Sav Is Studying

double major in political science and public health / future epidemiologist / Harry Potter Enthusiast

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Vision board! Here I come Peace Corps, Epidemiology Grad school, and CDC or WHO.

Coincidentally I aspire to be an Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Officer whom are the very people working on this Pandemic.

Everything feels so surreal right now, my college is closed this week and we’re doing online coursework next week. Public Health in action I guess

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Recent notes for:

Cross-cultural psychology

Spanish A2

Art History: Great 20th century artists

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sep. 29th

junior year started about three weeks ago and although it started quite slow by now my calendar is full with due dates, presentations, exams and quizzes. i am starting to realize why everyone says that junior year is much more challenging than sophomore year. thankfully i still feel motivated to study, i hope u do too!

let this year be successful!

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Trying to catch up on all the procrastination that happened last week before Monday!! Happy Sunday 🌸❤️🍂 11/100 days of productivity challenge

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Wild concept: Stop praising bilingualism. Normalise bilingualism. Encourage learning more than two languages.

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If you think this sounds oddly specific, it’s because it is. As a child, I wasn’t particularly good at any extracurriculars I picked up. The only thing I was really good at was school. I got really good grades and all my teachers loved me, but that created a problem I didn’t realize until I got to the end of secondary school.

All of my self worth was based solely on academic performance. After having to deal with some mental health issues I couldn’t keep up with my previous performance and that took a toll on me. So here’s a list of things that will make you feel accomplished and don’t have anything to do with studying.

1. Cooking: I noticed that cooking at least one meal a week gave me a sense of accomplishment. My go to recipe is pancakes, but you could play around in your kitchen until you find your favorite. If you’re not experienced in the kitchen, start slow and gradually upgrade the difficulty level. I usually make breakfast because I love breakfast food, but this can be made any time.

2. Reading: another very simple thing that made me feel good about myself was getting my tbr pile to shorten. I think all of us have at least one book that’s been gathering dust but we never got around to read it. Well, now it’s a great time to start. You don’t need to read the whole book in one day, just a few pages is fine. Before you realize, the book will be over and you’ll be on your way to the bookshop to hoard more books .

3. Picking Up A New Hobby: I used to dread the idea of picking up a new hobby only to give up two months in because I was too ashamed of being bad at it. After I grew up a little, I realized this is So Not True. I’ve done my fair share of things. Drama club, tap dance, gymnastics, ballet, chess, choir, painting, volleyball... and I sucked in all of them at first. And that’s okay! The only thing I regret doing is quitting because of how bad I thought I was. I recently joined a volleyball team after years of not training and we made 3rd place in our school competition. Most of the times when you think you’re terrible, it’s just your brain being mean. Trust me on this one. And remember: you’re not too old to do anything.

That’s it! If you have any questions about how I managed to leave my academic slump just send me an ask/message about it and don’t be afraid to try new things!

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Hey! In response to some of my recent studyspo pics, I’ve been asked how I edit my photos. I thought I’d put together a simple tutorial. I use the Photos app for iOS or Mac OS X. Sometimes I use VSCO if I’m feeling fancy, but I really only need something as simple as Photos. If you’re looking for free photo editing programs, Gimp comes highly recommended.

1. The raw material matters a bit:

I’d like to say first that, even though some easy aftereffects can enhance your photo’s studyblr aesthetic, it is so much easier to take quality pics if you put effort into framing the shot first. Open the blinds and get as much of that natural light as you can. Then take your time lining up the shot. You can always crop later for optimal composition, but do try to avoid wonky angles.

2. Crop:

Crop out dark edges and make sure your composition really frames the features that distinguish your photo. You should eliminate blank or uninteresting space if it isn’t balancing out the shot.

3. Lighten:

As you can see above, most of the adjustments I made are basically compensating for light. I’ve lifted shadows a lot and increased brightness very much and exposure just a little bit. I hardly touch exposure because it’s very easy to overdo it and wash out all the detail.

4. Saturate:

After lightening things up, I like to bring back the boldness of the color by increasing the black point and/or increasing saturation.

5. Sharpen:

Keep in mind that tumblr, a site that is mostly images, ironically badly messes up your images when you post them because they resize all images to fit the dashboard. The result is your beautifully adjusted photo looks kind of fuzzy. To compensate, you can sharpen your image a bit. Avoid a heavy hand with sharpening because it can start to look unnatural and overly edited.

It is ironic, yes, that I go to all this trouble to make natural-looking photos. Anyway, I hope this was helpful. If you have any questions, shoot me an ask!

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Post regularly!

Date your posts so people can easily how active you’ve been recently, thus they’ll be more likely to follow you

Tag other studyblrs with your posts (if they say to in their bio)

Use popular hashtags such as studyblr, studyspo, study inspiration, motivation

Use different filters and angles until you find a set-up you really like

Make your pictures as high quality as possible, preferably using natural lighting

Reblog other people’s posts and interact with others

Be personable and give details about how school is going, but at the same time don’t write an essay about how your day went!

Don’t spend time and money on study materials - invest your time into studying instead! Show your messy handwriting, poor lighting, your real life!

These are the most basic ones I can think of! If you do these consistently and your posts are high quality and motivating, people will follow you and interact with you! However, remember that starting a studyblr shouldn’t be done with the intention of gaining followers - it should be due to a passion to learn and succeed at school, whilst motivating others and being part of a community!

Good luck :)

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Business Law // 9.28.18

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Organized Chaos: Midterm edition

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Today’s to do

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Study session on 9/29/19 in Barcelona! The video is from an app called be focused (linked below) it’s absolutely amazing. You study at 25minute intervals with a 5 minute break in between.

Since it’s Sunday I have a full picture of my planner from this week. All in all, I was pretty productive!

‎Be Focused - Focus Timer

‎Staying on task seems is a real challenge for our screen-bound generation. The Be Focused lets you get things done by breaking up individua

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revised class notes for Cross-Cultural Psychology, Spanish, and Spanish Art History

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iced coffee w cinnamon and one of my favorite albums, trying to pretend it’s november and not in fact 80 degrees

9/15/19

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Anthropology reading with a view.

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Final proofreading of this journal before it is published. I also came up with a title last weekend and it feels right, like it’s all finally coming together. I’m going to miss being a co-editor and spending so much time thinking about the Mediterranean (!) but mostly I am looking forward to being able to share this work at last 🌝

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Reviewing my notes for cross-cultural psychology and early childhood development