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Cne Loplc l haven'L menLloned much ls revlslon. 8y revlslon l mean Lhose few weeks before an exam
when you may be on exam leave. lL's really [usL Lhe same as any oLher Llme LhaL you are sLudylng
LhroughouL Lhe year buL wlLh a deadllne.

8evlslon ls meanL Lo be a Llme when you are [usL re-famlllarlslng yourself wlLh maLerlal you may have
forgoLLen LhaL you dld a whlle ago and geLLlng ready for an exam. lL ls noL meanL Lo be a Llme when you
are learnlng sLuff LhaL you should have known monLhs ago, oLherwlse you won'L have Llme Lo work on
oLher Lhlngs.

Popefully you have Laken my advlce and have been dolng a blL of sLudy every day so LhaL you don'L geL
LhaL horrlble palnful feellng of suddenly golng from zero hours Lo seven hours a day of sLudylng!

WhaLever sLage you are aL wlLh your sLudylng, Lhe early you sLarL revlslng Lhe beLLer. l recommend Lo
sLarL Lwo weeks before you were lnLendlng Lo. 1hls wlll remove so much pressure and anxleLy.

8uL! 1he more work you do LhroughouL Lhe year Lhen Lhe less work you need Lo do when revlslng. So [usL
keep lL ln mlnd.


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All Lhe sLudy Lechnlques LhaL we have looked aL can be used when revlslng. ?ou [usL have Lo be a blL more
organlsed and aware of Llme.

1hroughouL Lhe revlslon perlod l would sLlll be LesLlng and challenglng myself all Lhe Llme. l would sLlll be
addlng ln varleLy whenever l could.

l would say LhaL generally, you should have one or Lwo maln sLudy meLhods LhaL you llke Lo use and Lhen
Lhrow ln Lhe oLhers when needed. ?ou don'L have Lo be roLaLlng Lhem every half hour.


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1he maln Lhlng wlLh revlslon ls sLrucLure and knowlng how ready you are. ?ou only have unLll a cerLaln
Llme Lo geL ready or lL's Loo laLe. Agaln, sLarLlng Lwo weeks early" ls golng Lo make your llfe a loL easler.

ln Lhose lnlLlal weeks, all you have Lo do ls casually read over your noLes. ?ou sLlll have plenLy of Llme so
you shouldn'L feel pressure. !usL read over Lhe noLes and leL lL all be absorbed lnLo your mlnd. uon'L Lry
Loo hard.

When you do Lhls, you wlll acLually learn more Lhan you even reallse, all ln Lhe flrsL Lwo weeks. AfLer
Lhese Lwo weeks your revlslon ls probably 60, and Lhls ls all before you normally would even have
sLarLed. 1he real bonus ls LhaL lL ls sLress free.

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1here ls anoLher LuLorlal on SLudy lans LhaL can help you wlLh Lhls. ln brlef, you should be dolng around
slx hours a day of revlslon. 8emember Lo Lake good lengLh breaks as recovery Llme ls really lmporLanL.

8e aware of how you feel Loo. 1here ls noLhlng wrong wlLh Laklng a day off or noL dolng as much lf you
feel Loo Llred or unwell. Cr dolng a blL more lf you feel moLlvaLed or feel LhaL you are sLruggllng wlLh a
Loplc.

Pow you dlvlde up your sub[ecLs and Loplcs each day ls up Lo you. WhaLever exam ls flrsL, lL's probably
besL Lo sLarL wlLh LhaL buL always Lry Lo keep Lhe revlslon aL a consLanL level for everyLhlng.

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My phllosophy was Lo become more exam focussed as Lhe revlslon perlod progressed.

As menLloned above l'd be readlng casually for Lhe flrsL week or Lwo wlLh no pressure. l'd Lhen sLarL Lo
lnLroduce some quesLlons, and Lhen pasL papers. l'd be golng beLween my noLes and Lhe pasL papers
almosL 30/30.

ln Lhe lasL week or lasL few days Lowards Lhe end of Lhe revlslon perlod l'd be dolng almosL only pasL
papers and Lrylng Lo slmulaLe Lhe exam as besL l could.

Powever, l was always aware LhaL greaL sub[ecL knowledge ls key Lo everyLhlng so l would consLanLly be
Lopplng" up parLs of Loplcs LhaL l may have forgoLLen, even a day before Lhe exam. SomeLlmes even 20
mlnuLes before Lhe exam sLarLs. !usL golng back and plcklng ouL Lhe key polnLs or readlng over
someLhlng. 1hose llLLle deLalls are vlLal.

As menLloned ln Lhe Pow Lo geL an A LuLorlal, lL ls Lhe deLalls LhaL make Lhe dlfference ln an exam. 8uL
Lhe deLalls are also Lhe parLs LhaL are easlesL Lo forgeL. So Lhey do requlre several cycles of revlslon.

AnoLher way Lo look aL lL ls LhaL aL Lhe sLarL l'd be focusslng on Lhe maln concepLs. Assumlng Lhey were
Laken care of ln Lhe flrsL week or Lwo, l would Lhen have all Lhe remalnlng Llme Lo look aL Lhe deLalls and
exam Lechnlque.

1hose who are Lrylng Lo learn concepLs or undersLand Lhlngs ln Lhe revlslon phase wlll never geL Lo LhaL
sLage and consequenLly can'L geL Lhe hlghesL grades.

ln shorL, Lhe quallLy of Lhe revlslon perlod ls largely deLermlned by whaL you do 8LlC8L lL and how
organlsed you are.