Article: How to cram for your exams without losing your mind

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Original post by Topps

This will be me this weekend...who thought It'd be a good idea not to start revision yet especially when you have a resit next week.

me too, I really regret not starting revision earlier! Ive got 3 exams this week coming and im not really that prepared!! oops :redface:

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She-Ra

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Original post by Topps

This will be me this weekend...who thought It'd be a good idea not to start revision yet especially when you have a resit next week.

It's ok - you still have time :smile:

Have you created a revision plan so you can focus on ticking things off rather than trying to revise with your to-do list constantly whizzing through your brain?

I hope you have a productive time of it this weekend :h:

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She-Ra

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Original post by isobella98

me too, I really regret not starting revision earlier! Ive got 3 exams this week coming and im not really that prepared!! oops :redface:

Which exams do you have coming? Have you tried out some past papers?

:smile:

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Original post by She-Ra

Which exams do you have coming? Have you tried out some past papers?

:smile:

hi!
All my exams are AQA AS level, I have geography unit 1 on Tuesday and on Friday I have English lit and geography unit 2 (skills paper)

I have been doing some past papers, I need to improve on one section of the English paper, and I have improved in geography today, just need to work on river landforms now!

urgh im so tired, haha :tongue:

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Unicorn16

Original post by isobella98

hi!
All my exams are AQA AS level, I have geography unit 1 on Tuesday and on Friday I have English lit and geography unit 2 (skills paper)

I have been doing some past papers, I need to improve on one section of the English paper, and I have improved in geography today, just need to work on river landforms now!

urgh im so tired, haha :tongue:

What type of revision have you been doing for geography? I also have two geog exams next week XD revising atm haha

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Original post by Unicorn16

What type of revision have you been doing for geography? I also have two geog exams next week XD revising atm haha

I have looked at past papers and planned out answers to the questions, and ive been watching youtube videos and making mind maps and stuff like that :cool:

My eyes hurt from doing it all day now though XD
and I feel your pain, good luck haha :tongue:

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Unicorn16

Original post by isobella98

I have looked at past papers and planned out answers to the questions, and ive been watching youtube videos and making mind maps and stuff like that :cool:

My eyes hurt from doing it all day now though XD
and I feel your pain, good luck haha :tongue:

Ohh yeah those are some of the things I'm doing too! I have like flashcards with exam questions and I'll try to answer it XD but if I can't then i'd turn over to see what the answer was.
Also, for unit 2, which two topics are you doing? I'm doing crowded coasts and rebranding :smile:

And thanks! Good luck to you too :P

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Hefty11

Need some help on English literature :frown:

Auden poems and robert frosts: :frown:

((( the great gatsby :frown:

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my life is a shambles
suddenly contemplating on how to skip a levels and become a pimp for free

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Original post by Unicorn16

Ohh yeah those are some of the things I'm doing too! I have like flashcards with exam questions and I'll try to answer it XD but if I can't then i'd turn over to see what the answer was.
Also, for unit 2, which two topics are you doing? I'm doing crowded coasts and rebranding :smile:

And thanks! Good luck to you too :P

oooh I might copy your flashcard idea for the exam questions :smile:

for unit 2 im doing population and food supply issues.... fun :frown:

what are you doing for physical geography? im doing coasts and rivers :cool:

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Original post by Hefty11

Need some help on English literature :frown:

Auden poems and robert frosts: :frown:

((( the great gatsby :frown:

((((((((( The road :frown:

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my life is a shambles
suddenly contemplating on how to skip a levels and become a pimp for free

urgh tell me about it, im sick of a levels now :frown:

are you doing the aqa lit b exam? :frown:

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EdmundWoodstock

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My tactic has always been to go over the material once lightly like a week or week and a half before the exam. This gives the brain time to absorb it. I then go over the material in depth 2 or 3 days before the exam which further reinforces it. Finally, I usually get up really early the day of the exam and lightly skim through all the material one last time so it's fresh in my mind.

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ewanharv

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Original post by EdmundWoodstock

My tactic has always been to go over the material once lightly like a week or week and a half before the exam. This gives the brain time to absorb it. I then go over the material in depth 2 or 3 days before the exam which further reinforces it. Finally, I usually get up really early the day of the exam and lightly skim through all the material one last time so it's fresh in my mind.

I like your style

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kayleighbeccax

im really stuck with biology and maths and im taking higher for both and im expected to get B or above on each paper but I cant remember anything.. this sucks

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Topps

Wasted yesterday.
Wasted most of today
Sigh looks like cramming rest of evening and tomorrow.
Exam Tuesday🙇
I just cant for the life of me bring myself to so it. Phones off until tuesday

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Hefty11

Original post by isobella98

urgh tell me about it, im sick of a levels now :frown:

are you doing the aqa lit b exam? :frown:

yup i give up on life, its this friday too :frown:

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