i long do i have to study each day

im in year 10 and i would like to get high grades in gcse. for that, how long do i have to study each day.
how long did you study and what grade did you get.

if possible, give me some tips for effective studying.

thank you :smile:

Reply 1

Chlorophile

Original post by greenchocolate

There is no number of hours you need to study per day. There are people who got all A*s by doing next to no revision and there are people who barely passed any GCSEs and revised for hours each day. I wouldn't worry about revising too much if you're in year 10. Essentially, you revise as much as you need to revise, which will vary from person to person.

You can find some helpful revision help here:
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/content.php?r=4261-Last-minute-revision-tips
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/content.php?r=4249-Revision-get-creative-and-take-control
https://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/g/planner
http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/g/make

Reply 2

m_s0610

I'm taking mine next week, so I think I'm in some position to answer this :P

I suggest completing your notes for things like Core Science over the summer, and everything else that you may have done. It's important to establish an understanding now of the content of the subjects, instead of panicking about it a day before the exam. As for studying hours, it really depends per person and their learning style. Personally, I found the mocks really helped me identify how I revised and how to maximise that.

Good luck and well done on being so driven :smile:

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Reply 3

C0balt

1. Pay attention and absorb as much information as you possibly can in class. This is the most important thing... If you understand lesson and remember the stuff during class and you won't need to spend much time on "revising" later on.

2. Organise your notes. Spend half an hour each day to organise your notes of the day. If you organise your notes daily you will not have to spend time making 100 pages of revision notes in last minute so if the exams approach you can absolutely focus on doing past papers and reviewing the revision notes

That's it. You don't need to do much in Year 10. Just keep up to date and make sure you understand everything on that day to make it easier for yourself in Year 11.

Reply 4

goku24

There's absolutely no point starting in Year 10, you'll just end up burning out and lacking any motivation for your real exams.

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Reply 5

PricklyPorcupine

I would recommend listening in all your lessons as this reduces the time you need to re-learn topics by drastically. Also, use a variety of methods and work out which ones work best. Also, no set times; it differs for different people and even when you are in different moods. When you think you have learnt it, do a paper and see how it goes