Too exhausted to study after-school?

i dont know about for the exams but the S4 questions look pretty hard in the textbook. For MEI atleast i think S4 is the hardest module. M4 and FP3 I have found fairly easy (for want of a better word) tbh; plus theyre actually enjoyable! though i do like stats as well, the S4 book just looks mad!

i get what you mean about finding something more interesting though. when you learn about something in maths and you want to take it further or just learn about a random new concept but it takes time away from the syllabus which you have to learn. I only took S4 because i wanted to learn about mgfs and pgfs and that makes up about 1/4 of the module; the rest is meh

Try sleep learning. I've always wanted to see if it works.

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How do you guys revise or study after coming back from school? I feel way too tired, even after eating or even napping I feel so sleepy/exhausted that I can't even concentrate enough to read a book. Any tips to over come this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

I did this for my GCSE chemistry 2 years ago and it actually worked, i didnt remember revising things because i tried this before revising properly but within less than a week i could word for word repeat what was on the recording; it was crazy, doesnt always work but i advise anyone to try it.

Find a podcast that covers your spec for a subject or record yourself saying model answers (don't be too monotonal though) and play on repeat with earphones in while you sleep

Cool idea, I was going to try the same thing (since it can't really hurt to give it a go .)

My school already pffer this service, but they're all pretty long (20/30 mins each) and there is a LOT of them, so would you recommend using these or getting a shorter one that covers the full spec?

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How do you guys revise or study after coming back from school? I feel way too tired, even after eating or even napping I feel so sleepy/exhausted that I can't even concentrate enough to read a book. Any tips to over come this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

How do you guys revise or study after coming back from school? I feel way too tired, even after eating or even napping I feel so sleepy/exhausted that I can't even concentrate enough to read a book. Any tips to over come this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

It's really difficult after class all day to settle to doing anything that involves effort, I know that. I had the same trouble when I was doing my A-Levels, but now I'm reading Geophysics at University. My best advice for you is not your diet or your lifestyle, it's organising yourself. My exam rota involves an hour of revision, and a half hour of chilling. This means that I only ever do an hour of straight revision at a time. I usually arrange these breaks so I have a half hour over which I can watch an episode of a TV programme, and get a bit of food, but when the credits go on, I automatically pick up the remote and press the power button. Even if I don't want to get up and revise, the TV is off and I tell myself there is nothing else to be doing. Also try easing yourself into revision. Make some posters on the floor in front of the TV, or copy out notes whilst watching YouTube, don't throw yourself into a load of hardcore revision. Gradually build up to doing past exam papers, and by the time you're doing them, you won't be distracted at all. Good luck, friend, and I hope this helps.

I used to have the same problem but now that I work 14 hours a week and want to socialise/relax for part of the weekend, I know that I have to do work after College.


Firstly, if you're too tired then you're not getting enough sleep. Or you're getting too much. For a while I was up till about 11:30-12 every night just texting whilst lying in bed, to then get up at 6:30 in the morning to get ready for college. NOT GOOD! Only about 6 and a half hours sleep... and it made me tired every day. I also found that it was getting me down and making me eat more etc, also not concentrating in college. Another thing was that every day I was feeling more and more behind with my revision and I knew it had to change. A SCHEDULE is what you need.


This is mine:
(I'll start from the end of my college day)
4:30-6:00 Travelling home from college
I can't help that - waste of time I know, but I count it as socialising too
6:00-7:20 Relaxing and eating etc
I tend to watch a bit of TV here and have dinner
7:20-9:20 In these 2 hours I do work and revision
I typically split it up into 4 30 minute slots and do different things in each slot, to stop me falling asleep
9:20-10:00 This is my 'preparing for bed' time
I'll get dressed and washed for bed whilst also sorting out my bag for the next day, making sure my room is tidy, texting whoever I need to etc
10:00 STRICT BEDTIME - the phone goes off, I am in bed and I go to sleep - no excuses


6:00-6:30 I wake up (most mornings) at 6am - exactly 8 hours after bedtime
I go for a half an hour run which wakes me up and gets me ready for the day (highly reccomended)
......Then it's college and we're back to the start...


So, I think you should go for something like that! Running is probably the best thing for me because it properly wakes me up and makes me happy, but by bedtime, it also makes me tired enough to sleep straight away, and keeps me fit obviously.


When it comes to your work after school, make yourself a mini schedule. Write down everything you have to do (limit yourself to what you can realistically get done, or else you'll just feel defeated) and just do it! You'll get used to it, and it's a good habit to get into.


I hope this stupidly long ESSAY has helped you in some way! I'm just a bit of babbler really.... and it's the main reason I didn't take English!

How do you guys revise or study after coming back from school? I feel way too tired, even after eating or even napping I feel so sleepy/exhausted that I can't even concentrate enough to read a book. Any tips to over come this would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.