#gcse study

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With all the analysis I've been doing for Romeo and Juliet and a Christmas Carol, I really hope I cook on the actual exam on Monday. English is like my worst subject.

I used to hate maths and like English but the tables have turned lol

[lysm-tv]

can’t do physics with this little girl distracting me

[cutiepiepiesweet]

Exams are over buddy…

One two three..I want yuri!!!

me before and after discovering yuri

Write more fics pls I’ve read all the Yuri mangas, manhuas there are hurry hurry!! (Real not fake)

[kitkatstu-dies]

32 more days of the semester (4/11/2025)

Chem exam -> very frustrating + discouraging class. what he teaches/gives us for practice vs. what's on the exam is totally different. it's making me hate chemistry tbh (I usually love it)

Went to a presentation on financial literacy + they gave us pizza and salad yayyy

Genetics lab (almost done yipee)

[huh-j]

“I can’t, I have to study~”

~Rory Gilmore

- Probably my most used excuse this year..

[alilystudies]

Late night essay crunch before the midday deadline! aaah!

[paperstrewndesk]

01/03/25

Paper two english literature revision Macbeth & Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

[learningsanctum]

when I finally start learning something I had been postponing and I suddenly rediscover my will to study and apply myself until I’m the best again

[literallywhyami-here]

exams really be like: explain this concept. no, not like that. and definitely not like that either. you know what? zero marks.

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Did some chemistry revision two days ago on bonding and structure. CGP makes the best revision books ngl.

Managed to finish revising for 3 topics out of 5 for chemistry yesterday. Need to the last two today then do Paper 2 English lit revision aka hell.

Total study time yesterday: 7hrs

[stingraystudiess]

Good day…

⬆️from a few days ago, can you tell I’ve been putting off posting? :P

Hello my lovely Jublies, here’s what I’ve been up to:

Finished all types of study planning and have been following it for 3 days now

Feel a little more hopefully gcse wise

Feel ready to start posting again (god knows nobody’s gonna see this as engagement has been so low, my fault lol)

Finishing any notes/flash cards so I can actually study with them

Today I have done:

3h 49 min in total (using study bunny to track)

Corbett 5 a day

Some maths (algebra)

Chemistry on cognito and past paper questions on bonding

English language paper 1, questions 2 and 3

Geography rivers, just some reading

What I’m hoping to do:

Some flash cards (both making and revising)

Some reading of geography and history

Anyways if you have made it to here I would like to thank you for reading, and have a lovely rest of your day, it’s sunny ☀️!!

Signing off~

StingrayStudies

[doegirldaydreamerarchived]

‘i need to lock in for this exam’ yeah well unfortunately i seem to have locked myself out, so..

[huh-j]

Me studying nonstop because I won’t settle for anything less than the highest possible grade…

[mvkadl]

These days my exam scores are going down and down. I try to analyze my scores and fix it but when I do it in my study time, I notice that the questions in fact not diffucult just need some attention. I physical hate myself because pf this. Someone please tell me to do something. I have exam panics a lot. So its really hard for me to control. Even if I knew the subject perfectly I still do mistakes. I find teachers on YouTube to find some help and they say it probably because I only look at from one point of view. And I struggle a lot. If you see this and have some advice for me. Please help me.

[gay-classics-student]

Good luck to everyone getting their gcse results tomorrow !

Remember that no matter what you get , you have a tumblr account so at least your cool

[cocoatonedcurls]

become an academic weapon 📚🔫✨

hi all !!

with my GCSEs this year, and only a few weeks before back to school, I decided to really lock in yesterday 🫣

so I thought I'd take all the info I've come across while scrolling through studytok and put it into a little post for everyone looking to improve in their studies (& for my benefit as well 🙈)

motivation

this is probably the biggest factor when it comes to locking into your studies, motivation can quite literally make or break your academic achievements (😦)

so, its very important you motivate yourself, and moreover, stay motivated 😭

i've made it sound daunting but motivating yourself is lowkey easier than you think, here's a few ways to do it:

picturing yourself in 10 years, where all your studying and hard work has paid off - you can't be that person without doing the work that they did 😬

you can also do the opposite of the above - imagine how disappointed you'll be if you didn't work as hard as you could have and failed

"revenge studying" - the most toxic yet probably the most widely effective technique - working hard so you can beat than the people who are better than you

make studying aesthetic - create pinterest boards, look at quotes and tiktoks, make success your greatest desire

make it an addiction - if you're bored? study. had a bad day? nothing like setting yourself up for the best future. having a great day? go make it better by making yourself smarter.

get a motivational study app - i LOVE 'Study Bunny' I've been using it for two days now and it genuinely motivates me to be more productive to keep my bunny happy 🙃

resources

obviously, you need some help where you can get it despite all the controversies surrounding studying and the use of the internet, there are some amazing online resources you can use that will actively help you 📚

Quizlet/Anki - both of these flashcard platforms are incredibly useful - Quizlet is a fun platform and you can search for flashcards made by other people - Anki, in my opinion, is better than Quizlet for memorising, and you can import flashcards from Quizlet.

Mindnote - A mindmap making software online, a user-friendly interface + is quick and easy to make them - Great for visual learners

YouTube - the teachers on YouTube are incredibly helpful and can explain any topics you're confused about very quickly and very thoroughly

Spark Notes - great for English literature, with in-depth analysis of your texts and modern translations

Physics & Maths Tutor - free past papers and topic questions for core subjects and a few others, great for active recall

Study Bunny/Flora - helps keep track of your progress and keeps you motivated, I recommend Study Bunny because I can see how much work I've done of each subject and tick off things on my checklist

these are just a few out of many other resources so go do some of your own research, especially if there are websites that help with a specific subject

techniques

different study techniques work best for different people, no technique is a one-size-fits-all, some people are visual learners, others perform best by memorising & etc.

active recall - the only one-size-fits-all method - is a cognitive function that you carry out to remember things in tests, so practising this is a must -> the best way to do this is by completing topic questions and past papers using minimal amounts of notes. basically just testing yourself before the actual test

Spaced-out revision - one of the best ways to make sure things stick in your mind, revise a topic/subject and revisit it every few days, eg. 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 30; and by the 30-day mark it should be stuck in your mind because your brain believes its something that you need to know in the long run and stores it in your long term memory

Flashcards - great to memorise content for the test, especially subjects that are tested with orals

Scribble method - scribbling on a piece of paper while revising the content in any form, reading, listening, etc. helps your brain store the information you're consuming more effectively

Feynman method - basically just explaining the topic you're revising to someone, this helps you develop your understanding and catches out any areas you're unsure about to revise later

making mindmaps - this is great for visual learners, especially if you use different colours for each section of the map so that you can associate each concept with each colour and recall them easily

again, those are just a few that come to mind. do your own research and find out what works best for you 😇

while studying

knowing how to study effectively is also a crucial aspect of success (obviously) 🤭

here are a few tips:

don't listen to music with lyrics, instead you can listen to lofi tracks, cafe/library asmr, brown noise, jazz music (my favourite)

set yourself a study slot, like 2 hours every day at a specific time & set a focus filter on your phone for the duration of your study time

make an aesthetic/cute study space so you can enjoy your time in that space and it doesn't feel like a chore

get a whiteboard to make learning more interactive & fun

light a specific candle whenever you're studying so your brain knows to associate the scent with working

have regular breaks eg. every half hour for 5-10 mins

reward yourself afterwards, so you associate studying with a good experience

consistency is key, the more you study the easier & more fun it becomes 🙃 the more you study the more you are likely to succeed and fulfil your dreams ✨

remember though, academics is not everyone's thing:

"you cannot judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree"

everyone is good at something, and it doesn't make anyone lesser or greater 🫶

if you try your best, that is all that matters 🫠

- li 🌘