do all readings, even the ones that are 'suggested' but not required. they were suggested for a reason.
get to class early. getting to class early gives you time to be prepared and ready to study. review your notes from the day before, lay out all your supplies, ask the teacher any lingering questions about the material.
your feet feel cold? put on socks. you feel thirsty? fill up your waterbottle and leave it beside you. make yourself comfortable whilst you are studying, or you will hate it.
if you can't find the motivation to get to work on something, force yourself to pick it up for just two minutes. you're very likely to continue.
tips for finals review because it's that time again
hi everyone. it's happening again. this is my review method! I'm starting this slightly over a month before finals season.
start your plan with as much time possible to spare. like I said, im starting with a month of prep time
write out everything you need to review. I have mine sorted by subject. rank them on a scale 0-3 (0 being "I have never seen this in my life, 3 being "I have mastered this.") I have three checkboxes next to each of my topics
I aim to build my summary notes gradually over the first week and a bit. then, I convert those into cue cards.
now you're ready to start. on the first day, go through your entire deck of cards for a subject. put them into three piles; easy, medium, hard. now go back to your original list and rank your learning accordingly. do the same for each subject
each day, go through the hard deck, then the medium, then easy. then just hard and medium. then just hard. do this for every subject. as you do this, check in with yourself. keep tabs on your original topics list. the goal is to have everything ranked mastered before tests begin.
add additional review of topics as you see fit.
good luck, take breaks, remember to sleep and DO NOT CRAM.
for those who want to keep up a habit or just enjoy learning
a new language
a style of literature less commonly studies (e.g. fantasy, science fiction - I took a sci-fi course this semester and it was so fun)
practice an instrument or learn some music theory
take some skillshare courses!
start / join a book club. this isn't really studying but imo most English courses are just really expensive book clubs
learn to read tarot / study other spirituality. I want to get better at astrology
study your local history! your library probably has a bunch of stuff on it
pick up a new hobby or craft and learn the history of it
study the plants in your local forest, aim to create a mini foraging guide
design a heavy programming project for yourself, challenge yourself to learn how to do it before the fall term starts
teach yourself some psychology! there's a LOT about it out there
do a bible study if that's something that suits you
the 1980s UK punk scene. I just took a course on this it's great
really any pop culture era
the Salem witch trials. there's a lot to learn there
if you're up to it, learn the history of some local indigenous / aboriginal groups if you happen to be on colonized land. learn what you can do as an ally (I actually have a reading list for those of you getting in to indigenous American allyship, and you can always reach out to me for a starting point)
literally take out a textbook from a library or get a used textbook off a friend and read through it, annotate it if you can, study the material. It's fun to learn without deadlines looming.
today was not as productive as i would have liked — i spent the minimal time in library and classes, got very little reading and work done, and got a headache. however, i'm very happy with my morning routine today. some other things made for a learning experience, and i got an accidental ( ? ) heart in my coffee <3
hello hello! i thought i would do a final check-in for obgyn as i’m preparing for exams. obgyn was an interesting rotation because each week we would explore a diff part of obgyn - birthing unit, maternal fetal medicine, gynecology, and gyne onc, and they also set up community clinics so that we could see what they do in the community! the variety was nice, but definitely stressful to switch so often and feel lost every monday.
i think overall, obgyn is an interesting mix of medicine and surgery, and there is so much variety of what you can do after you graduate. calls were also quite busy b/c women give birth at all times of day (lol!). i can see the appeal of obgyn, but i don’t think it is the right fit for me.
ps. isn’t this the prettiest picture of my friend <3
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