[littleone271]

(Original post by raff:))
Yep. I didn't revise for the exam and got an A, so hopefully if I revise really hard this time I'll get an A* and I'm going to do Maths at A Level. I don't think it's pointless at all because the course I want to apply for at University is extremely competitive and that particular university takes into consideration how many A/A*s you got at GCSE.

Fair enough but just to put it into perspective for you... I got an A in maths gcse without really revising and that was a few years ago when they were apparently harder. I couldn't hack AS maths though. You might be different and you might well get an A* in A-level maths but it's probably a good idea to have a back up plan.

[AmiraSerafina]

You. WILL. Regret. not revising early enough. Trust me. =S

AS Student.

If you start revising the content now, over and over again, you'll have enough time to get a large amount of exam practice done.

Time flies in Year 11. You'll wake up one day, and it'll be May. Work hard now, then you'll have peace of mind all summer!

[raff:)]

(Original post by littleone271)
Fair enough but just to put it into perspective for you... I got an A in maths gcse without really revising and that was a few years ago when they were apparently harder. I couldn't hack AS maths though. You might be different and you might well get an A* in A-level maths but it's probably a good idea to have a back up plan.

Ah I see. Tbh, I'm ****ting it for all the A Levels I'm going to do, I've been told soo many times A Levels are really hard, I'm kind of questioning whether I'll be able to handle it.

btw, what do you mean by having a back up plan, for what?

[tamil4]

i've started making notes for biology and geography(my worst subjects) since saturday and hope to get them done by friday.Trying to start learning the german vocab list our school's given. and i've been flicking through my classwork for other subjects and i think i'll carry on doing this until easter when i'm gonna start proper revision. I want to get all my revision done before study leave so that i can do just past papers from then on.

i'm so nervous, i haven't "found my revision method" yet and need to improve from the 7As 3Cs 1D i got in mocks to atleast 5A*s and rest As and Bs! ****ting myself!

[bhogs001]

(Original post by LaBelleEtLeBete)
Oooh, it was a while ago so I'll have to think.
A*AAABBBBC and then two Us (they were coursework based ICT and Enterprise which I couldn't be bothered to focus on/ do any work for).
To be fair, though, I have a very good memory for things I've read and I know how to BS examiners.

You should have revised.

[LaBelleEtLeBete]

(Original post by bhogs001)
You should have revised.

Why? Because of those Us? Because they didn't have exams to revise for.

[bhogs001]

(Original post by LaBelleEtLeBete)
Why? Because of those Us? Because they didn't have exams to revise for.

Nah. Overall.

[LaBelleEtLeBete]

(Original post by bhogs001)
Nah. Overall.

Oh-kay.

[Ptolemy001]

(Original post by raff:))
I have a Maths resit in March too. I just can't make myself revise for it though

I have that exam, how are you planning to revise for it? I haven't started yet but it's like a week after we get back to school!

[tomfisher1]

Start revision asap there isn't time to waste if you want top grades the sooner you revise the easier exams will be. But settling down and revising is something I still find very difficult even throughout my university career. However an easy way to start off is with a good timetable, good coffee and good music. In saying that I stumbled upon a good website that I wished did university revision but is based on GCSE subjects. Here's the website I found particularly helpful http://www.learnthrumusic.co.uk/ it basically uses music to explain everything. Like books, Algorithms and techniques I recommend at very least having a quick browse. Good luck with it!

[Mrkingpenguin]

(Original post by RyRy.)
Agree, I didn't revise for mine came out with 1 A* in English literature, dont ask how didn't even read the book and 15 A's. At the end of the day GCSE's count for **** all, you only have to write what the examiner wants to hear and most of the science ones are multiple choice anyway

Really?

I think from your second post that most of these are "soft" short course GCSE (media studies, law, buisness studies), subjects, just to explain this to disbelieving TSR users.

I myself go to a top grammar school and 14-15 GCSEs is the max even the top top students take (in rigourous subjects.)

[kirstyy93]

I started when we broke up for study leave, I was really pleased with my results but there's a part of me that wishes I started earlier so that I could've got slightly better results

[RyRy.]

(Original post by Mrkingpenguin)
Really?

I think from your second post that most of these are "soft" short course GCSE (media studies, law, buisness studies), subjects, just to explain this to disbelieving TSR users.

I myself go to a top grammar school and 14-15 GCSEs is the max even the top top students take (in rigourous subjects.)

**** You.
I think your opinion on weather or not my subjects are soft is irrelevant.
If you really wanted to know they where.
Maths
Physics
Biology
Chemistry
English Lit
English Lang
Geography
History
(ICT) - DIDA,CIDA,AIDA
Business
R.E
Art
German
French
Core Science
Product Design

Please enlighten me upon my soft subjects.

[iJess]

To be honest I'm not a very academically bright student haha. I have a few subjects predicted b, and RE predicted A which I got in the mock but maths and science I struggle with so I am happy with just a C at the very least. I revised quite a lot for maths and failed by 2 marks, so I'm resitting on 2nd march and 5th march (i think), I started revising properly for those last week and I'm going to start revision for science properly after I've got the maths exam done.

[thatgirlbecky]

Well I'm a GCSE student, and most of my friends in the year above said they started about Easter sort of time

I have Product Design Coursework (which seems to be consuming all my time ), English Coursework, Business CA and French CA all due in the next two weeks, so once those are all out of the way I was going to start organising notes and writing up a few revision cards etc. in the weeks leading up to Easter, then start revision during the Easter hols, and increase the intensity of the revision up until exam time

[multiplexing-gamer]

(Original post by bhogs001)
Nah. Overall.

They're a lot more higher than the national average. You're stupid for saying they're bad

[bhogs001]

(Original post by multiplexing-gamer)
They're a lot more higher than the national average. You're stupid for saying they're bad

Yeah ikr im well stupid.

[beckylewis]

i revised the start of may lightly and then as my exams were like 3 days apart i solidly revised for the days before the exams, wish i could do that for a level lol! good luck everyone.

[raff:)]

(Original post by Ptolemy001)
I have that exam, how are you planning to revise for it? I haven't started yet but it's like a week after we get back to school!

I am ****ting it for that exam! I just don't have the motivation to revise for it. In class we have just been going over past examination papers and I have this "MathsWatch" CD and it teaches you the maths topics. How about you?

[Ptolemy001]

(Original post by raff:))
I am ****ting it for that exam! I just don't have the motivation to revise for it. In class we have just been going over past examination papers and I have this "MathsWatch" CD and it teaches you the maths topics. How about you?

My teacher's being difficult and says he won't do any going over the topics for it at all He's given me the past papers though, but that's only 'cause i asked him. I have my own Mathswatch CD but it says algebra on the cover so I doubt it has anything relevant for this exam in it Really worried 'bout the exam now! I need a minimum of 100 UMS points.