How long before my GCSE's should I start revising?

I have my mocks on Tuesday and have only been revising the last week or two. I know this is nowhere near enough for the actual exams :P

how long are you going to start proper revision before your exams?

Reply 1

Safiya122

Would say start at least around 2-3 months before your exams

Reply 2

VioletPhillippo

I've been revising as I have gone along so I'm in a slightly better position however I'm planning to start gentle revision from about Feb so I don't feel under so much pressure at the end. :smile:

Reply 3

aadil10

Thankyou very much! This was a perfect reply :smile:

I have the CPG books for science and geography and they are helping a lot! My main problem with revising is that I get distracted sooo easily :P in fact, this website got me distracted today :biggrin:

thought I'd make an account and see what it's about, whilst doing RE 'revision'.

I think I will start note taking in December, and do proper revision in February or March. My exams are in May.

Thanks again for the advise!

Reply 4

_Charlotte15

Original post by aadil10

Thankyou very much! This was a perfect reply :smile:

Any tips on how to not get too stressed to the point it disturbs your learning ?

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Reply 5

aadil10

Original post by _Charlotte15

Any tips on how to not get too stressed to the point it disturbs your learning ?

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Revise in small bits and take regular breaks, overloading information all at once just makes your brain explode and you won't be able to think straight.

The key is to spread your revision out as long as possible so the earlier you start revising, the easier it will be

Reply 6

_Charlotte15

Original post by aadil10

Ok thank you!!

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Reply 7

_Charlotte15

Original post by aadil10

Have you just done your GCSE's or?

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Reply 8

aadil10

Original post by _Charlotte15

Ok thank you!!

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no problem, good luck with your exams!

*edit - I'm doing my GCSE's next year, in May I think

Reply 9

_Charlotte15

Original post by aadil10

no problem, good luck with your exams!

Aw thank you :smile:

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Reply 10

_Charlotte15

Original post by aadil10

no problem, good luck with your exams!

*edit - I'm doing my GCSE's next year, in May I think

Ohh and your already a pro at giving out advice hahaha

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Reply 11

aadil10

Original post by _Charlotte15

Ohh and your already a pro at giving out advice hahaha

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aha I wouldn't say pro XD I know what I need to do, the trouble is I'm too lazy to do it :P

Reply 12

Swinburne

Seriously don't sweat about your GCSE's too much, they seem hard whilst you're doing them but they're not MASSIVELY important, if you go on to do A levels thats really what matters... that being said, revise as much as you feel necessary, that's all I can say. If you feel confident with the course material and can do well on past papers, then take it easy, if you're really struggling then pick up the pace and revise more.

Some people find GCSE's a complete breeze and some people just struggle with exams in general, personally I barely revised and got 7A*'s 3A's and 2 B's, revised a bit more for my AS levels and got 4A's, you really just need to do enough so that you're comfortable though, you can't really gauge it off how much your friends are doing, everyone's different