how much revision did you do ?

You might have "got" good grades but not sure if you're going to "get" good grades -_-

I got 2A*s, 6As, 2Bs, 1C, 1D at GCSE and am predicted AABC at A-Level, although I'm aiming for A*ABB :P

I don't mean revision is unnecessary, only that it's unimportant at GCSE level when there are multiple, low-mark questions and you're not required to go into much detail, specifically structure your answers, or debate a statement in-depth. At A-level revision is crucial (at least for the Humanities subjects). I've been doing ~3hrs+ a day since March for my A2 exams.

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Reply 21

Changing Skies

22

I regret the amount I did :frown:

I did around an hour everyday for 5 days for RE, night before for both English exams, both Maths exams and ICT, none for Child Development and an hour or so for 3 days for Science... :frown:

Reply 22

izzaha

2

I did more exams in year 10 than in year 11 which was strange, i worked really hard consistently in year 10 which i was really happy with however this year i completely lacked motivation and i just had my book open and sat there, i only revised when i got stressed out and that was probably a day or two before the exam, i really should have done more revision, the maximum i have done so far in a day is 4 hours, i have only done that on two occasions though. I'm nervous and worried about results day now :/

Reply 23

iSoftie

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Original post by star10159

You do realise that sentence does not make sense?

It does.
He claims that around a few hours of revision he could attain some very good grades and he said that he had received good grades already, so I'm stating that in August he might not get the grades he'd expected due to the little hours he worked for revision.

Reply 24

iSoftie

14

Original post by H011y94

I got 2A*s, 6As, 2Bs, 1C, 1D at GCSE and am predicted AABC at A-Level, although I'm aiming for A*ABB :P

I don't mean revision is unnecessary, only that it's unimportant at GCSE level when there are multiple, low-mark questions and you're not required to go into much detail, specifically structure your answers, or debate a statement in-depth. At A-level revision is crucial (at least for the Humanities subjects). I've been doing ~3hrs+ a day since March for my A2 exams.

You're on your way to getting good grades then :biggrin:

Reply 25

dean01234

19

I have an exam tomorrow, yet I am on TSR what does that tell you about my attention span?

Reply 26

TheSnail

17

I did about a total of 6 hours a week for a while running up to and during exams..some weeks more than others. I actually didn't do too much for any morning exams the night before as I found it got me stressed.... Also had a few days where I didn't do anything as I couldn't motivate myself.
I'm predicted 5A*'a and 6A's

tbh though putting effort in throughout the two years and studying well for the small assessments means that you know the content quite well by the time exams come round so that's maybe why I haven't done a gazillion hours of revision for months on end...

Reply 27

Frankster

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Original post by LeeM1

45 minutes revision, masturbate. 45 minutes revision, masturbate. And so on...

so that **** was your reward for revision?

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Reply 28

Jessica no

I start learning a month before for like 40 minutes a day but I get more like 1hr the week before the exam

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Reply 29

Procrastination

2

As the name suggests I can't focus, therefore I don't think that I have ever done any "proper" revision. I'm in year 11 at the moment and have finished all my exams, the only revision I have ever done was the night before, reading through the textbook. I'm on track to achieve 5A*'s 8A's and 2 B's and 1B at AS level, but this year my laziness has reached a new high. I suppose I do listen in lessons throughout the year, which probably helps, but I wish that I put more effort in this year.

Reply 30

XYZstar

4

I did around 4 hours a day on study leave for GCSE and an hour a night about a month before the exams. For AS I did 3 hours every night from easter up until the exams.

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Reply 31

tssf_skye

15

i did aimed for about 4 hours a day, but i usually did 2 -3 hours per day :-)

Reply 32

LeeM1

Original post by Frankster

so that wa.nk was your reward for revision?

I'm just messing! But sometimes anything to get out of revising.

Reply 33

Frankster

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Original post by LeeM1

I'm just messing! But sometimes anything to get out of revising.

lol TRUE.. Masturbation is the most enjoyable way of procrastination.. :yep:

Reply 34

Sam_1996

I did about 2-3 hours a day pre exam leave and 5-6 hours a day post exam leave.
Overall I totalled about 250 hours of revision
Hopefully it pays off :smile:

Reply 35

AwesomeSauce#1

11

You have the lowest attention span? Nope, I can go for about 1 and a half hours then I just get bored.

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Reply 36

lou_100

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Original post by grace...

allot of people have been talking about 10 hour day and the best i did was about 5 . I have the lowest attention span :s-smilie:

just curious as to how much everyone else did

I started in Easter holidays I think which were 2 or 3 weeks long, then had a couple weeks back at school, then started GCSEs. So was revising no earlier than 4/5 weeks before exams.

As for hours a day, in the holidays I did either 3/4 hours hardcore or did about 6/7 hours whilst multitasking Facebook, a film and my phone (so it wasn't really 6/7 hours at all). When back at school, it was about 4 hours in the evening from Monday-Thursday and Sunday. Throughout exams it was basically all the time when I didn't have an exam (8/9 hour days whilst multitasking Facebook, phone and a film though haha).

As for subjects, I spent most revision on History, Latin, English lit, Sciences. I revised for Maths on the day and Drama the whole day before. Wouldn't advise it...

Reply 37

Safiya122

15

I'd usually do around 3 to 4 hours, 6 tops. 10 I think can be too much.

Reply 38

JamalAhmed

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Original post by Procrastination

As the name suggests I can't focus, therefore I don't think that I have ever done any "proper" revision. I'm in year 11 at the moment and have finished all my exams, the only revision I have ever done was the night before, reading through the textbook. I'm on track to achieve 5A*'s 8A's and 2 B's and 1B at AS level, but this year my laziness has reached a new high. I suppose I do listen in lessons throughout the year, which probably helps, but I wish that I put more effort in this year.