I just can't bring myself to begin revising!!!!

Same. If you figure out a solution as to how NOT to watch Netflix for 6 hours and then realise I haven't studied, let me know.

This is literally me! I made so many revision times tables and I only managed to perform each of them once and I'm really worried about GCSEs, especially Maths, Geography, History and English as I need good grades for when I go to sixth form for A Levels! Please someone help this guy and me!

motivate yourself- it's all about your mentality. don't always be making revision notes, though it's a bit of a concern if you haven't started yet. do plenty of practice questions with and without your notes to help yourself consolidate the content. break it down into manageable chunks, but if you haven't even started, then be prepared to put a lot of work in. condense key facts into flashcards as an easy revision tool. getrevising has past papers you can do if you want to nail your exam technique.

a timetable can provide a good guide, but don't be upset if you don't follow it everyday, but definitely have some sort of schedule of what you'll be revising each day.

good luck!

hi!

i'm most definitely in the same boat as you- i have not started revision!
what i think we should be doing at this point, is making sure that we understand everything in the specification for each subject. one way to do this (i think) is to flick through a revision guide/a textbook/the specification, and just check to see if anything screams WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? at you , haha.
also, maybe, instead of making pages of notes, maybe condense the notes into flashcards- i started thins thing where i would write half a page of notes from the textbook/revision guide on one side of a flashcard, and that ensured that i only got all the key information down.
also, using the specification for subjects ensures you know exactly the kinds of key words examiners look for, and those are the points you should try and revise.

i really hope revision gets better for you, and that you get the grades you're aiming for! xx

motivate yourself- it's all about your mentality. don't always be making revision notes, though it's a bit of a concern if you haven't started yet. do plenty of practice questions with and without your notes to help yourself consolidate the content. break it down into manageable chunks, but if you haven't even started, then be prepared to put a lot of work in. condense key facts into flashcards as an easy revision tool. getrevising has past papers you can do if you want to nail your exam technique.

a timetable can provide a good guide, but don't be upset if you don't follow it everyday, but definitely have some sort of schedule of what you'll be revising each day.

good luck!

Oh my gosh! Same!!!! Are you guys revising for GCSEs...? I need to start and everybody else in my class has already started and I feel so behind! There is so much content and I feel like by the time I have made notes my exams will already by over 😭😭😭

Thank you. I usually revise by testing myself anyway which was why I wanted to make more notes because I do not have any! The sad part is I don't even play games or anything tbh. I just sit on my phone and watch netflix and stuff. It's more that I like to have routines but none of my previous ones have worked for me. I base my timetables around dinner and dog walks etc. so it gets disrupted alot because only my parents control when these happen so I end up having to skip sessions and it just doesn't work for me.

I already tried doing that and I think to myself "I'm so ready to revise! I watched so many YouTubers revision techniques that got them to get amazing scores" but I really can't motivate myself, there are so many things I could do instead like watch YouTube videos, Netflix or play video games and once I start to revise I just can't be bothered to do any more revision and I feel like I'm just digging myself a deeper and deeper hole so when I try to get out of it, it will be too late.... if you know what I mean...... so I need help ASAP! Like a punch in the face (I'm being metaphorical) so I'll finally do it. I just want it to be quick ad effective but I can't even seem to find a good way to revise! Like OMG I'm so stressed and worried over this!

hi!

i'm most definitely in the same boat as you- i have not started revision!
what i think we should be doing at this point, is making sure that we understand everything in the specification for each subject. one way to do this (i think) is to flick through a revision guide/a textbook/the specification, and just check to see if anything screams WHAT THE HELL IS THIS? at you , haha.
also, maybe, instead of making pages of notes, maybe condense the notes into flashcards- i started thins thing where i would write half a page of notes from the textbook/revision guide on one side of a flashcard, and that ensured that i only got all the key information down.
also, using the specification for subjects ensures you know exactly the kinds of key words examiners look for, and those are the points you should try and revise.

i really hope revision gets better for you, and that you get the grades you're aiming for! xx

don't make your timetable too strict, just have a daily goal eg. "i'll revise an hour of physics today and do geogrraphy practice questions for half an hour"



if the fact that you're stressed doesn't motivate you, then i don't know what will. gcses are not the end of the world, but you definitely should be considering them important. you need to force yourself to move away from these distractions, and realise that they're your priority. video games and youtube videos will always be available for you to play but gcses are one chance, then you're done.

This is actually really good advice! Because I can’t be bothered to revise this is a nice and quick way to revise while getting effective revision. Thank you so much! 🙉