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19// maths bsc infj ravenclaw

[fruitnnut]

i just really want somewhere to post things ahhhh, like i’m trying to prepare for second year and i feel like i need an audience to see how i’m doing in order to manipulate/encourage myself to do it! i know obviously of studyblrs and studygram but does like studytwt exist? do i bite the bullet and create a studygram to help myself? who knows what to do

[fruitnnut]

i’ve never been more worried about an exam holy shit

[fruitnnut]

ok so i have three weeks of first year left and i feel like i’ve wasted it :( thinking i’m gonna try harder?? next year to be a good student?? and also spam here with posts while i’m dying during my exams lol

[cielrouge]

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[surprisebitch]

God-tier study music

[kuwentista]

He took a room in our house. The bedroom next to mine. And… Sometimes I heard him talk in his sleep. Confused words. But one night, he was suddenly very clear. He stood in the hallway, his eyes wide open, and said… “Nothing is in vain. Not a single breath. Not a single step, not a single word. Not pain. An eternal miracle of THE ONE.” Jonas’ Version

[fruitnnut]

day 8-9/100

so yesterday (friday) was okay:

• i had two lectures which were alright, not great but okay

• i went to a trampolining session that i couldn’t go to last semester and it was actually rlly fun!! i did some great lazy backs so i’m hoping i’ll be able to cody pretty soon ahhhh!!

• i very nearly didn’t go to a pal session (peer mentoring, so like we turn up with our homework and the second years can help us if we need, technically they’re compulsory but our pal people are rlly chill) because i didn’t want to be the only person going but also my moral conscience made me go and my friend was here so it was all good!!

• me, gaby and a maths friend went to see nat in the operasoc show and it was so good wowowowowowow then we met eiry and george in the pub and watched wales win!! so all in all good day except

• when me and gaby got home (we walked in the snow which was so fun eek) we found our kitchen trashed bc m decided to host pres again????? was v annoying but we refused to clean up this time so thankfully he’s done it today

today (saturday) i’ve been tackling my homework which has made me feel a lot better about it bc i was confident i couldn’t do any of it but actually i managed some!!!

tried taking pics of my notes but i missed the natural lighting so they looked rank ://

[fruitnnut]

day 6-7/100

boyyyyyyy i’m bad at this but nothing has really happened, just more lectures basically. annoyed that i haven’t made particularly pretty notes that i can post so i’ll do that at the weekend.

[fruitnnut]

days 4-5/100

SO mass update and all will become clear why i haven’t posted:

so after moving eiry in on SUNDAY i thought i would fall straight to sleep but noOoOoO i watched the kissing booth and didn’t end up sleeping til 1:30/2 ish.... then woke up on MONDAY at 5:40 so yet another night with next to no sleep!! MONDAY consisted of a calculus lecture (lecturer reminds me of an elf so it was enjoyable) and a stats lecture (lecturer reminds me of the hairy bikers do immediately liked him but he put me to sleep... oops), plus it was gaby’s birthday so we went to revs where z got rlly drunk and made me rlly uncomfortable, m pulled and the bouncers were fit (plus there were some gorg girls there so i came out to gaby as bi woohoo). went to bed at 3, then woke up at 6 but forced myself to go back to sleep because like... three continuous days on 3 hours sleep was not a good idea. so TUESDAY (aka today)(day 5)(i think), we had a financial maths lecture (lecturer seemed very cool and it threw me off, sat with n who is still ginger) and a sets, series and sequences lecture (lecturer was pretty cool i liked him, kept me intrigued). went home and went on a quick shop, then went to trampolining and did some lazy backs but jogged my neck so i’m currently sat with a hot thing on it lol, saw dad (sho bought me more food oof) and i’m going to sleep watching the ted bundy docuseries on netflix, so goodbye my friends :))

[fruitnnut]

day 3/100

so i went to bed at 6 am... because we waited up for the boys to get home. then me, gaby and lawrence cleaned the kitchen. i basically did nothing else today except move eiry into her new flat but it was very nice.

last night we drank and made new friends with nick and mark’s friends and they were all so nice!! and also attractive ;) all in all a successful night (although weird, they dyed their hair and then half of them were running around our flat naked.... still don’t know why that happened)

[fruitnnut]

day 2/100

so today has sort of been a lazy day (okay, not sort of, definitely) and i’ve been feeling really really ill so i’ve spent all day in bed watching netflix. i watched all how sex education and started the ted bundy series which was very interesting!! bit of a write off of a day but i enjoyed it still so it’s okay

[killyouranxiety]

hobbies masterpost!

a really excellent way to reduce anxiety is to pick up a new hobby. find something you’re interested in, learn it, then use it as a healthy and productive way to cope.

learn to play guitar

learn how to make interactive stories with the free program Twine

learn how to make pixel art

learn another language

learn how to build a ship in a bottle

learn how to develop your own film

learn how to embroider

learn how to make chiptunes (8-bit music)

learn how to make origami (the art of paper folding)

learn how to make tumblr themes

learn how to make jewelry 

learn how to make candy

learn how to make terrariums

learn how to make your own perfume

learn how to make your own tea

learn how to build birdhouses

learn how to read tarot cards

learn how to make zines

learn how to code

learn how to whittle (wood carving)

learn how to make candles

learn how to make clay figurines

learn how to knit scarves

learn how to become an amateur astronomer

learn some yoyo tricks

learn how to start a collection

learn how to start body building

learn how to edit wikipedia articles

learn how to decorate iphone cases

learn how to do freelance writing

learn how to make your own cards and

learn how to make your own envelopes

learn how to play the ukulele 

learn how to make gifs

learn how to play chess

learn how to juggle

learn how to guerrilla garden

learn how to chart your family history

learn how to keep chickens

learn how to do yoga

learn how to do magic tricks

learn how to raise and breed butterflies

learn how to play dungeons & dragons

learn how to skateboard

learn how to do parkour

learn how to surf

learn how to arrange flowers

learn how to make stuffed animals

[fruitnnut]

day 1/100

so it’s kinda hard to be productive today - exams have just finished and second semester doesn’t start til monday, so instead of focussing on being productive today, i thought i’d do a day of doing purposeful actions. i read something a while ago about focussing on purposeful actions rather that the traditional idea of productivity, and i feel like that would be a better way to think of my days til monday.

i know i’m blabbering but what have i done today?

• me and gaby adventured to tesco in a part of leeds we’ve never been to, we wandered around and realised how cool it is there and how much more stuff they have than other shops we normally go to!!

• i painted my nails (twice lol)

• i plaited my hair - which involved getting over my perfectionistic tendencies (normally i avoid plaiting ny hair completely so i don’t have to face the possibility that it’s wonky or not as perfect as kt does it)

• in a bit i’m taking eiry to pick up her key for her new flat and even though it’s only a little trip it’s still building my confidence driving around leeds!!

• tonight i’m finally meeting my housemates for next year (they’re eiry’s pals and we haven’t met yet) over wine so i’m going to try and not drink too much lol

[fruitnnut]

100 days of productivity!!

i wanna start this so i might try to??? i’ll see how i do lol

[studynostalgic]

heyyyy! You’re learning german? Cool!! German is my mother language so maybe I can help you with some media for improving your german. v cool and up to date.

MUSIC

german rap. hugeee scene. from ghetto to deep

germany also has pop music

do you know “schlager”? don’t listen to it.

my fav artists 

CRO (v good, pop & rap)

Marteria

SXTN (girl power yea)

Knontra K

Mark Forster

spotify playlists

Deutschrap: Die Klassiker

Generation Deutschrap

chilliger deutscher Hip Hop

Deutschpop

BOOKS

don’t read the classics if ur german isn’t v good. even I sometimes don’t understand them so

Marah Woolf & Kersin Gier write ya literature & are one of my favorite authors

try the german trans of books you already read

“Die Seiten der Welt”

MOVIES / TV SHOWS

“Luke, die Woche und ich” is a comedy show & very funny (he’s also a youtuber)

watch german news

“Fack ju Göhte” (u won’t regret it)

YOUTUBE

simple club (learning / school)

LeFloid (news)

Shirin David (lifestyle)

Jerrie (poetry / culture)

Ischtar Isik (lifestyle)

Ema Louise (beauty, my fav)

[prettyboistudies]

so your last semester wasn’t great.

we’ve all been there fam. in fact my previous semester was not great either – i got kicked out of my university’s honor program. You need a 3.5 cumulative GPA to stay in, and because of a lot of different circumstances, I finished out with a 3.48 – which is, frankly, better than i deserved. But this semester I’m gonna get a 4.0 and reapply. So here’s how ya do it. 

1. have a good first day. 

a big mistake is to go balls-to-the-wall discipline on your first day. Fuckin… relax, dude. Wake up as early as you need to be ready, but don’t push yourself to be up at 5am or anything like that. Set our your stuff the night before so you can have an easy morning. Treat yourself to a good breakfast or just get that fast food you’ve been craving for lunch. It’s really important not to stress yourself out too much, especially after your last semester kinda sucked, and it’s VERY important not to let yourself automatically associate school with negative emotions like fear and stress, because that will paralyze you down the line when things get more difficult closer to exam season, etc. 

2. don’t be afraid to drop

when going to all your new classes, really seriously evaluate your ability to succeed in a class with that time slot/professor/etc. last semester I had a quantitative reasoning class that was part of our core curriculum – the professor was NOT good at their job, did not teach us the material, and frankly showing up to that class was a waste of my time. What i SHOULD have done was DROP THE DAMN CLASS the first week, and taken it the next semester with a better professor. 

3. limit other activities at first

your first couple weeks of the new semester, cut back on other activities. I’m really active in political stuff going on around my city, and i’m on a leadership team for an organization that does that kind of stuff. I’ve let the team know that I’m not going to be participating, going to meetings, or ANYTHING for the next two weeks while my semester gets started. The reasons for this are many – it helps you get used to the pace of all your classes without being stressed out by other things, it helps you reorganize your priorities and put school first, and it also helps you build credit with your professors, so down the line if you’re having problems (like ‘oh SHIT i forgot this homework’ or ‘FUCK i don’t understand this project i need an extension’) they’ll be more likely to help you out, because they know you’ve been putting the effort in. 

4. try out something new organizationally

if you’re like me, keeping track of assignments is really difficult. I lose papers all the damn time. So this semester I’ve bought one of those accordion file thingies – so I can keep all my papers in one place, while still having them separate and organized. Just remember, the strategy is only one part, but you’re responsible for sticking to it and making it work. 

so there ya have it, friends. you’re ready to start this ‘recovery semester’ off with a bang. you can do it, and so can I!

[justestjarchives-blog]

A Stash of Tiny Study Tips

STAYING MOTIVATED

Create realistic goals: get ___ grade on next ____

Manageable let down; get back on track

Keep track of grades: focused, know where stand, no surprises

Start small

Low risk confidence builders

Take time to relax/give self rewards

Days off, breaks, rewards

All work & no play =/= living

Little organization goes a long way

Reward achievements!

Keep balance with exercise, clubs, friends

2h/d: friends and exercise

Remember that hard work pays off

Isn’t a breeze to try to get a 4.0 GPA; but it’s possible

You’re smart enough and can achieve it

90% there with these tips, 10% is just pure hard work

Only chill on weekends

Monday-Friday: school mode

Have time for some fun

If work as hard as should during week, will need weekends to blow off steam

Be self-motivated

Grades can matter, not everything, but follow through on what needs to be done

Not most important part of college but underperform? You will regret it

GPA cutoffs exist and matter to employers

College is full of distractions and opportunities

Nobody will hold hand and the work will suck but all the prouder of yourself to be

Suck it up, buckle down, get it done

If think need break, probably don’t

Turn off the little voice

Realize not alone in questioning ability

Avoid people who tend to burst bubbles no matter what 

Physical triggers to stop

Incentive to get something done when know have something else during the day

Don’t have a gaping abyss of study time

Work has to get done, in the end

Books, examiners, and especially your future self isn’t going to care about your excuses for not doing the work

Take the first step

It will almost be fictional how hard you thought the task was going to be

Just keep going because you simply can’t afford NOT to do anything today, nonzero days

Leeway, don’t give your perfectionism control over your life

MUNDANE HABITS

Sleep! Think and function, mind & body

CAN sleep if keep up with coursework instead of procrastinating

Will miss out on some fun stuff

Need to stay awake in class

Figure out what need for full speed

Stay relaxed

Stay physically healthy

Diet and exercise

1 hour exercise during week

Weekends off

Traditional breakfast not necessary if value extra sleep

Systematic habits: neat, prepared

Master material

Look for real world applications

Learning is a process: be patient, don’t expect to master off the bat

Designate study area and study times

Do trial runs

Practice tests

Ask a TA to listen to your oral performance

Study groups

Don’t copy other people’s psets and solutions

BEFORE SEMESTER

Spiral bound notebook, can color code with folders/etc if need be

Lecture notes: front to back

Reading notes: back to front (if fall behind on)

Seminar notes: mixed in with lecture notes, different pen color/labeled

Outline format

Bullet points for everything

Same NB for one set of class notes, separate notebooks for all classes

5-subject notebook

Midterm and exam material in it

Mesh sources, study guide

All study material from week/month in one place

Pick the right major

Indulge in favorite hobby feeling

Pick professors & classes wisely

Take a small class

Pick classes that interest you so studying doesn’t feel torturous

Want to learn

GRADES SPECIFIC

Prioritize class by how can affect GPA

More credits: more weight

Work enough to get an A in your easy classes: take something good at

Don’t settle, don’t slack off, don’t put in minimal effort to get that B/C. Just put in a tiny bit more effort to ensure A

Will have harder classes and need to counteract

Take electives can ace

Anything but an A in an elective is kinda mean and an unnecessary hit for your GPA

FIRST DAY/WEEK/HALF OF CLASSES

Get to know teaching style: focus most on, lecture/notes

Pick and follow a specific note taking format

Outline

Date each entry

Capture everything on board

Decide productivity system

Google Cal

Todoist

Agenda: remind meetings, class schedule, important dates/midterms/quizzes/tests, no homework 

Always wanted to be prepared

Rarely last minute

Have plan, stay focused

Homework notebook

Good redundancy

Study syllabus

Know it thoroughly

Plot all due dates after class

Penalize if fail to abide by

Study the hardest for the first exam

Seems counterintuitive

Hardest/most important test

Pay attention to content and formatLess pressure: just need ___ on final to keep my A 

Easy to start high and keep high

Go into crunch mode at the beginning

End softly

Get plenty of sleep, exercise, and good food in the finals days before the exam

DURING SEMESTER: PEOPLE

Get to know professors: go to office hours, care about grades/course/them

Easier ask for help, rec letter

Get to know interests and what they think is important

Figure out their research interests, 60% of their job is research

Learning is dynamic

Discussion helps

Get feedback early when not sure what doing

Take comments constructively

Consistent class participation: ask questions, give answers, comment when appropriate

Understand material

Find a study buddy in each class: don’t have to study with

Somebody can compare notes with, safety net

Pick somebody who attends, participates, and take notes regularly

Make some friends

Participate as fully as can in group activities

Be involved

Learn – not be taught

Be punctual

Good impression, on human professors

DON’T BE LATE

Skipping class =/= option: It’s “cool” to get attendance award

Make all the classes: it’s hard to feel confident when missing key pieces

Get full scope of class, everything will make a lot more sense and save a lot of time in long run

Mandatory class: higher graduating cumulative GPA

Go to class when no one else does/want to show up, reward

Get to know professor, what’s on test, notice, r/s build, material not in reading

Unless optional and super confusing professor

Sit in one of the first rows

Don’t fall asleep

Fake interest if you have to

Tutors

DURING SEMESTER: THINGS TO DO

Take notes! Provided is bare minimum, accessed by students who aren’t attending lecture

Based on lecture and what read –> test; it’ll be worth it

Write it down

By hand

Bored? Doodle instead of going online

Read all assigned–even if need to skim

Seems cumbersome and maybe impossible

Figure out what’s important

Look at the logical progression of the argument/what’s important/what trying to prove

Understand everything that you do read–even if don’t read everything

PIck 2 examples from text per topic

Complete course material on time

DO NOT WAIT UNTIL DAY BEFORE IT IS DUE

Begin as soon as possible

Sometimes it’s just straight up impossible

Have it look attractive

Library doesn’t just mean = study

Social media in the library is still social media

Confusion is terrible

Read other textbooks, review course material @ another uni/by another professor, google the shit out of it

Review

Do not wait, do throughout semester

Exam prep

Ask for model papers, look at style & structure, thesis, how cite

Get old tests

Look at type of questions (detail level and structure)

Can solve old exams cold

If give out paper exams in class: probs won’t repeat questions, focus more on concepts but still learn the questions

Have class notes and psets down cold

Do all the practice problems

Read through notes a few times; rewrite into a revision notebook

Highlight major topics and subtopics

Different highlighter for vocab terms

Overall picture, go from concept to detail

Look at overall context and how specific idea fit into whole course

Ideas, don’t memorize all your notes

Better understand = more able to use and manipulate info and remember it. Understand = manipulation.

Charts, diagrams, graphs

Lists

Practice drawing labeled structures

Flash cards for memorization

Every school requires some degree of grunt memorization

Say it aloud, write it down

Get friends to quiz you

Self-test: severely challenge self, have a running collection of exam questions

Explain difficult concepts to your friends; force yourself to articulate the concept

Never pull an all-nighter

Do not spend every hour studying up to the exam

Eat, shower, sleep

Don’t wait until night before exam to study

Prep takes time even if reviewed throughout semester

Ask about format–don’t ask the professor to change it for you

Law of College: it will be on the exam if you don’t understand it

Ask professor, internet, textbooks

Night before exam

Jot what want to remember/have fresh

Read through in morning/before exam

Physical prep

Sleep, have test materials

Day of exam

Don’t cram every single spare minute

Go to bathroom before exam

Never miss an exam/lie to get more time

You won’t be any more ready 2-3 days after when supposed to have taken it

Slay exam. Get A. 

WEEKLY 

Friday morning: go through each syllabus, write down in HW notebook

All hw during weekend; study/reading assignments during week

Save everything

Divide big tasks into small pieces to help propel self

Standard study schedule: block off lectures, labs, regular commitments

Note the weeks that have assignments and tests that will require extra studying

Don’t oscillate too heavily every day with study times (i.e. don’t study 2-3 hours for weeks and then 10-12 hour days right before an exam)

Eat and sleep to make more extended work periods liveable and enjoyable

DAILY

Set an amount of time would like to study every day

Try to study most days

Avoid vague/zoned out studying –> waste of time

Do a little bit daily but don’t let studying be your whole day

Review notes: 30mins/day, each class from that day

Look at important ideas/vocab

Prioritize new vocab because language is most fundamental and important tool in any subject

Circle abbreviations and make yourself a key somewhere so you don’t forget what the hell that abbreviations meant

Check spelling

Rewrite/reorganize notes if necessary

Format of ideas is just as important as the concepts themselves, esp. when it comes time for exam review

This helps you retain the material so you’ll be ahead next time you walk into class

Chance to ID any knowledge gaps that you can ask about for next class

Keep up with reading

Skim text before lecture or at least main topic sentences

Jot down anything don’t understand; if lecture doesn’t clarify, ask the professor

After lecture: skim again, outline chapter, make vocab flashcards

Highlight similar class and lecture notes

will definitely be tested on

Review and make study questions

Study

Disconnect from anything irrelevant to study material: help focus and your GPA

Don’t limit studying to the night

Study whenever, wherever between classes

Variety helps focus and motivation

Especially if tired at night and can’t transition between subjects

Try to study for a specific subject right before/after the class