I have lost all hope and have no motivation.

You'll be confusing us with people who give a ****!

Get off your arse and decide what you want from life and then work on a plan to get there ..... simples!
 
flibbage0 said:
I normally read my notes, then the textbook, then i make some notes, then answer the questions at the end of the page or chapter.

For the exams I did a lot of practice papers.

I normally do revision in my bedroom, and I make sure I switch of any electronics so I don't get distracted.

I take a break every hour.

Would Tuition be a good idea?
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Lots of people are giving you advice regarding what to do instead of A levels, which considering how things are going is blooming good advice at the moment! The trouble is it's so drummed into you at school that the process is school -> college -> uni it can be difficult to see another path.

You should definitely consider what you want to do and where you want to go in life but I'm guessing your resits won't be far away so it's good that you are trying to get yourself sorted with them.

One thing that really helped me when I was revising was to get some postcard size cards, that are line ruled on both sides, I'd write relevant points on each one, and read them and reread them.

The key is to condense the information down. If you read through your notes it's shallow processing, it's not really going in, but by condensing you are deep processing as you have to think more about what you are doing, even the act of making the revision cards will help you get the facts in your head.

Do you have anyone that could test you? It would help if you family could go through the cards with you quizzing you on different things.

Past papers are good, but they are only really of lots of use if they have the answers in, great for maths, useless for english.

Finally try and break up your day, get up early, eat well, take breaks and do something completely different like going for a run, playing with your dog (if you have one)...just something to take you out of the pressured learning environment.

Try and work where it's bright and sunny (hah! If we see the sun again this summer), and try and identify where you went wrong before. Were you getting up late, were you boozing the night before, are you constantly trying to cram?

I hope there's some useful advice in there, good luck! :)

*edit* Tutors can be a good idea, I would have never passed my GCSE chemistry and maths without a tutor!

What subjects are you revising for?
 
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Some people just aren't motivated to study. When you come out of compulsory education some people just want to earn money and think screw education. Kid like that in my maths class, extremely smart kid but would rather go out and have fun than study turns out he got 2 U's and an E.
 
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I "did" college because everyone else I went to school with did. It was clear that I didn't want to be there from the start, and my end results bore this out. I got 11 GCSE's, including 4 A's, 4 B's and 3 C's from school, yet my A-levels were C,D,D,E. I just wasn't interested and consequently couldn't get motivated and have simply ended up drifting into office work. 8 years later I struggle to get to sleep worrying about work, then don't want to get up and face it in the morning. Think hard, are A-levels or further study really what you want to do?
 
The only thing pulling me through A-Level is the massive desire to go to university. I know I must do well to do the course I want where I want. Apart from that I hate it.
 
here's some motivation. at 30 i am more than likely going to have to do what you are doing now in the near future. would you rather do them at your age or when you're 30?
 
Stick at it, plenty of people fail and resit exams. 'Getting a trade' is something you really need to think about because it's no easier than getting a degree imo. Also, are there even many places taking on apprentices at the moment?
 
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Listen to ''Final Countdown'' full blast.

Although relevant, the song title is not the reason. Its just a very motivating song.
 
Mason- said:
The only thing pulling me through A-Level is the massive desire to go to university. I know I must do well to do the course I want where I want. Apart from that I hate it.
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just one thing

you don't have to do A-levels to go to uni

you can do Btec instead, yes I know you have to waste another 2 years at college...but its less weight of your shoulders, as its theroy + practical
 
AMG said:
just one thing

you don't have to do A-levels to go to uni

you can do Btec instead, yes I know you have to waste another 2 years at college...but its less weight of your shoulders, as its theroy + practical
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I said for the course I want and where I want to go.

I never said you have to do A-Levels to get into university.
 
TheBigCheese said:
The key is to condense the information down. If you read through your notes it's shallow processing, it's not really going in, but by condensing you are deep processing as you have to think more about what you are doing, even the act of making the revision cards will help you get the facts in your head.
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I make notes for revision and always thought the above but have never heard it described as such. Shallow processing/Deep processing. :)

Also I think education is very important as it can give your career a big jump start.
 
Mason- said:
I said for the course I want and where I want to go.

I never said you have to do A-Levels to get into university.
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depends what you want to do?

A- levels have so much at stake all it takes is for you not to be concertrating on the exam or one of them and thats it, retake...

again it depends what you wanna study

most people who I work with were quite sucessfull good for them I guess.

when i did revision thats when I did it lol I took notes from the lessions than revision like notes which were more like questions to test my understanding, problem is what is the right question, but than gain that was for GCSE I did Btec after as its a lot better than doing A level ICT and something else and something else...lol
 
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Just re-evaluate your situation and decide whether you want to continue A-levels and go to a uni for a degree, or seek out an apprenticeship in a trade skill. There's no shame in it - some people just aren't cut out for exams and there are many alternatives to the traditional education system.

Ask yourself what YOU want to do in life, if that isn't motivation enough to work towards it, then you don't really want to do it :)
 
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