GCSE Stress

SamWaterman · 12-29-2007, 07:21 AM

I'm doing my GCSEs this year, and the stress is really getting to me. On school nights, I'm not sleeping and in the hols I'm not much better. I think I've got 2 big Science exams in just over 3 weeks, with 17 or 18 exams from May onwards.

I don't know what to do, but these are making my life hell.

Any advice??? Please?

Nicole91 · 12-29-2007, 07:26 AM

sounds like i should be doing more work than i am

just chill about it, i decided i'm not starting to revise until sometime in January, the courseworks very annoying but once you do it it's out the way and done.

best advice is probably to keep on top of work and do it all when you get chance, i went on holiday at the start of this year and missed a couple of weeks, when i got back i had loads of catching up to do and it was really stressful and depressing knowing that i had lots to do. Also be confident and plan like a revision timetable or something, you also need a social life aswell though

SamWaterman · 12-29-2007, 07:29 AM

I'm just starting to get a social life - i sing with the choir after school. My tutor thinks that does me some good.

You're right - the coursework is annoying. In science, our coursework is done as an exam and if we fail we lose 33% of the GCSE

Nicole91 · 12-29-2007, 07:33 AM

i really wouldn't worry too much though, it gets more important as you go along so a levels are more important than gcse's then degrees etc. Past papers are a good idea if you want practice and the mocks you should have done or will be doign around now will give you an indication of how much work you need to revise and whatever else.

Choirs good, your tutuor actually cares about you?! lol ours buggered off to Aussie and never even told us, we all hate him though

SamWaterman · 12-29-2007, 07:40 AM

Our tutor is probably one of very few who cares about her students. I was doing the lead part in the school musical and she came and saw it both nights to support me...

SweetBoy · 12-29-2007, 07:41 AM

science is piss easy. especially physics. all you have to do is remember stuff.
if you have a revision book, do ONE page a day on either chemistry, physics or biology (whichever your studying at the moment). that way you are not overloading your brain, and you'll find revision much easier.

SamWaterman · 12-29-2007, 07:41 AM

That makes sense...

SweetBoy · 12-29-2007, 07:46 AM

yeah. i know.

Nicole91 · 12-29-2007, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by soljah

science is piss easy. especially physics. all you have to do is remember stuff.
if you have a revision book, do ONE page a day on either chemistry, physics or biology (whichever your studying at the moment). that way you are not overloading your brain, and you'll find revision much easier.

do all 3 sciences at the same time, just different lessons. iT's a good idea though, we were given a revision book so if you space the time out and revise a page a day from it, you'll soon learn and pick it up

SamWaterman · 12-29-2007, 07:48 AM

We've got all the textbooks at home as well as 3 revision guides, so I'll look at those. The exams I'm doing in Jan are resits so that's a little less drastic.

SweetBoy · 12-29-2007, 07:50 AM

i do whatever im currently studying at schoo. no point revising chemistry if you are studying biology.

SamWaterman · 12-29-2007, 07:51 AM

We have to study all 3.

SweetBoy · 12-29-2007, 07:51 AM

sam, whats the test on?

SamWaterman · 12-29-2007, 07:54 AM

The biology is all about the body, organisms, life processes etc...
Chemistry is about the periodic table, the mole, cooking, chemical formulae etc...
Physics is on motion, space, forces.

Pretty much everything.

Nicole91 · 12-29-2007, 07:54 AM

ahhh you did the same sci course as me last year, we have resits in jan for them , but i an't doing htem 'cos i was happy with my first results, wonder if you're doing the same as me this year too, done homeostasis in bio?