Popular GCSE and A-Level Revision Tips That DON'T Work! | Stop Wasting Your Time And Study Smarter!

[@66guavagirl98]

i used to be so smart in primary school and now im so so SO stupid lmao

[@sobhsaeed462]

peachhylia girl, same

[@jessicax1898]

Same before I was too set for everything but after I start gcse I’ve gone down to 2nd and 3rd set

[@claudia-rq9ht]

😂 it’s cus they teach us stuff that is actually crazyyy

[@ferdousreza6907]

You didn't go dumber... you were just never smart.

[@ydris8600]

same sldjdb

[@eloisem7120]

doing group studying for me is really ineffective, until it's half an hour before we need to go into the exam and everyone is just screaming random facts at each other, in which i actually learn quite a lot from lol

[@mysterious_4053]

Lol

[@iloveyoutaha8679]

same lol

[@halloween42]

This comment is life

[@Valp02]

Omg the worst is when you do group work in class, yes it’s fun but nothing gets done 😂and its worse when we need to take notes from the other groups like that’s not enough to know about the actual topic 😂😂

[@happyllama1160]

It’s really good for things like English lit I think because it normally ends with everyone arguing about questions which is super useful to get different perspectives and quotes to use in essays. Things like biology not so much, maths is sometimes useful when you don’t know what’s going on and need to ask for help. I think it depends on what stage you are at and what sort of person or subject you have

[@liyamanuel9435]

1. Don’t do past papers too early if you haven’t revised enough 2. Don’t just passively read notes- actively test yourself 3. Group study doesn’t work 4. Wall posters don’t work 5. Don’t study it in blocks- study it repeatedly

[@queenj4732]

Thankyou

[@nadinelomax1052]

Who else is watching Eve’s video so that they can procrastinate their Easter revision?? 🙋🏽‍♀️🙋🏽‍♀️

[@hypermangi8265]

Not me. But I procrastinate.

[@lm6287]

for me it’s procrastinating my revision 5 days before my actual gcses start 😳

[@nadinelomax1052]

Lily Overton if it helps my A levels are in 3 days and I’m still doing the same 😅😂

[@xxymgxx]

If you've done Psychology A level you'd be familiar with what I'm saying: - Studies show that there are 2 types of memory "within" memory which is "context dependent" and "state dependent" memory. Context dependent is relevant to all students because the theory states that if you learn / memorise the information in 1 environment, you'll be able to recall it better if you need to recall it in the SAME environment. That's why revising with friends is not as effective on average, and people should ought to revise in a quiet, non-distracting environment, as it is similar to your exam condition, so you'd tend to recall it better.

[@JessicaBowell]

Sindar Elf thanks for the revision 👌🏼👌🏼

[@maimunamay6198]

Getting war flashbacks to the memory section of Psychology

[@ayseoz1068]

Lmao you just helped me revise thank you:)

[@hey_its_hannah_xox5686]

Literally covered this last term 🤷‍♀️

[@georgiaj3670]

Not sure if you’ll reply but is psychology A level fun? Easy? Difficult? Boring?

[@hamzafarooq1733]

Trust me Eve , group study is dangerous 😂😂😂 like we all waste the whole day 👏🏼😂

[@bethhill4435]

On the topic of posters. I put my really important ones in the bathroom walls and I read them when I brush my teeth

[@RevisionWithEve]

that's a shout!!

[@aceplayys7847]

Good idea imagine your taking a dump and reading your poster

[@KatieB-pd3tf]

Omg instead of taking your phone into bathroom put a poster up that is geniusssss

[@leakenny1125]

Same

[@bliss2860]

How can u read when brushing ur teeth

[@user-ub8oi7oh3r]

Could you please do a detailed English lit revision video? I’m really struggling with it

[@emcutts2575]

Aksangel _ yesss pls

[@zahraa5943]

same

[@jhanviravish6361]

I think she’s already done one

[@evabailey6068]

PLEASE can you do a timetabling video! I'm really struggling to keep everything fresh for my GCSEs, particularly for History (i find sciences easier to balance) so I for one would definitely find it useful ❤️

[@bugheadschonislatte9079]

She's already done one if you type in on youtube how to timetable table your revision eve Bennett

[@elliewhite4883]

needed this! my exams start on April 25th and I’m no where near ready ✌🏻😙

[@mariej9761]

Ellie White Good luck ‼️❤️

[@gracekelly8479]

Are you Scottish?? My first is biology on the 30th 😭😭😭

[@elliewhite4883]

Grace Kelly yeh biology is my 3rd exam and I can’t remember most of unit 2 😴

[@lynneward7133]

Ellie White omg how hard is unit 2 😭😭

[@RevisionWithEve]

good luck! xx

[@deebamehr7549]

can you do a video on things you wish you knew before you applied/arrived at oxford pls? xx

[@RevisionWithEve]

oooh good idea will add it to the list x

[@tracey_km_]

Thank you!! I take biology A level and I’m currently in year 13 and I never understood how people just did past papers without knowing any of the content. Because one paper can only have so much topics in it. 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@emcutts2575]

Tracey M {Madgirltt} exactly!!

[@hueyenooi5174]

Personally I think it does work if you do enough past years. I do accounting and economics, and all I did was past years from 1998 onwards to get those As. Nothing else.

[@tracey_km_]

huey en ooi but it’s not the same. With biology you need to remember and memorise processes. You won’t be able to memories all of them by just doing past papers. Also you have to go over the contents to make sure you fully understand them for you to be able to apply them. Once you know the content then do past papers

[@amyevans9618]

I use group study with my friend and we will sit and do maths papers and then if one of us gets a question wrong the other person can explain it. I find it really useful tbh

[@Surfing566]

I feel like big groups dont work.

[@hussfx]

Did your gcses results effect your place at oxford??

[@deadacc8234]

most likely. universities will always look at your GCSE grades

[@hannahgosling9731]

Lilhuss _100 oxbridge look at GCSE’s more than most uni’s but ibz mo did bad in his GCSE’s and smashed his a levels so still got into Cambridge so it’s not the be all and end all x

[@lilyoneill1682]

we had an "oxbridge meeting" at school a couple weeks ago and they said don't even bother if you didn't get around at least 7 A*'s

[@Ellie-Lucy]

This isn't true. I got one A* at GCSE and have an offer at oxford, your a level predictions/grades are more important

[@blessing303]

oxford looks more at GCSEs grades but Cambridge looks more at the predicted grades.

[@serinesrince3519]

Love ya eve!! Thank you for making videos related A levels. Need prayers cuz this is so hardddd

[@RevisionWithEve]

good luck, you've got this x

[@annabyford8846]

my exams start may 10th and i’m nowhere read ready 😫 thank you for this!

[@RevisionWithEve]

good luck!

[@ellienixon8971]

This is gonna be so useful! Was needing some revision tips for a level (in yr 12) but this is so much more helpful to get me more motivated etc. ❤️

[@RevisionWithEve]

hope it helped you!!

[@TheHollyChronicle]

Does anyone have any techniques that work really well for GCSE study? thanks!

[@beestudies8077]

Vintage Holly i’m a bit late haha but doing loadsss of practise exam questions is so useful

[@assemubigaliyeva5872]

"I hope this video was infoRmative a little bit " EXCUSE ME, miss, you've literally just saved me from wasting my bloody precious time, valuable resources, stupidly reading my bio/chem notes and etc. generally saved my life! LOVE YOU!)) AND good luck on your exams, honestly, you're gonna smash them!)

[@nathanb1071]

what would you recommend doing when learning essay plans??

[@Theo-jw6hz]

check ali abdaal's video on this. It is really good.

[@izabellawalls5268]

Finally some non cliche advice! Thank you soo soo much Eve! Your making a significant difference to students a-levels! Mines in May, im so unprepared:/

[@imanepink]

so true every video is like: do flashcards, mindmaps etc. use CGP revision guides practice exam questions/past papers (duh) make a revision timetable (double duh)

[@lauraprice5385]

All the study youtubers make me want to start a revision KZbin channel!

[@RevisionWithEve]

go for it x

[@lauraprice5385]

Eve Bennett thank you for taking the time to reply!

[@jolyblack865]

Totally agree with posters!!! I think they scream ‘my dad is super strict and makes me revise’ usually they are just used to show off how much stuff you have revised. Only positive is that you are writing the stuff out so it’s kinda like taking notes but still more deception rather than revision!!

[@alicenottingham5778]

the only time I’ve found group study useful, was when we’d learnt revision on our own and I’d made flashcards with questions on one side and answers on the other so we took it in turns to be “quiz master” and do questions (while eating lunch). was very useful, but again was quite chill

[@GuMzHD]

Anyone hyped about Avengers: Endgame? That film is gonna be lit. "If we can't protect the earth, you can be damn sure we'll avenge it." - Tony Stark/Iron Man

[@Emily-de4zm]

Yes!!!! Can’t wait

[@FahmidaIslamisthebest]

gave an igcse in the morning and and watched the movie in the afternoon 😂

[@GuMzHD]

@@FahmidaIslamisthebest do i care? Iron Man died... 3000.

[@maisierelph5101]

I'm stressing so so much!! My first GCSE is a month today, thank you so much for this video! x

[@lukemillett938]

Don't stress I am sure you will be fine. I have uploaded some study videos, the quality isn't great as I am just starting out but hopefully the content helps. Would love it if you checked my stuff out?

[@MrDollarMaster]

Woo the revision videos are back🙌🏻

[@RevisionWithEve]

wooooooo!!! xx

[@rachelm6803]

@@RevisionWithEve 😁😁😁

[@emilymcnabola5972]

It's Saturday and my exams start on Monday (my birthday) and I am just watching loads of videos like this about how to revise, but not actually doing any revision... Whoops!!

[@fuzz1233]

I NEED a timetable video!! I have exams soon and have no idea how to plan out my revision!

[@zainkhalil7494]

Fuzz 123 she made one last year for Easter revision timetable creating

[@miamemetrash6453]

i set out my timetable as a day by day thing. so it was basically a to do list for each day that was very specific, like showing what topic i would do everyday

[@zainkhalil7494]

MiaMemeTrash I have like this whiteboard calendar thing and o change it every week on what chapters or work needs to be done

[@jadex9733]

How many Past papers did you do for each subject eve? Great video 💗

[@fireballoontv9932]

anyone else have the problem where ya want to revise but have no idea what to do or how to do it

[@lifeofhazxoxo8887]

Omg yes I completely agree with the past papers, I just stress myself out if I don't know anything😂💚

[@ABC-zw6zs]

Personally I find writing notes and creating mind maps a waste of time. I also find class notes quite useless as teachers give us a lot of unnecessary information. My favourite thing to do is use revision guides to read over the notes and I find watching videos on topics very useful, as watching something makes you more likely to engage with the topic To sum it up, do not spend countless hours writing notes you will never use again! Use your time wisely :)

[@heatherflorence124]

ABC I’m the complete opposite! Writing things out helps me remember it way better than a video- if I watch something I only remember it if I make notes

[@Maria-vo2es]

French speaking on 1st May and the rest start 13th! Literally never going to do better than my mock results

[@georgiaevans2123]

Same my French speaking is on the 1st, I'm actually shitting myself I can't understand a word my French teacher says

[@imaanmostafa1800]

I did my French speaking GCSE on the 3rd of April before the holidays. It’s not as bad as I thought it’d be! All I can say is don’t stress too much about it 😄 .

[@ambiencestudies2655]

first MFL exam on May 4th 😩😭 kill me plz

[@ambiencestudies2655]

Maddie Lane my school is making us come in on a Saturday for the speaking exam

[@ruqayyathawer4485]

Please do a video on revision time tables and how to create time tables that fit revisiting topics as well so that everything is spaced out well before the exams come around 🙏 And thanks loads for this video, the tips are really useful☺️

[@damonmartin8866]

You should definitely summarise your tips in the description as it is a lot of useful tips. At least the best tips. And with group studies I think it works with more written subjects like ethics and philosophy where you can gain "steal" ideas xD. Sciences and maths are more skill based tbh.

[@taramills1038]

My daughter is going into year 10. She obv still has content to learn but how would you advice proceeding with study revision ?

[@evedavies-heywood6737]

Tara mills in year 10 i would just advise little and often. every now and then go over difficult topics and make sure knowledge is up to date. revise for end of topic tests and mocks

[@josephinehannan3588]

Love this! Still procrastinating gcse revision 😬😂

[@claraslater3254]

sameee!!

[@alisha6353]

Same😭

[@RevisionWithEve]

honestly don't worry about it you will be fine x

[@Veronica-xi3lt]

For me, doing Past Pappers is the best thing. It is how you can learn a lot in a few time

[@ciaragray8590]

I did multiple past papers (new spec) for my Y10 Maths Mocks in the past few weeks and I agree. I should have revised my weakest topics BEFORE doing papers. I’ve now realised that and I won’t make that mistake again ☺️

[@CatrinEWard]

Such a great video idea! Perfect for me now I'm revising for my A Levels :) x

[@reemderek136]

Group study is good when we are testing each other out only.

[@christyblue6616]

I love the last tip, gonna start using it. I used to revise in blocks for psychology but I could never remember anything. Thanks 💕

[@mayalewis7549]

Can i say the best revision technique is at the beginning of your revision is to swap notes/books with someone and add to your own

[@hisakawayui7073]

i wish i saw this earlier my first exam is in 3 days :(

[@salmabelcourt]

I 100% agree that group study does not work!

[@BookswithKaitlyn]

Unless it is the week of the exam and your testing each other to fully make sure you know it

[@szabinavideos3399]

The group studying is so true! I have my junior cert next week and all my friends have been going to the line set to “study” and it can make make feel a bit left out but I know it’s worth it in the long run to do it alone.

[@emily1celebfan]

Group study definitely doesn’t work! When I was at school I would go to the library with some guys who had the same free periods as me but we weren’t really friends so we could sit together in silence and study! Now at university, me and my friends always sit completely separately in the library like different floors and only meet up for lunch or a snack break or pop over to each other if we have questions! 100% agree!!!

[@EmiliaHaszard]

Dude nah group study is good, once you've all got headphones in then I feel like having other people around will keep you focused because you're less inclined to grab your phone or start procrastinating because they're watching you

[@grangerproductivity]

Thank you so much for the tips, although I don’t do GCSE or A levels, hopefully i will be able to incorporate these tips in my studying. I recently made a study channel and I was hoping if you could check it out. Love you so much Eve. Keep going gurl cause you are so amazing. Don’t let anyone make you feel down.

[@auraaura8876]

@Granger Productivity I love your content so much too .😇❤

[@grangerproductivity]

@@auraaura8876 ahh thank you so much. This means a lot to me

[@princesschi7689]

Why no a level or gcse

[@grangerproductivity]

Princess Chi I am from the Philippines, and in the Philippines, we don’t do A level or GCSE unless you are in the British international school. Our country’s education is more aligned to the USA’s education.

[@princesschi7689]

@@grangerproductivity high school diploma is the same as a level

[@ordinaryperson9784]

I stopped EVERYTHING I was doing to watch this 🤣🤣 love you Eve!! Xx

[@RevisionWithEve]

love you toooo!! x

[@annabaranowski8928]

Much needed video!! Have my Spanish Alevel soon and really struggling with the essays, could you give me any tips and tricks? Ty💖💖

[@estiegordon2139]

Such a great vid! I was unsure about the past papers because I feel like it’s useless to do them without having learnt the content in that paper so thank you for reassuring me that I’m doing the right thing !!!!

[@brookecarter1025]

This is exactly what I need I’ve got my GCSEs in May and this Easter is very stressful thank you so much Eve your videos are so helpful!!!

[@amyesler415]

This video was awesome and very helpful!!! Please do a video on a timetable too. Thanks! Xx

[@floraborthwick8519]

Anyone here who is not even doing exams just love Eves videos x

[@orlacoleman799]

Yes I 100% agree with you about the past papers! I’m doing my GCSEs this year and my teachers have given me a bunch of past papers but I feel like I’m wasting them because I haven’t revised everything yet

[@Laura-bk6es]

I like to be in an environment with other people when I study. Like I go to Starbucks where I can sit and do work with other people around me sitting and doing work. I don't find myself studying with other people or with a group of friends. I also like going to the library where their are other people around doing their own thing and studying which motivates me to get on with my work and studying.

[@marcypan8219]

Same, I always go to Starbucks when I need to do some last-minute studying or put the finishing touches on an essay.

[@justina2255]

Thank you so much for this 😭 I’ve been struggling to find ways to revise effectively and this is really helpful. How do I maximise my time? My exams are so close :(

[@carmel_studio]

Justina my first exam is Maths and it’s very soon too!

[@justina2255]

carmel studiø my first one is my art exam and I’m not prepared lol

[@elaine1793]

please do a gcse literature one! 💜

[@athenaenergyshine7616]

I know what you mean about about doing the past paper before revision or understanding the content. I think make sure you understood most of the content first then revise. Then do past papers at the end

[@niamh8055]

Eve: "I'd take my lesson notes on Of Mice and Men..." Me (who is currently sitting doing a character analysis of Curley's Wife): "HOW DID YOU KNOW?!?!" 😂

[@cutephysco8163]

Screwed - 4 weeks to exams for gcse and no revision 😭

[@ethandennis6832]

I don’t get why someone would do a past paper without revision? If you revise for real exams, then revising for past papers makes sense.

[@islasansom5808]

Is the history GCSE exam hard and which ways did you revise ?!

[@hey_its_hannah_xox5686]

Isla Sansom I did my history gcse last year, what I did as like my “last minute” revision in like the week leading up to the exams is I’d split each unit into topics then make a mind map on each of those topics and write down absolutely everything I could remember about it then get a different colour pen and go through my notes and add/edit any parts that weren’t correct or that I’d forgotten

[@islasansom5808]

hey_its_hannah_xox ok thank you so much

[@charley8688]

I’ve left myself a month to do 29 units of chemistry and I hate myself so much... I also have higher maths to study for.. as well as law and Health & social 😭

[@Weezlie_bucks]

Mate, only time group study super worked for me was the morning before the exam going over each concept with people in my class 👌 only paper I did well on 😂

[@bfbvouabeorbvoaervure963]

I have a friend who’s in some lower groups, so I teach her everything I learn in class and I honestly think it’s the only reason I know anything lol

[@andrewcollettcambridge]

THANK YOU EVE💕 I have my Spanish speaking GCSE on the first Thursday back so this is very needed 🌟

[@benevolentink3552]

Thank you for this video! Really needed this!

[@RevisionWithEve]

you're welcome x

[@TB-fm3tp]

Looking at the specification helps the most, it tells you exactly what you should know and what students could be asked. For sciences especially, this helped me a lot.

[@Diya.B.]

I agree with the not doing past papers at the beginning, but I've got my first written GCSE on the 2nd of May. Do you think I still have time to go over all the content (by using active recall from flashcards and stuff) or do I need to go straight into past papers now?

[@fizzahkhan5]

ur gcses are coming up. its time to start going over past papers so u get used to whats coming

[@maddy3926]

Honestly you're better off just doing some past papers now. Then you can go over your weaknesses and find some more questions online to test yourself. Otherwise you will just go over stuff you already know :))

[@eherbert33]

fizzah khan there are so little past papers - yes there isn’t much time but you have a few weeks to cram, do past papers a few days before at this point

[@slickjumpedoverthelazydog]

I did a video on NY channel slick jumped over the lazy dog on popular revision techniques that don't work

[@marianneburden8356]

Omg group study is shit! From my experience there would be one person who would do all the work, one person could just be fiddly, one person who is trying to make conversation with everyone, one person who is kind of just out of it, one person who was trying to concentrate but just gave up and then a bunch of other people who just talked about random stuff but mostly about how this group study is rubbish! That is my experience!

[@libbyjohnson5610]

about to go into year 11 after a pandemic so i’m hoping to get some serious studying in

[@BlueGangsta1958]

Group study is great if you´re stuck. So mostly during the semester, not during revision (hopefully)

[@kyara3069]

is it bad that i haven’t started revising for my a levels that start on the 30th April

[@risingstars3478]

Kyara yes. start now then

[@kittenpie3696]

I do get why you should leave exam papers till last and after you've revised. however this sometimes doesn't work because if you feel you haven't revised properly enough you'll never get a chance to do the exam papers

[@user-so3fc4ef4e]

great video! could you please do one about what to do on the day of your exam (before & after)?

[@rukshanaparvin8079]

From my perspective I would say that group study isnt effective because I always get distracted a lot

[@freyaroussy]

Personally for me, a revision tip for gcse is to get a chalk pen or something that can wash off then write maths formulaes or key dates/definitions on windows and mirrors. This did work for me.

[@hannahhayward1813]

Timetabling video would be so helpful, if you can do it :) xxx

[@slickjumpedoverthelazydog]

Line learning for a play or perforance or learn lyrics to a song group studio works but apart from that don't fucking work unless you are testing each other but even that is a risk because your freidns might not point out where you have gone wrong because they don't want to hurt your feels or you not be their friend

[@gucci8470]

Stressed over my AS maths exams urgh!!!

[@BobBob-qy6tl]

That first tip is so true! I’ve always said this and people have always disagreed with me.

[@Thecrazydou10]

I found group study ok for my Spanish speaking but apart from that it’s not great

[@slickjumpedoverthelazydog]

Group studio don't work unless you can be dead honst with your friends that they are a destraction or you can block them out I have watched educting the est end episdoe 7 and a group of fridns study together in the libray and what happens is one just chats and the others are trying to do their history work and they say you are a destraction and the one being drestacting says I have only written on setence scinece we got her but did not do anything about carried on just talking and only writting one setence

[@tril0gy17]

Thank you SO MUCH!! i'm trying to revise for a levels (first exam on the 21st of may) and i'm feeling so overwhelmed....theres so much to do and i don't know how to structure my revision and also revise the most effectively without wasting precious time!!

[@RevisionWithEve]

you will smash it honestly! it's impossible to cover everything but give it your best shot xx

[@aimeegardner9736]

I have literally figured out that I am going to only have a week to memorise stuff for my paper 2 exam and a couple of days for my paper 3 exam in sociology. I have been making revision notes since February, yet I am so behind to the point where it’s 5 weeks before my first exam and I’ve only gotten through 1/3 of the content. I really don’t know how this has happened, I’ve been working solidly, but hwk and random mock exams have honestly ruined my whole schedule. I’m so scared🙃 with good reason

[@emmaoneill8831]

my exams start in 3 days!! wish me luck anyone?

[@fatamy8597]

My first exam is on May 25th and I’m shitting myself

[@منورعلی-ن3ظ]

Group study are not effective!!😯

[@slickjumpedoverthelazydog]

I made flash cards for mathes but I so never commited to it

[@chesterwilliams69420]

No

[@Alice-hn1mq]

anyone got any tips on how to make the most of the last month before gcse exams begin ? thankyou:)

[@mojo11417]

alice h do as many past papers as possible and go into school to do your revision during the day and ask your teacher any questions that you have if possible

[@mojo11417]

I like to do past papers, try and find KZbin videos on topics I’m unsure of (for maths/chemistry etc), regularly seeing my teachers but I mainly focus on the course specifications/marking schemes for specific wording in sciences etc

[@mojo11417]

I hope that helped 😊

[@breadf5399]

this was so helpful my first exam is in a month haha *sweats*

[@slickjumpedoverthelazydog]

doing drama lines in group is so much more useful

[@Asztitz]

Honestly this literally helped soo much thank you x

[@saulteyrose1226]

My exams start in a week and I feel dumb as shit

[@virenpatel6257]

Group study is not effective at all