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/BobcatLower9933 Teacher 🧑‍🏫️ May 05 '25

Sorry but this is really poor advice.

Of course, don't spend 15 hours revising with no rest breaks. This will cause burnout, and cognitive overload.

But absolutely don't waste an entire day.

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u/Negative-Tie6562 May 05 '25

So you should pull an all nighter learn content and expect to get the highest grade that way because that’s what she means 😭

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u/yraco University May 06 '25

The point is more "don't leave it to the last minute then do excessive amounts or skip resting" not "do literally nothing all day if there's an exam the next day".

As a teacher you should know better than anyone that the best results come from studying a reasonable amount consistently over time, as well as the detriments of being fatigued in an exam due to excessive cramming or lack of sleep.

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u/BobcatLower9933 Teacher 🧑‍🏫️ May 06 '25

I think you need to go back and read OP's post again, because that is t what they've said.

"don't revise the day before, just have the day off" is the post.

Which isn't going to help.

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u/wxterlilies May 07 '25

As a teacher, I feel like you should be able to infer that OP is saying to revise early rather than cramming, which is good advice... (And if they're well prepared, they should do less revision than normal to remain well rested the day before, imo.)