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dellazia; nineteen, international relations student.

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My other masterposts: • extensions pt.1  • study sounds • dealing with failure • how to gain traction • how to study when you’re struggling

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Writing an essay on a still undecided topic centring around 19th century Ottoman Empire is a fun challenge because I know next to nothing about that area of history and I need to do a lot more reading than I would if I was reading about European history, because I have been learning about that my whole life whereas this is a completely new territory. 

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Some Chinese + bubble tea.

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–––––– december 28th, 2018 ( dellazia )

jumping into the new years with a christmas miracle. i can now access tumblr again in my country, and i can’t wait to start posting again! this is the year i’m dedicating a specific time to bullet journal and organize my notes, perfect to create my content here again. last year has been so messy for me, so i’m excited to start a new!

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studyblr intro!

Hello! My name is Quinn. I’m an 18-year-old from Washington state. I’m starting my undergraduate degree in polisci this quarter, and I created a studyblr to help me stay organized and focused throughout college. I hope to go on to get my master’s in political science as well.

Outside of school, I’m involved in community theatre, and I’m very passionate about activism and impacting change on community levels. I volunteer with local shelters and organizations throughout the year and I hope to start volunteering at my local humane society soon!

For winter quarter I will be taking cultural anthropology, multicultural issues, and economic ethics. I’m excited to be a part of this awesome community and meet some rad people! Feel free to message me about anything, or just say hi!

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Welcome!

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Shout out to my Arabic teacher that looked at us yesterday mid-lesson and said, “I’m worried. You all look exhausted and depressed.”

Of course we were all like, “Oh yeah we’re dead inside, you haven’t noticed?”

And he snapped shut the textbook, threw up his hands and said, “That’s not healthy! No more vocab! Time for dancing!”

And he taught us a dance from Iraq and we danced instead of doing vocab. We didn’t stop dancing until he saw all of us laughing and was satisfied that we were all feeling better. It was perhaps the coolest, most kind-hearted thing I’ve ever seen a college instructor do.

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Tips for skim reading PEER-REVIEW ARTICLES, from your friendly public health scientist

0. Types of peer-review articles:

Research articles: I have a hypothesis, I did my own research to reject or accept the hypothesis

(Systematic) reviews: I read a whole of bunch of existing articles and wrote a summary of their findings

Meta analysis: I took data from a whole bunch of exisiting research to reject or accept a hypothesis (more data=more participants=more likely to represent real life=closer to the truth)

Commentary/correspondence: I have a strong opinion on something, usually to call for more attention in a research area (always topical)

Case studies/series: I found something interesting that maybe significant to a larger group of people but I don’t have enough data to prove it, especially if it’s time sensitive

1. What am I looking for?  (no, I don’t mean the topic)

Depending on the outcome of your need, you may be only focusing on either the Methods section, the Results section, or Discussion, or Conclusion. For example, are you looking for how to measure PTSD (methods) or what is the rate of PTSD in a community (results)

Introduction/background: what is the topic and what questions will this paper answer (based on existing literature)

Methods: how I did my research (the measurement tools, type statistical analysis, who I did my research on)

Results: What I found (percentages, rates, odd ratios, relative risks, confidence intervals, regressions, etc.)

Discussion: Explanation for what I’ve found and how it compares to existing research (more existing literature which may or may not support the results)

Conclusion:  What direction is my research and what should the next step be (the gap in research, limitations in the research)

1a. Narrow your scope of research

Have a simple inclusion or exclusion criteria

Is there time frame to when the research has to be published by (e.g. 2000-2018)?

Is it about women only, men only, children under 5 only, excludes people with A and B?

Specific language only?

At least a certain sample size (e.g. must have 400 participants)?

controlled or not controlled environment (e.g. fieldwork or lab-based)?

Locations specific (e.g. countries, districts, continents, counties)?

2. Read the goddamn abstract

If it describes what you are looking for, download the pdf. This ensures what you are looking for is in the article so you don’t waste your time reading the whole damn thing. The abstract should describe everything in the first bulletpoint. DO NOT RELY ON TITLE

If the abstract doesn’t give you a taste of what you want, skip it, it’s probably not worth reading

2a. Skip the intro/background

If you know what your topic is, skip this section, it will not give you any new information. If you are unfamiliar with the topic, read 1 or 3 introductions and skip it for the rest of the articles

3. Control + F

Sometimes abstracts can be deceiving, if you have key words or criterias that you must meet e.g. women who have PTSD, then please look up the word ‘women’ to make sure actual research was done about women and it was not just mentioned in the introduction section. Don’t think you have to read the entire paper

4. Refernce and take notes

You’re not going to remember what you read where so take notes! Open an excel or word doc and have one column be the title and the other one be the notes in bulletpoint form. 

Fnd a reference software e.g. refworks, mendeley so you don’t have to type each reference by hand. they are usually free (if you are in school)

SAVE THE GODDAMN PDF. Don’t lose it. If you can’t download a PDF, PRINT —> save as PDF. 

Don’t have the license or money to buy the article, try emailing the author, use any school/college/university library computer, email a nerdy friend!

5. Where to get started

Search Engines: Pubmed, Google scholar, Medline

Journal servers: they tend to have recommendations like ‘articles you might enjoy,’ click on those

References: bibliographies and references of articles you’ve read are alway a good source

Search for authors in your interested field or of an article you found useful

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Bored of being told to listen to classical music? Here is a list of great study music from your favorite video games, movies and more. 

aesthetics and smooth

lofi hip hop radio 

anime vibes

dozing off *

soft piano

nostalgic *

synthwave

video games

compilation

animal crossing *

final fantasy 

fez

pokemon

zelda

nintendo 

assassins creed 

mario bros

ambient sounds

hufflepuff common room *

slytherin common room

ravenclaw common room

gryffindor common room

hagrids hut

diagon alley

the hall of faces (game of thrones)

the green dragon inn (lotr)

spaceship bedroom

medival towns

fireplace

from the screen

the hobbit

harry potter

disney

studio ghibli 

the grand budapest hotel *

amelie

pirates of the caribbean

narnia

how to train your dragon

clockwork orange

moonrise kingdom

twin peaks

acoustics / bands (with lyrics)

the paper kites

gregory alan isakov

soley

crywolf

mogwai

* personal favorites 

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This really helps for auditory learners!!!

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ap classes can be super stressful, especially if you’re taking multiple. here’s the best advice i have on being successful in them after surviving high school! also, please feel free to add any advice in the reblogs or comments<3 thank you! 

• read your textbook (and take notes!!) i quickly learned that i did so much better in a class when i had done the textbook readings for each chapter. usually teachers go about a chapter a week, which isn’t super tough to keep up with if you divide it into chunks (i’ll make a post soon on how i took notes from the textbook) 

• do your homework, and do it well. some nights, your homework will be a lot. but you really should do as much of it as you can. (i’m emphasizing this for math classes because math homework is usually super similar to what you’ll see on the test, but it is important review for every class). Work with the book next to you, use khan academy, mark questions that you need help with (and get help), and do it on time. your grades will thank you, and so will your teacher!! 

• my strategy to review for in class tests: 

1.) review vocabulary using flash cards or quizlet (i’d actually recommend making quizlets for each chapter so u can use it to review for the ap test later)

2.) use your notes or textbook summaries to create your own summaries of the current chapter(s) on blank pieces of paper (take notes on your notes, explain important concepts/main ideas, write down important dates/people/equations, include practice problems for math/science courses) (keep these summary pages in a folder & organized for when you’re reviewing for the ap test) 

3.) know how to explain all of the concepts (either out loud or in writing) without looking at the textbook for answers. (i usually try to answer the textbook’s essential questions/ section questions using as much concrete evidence as possible to prove the answer)  

(do this over 3 separate days AT LEAST for in class tests (day one vocab, day two create summaries of chapters, day three explain chapters outloud), and over several weeks for the ap test) 

• DO! NOT! PROCRASTINATE!

literally everyone says this, but seriously do not procrastinate and high school won’t be as miserable for you as it is for other people. do your homework on time, divide your note taking into different days, plan ahead, do work right as you get home or during class. 

• talk to your teacher if you’re seriously struggling with the work load, and let them know if you’re going through a hard time in life and it’s affecting your school work. this can be scary, but usually they don’t want you to want to die! so just let them know, and they’ll give you advice / help with it and will support you. communication is so important. 

possible structure for an email to communicate an issue with them: 

“hi _____(teachers name)_____, 

i’m having a hard time completing my work recently because of (reason why, be honest). is it okay if i can have an extension until (date in the near future that you can turn it in and please stick to this date btw) (please)? 

thank you, __(your name)__” 

(just for more explanation: my dog died in march during my senior year. i emailed my ap environmental science teacher, my ap statistics teacher, and my ap lit teacher the same email: “hi, my dog died today and i’m having a hard time concentrating on my work, so i won’t be able to finish it today. may i have an extension for my work this week until (day i knew i could turn it in abt a week later)? thank you! -jillian” they all were understanding and gave me an extension. i said the same thing when my aunt died, and the same thing when i was in the hospital after a long boarding accident. i also let teachers know during junior year when i was having anxiety, or during first sem senior year when i was working heavy hours) 

• limit the amount of ap classes you take, and only take classes that you’re interested in. i know colleges “like ap classes,” but they also like mentally sane students, students that sleep, well rounded students, students with decent gpas, etc. just in my opinion, you’ll be so much happier and more successful if you only take 1-3 ap classes that you’re truly interested in. (i took 1 my sophomore year, 3 junior year, and 3 senior year. my rule was to never take more than 3 because that’s the most that i could still get all a’s in without suffering. but know yourself and your limits) 

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studying, drinking water, and studying some more 🍋

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Study a lot but feel like you’re getting nowhere? You could be making some of these common mistakes…

Only re-reading material

Studying =/= re-reading! When you re-read your textbooks or notes you might feel like you remember everything, when actually you might just recognize the material. Instead of trying to memorize every line, test yourself on the things you actually need to know. You can make your own tests using the summaries at the end of each topic, or do any quizzes provided in your textbook. This should help you figure out which sections you need to review in more detail.

Not having goals

What grade do you want in this upcoming test/assignment/class? If you don’t have a goal you might be tempted to hand in work that is causing your grade to suffer. Write down your goals, these can be very motivating when you don’t feel like studying.

Want an A? Ask yourself when you’ve completed some work if it looks like something worthy of an A grade. If not, go back and fix it up! You will work that little bit harder if you’re actively striving for something.

It is important to make sure your goals are achievable though, and that you will have enough time to do regular life things….. like shower and eat proper meals. When you do meet a goal, make sure to take a break and reward yourself.

Cramming

Most of us are guilty of this and regret it every time, but never change our habits. Have a big exam coming up? Write down everything you need to do to get the grade you want on the exam. Now break these large tasks down into smaller sub-tasks that you can complete in a short amount of time. Plan it all out on a sheet of paper/digital system that you look at often, including the date & time that you will complete each task. Be diligent in sticking to these times!

If you are a major procrastinator, sit down with the intention to work on a task for just five minutes. Yes, five. The act of just beginning the work gives you a head start and you will probably want to work on it for longer once you’ve made the effort to sit down to start. Cross off tasks when you’ve completed them and reward yourself for progress.

Studying the wrong material

I can tell you I definitely suffer from this. I am a lover of order and perfection, so before an exam or text I always wanted to study topics from the very beginning of the class to the end, in order. As a consequence I would waste so much time studying the easy topics from the first few weeks of class, and neglect all the difficult material at the end. Don’t do this!! Start from the difficult material at the end, because it is most likely the material you remember AND it’s more difficult and therefore worthy of being studied. Once you’ve studied this material, work your way backwards to the beginning of the class.

Another common one here is while using flashcards. You might have some flashcards for each topic that you study every day. I’m guessing this pack of flashcards also has some easy cards and hard ones in there too? Well instead of continuously studying the entire pack of flashcards you can sort them into easy piles and hard piles. All you need to do is study the hard piles more regularly and the easy piles less regularly. Then you avoid wasting time on things you probably already know.

Studying for hours on end

“I learn effectively by studying for 6 hours straight” said no one ever. Actually, you’re probably wasting time by doing study marathons. Give your brain a rest and time to think about something other than studying through something like the pomodoro technique, where you study for 25 minutes and break for 5 (one pomodoro) and then after four pomodoros take a longer 30 minute break.

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hey guys, here are some pictures of today’s morning study session. this year (for my degree in chinese studies) we haven’t done much written chinese, we focused ourselves more on chinese history, literature, oral and classic chinese, that’s why I’ve decided to study it on my own during my holidays! I’m planning to study 2 lessons every day (text, vocabulary, grammar, reading, writing and listening). so far, I’m doing an amazing job, I learnt 85 words today! I’m now going to read a chinese contemporary mini-story using my book “graded chinese reader 500 words” ☕ have a nice productive day! 

instagram: thomreads

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a sidenote.

this is a sideblog! so i’ll be following you by @beaubatns