A Level Student Stories: Aaliyah Overington | A Level Psychology

Hoping to get ahead while she took a year off due to maternity leave, Aaliyah decided to take on her A Level Psychology course online with us and was so glad she did. Read more about her journey below. 

I started with ICS Learn after I got pregnant in my first year of sixth form and had to take a year off to have my baby.

I decided to continue with one of my A Levels (psychology) in my year off to make my return a lot easier.

ICS Learn gave me the opportunity to work at my own pace, around my commitments and my tutor always replied super quickly which made things so much easier.

Adjusting to Online Learning

I was worried that online learning wasn’t going to be my thing as I usually need physical demonstrations and teaching, but there were a lot of resources available.

I found the exam papers so helpful as they got marked quickly and gave me more of an idea as to how I was progressing. All the notes were really informative and there were quizzes that you could access answers to immediately which was also really helpful.

A few of my friends had tried online learning and weren’t happy with response times etc, but thankfully I didn't have that issue.

Getting the Grade I Needed

I received my results and ended up getting a B in my final exam, which has facilitated me going to Kings College London in September which I’m obviously incredibly excited about.

I would definitely recommend ICS Learn to my friends and family if they told me they needed it. I feel like it really helped me gain the grades I needed to get, while still allowing me to work flexibly and around my free time.

I did a lot of research on ICS Learn which is why I chose it in the first place, and as I did so I came across a lot of positive reviews and stories. I’m very pleased that I listened to them and chose ICS Learn, in particular, as I doubt I would have gotten the results I did without it.


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