How to cram revision in for maths

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I’ve got my gcse maths resit in november.I haven’t revised at all because of focusing on my coursework and i’ve forgot how to do most of the topics.My exam is in 15 days.PLS HELP HOW DO I CRAM REVISION IN??

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charlie200000

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by mk_383638

I’ve got my gcse maths resit in november.I haven’t revised at all because of focusing on my coursework and i’ve forgot how to do most of the topics.My exam is in 15 days.PLS HELP HOW DO I CRAM REVISION IN??

Sorry but that wasn't very well planned! Your math's resit is important and most half decent unis will take that result into account when making offers! If you've forgotten how to do most of the topics I'm sorry but 2 weeks is nowhere near long enough, I don't know how resits work but is there any chance you can take it another time when you're more ready?

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mk_383638

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by charlie200000

Sorry but that wasn't very well planned! Your math's resit is important and most half decent unis will take that result into account when making offers! If you've forgotten how to do most of the topics I'm sorry but 2 weeks is nowhere near long enough, I don't know how resits work but is there any chance you can take it another time when you're more ready?

I know it wasn’t a good idea.If i don’t pass the november resit then I will automatically do the June resit this year.

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LJMUStudentReps

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by mk_383638

I’ve got my gcse maths resit in november.I haven’t revised at all because of focusing on my coursework and i’ve forgot how to do most of the topics.My exam is in 15 days.PLS HELP HOW DO I CRAM REVISION IN??

Hi,

Since your exam is coming up, I’d recommend making a list of topics you need to cover and prioritising the ones you find most difficult. Use active recall resources rather than just taking notes. Summary mindmaps or formula sheets are great for this. Practice topic-by-topic exam questions and then move on to full past papers.

Stay consistent and focus on understanding key areas rather than trying to learn everything at once.

Hope this helps, good luck with your resit!

Tayba
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mk_383638

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by LJMUStudentReps

Hi,
Since your exam is coming up, I’d recommend making a list of topics you need to cover and prioritising the ones you find most difficult. Use active recall resources rather than just taking notes. Summary mindmaps or formula sheets are great for this. Practice topic-by-topic exam questions and then move on to full past papers.
Stay consistent and focus on understanding key areas rather than trying to learn everything at once.
Hope this helps, good luck with your resit!
Tayba
Student Rep

okay, thank you so much !!

Reply 5

Phoenix737

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Hello!! I can't imagine what you must be going through! As a grade 9 student, I hope my advice helps you! :]

I used a really amazing book called GCSE maths in a week by Letts. It covers all topics in a concise way and goes through examples too. You don't have to use it, of course, it's just a recommendation. If you don't want to use books, you can use great videos on youtube too. This also depends on your exam board, but honestly it's mostly all the same.

I'd say do some past papers, figure out your weak topics, prioritise those to relearn/practice and then go back to papers. Try put on exam noises, set a strict timer and mark your papers. Keep a record so you don't repeat any papers. If you don't understand anything, go back to books and relearn, or you can use videos by corbettmaths. You can also find targeted practice questions for weak areas on a few good websites, like corbettmaths again and also Maths Genie.
Try not to stress too much, don't let it get to your head, you still have time, even if it's not a lot, it's good you recognised it now. Stay calm and keep going, I believe in you!

I wish you all the best and I hope everything goes well for you!! ♡♡

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userrrr67

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by mk_383638

I’ve got my gcse maths resit in november.I haven’t revised at all because of focusing on my coursework and i’ve forgot how to do most of the topics.My exam is in 15 days.PLS HELP HOW DO I CRAM REVISION IN??

idk abt everyone else but firstclassmaths youtube channel really helped me, for one of my tests in like y10 i did no practice just binge watched the vids on every topic that i needed to revise and got almost full marks (this isn't a gcse exam obv but idk it rlly helped)
also do as many past papers as you can
good luck! xx

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mk_383638

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by userrrr67

idk abt everyone else but firstclassmaths youtube channel really helped me, for one of my tests in like y10 i did no practice just binge watched the vids on every topic that i needed to revise and got almost full marks (this isn't a gcse exam obv but idk it rlly helped)
also do as many past papers as you can
good luck! xx

THANK YOU SM!!! i will do it! what topics should i watch?

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mk_383638

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by userrrr67

idk abt everyone else but firstclassmaths youtube channel really helped me, for one of my tests in like y10 i did no practice just binge watched the vids on every topic that i needed to revise and got almost full marks (this isn't a gcse exam obv but idk it rlly helped)
also do as many past papers as you can
good luck! xx

thank you so much!!