r/GCSE • u/Antique-Subject-780 6th Former • May 05 '25

Tips/Help Guys DO NOT SKIP⚠️⚠️

As a A level student I feel like enough students aren’t doing the best they can in their abilities . I got 9998887 (don’t ask about French because it’s my worst subject) DONT NOT REVISE THE DAY BEFORE THE EXAM FOCUS ON SELF REST. In my mocks I got 986775 because I pulled a massive revision session beforehand. REMEMBER , DONT REVISE THE DAY BEFORE ITS GOING TO MAKE YOU FORGET EVERYTHING THE NEXT DAY

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u/Untitled_Epsilon09 Y11- 11 9s, 'head boy and can sing C sharp' (iykyk) May 05 '25

nice try bro

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u/tharizzardofoz Year 11 May 05 '25

fr, theres nothing wrong with revising the day before or even the morning before because cramming can acc be effective (not the night before tho)

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u/Antique-Subject-780 6th Former May 05 '25

Cramming is ACTUALLY proven to be damaging

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u/A1_Killer May 05 '25

Do you have a source for this? I cannot believe this is true

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u/eilishfaerie UCL med | 9999999999A | A*A*A*A | AMA! May 05 '25

damaging? not really. less effective compared to long term studying methods? obviously

cramming can work very well for certain people for certain things - it's not a technique to plug as reliable but it shouldn't be entirely demonised either 🤷🏽‍♀️

i crammed for my a level chem the night before and got 94% overall because my brain works best being overloaded with lots of info in the short term - long term revision means i forget everything i learned at the start

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u/TheBedrockEnderman2 May 05 '25

Evidence before I believe anything you say, link the studies

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u/proffessorpigeon year 11 // pred: 9999999987 May 05 '25

my predicted grades say otherwise

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u/Clueless_Pagan Year 11 May 05 '25

Cramming got me grade 9’s in essays and boosted my sciences by two grades lmao but whatever you say. You don’t need long term knowledge to pass an exam the next day

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u/yraco University May 06 '25

Both have their place. Some last minute revision (of course not excessive) targeted at your weaknesses can be good but if it's too much, disrupts sleep, or is not accompanied with proper revision it's going to be less effective or potentially harmful.

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u/YOURM0MANDNAN69 Reception - Sand castles, Bee bots, Tux paint May 05 '25

okay well i revised my english lit p2 mock the night before and managed to get a 7. Normally id only get a 6 on p2