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guilt about not revising enough
toffuna101
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in Work & Study
i did 30 minutes of revision yesterday and 45 minutes of revision today but i feel guilty because on the lead up to my mock exams i should be revising more. i know the quality of revision matters more than the quantity but all ive been doing is reading the textbook and writing down notes. im not doing any practice questions at the moment so i feel like a lot of this information isnt sticking to my head. im doing a level 3 foundation diploma btec in business so im only doing one subject in college. next year (if i pass) ill do the extended diploma. and ive tried doing flashcards in the past when revising for my gcses but i was unable to be consistent with it because im quite an unorganised person. im also unsure whether for a btec there are any practice or exam questions in the first place so if there are please tell me.
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ok ill try to. thank you.
You mention that you're not happy with the amount of time you're studying - why do you think that you're studying for this amount of time, and how much time per day do you think you should be doing? What do you think is the reason that you're doing that, at the moment?
For practice/exam questions, speaking from my own experience in preparing for an exam that had no practice questions, coming up with your own questions is a helpful way to revise. For example, if there are models, definitions, a concept that has X number of key facts, these are simple areas where you can create questions and check your understanding. Alternatively, have you tried revising with a friend? If you can create questions for each other, that'll mean you're both creating them independently so it can be a good way to check each other's understanding and keep each other accountable. Would you consider trying any of these ideas? We're here to support you through this.
@toffuna101 i did a level 3 extended diploma in college too. for me it depended on which modules.
What i want to say is that it's important not to push yourself too hard. If you do, it won't be productive, and is a recipe for burnout. That's not to say don't try, but just don't push yourself to that level if that makes sense.
what might help, is you could ask chatgpt to quiz you on that subject area, specifically for questions related to your course, and learn that way. I've been doing it to learn naval history, and it's super fun.
alright, i wont push myself too hard. maybe i should try that for chatgpt sometime.
You said that right now it feels like the information isn't sticking in your head. Would you feel comfortable sharing more about this? What do you think might help it stick a little more, or sink in?
You can find more tips here: https://www.themix.org.uk/explore-our-topics/school-and-university/revision-tips-for-exams/.