Does cramming work for a-levels?

Kay_96

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(edited 9 years ago)

Reply 1

Toriar

14

It probably works if you understand the content and have been keeping on top of things throughout the year anyway. I think a few weeks is plenty of time to revise though, unless all of your subjects are very memory and facts based.

Reply 2

A future Midwife

10

You've still got time, i wouldn't call it cramming yet! (:

I hope it works!

Worked for me. Though it's probably dependent on the subject :smile:

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Reply 5

PricklyPorcupine

13

Hmm might work for GCSEs and maybe AS levels but riskier at A levels. If you start now, it's not exactly cramming

Reply 6

ziu

4

I really have no idea how "4 weeks" left is cramming. I crammed my AS levels (the whole syllabus with past papers) within 4 hours before my exams, generally.

Reply 7

AE96

It worked for my AS levels, I was really lazy throughout that whole year and only started revising when study leave started, a week before my first exams and I still did well.
After the stress though I decided to work properly through A2 so I wouldn't be able to tell you about that. But depends on if you have a really good short term memory or not. :smile:

Reply 8

arfah

17

Original post by AE96

It worked for my AS levels, I was really lazy throughout that whole year and only started revising when study leave started, a week before my first exams and I still did well.
After the stress though I decided to work properly through A2 so I wouldn't be able to tell you about that. But depends on if you have a really good short term memory or not. :smile:

Wow, that's so good wish I could pull that off! what did you get in your a levels then? :smile:

Reply 9

Kay_96

OP

6

Original post by ziu

I really have no idea how "4 weeks" left is cramming. I crammed my AS levels (the whole syllabus with past papers) within 4 hours before my exams, generally.

i feel like its cramming because my subjects are all quite essay based mostly to do with memory - like law and psychology loads of case studies to remember! :frown:

Reply 10

tibbycee

Just do as many past papers as possible and learn the mark schemes. Know what examiners want from answers You'll begin to pick up on themes and that'll make it easier to know what information to revise. Even if you do "cram" towards exam day, you'll find it helps.

Reply 11

Kay_96

OP

6

Original post by AE96

It worked for my AS levels, I was really lazy throughout that whole year and only started revising when study leave started, a week before my first exams and I still did well.
After the stress though I decided to work properly through A2 so I wouldn't be able to tell you about that. But depends on if you have a really good short term memory or not. :smile:

wow, well done! glad it worked for you! :smile:

it's much more difficult now without the retakes aswell. Wish jan exams still existed *sigh*

Reply 12

Old_Simon

12

Original post by ziu

I really have no idea how "4 weeks" left is cramming. I crammed my AS levels (the whole syllabus with past papers) within 4 hours before my exams, generally.

You are obviously a child prodigy.

Reply 13

ziu

4

Original post by Old_Simon

You are obviously a child prodigy.

Nope, sorry. I'm only 6 years old.

Reply 14

AE96

Original post by arfah

Wow, that's so good wish I could pull that off! what did you get in your a levels then? :smile:

I'm in A2 now and in AS I got A*AAB (B in art - but that didn't have an exam, I just gave up lol) and if you want to know it was A* in media and 2 As in Physics and Maths.

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