Do you revise all subjects equally?

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  • View Poll Results: Which subject do you revise most?
    Maths
    12 21.82%
    Further maths
    2 3.64%
    Biology
    10 18.18%
    Chemistry
    13 23.64%
    Physics
    3 5.45%
    RS
    0 0%
    ICT
    0 0%
    French
    1 1.82%
    German
    0 0%
    Geography
    1 1.82%
    History
    6 10.91%
    Eng lit/lan
    1 1.82%
    Politics
    1 1.82%
    Media
    0 0%
    Drama
    0 0%
    Other
    5 9.09%

  1. number23's Avatar
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    Do you revise all subjects equally?
    Do you spend equal time on all subjects, or have priorities?
    Personally, I spend most of my revision on further maths due to my uni offer


    glad i didnt take chemistry!
    Last edited by number23; 24-05-2012 at 12:01.
  2. sweetascandy's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I completely neglect Physics.

    Mind you, that isn't because I'm good at it/find it easy, it's actually the opposite reason :sadnod:
  3. hannah1994's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    Definately! I've done very little geography revision (just hoping i get some good questions), fairly little maths and then mostly biology and chemistry - too many facts!!
  4. txo's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I spend very very little time on biology & english. Most of my revision times is spent on chemistry. I spend 5 times more time on chemistry.
  5. Esiuol's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I'm trying not to revise Biology as much as Chemistry because I need to get a high B/A in the final paper to get a B overall in Chemistry, while I only need to get a C in the Biology paper to get an A overall.
    It's hard though, since I much prefer Biology so I find revising it more enjoyable. xD
  6. When you see it...'s Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    At GCSE, I deliberately avoided revising German and English (and ICT, but only because the exam was cmmon-sensical). At AS though, I am concentrating on all equally (except general studies).
  7. emanuela15's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I'm dodging Chinese at the moment
  8. TheGoat's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I tend to neglect subjects I find hard.. Completely counter intuitive but I lose all my motivation when I'm finding my other subjects relatively easy :s

    However, towards exam time (ie now) I tend to spend my time more equally
  9. roodootoo's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I don't revise english language as much as I should as I'm always writing essays or staying up half the night revising biology.

    I'm not going to bother including general studies even though it is the A I am hoping to get for my ABB offer for Nottingham.
  10. Booyah's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I tend to neglect revising Geology and Biology my main priorities are on Chemistry/Maths my 2 hardest subjects
  11. poyyo's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I mostly revIse maths and then chemistry and then English, because I fInd maths the hardest and therefore I have to spend mOre time on it
  12. Coeusful's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    Let me put it this way. I've only just come to realise that chemistry isn't my only subject.
  13. Authoritar's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I put a lot more time into Chemistry and Biology, I prioritise what I think is most important and where I need the most work
  14. Sarabande's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    In trend of revision lately:

    Biology > Physics > Chemistry > Philosophy and Ethics

    I'm utter crap at biology.
    Physics is my favourite subject.
    Chemistry is fine.
    Philosophy and Ethics I just can't be asked.
  15. Ra Ra Ra's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I barely revised for my AS English Language exam. I was spending too much time revising for History
  16. politics_student's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I have not neglected any of my subjects, but I have been spending more time on History as I feel more confident in the other two.
  17. d_aan's Avatar
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    • Location: England
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    I feel as if I need to dedicate most of my revision "blocks" to Literature but I end up doing very little due to the fact that its so difficult to have focused revision in that subject.
  18. Aspiringlawstudent's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    That'd be rather a waste of time.

    Only revise something if you think you actually need to. When I took my A-levels, the only subject I did revision for was Law as it's a subject that actually requires you to recite dozens of specific cases.

    Everything else was very easy to memorise.
  19. anuradha_d's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    Oh HELLLL no.
    Maths: Some revision, mainly just get stuff done in lesson, do Mixed Excersizes and papers.
    Music: Haha no.
    Physics: This is the one i barely revise for.
    Chemistry: SOOO MUCH REVISION!
  20. dgdlalo16's Avatar
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    Re: Do you revise all subjects equally?
    (Original post by anuradha_d)
    Oh HELLLL no.
    Maths: Some revision, mainly just get stuff done in lesson, do Mixed Excersizes and papers.
    Music: Haha no.
    Physics: This is the one i barely revise for.
    Chemistry: SOOO MUCH REVISION!
    hey do you have any revision notes on edexcel english gcse poetry?
    if you do please share them with me thanks xx
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