How much time did you spend revising?

For those of you who studied A-Level History, Religious Studies and/or English Literature, how long did you spend studying and what grades did you achieve?

Reply 1

SEM94

For A2 History I wrote the coursework essay the night before the deadline, and started revising for the exam about a week beforehand. Achieved an A*

Reply 2

ivybridge

Original post by SEM94

For A2 History I wrote the coursework essay the night before the deadline, and started revising for the exam about a week beforehand. Achieved an A*

Lucky you. How people ever manage to do this, I shall never know.

Which board were you on? Units?

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Reply 3

SEM94

Original post by ivybridge

Lucky you. How people ever manage to do this, I shall never know.

Which board were you on? Units?

I tend to work much better under pressure, has always been the way.

My exam board was Edexcel; coursework module was the Unification of Germany, and exam module was International Relations 1870-1945.

Reply 4

ivybridge

Original post by SEM94

I tend to work much better under pressure, has always been the way.

My Exam board was Edexcel; coursework module was the Unification of Germany, and exam module was International Relations 1870-1945.

Fair play. I could never do that - I'd literally get a U.

Ah. I'm on AQA. My unit for the exam is also international relations but different times and I chose to do the Witch-Craze for my coursework.

Reply 5

sableo

Currently doing my A2 History (CCEA exam board) and was planning to start some revision this week, gradually building it up until my exams in late May. I am predicted a C, though have the potential to get an A if I do not have my usual exam panic, haha. Have you done much revision for your History exams yet?

Reply 6

ivybridge

Original post by sableo

I've done some but I'm prioritising a couple of unit resits for AS and my coursework because they are sooner. I am predicted an A but I only need a B.

((GOOD LUCK BY THE WAY! :smile:

))

Reply 7

sableo

Original post by ivybridge

I've done some but I'm prioritising a couple of unit resits for AS and my coursework because they are sooner. I am predicted an A but I only need a B.

((GOOD LUCK BY THE WAY! :smile:

))

Nice one, I'm sure you'll do well. Damn CCEA for not having any coursework units haha! Good luck to you also :smile:

Come on guys.

Original post by SEM94

I was wondering - what did you do for revision in History?

Reply 10

SEM94

Original post by ivybridge

I was wondering - what did you do for revision in History?

Although I left revision very last minute I was very consistent with my noting throughout A2, so I had very detailed notes leading up to the exam. In the week before the exam, I spent the first 3-4 days reading through all of my notes and making revision cards, which I split up thematically and then spent the remaining days doing past papers. I must have spent around 14 hours working each day, and when it came to the day of the exam everything was fresh in my mind, and I got pretty lucky with what topics came up.

It was obviously a very stressful week but seems to be the only way I can work.