How do you revise?

How long do you revise for each day before exams? And what are your favourite revision techniques and tips to stay motivated?

Thanks :smile:

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Reply 1

z33

I don't...

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Reply 2

username1723547

I revise from no time at all a day to a few (four or five) hours a day. I revise best in the evenings when it's quieter and darker, for some reason. I prefer using method of loci because I'm good at visualisation.

Reply 3

BobbyFlay

I personally don't.

An Adderall milkshake does the trick.

Reply 4

TheonlyMrsHolmes

Original post by BobbyFlay

I personally don't.

An Adderall milkshake does the trick.

Am I stupid if I ask what Adderall actually is? I have been hearing it over and over, but cba to look it up...

Reply 5

BobbyFlay

Original post by TheonlyMrsHolmes

Am I stupid if I ask what Adderall actually is? I have been hearing it over and over, but cba to look it up...

ADD / ADHD medication, makes you focus.

Reply 6

TheonlyMrsHolmes

Original post by BobbyFlay

ADD / ADHD medication, makes you focus.

Oh okay! Do you have to prescribed it?

I won't take it, I promise! :redface:

Reply 7

The Diplomat.

Original post by TheonlyMrsHolmes

Am I stupid if I ask what Adderall actually is? I have been hearing it over and over, but cba to look it up...

Adderall is a combination drug containing salts of the two enantiomers of amphetamine, a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine class

Reply 8

harmony_x

I don't.

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Reply 9

Chazshepp

Original post by Mactotaur

Interesting :smile:

What's the method of loci? Haven't heard of that one before

Reply 10

TheSmartGirl

Past papers and flash cards are probably the best way to study!

Reply 11

HRM1999

Since being in A level, I've been using flashcards and making new/condensed notes. I used to find mindmaps helpful too but didn't do any for my recent mocks :smile:

Reply 12

...imrah

get rid of all distractions lock yourself in a room for 20 mins revise by teaching a teddy bear or something, test yourself using an exam Q and once you've got it let yourself have a break OUTSIDE and revisit that topic after a couple of days

Reply 13

Chazshepp

Original post by TheSmartGirl

Past papers and flash cards are probably the best way to study!

I like those methods too :smile:

Reply 14

Chazshepp

Original post by ...imrah

Great tips, you must have some clever teddy bears :aetsch:

Reply 15

...imrah

Original post by Chazshepp

Great tips, you must have some clever teddy bears :aetsch:

i teach one EVERYTHiNG so pretty clever lol

Reply 16

alevelpain

Original post by Chazshepp

How long do you revise for each day before exams? And what are your favourite revision techniques and tips to stay motivated?

Thanks :smile:

First i take notes, then I make flash cards to make sure I remember things properly, then I do past papers. Coffee helps, a lot. And in the lead-up to exams I revise 6 hours a day

Reply 17

Chazshepp

Original post by alevelpain

First i take notes, then I make flash cards to make sure I remember things properly, then I do past papers. Coffee helps, a lot. And in the lead-up to exams I revise 6 hours a day

Wow 6 hours is a lot! I struggle to have the energy to do that much a day :biggrin:

But I use a lot of those methods also :smile:

Reply 18

alevelpain

Original post by Chazshepp

Wow 6 hours is a lot! I struggle to have the energy to do that much a day :biggrin:

But I use a lot of those methods also :smile:

Where the coffee comes in :biggrin:

Make sure you have breaks, and I also find it hard to stick to one subject a day, usually I do 4-6 for variety

Reply 19

alice_98

Original post by alevelpain

First i take notes, then I make flash cards to make sure I remember things properly, then I do past papers. Coffee helps, a lot. And in the lead-up to exams I revise 6 hours a day