so scared about my AS exams helpppppp!!!

hey guys

i am having a panik attack! it's january and my summer exams are like in 3 months or so i only started revision i am soo scaared i don't know what to do right now!
have i started revision late? would i be able to cover everything in my specification for alll my subjects in just 3 months? pleasee help am soo scared!!!

thanks in advance

You'll probably find that very few people have started serious revision yet (or any revision at all). You have plenty of time

First, try and stay calm about it. Sit down and take the time - possibly over a few evenings - to check you have access to all the resources you need for each subject - including good textbooks/revision guides and notes from classes, past papers (either online or a printout). Check nothing is missing from your notes so far (a textbook with a decent contents page comes in handy here - just read through the subheadings). Now is the time to go see your teachers about things you don't understand. Chances are you haven't finished studying most of your courses yet, so obviously there will be some topics you haven't covered. Leave these for now.

It might help you to start by making revision notes from your class notes and textbooks, in the form of lists/bullet points, mind maps, index cards - whatever is best for you! Try and make them shorter than your original notes (particularly handy for taking them with you to revise in college or something), but don't miss out anything really important!

It varies by subject, but past paper questions are usually a really really good way to revise. Look at how many past papers you have access to, and how long you have until the exam - you don't want to use them up too fast! There will also be practice questions in textbooks that you can use. Try and do as much as possible without looking in your notes for answers - it's probably best to have a quick go through all the unit content before trying an exam paper if you haven't for a while. Once again, if you haven't finished the unit you can't try a whole paper yet!

Find time that you can revise in each week - convenient free lesson in college, evenings/weekend time. Try and set a minimum amount that you want to get done each week - don't overstretch yourself with it and end up creating more stress though, exams are still a fair way away. You can always do more than the minimum, but an unreachable target isn't going to help! It might help to start by doing a little each week (30 minutes a night, or a few hours a week) and then building up to more revision closer to the time.

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