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Hey, what videos were you wanting links to? x

I had past paper on my phone and then the mark scheme on my tablet and just reread them all the time and it helped me so much and i got the best score i could’ve

I am so glad!! You're welcome x 💕

Yay, I am so pleased it is helpful! I may actually make a separate video on effective note-taking soon. What you are doing already sounds great though- definitely continue using the specification!

Oh . didn't expect you will reply💞. I would love if you can consider making a video on getting good grades by self studying.

@@Sakurafantasy-18 Okay, thank you for the idea!

Of course! If you put the time and effort in, you can improve your grades very quickly!

@@EllenVictoriaa in all my subjects in a month?

@@uncleruckus1070 I think it is definitely possible!

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I'm so pleased you found the video helpful! You still have plenty of time to learn flashcards- if you already have most of them made, you've saved yourself so much time because you can focus on learning them rather than making them. Because the exams are getting quite close, make sure you are doing practice questions to check your knowledge after using the flashcards. I hope that helps!

I'm so glad, you're welcome! 🤍

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As I said in the video, it is unrealistic to try and get through every topic this close to the exam. However, you can't change how much revision you have done already so it's better for you to focus your time and energy on the time that you have left. I would recommend you sort the topics by difficulty and start revising the ones you are least confident with as soon as possible. Use flashcards (you should be able to find pre-made flashcards e.g. on Quizlet, if you haven't already made some) and start doing past paper questions (preferably in timed conditions) asap so you can get used to exam technique and test your knowledge! If you put the work in from now until the end of GCSEs, you can definitely get 5s in everything! Just don't procrastinate 😉🤍

Personally I do think you can learn the topics by heart even with 2 weeks left. The problem is remembering. If you can do exercises it will really help ❤

I would use my advice on prioritisation! Start by colour coding the main topics (RAG- red, amber, green) depending on how confident you are with them. Then you can start working through the red/hardest topics first and move towards the amber and then green topics if you have time before your exam. Try and avoid passively reading and re-writing notes and instead focus on using active methods such as flashcards and past paper questions. I hope that helps! x

And you'll have nearly 3 months off over the summer!

AHHHHH I JUST FINISHED i’m gonna have the best summer!!

No don't say that, believe in yourself! If you work as hard as you can from now until the exams and use my advice on prioritisation and how to revise to make sure you are using your time effectively, I promise it is possible for you to get 6's! 🤍

​@@EllenVictoriaa it feels like a huge memory test and trying to remember all of that content in a month is really overwhelming for me idk ☹

@@Kayinthu I completely understand- I found the amount of content very overwhelming as well! Personally, I found I avoided all of the content for so long because I was overwhelmed with where to start. Its important that you begin going over the topics you find most difficult as soon as possible- try not to think about the long list of topics that you need to cover and instead focus on one or two at a time until you have enough of an understanding to move on x

That is a great idea!

Are you currently using other revision methods alongside making notes? For the sciences, you have to remember specific facts and keywords so making notes/summary pages from textbooks and videos is fine as long as you use active revision techniques (e.g. flashcards, blurting) as well to train your memory to recall information. Definitely make use of practice questions too! x

Personally, I wish I stopped making notes at this stage of my revision because it took up so much of my time. However, if you make quick summary notes from the textbook to help you understand the content, that is completely fine- just make sure you aren't relying on notes as your only revision method, especially if you find it too time-consuming!

that’s good, well done!!

That's so good! Yes, mindset is so important!!!

You're welcome!! 🤍

Wow, that is amazing! If you have been revising consistently, you have nothing to worry about- I wish you the best of luck! 🤍

how do you revise? i'm on 4s and 5s and want 7s and 8s

@@hrts4shaya for science i usually did quizlets to memorise content and now i’m just doing past papers and marking them, for maths i just do a bunch of past papers and maths genie and watch youtube videos on what i don’t understand and for english i use light up hub and make character mind maps and write down the structures of critical essays etc, for MFL i usually just do quizlets on vocab for each theme ^^

@@EllenVictoriaa thank you so much 🫶🏼

@@angelics1388 you're welcome x

You're welcome! Good luck for your exams- I am sure you will do really well x

It is definitely possible to turn your grades around! You still have about a month until your exams so if you use my tips in the video on prioritisation, you should be absolutely fine! Start with the topics that you know frequently come up in the exam and the ones that you are least confident with x

Don’t let grades define the person you are ❤ To help tho I really advice past papers. You don’t actually have to do them, but knowing even just extra info and the extra marks will really go a long way 😊

I didn't take either of those subjects so I can't give you subject-specific advice, but overall I would encourage you to focus on prioritising the content you are least confident with. If you don't know most of the content, start with the major topics which frequently come up in the exams x

I am so glad it is helpful! Feel free to take notes when watching videos if it helps you to remember information- what I meant in the video was that spending hours writing extensive notes from the textbook or your schoolbooks is a waste of time. Consolidating what you have learnt in a video in note form is completely fine- as long as it doesn't take up the majority of your revision time! For revisiting content, the best thing you can do is test yourself to see what you can recall from previous study sessions on that topic x

@@EllenVictoriaa Thank You SO Much I'm definitely sharing this 🤍🤍

@@Ilovetoomanythings72 aww thank you! You are so welcome x

High 6/low 7*

Yay, I am so pleased the video was helpful! It is definitely possible for you to get an 8, especially if you are already on a high 6/low 7. For languages, the best way to revise is to practice- do as many practice papers as you can and learn the key vocab x

@@EllenVictoriaa thank you!!

@@yerawizardharry694 You're welcome! 🤍

YAY I'm so glad!!! 🤍

You're welcome! 💕

Thank you! Those grades are amazing- good luck with your exams :)

There isn't a set number of times you need to go over content for grade 9s. I would say to review topics until you feel confident answering exam questions without using any resources. You will find some topics you can remember everything about after a small amount of revision whereas other topics may require more time before you can recall all of the information x

If you have done all of the papers for Science and Maths and get all of the questions right every time, that's really good and it means you probably can focus more on other subjects! In terms of making sure you don't forget things quickly, make sure you are going over your resources and testing yourself (e.g. blurting or with flashcards) often. I also struggled with graph/statistic questions but found the only way to get better at them was to practice as many as I could. I hope that answers your question!

@@EllenVictoriaa but I feel like some of them I only get right because I’ve done them previously so I remember the answers to them does that still count and in the real exam usually anyway are all the exams based on the same thing or do they switch it up completely I’m actually terrified 😭

The exam boards do use new questions each year but they will also have questions that are similar and sometimes exactly the same as previous papers. Even if you are only getting answers right because you have memorised the question, that will definitely help you in the exam as it is likely you will get at least a few questions similar to those you have been practicing. They cannot test you on anything outside of what is on the specification so if you have completed as many papers as you can and gone over the majority of the content, you will be absolutely fine- I promise!

@@EllenVictoriaa thanks so much prayers x

@@lucymax2178 You're welcome x

It is not too late to start learning content! Once you have identified the topics you are least confident with, start revising them (begin with flashcards, mind maps etc. and then move on to things like blurting). Then around a week later you can start doing questions on those topics to check your understanding. I would start doing past papers asap even if you don't feel confident with all the content because it's important to get used to the style of questions and exam technique as early as you can x

During the Easter holidays and on the weekends I did around 4 hours a day and roughly 2 hours after school during the week x

@@EllenVictoriaa thank you that makes me feel a lot better as some people are saying to do around 7 hours in Easter and 3-4 on weekdays which seems impossible for me

@@frankiewelch-rt2kp No worries! Just remember that the amount of revision you do isn't as important as the quality of revision. If you spend too long revising a day you are more likely to burn out and it is important you take care of yourself :)

I didn't take History so I can't help very much unfortunately. Fingers crossed some other people will have some advice for you! 🤍🤞

in my experience, making mind maps on key topics on an a4 piece of paper helps to get all the content on the page and remember it. Also for history knowing the structure of each question is a must

@@vesperiix thank you so much! I'm just really stressed about getting in all the content in time, especially all the dates 😬

YAY!

@@EllenVictoriaa doing my gsces this year and this was so so helpful!

@@heyyitsizzy I am so glad! Good luck for your GCSEs- I am sure you will smash them x

@@EllenVictoriaa aw thank u xx