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Featured lesson Study skills 5 min

Spaced review in five minutes

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Presented by [PRESENTER]. Reviewed September 2026.

Chapters 1 of 6

  1. 1 What is spaced review? 0:00
  2. 2 Why cramming stops working 0:52
  3. 3 The forgetting curve 1:38
  4. 4 Setting review intervals 2:41
  5. 5 Building a simple schedule 3:44
  6. 6 How it fits your study week 4:30

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Study skills 5 min

Spaced review in five minutes

Goes with: Spaced review

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Study skills 4 min

Retrieval practice explained

Goes with: Planning your study week

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Study skills 6 min

Planning a realistic study week

Goes with: Planning your study week

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Study skills 7 min

How university exams work

Goes with: Preparing for exams

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Admissions 8 min

How the application cycle works

Goes with: How the application cycle works

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Admissions 6 min

Structuring a personal statement

Goes with: Writing a personal statement

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Admissions 3 min

Conditional offers explained

Goes with: Conditional and unconditional offers

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Admissions 9 min

A walkthrough of the UCAS application

Goes with: How the application cycle works

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Funding 5 min

What university really costs

Goes with: What university really costs

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Funding 6 min

Grants and loans explained

Goes with: Grants, scholarships and loans

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Funding 4 min

How to read a funding offer

Goes with: How to read a funding offer

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Degrees and credits 4 min

How GPA is calculated

Goes with: How GPA is calculated

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Admissions Series

Admissions from start to finish

Four videos that walk through the whole application process in order.

  1. 01 How the application cycle works 8 min
  2. 02 Structuring a personal statement 6 min
  3. 03 Conditional offers explained 3 min
  4. 04 A walkthrough of the UCAS application 9 min
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Funding Series

Understanding student funding

Three videos on costs, loans and reading a funding offer.

  1. 01 What university really costs 5 min
  2. 02 Grants and loans explained 6 min
  3. 03 How to read a funding offer 4 min
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Study skills Series

Study skills that stick

Four videos on the techniques with the strongest research backing.

  1. 01 Spaced review in five minutes 5 min
  2. 02 Retrieval practice explained 4 min
  3. 03 Planning a realistic study week 6 min
  4. 04 How university exams work 7 min
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