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How many hours of revision can you do straight?

literally about 30 seconds. it's like... ok, head down... pen to paper... c'mon mat you're doing well!!

ok reaaaaaad... reaaaaaddd.... ok good you've read the question... now think brain, think think think *at this stage start thumping the table*... GOT IT, YES, GET IN!!

now pen needs to go back to paper, hand move, good hand, ok fantastic...

question 1,a done... now I can go and take a 30 minute break.

>_>

Reply 21

Saiming

There have been times when I have had to sit around 6 hours straight and studied, but later on I noticed that I learnt faster and understood more in-depth if I divided it up into an hour or two with 5 - 10 minute breaks in between before continuing with another one to two hours of studying.

Reply 22

NW8_SW1_EC3

I can do two, but should only really do one as my productivity drops a lot after the first hour or so.

It also depends how much pressure I'm under.

Reply 23

affinity89

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I hate revision and really struggle to motivate myself to do it. At A Level, I didn't do any until the morning of the exams (even the night before I kept thinking "oh there is plenty of time"). So, I got up around 4am (for morning exams, a few hours later for afternoon exams) and did around 3 hours straight revision before dashing to college. I need the pressure to be able to focus. Otherwise, it is a waste of time. :smile:

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literally about 30 seconds. it's like... ok, head down... pen to paper... c'mon mat you're doing well!!

ok reaaaaaad... reaaaaaddd.... ok good you've read the question... now think brain, think think think *at this stage start thumping the table*... GOT IT, YES, GET IN!!

now pen needs to go back to paper, hand move, good hand, ok fantastic...

question 1,a done... now I can go and take a 30 minute break.

>_>

and you do medicine.

Reply 25

Akkuz

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2-3 hours without any breaks.

Reply 26

crazylemon

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Tech

literally about 30 seconds. it's like... ok, head down... pen to paper... c'mon mat you're doing well!!

ok reaaaaaad... reaaaaaddd.... ok good you've read the question... now think brain, think think think *at this stage start thumping the table*... GOT IT, YES, GET IN!!

now pen needs to go back to paper, hand move, good hand, ok fantastic...

question 1,a done... now I can go and take a 30 minute break.

>_>

Same here. Though today it was I will do revision cards. I then found my AS ones and decided that counted

Reply 27

vander Beth

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I've done several 6-7 hour sessions before.

Reply 28

bex_1_2_1

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I voted 1 - 2 hours...

Reply 29

Gremlins

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Les than one hour. But revision is overrated, innit.

Reply 30

crazylemon

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and you do medicine.

As will I and I am probably worse. Your point? if any.

Reply 31

JmsG

vander Beth

I've done several 6-7 hour sessions before.

Wow.. go outside maybe??

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crazylemon

As will I and I am probably worse. Your point? if any.

just thought it would rquire a few more hours thats all.

Reply 34

MazalTov89

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2 hours, I then have a half-hour break. I repeat a couple of more times before I either go crazy or get bored.

Most I ever managed was four, but that was because I lost track of the time as I was revising with a friend.

Reply 35

crazylemon

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just thought it would rquire a few more hours thats all.

We arnt there yet, however if the med forum is anything to go by then even less will get done once there!

Reply 36

Tech

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and you do medicine.

the questions are hard :biggrin:

believe me, when it really matters (ie in the week before the exam when they are the most important thing in my life) I will get it done. but in the mean time :p: