Make The Grade: Recent Episodes
Joseph Biddlecombe and Akash Banerjee
Make the Grade is a podcast all about A-Levels, college and the medical school application process. New episode at 3pm every Sunday. Also check out series one all about GCSEs.
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Just Joe and Abdullah today breaking down their first week back in college.
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Save the date, March 8th we return to school. In this episode we break down how we are feeling about it all. Check out our YouTube to watch our podcast and weekly videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChZm8EdcyjDDwFEuNDwfMVw Instagram: Make the Grade: https://www.instagram.com/makethegradeuk/?hl=en Joe: https://www.instagram.com/joe_biddlecombe/?hl=en Abdullah: https://www.instagram.com/abdullahahmaddar/?hl=en Akash: https://www.instagram.com/akashbanerjee1234/?hl=en
In this week's episode the guys are joined by Spanish student and youtuber Mario Fabelo.
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What does the future hold of Joe, Akash and Abdullah. In this episode we discuss where we see ourselves in our futures.
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In this week's episode discuss if having medical family helps your application to medicine, with Akash and Abdullah both having medical family and Joe having none.
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We are back on the consistent weekly episode grind. This week all about school closures being extended and more about working from home.
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In this week's episode Joe and Akash are joined by their new host Abdullah to discuss the UCAT exam. More information on the UCAT can be found here: https://www.ucat.ac.uk/ Message us suggestions on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/makethegradeuk/?hl=en Music: https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Jahzzar/Tumbling_Dishes_Like_Old-Mans_Wishes/Please_Listen_Carefully
In this week's episode Joe and Akash are back from Christmas and stuck at home again. School is online, exams have been cancelled and we talk about how people's mental health will be affected.
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In this week's episode Joe and Akash are joined by Keele first year medical student Jameel Seidel. Join them as they discuss first year life and Jameel's best strategies for success for a levels and application.
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In today's episode Joe and Akash are joined by Amin an Anaesthetist, they discuss the importance of a work-life balance and the day to day role of an anaesthetist.
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This week's episode is a quick update about the Podcast,
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In this week's episode Joe and Akash talk about the science behind allergies and the need to be realistic with medical treatments.
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In this week's episode Joe and Akash talk all about finding unconventional work experience in lockdown and the importance of vaccination in a pandemic!
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This week ex-host Siri returns as Joe and Akash discuss the downsides of medicine and the things you need to consider if you want to go into medicine.
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In this week's episode Akash talks about antibiotic resistance and the problems it is creating today and Joe talks about everything you need to consider when picking the right university to study medicine.
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In this episode Joe and Akash are joined by first year Oxford medical student, Nadia to talk all about the medical school application process.
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In this week's episode, Joe and Akash talk about their week as A-Levels really begin to kick in, Akash brings a new science discussion and Joe talks about a key interview technique.
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In this week's episode Joe and Akash are joined by Youtuber and final year medical student, Yath Prem. They discuss youtube, the medical school application process and Yath compares college to university!
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We are back for Series 2! In this episode, Joe and Akash discuss all about starting college, volunteering during the summer and this weeks news of the possibility of life on Venus.
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We are back!!!!
New episodes every Sunday.
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In the series finale, Joe and Akash and joined by GCSE youTuber Udoka Fintelmann in a Q+A style episode!
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The results are in! In this week's episode its all about results day, how we felt before and after and what we look forward to moving into the next steps of life after GCSEs!
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This week's episode is the finale of the series on the core subjects in which Joe and Akash go through the Physics paper and tell you what to focus your revision on!
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In this week's episode Joe and Akash talk about GCSE Chemistry. They talk about revising for required practical's which can be applied across all the sciences and some chemistry specific stuff. They also go through both papers telling you the best things to focus on whilst revising.
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In this week's episode a familiar face returns as Siri joins Joe and Akash to delve into GCSE Biology. They discuss revision technique and what to expect from each section of the exam.
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A shorter episode this week on Maths, from revision to the exams. Joe and Akash are joined by fellow Set 1 Mathematician Amelie as they chat about they're best maths revision techniques and how to smash the exams!
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This week's episode is focused entirely on GCSE English Language and Literature. Joe and Akash talk about all 4 papers and the best revision in what was meant to be a short episode until they realised English is very hard to explain!
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In this weeks episode Joe and Akash invited their friend Joe onto the podcast to talk about his experiences with school and having autism, the problems this revealed and the solutions that Joe and the school worked through to help him achieve to his best ability at GCSE!
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In this weeks episode Joe and Akash are joined by Ryan, an extracurricular addict! Ryan talks about what benefits he got from extracurricular and how he balanced it with revision. Joe and Ryan also did some group revision together and talk about their experience with that.
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In this weeks episode, Akash and Joe are joined by Y13, Steve. Steve talks about college and how it differs from school and what to expect moving on from GCSEs! They discuss how to decide what subjects to study and which college to go to plus what college life is actually like.
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In this weeks episode, Joe and Akash are joined by their friend Humzah as they discuss how to manage revision and homework throughout Y10 and Y11. They give their personal tips on staying on top of work at home and making sure you get it done!
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In this episode Joe and Akash are joined by their friend Oli as they discuss their best advice for how to get though the exam periods throughout Y11. Oli also took art at home and discusses how this extra GCSE affected his other work!
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In this episode, Joe, Akash and Siri are joined by their friend Jusveen as they discuss how to deal with the stress and anxiety surrounding GCSEs and exam periods. Jusveen also explains her experiences of revising for music and drama and how it differs from the academic subjects.
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In this weeks episode Joe, Siri and Akash are joined by Joe's close friend Caleb as they discuss how to revise effectively. Caleb shares his insight into revision from a completely different schooling perspective to Joe, Siri and Akash. Joe also discusses his experience of moving schools and how he settled in!
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In our first ever episode Siri, Akash and I (Joe) introduce ourselves to you and explain why we are making this podcast. We discuss topics from our go to revision album to our revision space and making sure you don't compare yourself to others!
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Welcome to our new podcast, Make the Grade, where we, three 16 year old guys, talk about our experiences of school and how we survived. We are going to try to make a weekly podcast loosely based on GCSEs and how to get out to the other side. We will share out tips and tricks to help you guys make it through!
Joe, Akash and Siri x
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