how much revision did you do ?

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five hours for GCSE? no thanks.

I did bits of revision, like one past paper every so often, max about 90 minutes a day lol.

Reply 81

Smko

Original post by Blazinq

five hours for GCSE? no thanks.

I did bits of revision, like one past paper every so often, max about 90 minutes a day lol.

samee!! ha :smile:

what you hoping you got? :smile:

Reply 82

Happy-Turtle

lol half an hour or an hour tops
my moustache contains all of the knowledge i need.

Reply 83

A7d8i6l

Minimum 2hours extra from a usual school day. Maximum 6 hours!!

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Reply 84

Phoebus29

next to nothing :smile:

nervous now

Reply 85

dinrah04

A couple of hours, 2-3 days before the exam (give or take a few), I'm quite nervous about my results but I believe if I fail, it's down to how I put down my answers not my level of revision.

Reply 86

HalleStar

i don't think i ever revised during GCSE's i literally flipped through the book before the exam and just remembered what i learnt and did well

Reply 87

ocelot92

30 mins a day 1 week before exam leave, then an hour before each exam at school. hoping to get a few A*s - possible?

Reply 88

Doglamlico

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

5 is great. Why you'd do 10 is a mystery to me. I sort of did 5 a day in the last month or so, but loads of it was procrastination, hence my results not being what they could have been :\

If you do 5 solid hours a day (and use the time wisely - revision technique is what lets most people down - I'd say that 2 hours of my revision methods outdo 3-4 hours of many others) then you're spot on to do very very well.

Reply 89

Vorsah

For gcse level, in my opinion u should be doing between 1 and 1/2 hours revision on week ends per each subject.

People doing 5, 10 hours revision in a day are jus stupid.

My revision for my GCSEs started in April in the easter holidays only for a few subjects though. After the Easter Hols I did an 1 hour rev after school, then jus relaxed.

Not enough :\

Not enough, and now I feel sick to the stomach about results day. "Only have yourself to blame...etc."

(edited 11 years ago)

Reply 92

overskrill

Did as many Maths past papers as I could. Morning of English Lit, RE and ICT exam. Nothing else. Not really looking forward to results day.

Reply 93

_Ddraig_

I did literally 2-3 hours a night before the exam, then maybe 1 hour every other day.

Reply 94

username998490

I did on average about 3 past papers for each exam... although I did double textiles, which resulted in 3 less exams than I normally would have , as I got 3 B's from coursework.

Reply 95

Above.The.Empyrean

I didn't do any past papers... :frown:

Reply 96

Arva

Nothing until study leave, then frantic cramming most of the day. Hoping I've pulled it off.

Reply 97

JT_888

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

Hi, Grace. I would recommend splitting revision sessions into 30 mins blocks and mix the subjects around so you don't get bored. At the end of 30 mins, take around 10 mins break before continuing on again. This will reduce fatigue and it should help improve concentration/attention span. :smile: