As a current medical student, I understand how daunting preparing for medical interviews can be. This study resource includes my own notes which I used to secure three Russel group medical school offers (and being winter-pooled at Cambridge). I have also updated these notes with the insights gained from my own interviews and experience assessing students during their medical interviews. These high-yield study notes provide all the information and insider knowledge needed for aspiring medical students to excel in their interviews. The word document contains 14 pages of medical interview hot topic notes, including: • Obesity crisis • A&E crisis • Mental health crisis • Artificial intelligence • Organ donation • Euthanasia • Abortion • Brexit • Vaccinations • COVID-19 • Global warming • Antibiotics resistance • Postcode lottery • Legalising cannabis Search: missdarcey

As a current medical student, I understand how daunting preparing for medical interviews can be. This study resource includes my own notes which I used to secure three Russel group medical school offers (and being winter-pooled at Cambridge). I have also updated these notes with the insights gained from my own interviews and experience assessing students during their medical interviews. These high-yield study notes provide all the information and insider knowledge needed for aspiring medical students to excel in their interviews. The word document contains 7 pages of medical case study notes (updated: 2024), including: • Charlie Gard • Alfie Evans • Archie Battersbee • Tafida Raqeeb • Indi Gregory • Martha’s Rule • Andrew Wakefield and the MMR Scandal • Bawa-Garba • Harold Shipman • Lucy Letby • The Francis reports and Mid Staffordshire failings • Shropshire maternity scandal Search: missdarcey

Exemplar independent research project for Required Practical 12.1 – Investigating Iron Tablets. Written by an A* chemistry student and approved by a chemistry teacher. Harvard referencing format used. Includes: • Introduction • Research • Aim • Chemicals • Equipment list • Health and safety risk assessment • Detailed method • Answers to extension opportunity questions • Reference list • Results tables Uses: • Guidance to complete this research project • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Resource includes analysis for all of the required prescribed literary sources in the myth and religion topic for OCR GCSE classical civilisation. The annotations clearly explain the sources’ plot, meaning and significance within the historic period, making complicated texts much simpler for students. Sources include: • Hymn to Demeter • Hymn to Heracles the Lion Hearted • Plutarch, The Parallel Lives: Comparison of Theseus and Romulus • Livy, The Early History of Rome • Ovid, Metamorphoses (including: Achelous and Hercules, Hercules and Nessus, The death of Hercules) • Orpheus and Eurydice • Virgil, Aeneid Uses: • Revision notes • Lesson hand-out for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Exam questions with marked exemplar answers for the Superpower relations and the Cold War, 1941–91 Edexcel GCSE history. These exam question responses cover all the types of questions that could be asked in paper 2: period study. These questions include: • Explaining consequences • Explaining importance and significance • Writing a narrative account These responses will show you examples of how to structure your answers, as well as the amount of own knowledge, statistics and detail needed to get high marks. They are my own written answers with the same comments I received from my history teachers. I achieved a level 9 at GCSE for history. Search: missdarcey

The UCAT Complete Study Guide contains all the knowledge and strategies needed for aspiring medical and dental students to excel in each section of the UCAT. In this guide there are strategical methods, valuable tips and practice questions tailored to each section of the UCAT: • Verbal Reasoning • Decision Making • Quantitative Reasoning • Abstract Reasoning • Situational Judgement. This resource includes general information about UCAT, as well as effective study techniques to prepare for the exam. It also provides insightful guidance on what to expect on the exam day from personal experience. The word document contains 56 pages of revision notes created by a high-achieving medical student. I achieved 2840 and Band 1 in the UCAT. Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for the Populations and Sustainability Topic 6.3.2 for A-Level OCR A Biology. These notes contain all the specification knowledge and examples required for this topic. They allow a strong understanding of content to achieve a high grade. The word document contains 9 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created and used to obtain an A* at A Level. These notes include: • Population size • Interactions between populations • Conservation and preservation • Sustainable management of ecosystems • Balance the conflict between conservation and human needs – including: Maasai Mara in Kenya, Terai region in Nepal and peat bogs in the UK. • Controlling the effects of human activities – including: the Galapagos Islands, Antarctica, Snowdonia National Park and the Lake District Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for the Communicable Diseases, Disease Prevention and the Immune System Topic 4.1.1 for AS-Level and Year 1 A-Level OCR A Biology. These notes contain all the specification knowledge and examples required for this topic. They allow a strong understanding of content to achieve a high grade. The word document contains 8 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created and used to obtain an A* at A Level. These notes include: • Pathogens and communicable diseases • Plant defences against pathogens • Primary defence • Secondary defence • The specific immune response • Antibodies and vaccination • Development and usage of drugs Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for 5.1.2 How Far? from the Rates, Equilibrium and pH Topic 5.1 for Year 2 A-Level OCR A Chemistry. These notes contain all the specification knowledge and examples required for this topic. They allow a strong understanding of content to achieve a high grade. The word document contains 4 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created as an A* chemistry student. These notes include: • The equilibrium constant, Kc • The equilibrium constant, Kp • Conditions affecting Kc and Kp Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for the Transition Metals Topic 5.3 for Year 2 A-Level OCR A Chemistry. These notes contain all the specification knowledge required, examples and required practicals for this topic. They allow a strong understanding of content to achieve a high grade. The word document contains 12 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created as an A* chemistry student. These notes include: • Transition elements properties • Ligands and complex ions • Ligand substitution • Precipitation reactions • Redox reactions • Qualitative analysis • Required Practical 4: Qualitative analysis of ions Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for the Graphs and Transformations Topic for AS-Level and Year 1 A-Level Edexcel Pure Mathematics. These notes contain all the knowledge, key points, methods and worked examples needed to understand content and to achieve a high grade. This pdf contains 6 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created and used to obtain an A* at A Level. These notes include: • Cubic graphs • Quartic graphs • Reciprocal graphs • Points of Intersection • Translating graphs • Stretching graphs • Transforming functions Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for the Data Collection Topic for AS-Level and Year 1 A-Level Edexcel Statistics Mathematics. These notes contain all the knowledge, key points, methods and worked examples needed to understand content and to achieve a high grade. This word document contains 7 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created and used to obtain an A* at A Level. These notes include: • Populations and samples • Random sampling • Non-random sampling • Types of data • The large data set Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for the Hypothesis Testing Topic for AS-Level and Year 1 A-Level Edexcel Statistics Mathematics. These notes contain all the knowledge, key points, methods and worked examples needed to understand content and to achieve a high grade. This pdf contains 5 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created and used to obtain an A* at A Level. These notes include: • Hypothesis testing • Finding critical regions and values • One-tailed tests • Two-tailed tests • Actual significance level Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for the Hormonal Communication Topic 5.1.4 for A-Level OCR A Biology. These notes contain all the specification knowledge and examples required for this topic. They allow a strong understanding of content to achieve a high grade. The word document contains 5 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created and used to obtain an A* at A Level. These notes include: • Endocrine communication • Adrenal glands • The pancreas • The control of blood glucose concentration • Diabetes Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for the Nucleotides and Nucleic Acids Topic 2.1.3 for AS-Level and Year 1 A-Level OCR A Biology. These notes contain all the specification knowledge required, examples and practical methods for this topic. They allow a strong understanding of content to achieve a high grade. The word document contains 4 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created and used to obtain an A* at A Level. These notes include: • Nucleotides • Polynucleotides • DNA – replication, genetic code • Protein synthesis – transcription, translation • Purification of DNA Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for 5.1.1 How Fast? from the Rates, Equilibrium and pH Topic 5.1 for Year 2 A-Level OCR A Chemistry. These notes contain all the specification knowledge and examples required for this topic. They allow a strong understanding of content to achieve a high grade. The word document contains 8 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created as an A* chemistry student. These notes include: • Orders, rate equations and rate constants • Rate graphs and orders • Rate-determining step • Effect of temperature on rate constants – including: the Arrhenius equation. Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for 5.1.3 Acids, Bases and Buffers from the Rates, Equilibrium and pH Topic 5.1 for Year 2 A-Level OCR A Chemistry. These notes contain all the specification knowledge and examples required for this topic. They allow a strong understanding of content to achieve a high grade. The word document contains 11 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created as an A* chemistry student. These notes include: • Brønsted–Lowry acids and bases • pH and H+ – including: strong acids, weak acids and strong bases. • Buffers: action, uses and calculations • Neutralisation Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

A short summary of how the standards of living changed under the Nazis. This is specifically tailored to the Weimar and Nazi Germany Edexcel GCSE history specification. The summary covers different aspects: employment, wages, working hours, Labour Front, Strength Through Joy, the Volkswagen scam and the Beauty of Labour. It shows how each aspect was better/worse and for whom. Statistics that can be used as own knowledge in the exam have also been included. I achieved a level 9 at GCSE for history. Search: missdarcey

Revision notes for the Correlation Topic for AS-Level and Year 1 A-Level Edexcel Statistics Mathematics. These notes contain all the knowledge, key points, methods and worked examples needed to understand content and to achieve a high grade. This pdf contains 2 pages of revision notes. These are the notes I created and used to obtain an A* at A Level. These notes include: • Correlation introduction • Linear regression Uses: • Revision notes • Hand out notes for pupils • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons • Self-teaching for home education Search: missdarcey

A brief summary sheet outlining transpiration and translocation. This includes definitions, a short explanation of each process and why they are important, including examples. For more detailed information on transpiration and translocation see my other resource: ‘AQA GCSE 9-1 Biology Notes: Organisation’ which specifically covers more content for GCSE level. Uses: • Hand out notes for pupils • Self-teaching for home education • Content can be extracted by teachers to add to their lessons or for students to make revision notes Search: missdarcey