13/06/2026
Part 2 of our conversation with Marc Chew, 12 year old genius with 13A* for IGCSE!
Marc Chew:
To me, Chemistry was probably the most challenging subject.
It required me to memorise quite a lot of formulas and understand quite a lot of concepts.
I had a lot of topics where I was weak, and I believe that the main way I overcame them was by first doing MCQs and short answers to identify where I was weak.
There were definitely times where I felt stressed.
I believe that almost every student has some level of stress.
To me, it was definitely mostly about balancing my workload at school with daily life, hanging out with my friends and having my hobbies.
I think that the main way I overcame this stress was just by relaxing a bit.
I realised that instead of focusing so much on the end results, I could just consistently study for a bit, use the rest of the time to relax and just achieve.