Making a 2-3 month revision timetable.

Ok, I have all the dates for my GCSEs, I have done some Easter revision and I want to get very organised and create a timetable of everything I need to revise and when all the way up to my exams. I just have no idea how to start, e.g dividing up time, allocating study times, for how long etc.

Any help appreciated. Thanks.

My exam timetable was, for all school exams:

10 minutes before Physics exam - memorise physics equations, ace exam, leave exam room, forget physics equations again.

Hour before Chemistry exam - Realise that failure is enevitable, get drunk, draw on exam sheet, giggle like girl.

Other than that I didn't really find revision very useful.

Ok, what about a timetable though? Shall I have one or just do things like "Revise from module 5 for maths" on such and such a date.

See thats what i should do. There is no way on this earth that i will pass chemistry. My chem teacher actually started laughing his head off when i told him i was taking Chemistry Int 2. next year (as a joke).

Oh yes, it works now. I did make one with my subjects and I am just going to rotate like you suggested. I can't put times down, I am never sure when I am going to be free.

Would it be better to do 3 subjects per day or just do 1 for 3 hours in sessions?

I found the best way to start revising is to work out how much you have to do. Go through your text books or revision guides (or for things like English, use your common sense) and make a list of all the topics you need to cover for each subject. This shows you have much you need to cover and also gives you something to tick off to make you feel all warm inside when you've done some work.

Then make timetables fitting in all the topics. Try to mix them up in a way that stops you getting bored but doesn't confuse you. Try to prioritise topics you are less familar with incase you run out of time.

I always found it more helpful to plan how many topics I was going to do a day (and guessing how long it'd take to do each one) than planning to do x amount of topics a day rather than fitting things in time slots. Planning to do 30 mins then have a break can mean you excuse yourself from working or waste time during the 30 mins while you wait for your break. If you sit and do a topic for however long it takes (you should have divided them up already in a way that means nothing takes much more than an hour to revise) then you get it done and out the way and you work in a really focussed way as you're working to get it done and ticked off your list.

Other tips; try to eat food that's going to help you concentrate (proteins etc, cut out caffiene) and take some exercise in your breaks; It'll make things a lot easier on you and you'll feel less worn out by it all.

Wow, that's a long post. Hope that helps, got me through GCSEs and A-levels at least!

EDIT: Try to be realistic when planning your time otherwise you just get yourself in a state. At the same time don't go too easy on yourself, exams are quite important.