse

[heady glacier]

what is gsce

[indigo axle]

final exams

[compact needle]

20 huh. I have 7 subjects with 16 papers total (o levels btw not gcse), and I'm thinking of dropping one of the subjects (history) just because Im not good at writing, explaining, and analyzing points for the answer. Plus I struggle with writing long answers in the first place

[buoyant steeple]

i moved here in august

[spare grove]

Woah cool

[buoyant steeple]

how hard are gcse exams?

[wise gulch]

O levels are gcses

[compact needle]

They're not exactly the same

[wise gulch]

well i do igcses which r slightly different to o levels

[compact needle]

There's a slight difference in the syllabuses and paper structure is also very different

You do gcse of igcse?

I've checked out gcse stuff before btw

At least for the subjects I'm giving

[wise gulch]

Igcses which r different to gcses

[compact needle]

Cambridge igcses or?

[tidal grotto]

Not that hard tbh
As long as you understand the content well

[buoyant steeple]

ok thanks

[buoyant steeple]

ty ty

[severe widget]

Have u tried checking the markschemes online?

[buoyant steeple]

i don’t know where it’s from

[severe widget]

Theyre quite easy once u get used to the questioning patterns for each subject xD

[severe widget]

I meant like checking questions from past papers online and reading the answer from its markscheme alongside so maybe u could get an idea? Sorry if i misinterpreted:p

[languid lantern]

Hi guys,Im in yr 10 and i need help in English as ive only been getting grade 5s and 6s have u guys got any tips

[haughty tartan]

I suggest you should start reading some material outside of your assignments and past year papers.

You can try exploring books, both fiction and non-fiction, newspapers, online articles, etc.

In addition to that, you can try watching shows and films, with the subtitles on, to get an idea of how dialogue plays out.

You can also have formal and or casual conversations with other English-speaking people to better build your confidence in English.

Another thing you can try to do is build up your vocabulary by listing down new and interesting words that you come across.

[severe widget]

^

[nova wraith]

I’m stuck on my geography homework

[tardy haven]

Any tips on what to take for GCSE's im taking history, computer science, need 1 more. I wanna be a solicitor. Then after 5years of experience do law for the RAF.

[light moat]

pure math

[severe widget]

yeah maths b or pure maths would really help u develop ur problem solving skills and quick thinking stuff

u could honestly take physics as well, as some of the knowledge from there could help u with ur cases, etc with the RAF
bio works well too, chem as well

[feral harness]

can anyone help with this

im stuck

[viscid cove]

I had a headache reading that 💀

[haughty tartan]

For part (a), realise that OA=OD=OB=10
OD = OC+CD
10 = OC + r
OC = 10-r

[zenith dome]

Will top colleges penalise me for not taking history in the igcses?

[haughty tartan]

I think it depends on what course you are considering

[haughty tartan]

For part (b) you have to realise that angle OEC is a right angle triangle because OE is a tangent to the circle. What this means is that you can use trigonometry to find OC.

It's a similar case for angle OFC. You can now find OC in terms of r and a trigonometric ratio.

sinθ = EC/OC
EC = r
sinθ = r/OC
OC = r/sinθ

So use the answer from part (a) and combine it with what we have so far.

OC = 10-r, and
OC = r/sinθ
10-r = r/sinθ
10sinθ - rsinθ = r
10sinθ = r - rsinθ
10sinθ = r(1-sinθ)
r = 10sinθ/(1-sinθ)

Hence, shown.

For part (c), you need to differentiate the equation. Use the quotient rule:
dr/dθ = {(1-sinθ)[10cosθ]-(10sinθ)[-cosθ]}/{(1-sinθ)^2}

Or maybe this is about the chain rule

Wait..

Meh nevermind

Continuing with r=10/3

10-10/3=(10/3)/sinθ
20/3=(10/3)/sinθ
2=1/sinθ
sinθ=1/2
θ=arccos(0.5)
θ=π/6

Just plop this into dr/dθ and you should have an answer

[haughty tartan]

A bit of button mashing later you get dr/dθ = 40 and that will be your answer for part c

Now for part (d) you have dr/dt=2, dr/dt = dr/dθ × dθ/dt

You are given dr/dt and we have dr/dθ, so you should be able to find dθ/dt quite easily from there

It's 1/20 or 0.05 radians per second

[feral harness]

oh ic my mistake was differentiating sinθ to -cosθ but i got confused coz its supposed to be just cosθ, and d/dx[cosθ] is -sinθ not the other way around

alr thnx for the help appreciate it

wait i got a diff answer for (d)

coz isnt the step to use chain rule and dr/dθ would be the value you get by substituting θ = pi/6, into the eq

pt (c) and (d) use diff values

[haughty tartan]

They both use π/6 so dr/dθ should still be the same

[zenith dome]

I've taken

Computer Science

ICT

Maths

English

Chemistry

Physics

Business

[fiery laurel]

I Have a question, The mocks test are coming so are they hard? (am in year 10) and also what can i do to get a lot of marks

[haughty tartan]

Not the course you are taking now but rather what courses will you be taking in your tertiary and further education studies.

Basically, what will you consider for your GCEs/A-levels and your undergraduate studies.

If history is very important for those studies, then it would be useful to have history.

If not, then you might want to consider taking subjects that are better suited for your future studies.

[haughty tartan]

Well to begin with, mock exams are 'mock' exams. They are meant to be as close as possible to the actual GCSEs. If you want to score high as possible, I would suggest that you begin doing past year papers, you can find a lot of these online.

These papers serve as good practise;

1. It allows you to be familiarised with the style of questions the GCSEs will ask,
2. It will also help you identify gaps in your knowledge.
3. The marking schemes it provides also allows you to see the different points and answers the GCSEs would accept for a particular question

[haughty tartan]

But remember this, make sure you do these papers following the time allocated. Meaning if the paper lasts for 1 hour, make sure that, when you are doing the practice, you complete the paper under 1 hour.

[fiery laurel]

the past papers from the beginning of september?

[haughty tartan]

To be honest, May/June or Oct/Nov, both are valid and be useful

[fiery laurel]

ok

[haughty tartan]

During my O-levels and A-levels, I've done past year papers from May June and Oct Nov

[fiery laurel]

alright

[fiery laurel]

ok nice thank you very much its gonna be very helpful

[haughty tartan]

Cool

Best of luck with your Mock Exams

[fiery laurel]

dont worry i will make sure i will pass them👍 .and merry Christmas

[haughty tartan]

Happy Holidays

[feral harness]

im not sure but the answer key said 3√3/10

[haughty tartan]

That's odd, let me double check my working

It's been a few months since I've touch maths

[haughty tartan]

Yeah I blindly used the previous drdθ value, after subbing π/6 I got 20 - 5sqrt(3)

For dr/dθ that is

That means dθ/dt is 2/(20 - 5sqrt(3)) which needs to be rationalise

Give me a moment

Yeah there's still something quite wrong

[zenith dome]

I'll most likely be pursuing computer science

[ashen mural]

Wrong channel for it

[languid badge]

What does gcse mean?

[karmic swift]

GCSE: General Certificate of Secondary Education
IGCSE: International General Certificate of Secondary Education

[onyx rapids]

Mate I'm English and I've been asking that for the past 5 years

Got mine this year

[spare grove]

why are there 2 different ones lmao

[haughty tartan]

Not sure but perhaps one is for the UK states and the other is for the international students outside the UK.

Things are very weird, there are a large number of exam boards in the UK and not every student takes the exact same exam.

[spare grove]

hmmm interesting i see

[karmic swift]

Gcses are for UK students and igcses are for international students

[frozen fog]

I did GCSEs but Im not in the UK

Did it from UAE

Got an 8 in maths :)

[karmic swift]

You sure you didn't just do the igcses?

[frozen fog]

I'm pretty sure my certificate said GCSEs

[karmic swift]

Oh alr

Idk how that happened lol

But congrats on the 8

[frozen fog]

Haha thanks

[karmic swift]

Np lol

[frozen fog]

I think I remember some optional courses being IGCSE

But the main ones were GCSE

[frozen fog]

I just checked my certificate and religious studies had IGCSE written on it but the rest were GCSEs

[karmic swift]

Did you take the exams in the uk but live in the uae?

Also I'm really sorry bc my WiFi is shit

[frozen fog]

Nah everything was done in UAE, in my school.

My school was licenced to conduct exams

[karmic swift]

Maybe that was it idk tho

I didn't know non UK countries could do gcses

[frozen fog]

I can dm u my certificate if u wanna see

[karmic swift]

Sure

[spare grove]

I know but why do they need two different ones

Why can’t it just be gcses for all

[karmic swift]

They're a bit different and the igcses are done by only Oxford I think so.... but also jts similar just the international version yk

[compact needle]

There's also Cambridge igcses

Not sure how relevent those are

[severe widget]

Theyre done more than the pearson ones here and it's taking over the pearson one gradually xd

Cambridge igcse is quite good tho from what ive heard from my friends who took it

[compact needle]

Cambridge igcses and Cambridge o levels are basically the same thing, I wonder why they aren't just merged into a single one

And from what I've seen, Cambridge ones seem more tough in terms of the syllabus and paper structure

[severe widget]

Hmm true, here we refer to igcses as o levels as well im not sure why

[severe widget]

Yepp cambridge igcse is tougher than the pearson one

But that makes their a levels easier than the pearson

[compact needle]

Yep

Altho im referring to GCSEs as well

[severe widget]

Also ngl man i might be tripping but im finding my A Levels so much easier than my IGCSEs and everyones asking me if i went mad 💀💀💀

Is it the same with u hopefully 💀

[compact needle]

I hope LOL

You know whats more difficult for me, picking subjects for a levels

[severe widget]

Bro my relatives are asking me if im sure that i bought all the books LOL 💀

[severe widget]

Ah yess pain, what are u planning to study for undergrad?

[compact needle]

Still doing o levels but in 6 months I'll be in a levels

That's the problem, idk what I wanna pursue 😭😭

[severe widget]

One of my teachers gave quite a good list of subject combos for the basic undergrad courses ppl usually take like engineering, medicine,pharmacy, business, economics etc

If u want it

[compact needle]

I'm a science student and I don't see a future in science 😭😭

[severe widget]

Oop dont worry im sure youll find ur place soon enoughh, good luck for ur o levels till now xd

[compact needle]

Only took science as my subject because I used to enjoy science

[compact needle]

I'm open to any and every suggestion

That is, until I find the right combo

[severe widget]

Damn thats sad 😔 what are u enjoying nowadays

[compact needle]

CS so far has been a blast

[severe widget]

Okiee ill dm it to u tomorrow since it's like half past 1 am rn 😂

[compact needle]

And business studies is also fun

[compact needle]

Aightt, have a good night man

[severe widget]

Ayy thats greatt

[severe widget]

Thanks you too!

[compact needle]

My subjects rn are:-
Physics
Chem
CS
Maths
English
History
Business studies

Business studies, CS and maths are definitely my favorite to learn altho I'm not the best at math

[severe widget]

Oh yeaa so my friend's brother got into Hong Kong City Uni with a full scholarship for CS, he took Maths physics and chem in his A Levels, just fyi xD maybe u could take the combo and additionally take CS if u wanna as the 4th subject :D if ur going for CS

[compact needle]

I see

[haughty tartan]

I believe I understand why now, some courses are unique and only offered by certain countries. I believe this to be true especially for religious studies and languages.

IGCSEs refer to GCSEs that were made by educational bodies outside of the UK.

[wise gulch]

Damnn how come only 7 subjects, we have to do atleast 9

[compact needle]

I gave 3 subjects in may/ june this year

[haughty tartan]

The minimum is 5 subjects and it varies depending on your school and country

[wise gulch]

Ohh I see

[rocky palm]

Yeah I did 11 when I was doing my GCSEs

[wise gulch]

thats a lott fr

Lol thats so much, gcses or igcses

[rocky palm]

Oh I did 2 languages incorporated in those 11

Thing is I wish I could’ve done another language

But like my school be annoying lol

[wise gulch]

Which languages did you do? I only do Spanish cuz we only have 1 option

damn imagine but thats really cool plus bonus of variety and academic challenge for uni apps

Ahh alright i mean i only know 2 languages and then spanish so not bothered

Cool college lol. Didnt you sit those exams?

Ohh nvm you didnt

Arent C1 C2s etc fluency levels?

[rocky palm]

I did Spanish and Chinese

[wise gulch]

Wow thats a lot of languages

[rocky palm]

Wait so how many languages can you speak?

[wise gulch]

Me being bilingual👀

[rocky palm]

Oh same nice

Broooo get back into Chinese

[wise gulch]

Theres a guy in my class who can speak like 6 or 7 languages💀

[rocky palm]

你不会说汉语?

[rocky palm]

Jesus Christ man

Yeah I had a teacher who was fluent in like 10-12 languages or some shit idk

[wise gulch]

Imagine lmao

[rocky palm]

But it was crazy

Hui 会

It means can (but for abilities)

Like I can speak Chinese

我会说汉语

Basics is better than nothing tbh

Yep

But I’m rusty coz I’ve been doing Spanish at uni and left Chinese for a bit

I remember 100,000,000 is 亿 yi

Funny coz 一 is also yi, which is one lol

[main wasp]

What is gcse?

[errant bramble]

It’s 我没有工作但是我去学校

不 is not used in this situation

[fiery laurel]

you guys think sparxmaths its a good website to study maths?

[rocky palm]

I was gonna say something about that lmao

I remembered so many times when guys in my class said 不有 and my teacher got so pissed lmfao

[rocky palm]

wo meiyou gongzuo danshi wo qu xuexiao

[sick flint]

I would add a 有(you) before the qu xuexiao

So it'd be like I don't have a job but I do go to school

[errant bramble]

沒Mei

[spiral rivet]

Hello for GCSEs what did you lot take ?

Okay thanks do you enjoy religious studies?

Well done

I don’t take any yet because I am waiting for my option list and blocks so I am planning on taking
Religious Studies
PE
Business
Art
Physics,biology and chemistry I have to take same with English and maths

Is there any subject that you would advice not to take?

I know but I am not sure for art, plus I would take history and geography but I am not strong in those subjects, french I am rubbish at and my french teacher told me that if I took french it would have to be foundation so that’s a no

History
Geography
Music
French
Food tech

[spiral rivet]

ICT/computer science

I have been told by many people that it is very hard and they struggled with it

Okay

I am not sure

[compact needle]

Computer science is the subject I'm the best at rn tbh

Damn

Idk how the grading system works for GCSEs

[spiral rivet]

Music i have to play an instrument and it has to be at least level 3
Food tech loads of adults have said to me not to take it

[compact needle]

I'm giving Cambridge o levels and the syllabus is pretty much the same

[spiral rivet]

Wow

[compact needle]

I see

We have A* - E in o levels

Same

I gave 3 back in may/june

I scored 2 A*s and 1 A

Nice

Physics is also my weak point

Even though I like to learn physics

[spiral rivet]

Is it me but do you hate physics?

[compact needle]

I like it too

Altho I'm not the best at it

[spiral rivet]

That’s because you are good at maths and some of the context is maths

What???

Lucky

You would get a 9 in that easily

What year group did you lot start your GCSEs ?

Hopefully you get all 9s

Year 9
Year 8

[spiral rivet]

Year10

In the UK you would normally start in year 10

If not year 9

For me i choose my opinions blocks in year 9 and start in year 10

For ICT what is the main context and what do you do in GCSEs?

Oh sorry what do you do in computing ?

K

[timber radish]

hi

[spiral rivet]

Hi

Okay thanks

Okay

K bye and thanks

(:

[grim plank]

I don't understand GCSE AQA Chemistry

Can someone tell me how to balance an equation?

[spare grove]

Count the number of atoms for each element on both sides of the equation and see the modifications you can do to make them equal

It's better to learn from examples for this so do you have any specific examples you'd like me to show you

[patent arch]

hey what's the book name
do you have a softcopy? sorry for the ping

thanks, gimme a ping when you see it

[heady dew]

#find partner

find friend

[severe widget]

did yall get the advanced infos

100% of our accounting, physics and chem exam came from what they said would come in the advanced infos XD

same with english (the essay types)

[runic swift]

What questino do u need help with? what have you tried

[fiery laurel]

how can i do better in my exams maths gsces? (in year 10) and also what you guys can recommend me when i have to revise for a test

[haughty tartan]

Practice past year papers. There are entire websites dedicated to them and they are very useful.

When you do them often, you will see your mistakes and you can then review your mistakes and learn from them.

From there you can become quite familiar and can perform much better in your exams.

[fiery laurel]

cool can you tell me a website with past papers?

[haughty tartan]

It depends on your examboard

Are you doing AQA? Edexcel? WJEC, CIE?

Maybe OCR?

For Edexcel you can check out the Pearson Qualifications website for past papers

[fiery laurel]

yea

[fiery laurel]

ok

am doing edexcel in my school

[haughty tartan]

You can also check out Revisionmaths.com

[haughty tartan]

Nice

Make sure you put in some practice every few days and you should get the hang of it

You can also maybe try out some textbooks with repeated exercises

They really helped me when I was doing my O levels

[fiery laurel]

is it?

[haughty tartan]

At the time I was using a copy of a maths textbook from Singapore which I found extremely helpful

[fiery laurel]

really?

[haughty tartan]

I didn't take history for O levels

[haughty tartan]

Yes, I found it tremendously helpful

[fiery laurel]

cool

[haughty tartan]

I am interested in history but I didn't take it as a subject

Unfortunately

I might have done well in it though

[fiery laurel]

ok what year are you in?

uff

am year 10

but am good t maths

ok

i can help you

but in english i cant bcs my english is trash

are you in higer in science?

ok i would try to help you in maths

[fiery laurel]

DM are you going to school in the uk ?

[haughty tartan]

So let's have a look at the top half: 34 people do 10 or more hours of lessons and 28 of those people pass the exams. This means the number people who fail the exams are = 34 - 28

[haughty tartan]

I'm an international student

[fiery laurel]

wow

[haughty tartan]

But I studied for GCSEs

I don't live nor live in the UK though

Nice! Thats the answer for that circle

[fiery laurel]

ow but the thing that you are studing its similar?

[haughty tartan]

Now focus on the bottom half of the tree, we know that there are 50 students in total and 34 of which studied 10 hours or more, that means the number of students who studied less than 10 hours is = 50 - 34

[fiery laurel]

ow in my school they didnt teach me that

[haughty tartan]

I have actually completed my O levels a few years back, I also completed my a levels not too long ago and now I will be aiming for a career in medicine

[fiery laurel]

cool

[haughty tartan]

Though the journey there is very rough

So much competition

Hello yugen

It's been a bit quiet for a while

I'm hanging out here cuz I've got some time to spare

How's your academic journey?

Why? Did you take a nontraditional route?

[fiery laurel]

@haughty tartan

[haughty tartan]

Tell me about it, I lived in 3 different countries

I hate readjusting so much

[haughty tartan]

Hello

[fiery laurel]

which one i have to revise?

[haughty tartan]

That sucks to hear man

[fiery laurel]

higher

[haughty tartan]

Do the higher ones

[fiery laurel]

but there are 3 of them

[haughty tartan]

Yes

You can do all three if you'd like

[fiery laurel]

cool 👍

[haughty tartan]

I studied under the Cambridge exams so I'm not too familiar with Edexcel

I've also done a few OCR papers

It's the most popular I've heard

I think I used to own a copy of an edexcel textbook

But I'm not sure where exactly I kept it

I must've misplaced it somewhere

It varies depending on the person in question

I believe that students just need to get the idea in order for them to do quite well

And some kids get the picture quite fast

Have you made any considerations on what career you might want to pursuit in the future?

Yes, it's a nuisance yet it's necessary in a number of subjects

Might want to check out cybersecurity

Pay over passion or passion over pay? It's an old question

I believe that passion should drive one's pursuit of knowledge but pay should be the reasoning factor

I wanted to do maths but I know that there are not many career options down that road

One of my friends are studying Maths in Oxford at the time being

If you want to study CS in Cambridge, I recommend you check their website

It's important to have a head start

Also, I believe that you need to start a few projects if you want to get Cambridge's attention

Normally, yes.

But academics is only part of the battlr

You are not the only candidate applying to Cambridge

Good selection but you need to do well in all subjects

You also need good supporting extracurriculars

I am not entirely sure

I took Bio, Chem, Phys and Maths for my A levels

Can you derive what are the qualities that make you unique in those ECA?

Because when I was doing my applications, they tore me apart

Yes I had the grades, but they wanted more

I recommend dropping the physics but if you really want it to support your application its optional

Though they will usually only look at the top 3 subjecfs

My experience with physics a level is aloooooooooot of memorisation

Like, a whole damn lot

Definitions, principles, laws, when laws are rendered invalid, etc

They do hand you the formula sheet but it doesn't help all that much

[spiral rivet]

Wow

[haughty tartan]

Good, you will need all of this for your personal statement

I used to be you

But then I started regretting my choice after the first year

But physics taught me how to study

I made flashcards, summaries, flowcharts, etc

[spiral rivet]

Hello
@haughty tartan what did you take for GCSEs?

[haughty tartan]

It was a good experience and I scored an A* which is nice

But I think I would've passed on it if I had known better

[haughty tartan]

Took the three basic sciences, maths, additional maths, English, religious studies, and two languages I rather not talk about

[spiral rivet]

Okay

[haughty tartan]

I believe so but it doesn't look too good

But then again, universities shouldn't care too much

If that's the case then you are free to try

You are a workaholic and that makes you perfect for 4 subjects

Hmm

[spiral rivet]

I don't think you are

[haughty tartan]

If you can balance your studies you are fine

But further maths is no joke

[spiral rivet]

Okay

[haughty tartan]

I studied further maths during my free time and it was an up step from the maths we've learnt in GCSEs

It's interesting but I wouldn't like to be tested on it

That's where self-discipline and self-control is needed

That's something you NEED in university life

Especially if you want to get things done

Yes

When you are in Uni, no one is going to tell you what to do but yourself

And that's why a lot of people who aren't prepared drop out

Yes, that's something I've come across not long ago

We lack the concept of efforts

Here's another misconception, studying long periods of time is not really effective

A lot of studies had been conducted where it has been proven to be linked with poor retention

[runic swift]

sorry, do you still need the help?

[haughty tartan]

Yes, that may be true but it's not forever

Eventually you will hit a road block

It's a scary feeling because I came across that road block during covud

Yes but you have to remember that in Uni, your courses last a good few years and you kinda have to be able to use knowledge from the start of your course

I don't want to be the guy who has to study 3 years worth of content in 3 nights

It's a very dangerous game

I've felt that before

It's a very satisfying feeling

But at the same time, it's a bad habit of sorts

But from the way I see things, you are more than capable of achieving your goal

Just need to develop bit by bit over time

Well maybe you should just press on and continue to study outside of school

You can pick up Harvard's CS50 course for free on EdX

[spiral rivet]

That may be true but some people have a slower learning pace

[haughty tartan]

And maybe you can learn from there

Assuming they teach from scartch

[haughty tartan]

It's true. Although I want to avoid becoming a teacher, I wish I could help them somehow

[spiral rivet]

True

[haughty tartan]

I understand that when I become a doctor, I would inevitably become a teacher to incoming med students but that's in like maybe 6 years?

Maybe a few more considering that I have to climb the ranks

When I was attending my GCSE studies, we had such a system where the smarter kids were grouped and students that were less academically able were grouped together.

Yes professors and lecturers do teach medicine but when you enter residency you will be mentored by doctors themselves

[spiral rivet]

True but we can't really do anything about it even if we complain ghe school won't do anything

[haughty tartan]

Well now, maybe you can use your current time to your advantage

There are loads of things you can try out

You don't have to wait for your teacher. You can start doing it with a simple online course or a book from the library.

[spiral rivet]

They don't approach you because you are smart. At the end of the day it is you pushing yourself to be the best.

[haughty tartan]

I taught myself some basic introductory calculus in my O levels before learning it in school using a textbook.

Your o level additional maths is the same as the basic a level maths so you are right on that part

[haughty tartan]

You can try some online videos maybe in that case

Oops sorry wrong reply

Have you learnt any differentiation or integration?

Perhaps any polynomials or expansions?

I see

Well there are courses available on YouTube

Very helpful when I first started

My first hiccup was my first additional maths test

I scored a 35/100

But in the end I've managed to improve to a solid 95

I do have a few recommendations

Everyone knows Khan Academy, his video and his app helps a whole lot

It's structured in a way that you can see it as a daily lesson plan

If you need further content, you can try OrganicChemTutor

https://youtu.be/Yl0xm_yQFQs

Best you go with the precalc or calc course

I haven't touched his app in a while

It's entirely up to you

It's your freefom

I am not sure because I mostly used Khan for biology and physics

I taught myself maths using a textbook

I don't recommend skipping

You might learn something you didn't know before

It's nice to see that you are very passionate about your studies

I don't see that many students that interested in well

Studying in general

Where I'm from, we had a lot of students studying the bio chem maths combination but surprisingly they all expressed their distastes in the subjects

It really is

Though I wish I had done more arts

For me I had chess, reading and writing as my hobbies

Jogging if that counts

Though my elo is stuck at 1100 for chess

It's been a solid 6 years

Haven't put much elbow grease into my chess

Not because I don't have time but because I'm not so competitive

It is my leisure activity

Yo I have those moments

There are some moments where you just have a struck of luck and then in the next it's all gone

Nah maybe you are good at chess

I started playing around the age of 12 and I have only played competitively once

Anyways, I gtg

I was supposed to go jogging bout half an hour ago

Kinda lost track of time

Lmao

Cya

And best of luck with your studies

[spiral rivet]

Hi for religious studies gcse what did you lot do in it and what do you study?

[spiral rivet]

Do you do ethics and islam as well?

K thanks

[simple arrow]

Christianity and Islam

But we also do philosophy and ethics as the last bit of studying before revision

[compact needle]

As a Muslim myself, I could help you out with Islam related stuff if need be

[spiral rivet]

I am a Muslim as well

[spiral rivet]

But thanks if needed help i will ask

[compact needle]

Ah

[spiral rivet]

K thanks

[slim galleon]

Man i didnt know this server does gcse

[rain meteor]

Guys what is gcse

[haughty tartan]

GCSE stands for the 'General Certificate of Secondary Education'. It is a standardised examination taken based in the UK that is taken by students all around the world.

In the United States, the equivalent to GCSEs is typically the high school diploma, which is awarded to students upon completing high school.

[rain meteor]

Wait so you mean if you get that you can skip remaining high school years

Noice

I’m should consider it

Should start preparing

Nvm I guess won’t work

But can United States kids take it just for fun?

[haughty tartan]

Remaining years of high school?

[rain meteor]

Yes

[haughty tartan]

Sorry but I don't understand

[rain meteor]

Nah I meant if it is equal to diploma so we can skip high school at a point since that is given after graduating with years and credits

[haughty tartan]

GCSEs last for 2-3 years and is taken by 15-16 year old students

I'm not so familiar with the US education system so I apologise for that

[rain meteor]

No problem and thx for being helpful

[rain meteor]

Hmm makes sense

[haughty tartan]

I believe through a private institution

If you pursuit GCE A-levels, I believe it would be closely similar to your AP exams with slight differences

[rain meteor]

Hmm make sense cause I think they are kinda equivalent to a associate degree

[rain meteor]

Nice I will try looking for it,won’t hurt to increase more achievements and would entertain me

[haughty tartan]

Nice but be wary, don't spread yourself thin

Sometimes it will be useful to fo down one path rather than two

[rain meteor]

Hmm still quite intriguing 🧐

[haughty tartan]

What I'm trying to say is, make sure your ambitions do not hinder your performance

Just stay cautious and study well

[rain meteor]

Hmm thx mate and you study well too

[spiral helm]

Hi if anyone here is taking sociology I’m stuck on a question I haven’t been able to answer for a while since I literally don’t know the answer, the question is,

To what extent do ethical issues influence the way sociological research is carried out.

This question is a 15 mark

[orchid ruin]

Im sorry but I dont study sociology.

But I would love to help you

[slim galleon]

If only my philosophy degree can help a sociology question for gcse

[cinder hornet]

Hey guys does someone have hacks for english gcse

[onyx rapids]

Literature or language?

Or poetry?

Or all of it 🤣

[wise gulch]

Need these aswell istg

[signal osprey]

is music GCSE worth taking

[daring cedar]

it is required if you wanna pursue music at a higher level i think

like in university

[hoary glen]

dy play an instrument, if so what grade

[buoyant steeple]

Hello

Is anyone in o levels here?

[robust trout]

yessssssssssss

i am

[jade lance]

I'm doing gp o levels-

[compact needle]

Cambridge o levels here

[robust trout]

how many subjects guys?

@compact needle @jade lance ?

[compact needle]

Gave 3 this year, giving 7 in may/june

[jade lance]

I'm doing 1 o level and 6 igcses

[robust trout]

oh ok

[robust trout]

hmm good

[compact needle]

It's your appearing grade right?

[robust trout]

yh, pak studies and islamiyat

[compact needle]

Yep yep

No Urdu?

[robust trout]

11th

total 16 subjects

[compact needle]

Ah

Bruh what

16???

That's absurd

[robust trout]

hehe

yeh

[jade lance]

You cn do 16?

[compact needle]

That's quite a lot

[jade lance]

My skl didn't even allow me to do 9 😭

[robust trout]

hmm, yea

[compact needle]

Do you have a plan to manage??

[robust trout]

2 in m/j 2023

[jade lance]

Oh-

[robust trout]

4 in o/n 2023

rest in m/j 2024

[jade lance]

I'm doing 2 in Feb/march and 5 in May June

[compact needle]

Ah

[robust trout]

grade?

[jade lance]

I'll do my as level in 2024

[compact needle]

That takes lots of weight off your shoulders

[jade lance]

I'm in grade 10 rn

[robust trout]

ya

[compact needle]

Yep same

[robust trout]

btw which city?

[compact needle]

Karachi

[robust trout]

kk

[compact needle]

Wbu

[robust trout]

lahore

[compact needle]

Nice

[jade lance]

Which subs do u plan on doing for as level?

[robust trout]

umm, me?

[compact needle]

No idea LOL

[robust trout]

oh ok

[compact needle]

I would assume he's asking me because I go into A levels pretty soon

[jade lance]

We had to plan it like last month wOt 😭😭

[robust trout]

kkk

[compact needle]

Yeah uh it's a pretty difficult decision for me

I have thought but I can't decide

[robust trout]

btw, i will take sciences, maths, further maths and ict

[jade lance]

We can only choose certain option

Or u can't join uni in my country

U need to take specific subject combinations

[robust trout]

why not go abroad?

[jade lance]

Depending on what course you'll take in uni

[jade lance]

I'm gon do that

[robust trout]

oh

[jade lance]

But incase I cannot I'll hv to stay here

So I dont hv a choice

[robust trout]

hmm, ok

gl

[compact needle]

Well idk how it works here but I would assume certain combinations are most suitable to get into a uni. For example you're going towards computer science but in A levels you chose computer science, English, and law. This really doesn't make a good combo to get into a CS field

[robust trout]

👌

[jade lance]

If ur going for cs in my country u gotta take English, math, chem, physics, ict/comp sci

[robust trout]

k

[compact needle]

For CS field I would probably say a combo of CS, maths, and physics is most suitable

Plus I've heard doing further math also makes a good impression in a uni

[jade lance]

Yeah but due to the subject combinations here chem and eng is also required

[compact needle]

Quite unfortunate

Where are you from btw

[jade lance]

India

[compact needle]

I see

[haughty tartan]

@warped sluice We've got a scam bot here

[errant badge]

Hanging above where couples meet,
A green garland that’s quite sweet.
It’s Christmas time, and love’s in the air,
A kiss below is a festive affair.
But what is it called, this plant so bright,
That shines with magic on Christmas night?

-# Use </snowman:1315310004429127841>!

[warped sluice]

?kick @buoyant steeple (hacked likely) scam

[umbral vigil]

Dimitar Zhekov#5092 was kicked

[warped sluice]

good idea

[haughty tartan]

Rip

[untold haven]

Phew
I'm cleaning his leftover scam lol

[warped sluice]

lol

raid

[haughty tartan]

We are being pelted

[warped sluice]

?ban @wise spear

[umbral vigil]

**Command:** ?ban

Description: Ban a member, optional time limit
Cooldown: 3 seconds
Usage:
?ban [user] [limit] [reason]
?ban save [user] [limit] [reason]
?ban noappeal [user] [limit] [reason]
Example:
?ban bean making bugs
?ban save gin 2d needs to calm down
?ban noappeal piguy dont come back

[haughty tartan]

But why this specific channel?

[warped sluice]

i’m