Is it a good idea to revise right before an exam or should I give my head a break?

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  1. akemikat's Avatar
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    Is it a good idea to revise right before an exam or should I give my head a break?
    I've revised for 2 days straight pretty much but I still don't feel prepared.

    My brain felt really fried yesterday. I woke up this morning after a good nights sleep and feel refreshed and ready to go but my exam is not for another 4 and a half hours.

    Do I revise more?
    Do I not revise at all?
    Or do I revise with less intensity?

    What is the best thing to do? because I don't want to fry my brain before 'the real' thing.
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    Re: Is it a good idea to revise right before an exam or should I give my head a break
    Light revision is usually good, just read through your notes.
    Also get off TSR.
    Last edited by adam271; 14-05-2012 at 09:03.
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    Re: Is it a good idea to revise right before an exam or should I give my head a break
    (Original post by akemikat)
    I've revised for 2 days straight pretty much but I still don't feel prepared.

    My brain felt really fried yesterday. I woke up this morning after a good nights sleep and feel refreshed and ready to go but my exam is not for another 4 and a half hours.

    Do I revise more?
    Do I not revise at all?
    Or do I revise with less intensity?

    What is the best thing to do? because I don't want to fry my brain before 'the real' thing.
    Read through the stuff you don't feel confident on but don't try and do any very intense revision. I tend to just read through the textbook/revision guide to try and spot anything I can't remember and then try to memorise it.
    So, revise with less intensity would be my answer.
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