Beth

Higher Level

Alexandra College

Economics was a nice, fair paper! This was the first year of the new course so there was a lot of anticipation around what the exam layout would be like, how questions would be presented, and what areas of the course would be covered.

The changes meant that we had a lot of choice, only having to answer half of the questions on the paper, which I felt allowed me to focus on the parts of the course that I’m most confident in and reduced stress. A lot of the questions were really topical, covering the homelessness crisis, COVID-19, and globalisation.

This meant less of a focus on answers that had been memorised which was definitely a welcome change. The modifications also reduced time pressure, meaning I was able to slide in one or two extra questions and spend a bit more time thinking about and planning answers! This was my second last paper, it’s surreal to be this near to the end but this was a lovely paper to start drawing exams to a close!

Gearoid

Higher Level

St. Augustine’s College