Because its GCSEs, you dont need to revise that much. If you are aiming for multiple A*s you should be aiming to do 2-3 hours a day max atm. If you need 9 hours a day to do well in your exams then your revision methods are completely wrong.

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Reply 6

username2312801

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Original post by Daniel9998

Because its GCSEs, you dont need to revise that much. If you are aiming for multiple A*s you should be aiming to do 2-3 hours a day max atm. If you need 9 hours a day to do well in your exams then your revision methods are completely wrong.

I mean the more i revise the better..
are you doing your gcse's also soo many people i know revise for more than 9 hours :smile:

even 10 hours

Reply 7

Daniel9998

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Original post by nisha.sri

I mean the more i revise the better..
are you doing your gcse's also soo many people i know revise for more than 9 hours :smile:

even 10 hours

No ive done my GCSEs, in my last year of A-levels atm. Yes true the more revision the better but 9 hours is way too much, if you need that much revision to do well in your exams then your not revising properly. I didn't do half of that and I got all A*s and As, same with everyone I knew.

Reply 8

Nettled

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Original post by Daniel9998

No ive done my GCSEs, in my last year of A-levels atm. Yes true the more revision the better but 9 hours is way too much, if you need that much revision to do well in your exams then your not revising properly. I didn't do half of that and I got all A*s and As, same with everyone I knew.

Lmao exactly! Even last minute revision can end up getting you A's or A*

Reply 9

hassangh

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Original post by Daniel9998

No ive done my GCSEs, in my last year of A-levels atm. Yes true the more revision the better but 9 hours is way too much, if you need that much revision to do well in your exams then your not revising properly. I didn't do half of that and I got all A*s and As, same with everyone I knew.

Do you have any revision tips for GCSE people? :smile:

Reply 10

jamestg

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Original post by nisha.sri

I am planning to do 9 hours you guys?

I'm in Y12 and I'm not even doing 9 hours lmao. Well paced, well spread revision is key.

I started revising maths from December and everything else from early February.

Reply 11

Fkmylife

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Original post by nisha.sri

3-5 hours is what i do during school hours :smile:

7 Hours at weekends :smile:

I need my A* though

thats a lot of hours u should be on A*'s already to be honest
but you should do what you are doing to satisfy yourself

Reply 12

Gin44

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Original post by nisha.sri

I am planning to do 9 hours you guys?

quantity isn't quality, I'm doing my A-Levels and I'm only doing 3-6 max. 9 hours is unnecessary, you'll just tire your brain out, I think I managed 1-3hours, maybe less for GCSE. I hope you're taking breaks in-between as the mind cannot concentrate that long. It actually works better in spurts.

Reply 13

samb1234

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Original post by nisha.sri

I mean the more i revise the better..

Not necessarily, You are better off doing say 3-4 hours of proper revision with regular breaks, spending time watching tv, talking to friends etc than doing 9 hours of 'revision', which for most people would in reality end up being maybe 4-5 hours of actual work in the 9 hours they are sat in front of their desk.

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||TheUnknown||

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Original post by jamestg

I'm in Y12 and I'm not even doing 9 hours lmao. Well paced, well spread revision is key.

I started revising maths from December and everything else from early February.

I'm assuming that starting from late March, ie today, isn't well spread then :afraid:

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jamestg

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Original post by ||TheUnknown||

I'm assuming that starting from late March, ie today, isn't well spread then :afraid:

You'll be fine if you understand everything and don't need to reteach yourself something.

But if you do it might be quite stressful as you'll still be getting homework :smile:

Reply 16

samb1234

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Original post by ||TheUnknown||

I'm assuming that starting from late March, ie today, isn't well spread then :afraid:

Not necessarily, I always start revision at easter and that works for me. Revision is a very personal thing so it's best not to pay too much attention to what other people are doing