studyblr w/ love

rafaela venturim, 21-year-old law student from brazil who's trying to stay motivated and focused :)

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my local library was super busy today, so all i could grab was a little table. still got heaps done though :~)

[othelo]

I love girls who are proud and uninhibited about their intelligence and will brag about their accomplishments and take no shit from pretentious boys who look down on women in their field. girls who are outspoken and a bit arrogant and ambitious in a world where we are told that we must hide our intellect and to always put the needs of others (i.e. men) in front of our own are amazing

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Pre-Grad Bucket List

Calling all grad students!

As I’m finishing up my senior year and powering through grad apps, I realized that I’m about to have an extreme amount of down time that I’m not 100% sure what to do with. Just out of general curiosity, what are some things you think pre-grads (or even pre-professional/med/law etc.) should try to do before starting their programs? Maybe there’s something you wish you did, or something you learned in the time leading up to school that you think other students might benefit from. I’d love to get some advice/tips on  how to make the most of the time before diving into another round of schooling.

[cancerbiophd]

Eyyy congrats on finishing your senior year!

Pre-grad bucket list, imo:

Relaaaaaaaax! Indulge in your hobbies! Catch up on sleep! Travel! Hang out with friends! Etc! This may be the last breather you have before the onslaught of the firehose that is grad school. 

Take care of your health! Whether that be updating glass prescriptions, choosing a therapist, or getting that surgery that’s been put off for years. If you have the means to do so, getting your health up to 100% before grad school will be extremely beneficial. 

Get a reliable laptop. This is my one regret. I did buy a new Macbook the summer before grad school, but it immediately started having problems. I really wish I didn’t ignore it and took it in, because there’s nothing worse than working on a huuuge project and having it crash on me. I’m definitely getting a new one before I start writing my dissertation, but ugh, money wasted ya know? 

Do as much research as you can regarding your new city/university/program. Is there a program handbook? List of funding opportunities? Professors you may want to work with? Best place to park? Shady areas of the city to avoid? Stuff like that. 

If you’re moving, I suggest getting there at least a week early to unpack and get settled, because when grad school starts, you hit the ground running (and flopping). It’s just nice to have one less thing to worry about ya know? 

Get to know the other students in your cohort. When I started, all the students in my cohort introduced one another on an email thread, and someone even started a google page for us (does that even exist anymore?? lol obvs we stopped using it, but it was still nice). Also a great way to meet potential roommates! 

Donate/toss out unnecessary STUFF. Those notebooks from high school algebra? You’re probably never gonna look through them ever again. That shirt you haven’t worn in a decade? Into the goodwill pile. Not only is grad school a brand new chapter in your life, it’s in many ways the launching-pad into true adulthood for some people, so it’s nice to start as fresh as possible. 

Sit down with the people close to you and discuss how the busy demands of grad school could affect your relationships, and then determine compromises. You may have to explain to your significant other that you may not be around as much, but you’ll also set aside one evening per week as a designated “date-night”. Maybe you can’t call your parents as often as you do now, so if they want to talk to you, maybe first send a text to see if you’re free to talk. Things like that. And these compromises may have to evolve and change as you go through your own unique grad school experience. 

Whoo ok. Well, I started with 3 things and then it just kinda mutated. Anyway, hope that helps! Good luck on those apps! I hope you get into your dream program :)

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↳ 18.11.28. wednesday

horrendous lighting but amazing work session in the library today~~ finished two assignments and rewrote some linguistics notes, i’ve been in a funk over these college applications so today felt really good!!

[galina]

Had a weird teary moment today because I love the library and I love books and life feels so fast and all over the place and everything is out of my control, which is a good thing really but it’s hard to see that right now. Then I remembered that control doesn’t really exist so, whatever

[emmastudies]

this is so gorgeous😍

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-03052017- I’m stressing out bc I have an important maths test Monday! Wish me good luck! 🐳😊

[rand0mstudygirl]

essentials

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How I: Make Revision Notes

Hello everyone! I hope you’re having a productive day. 

I decided to remake a post about how I make revision notes. What’s different about this one? Well, it’s a lot more detailed! I’m really sorry that the font is so small but I needed to fit the information onto the picture (if you click on the post, the font looks larger) If you guys have any questions or suggestions, please feel free to message me! 

[teacomets]

a small guide on how i battle my essays! (click on an image to view it clearer) 

(keep in mind: i’m an english major so a majority of my essays are literature-focused!)

these are just some of the methods i want to share that work for me when i write my innumerable amount of essays! i’m definitely a huge planner so it’s no secret that i spend a lot of time on an essay. if you’re a deadline fighter, these tips might not necessarily be helpful (especially the handwriting one). but i hope this gives you an insight on how i write my essays! 🌈

[apricot-studies]

An Infographic Of Useful Tips For All Types Of Learners

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Study planner printable!

Hi, I’ve just made a new study planner printable! Use it to plan out your study sessions, keep track of homework & accomplishments, etc. Click here to download the printable from my onedrive :)

Enjoy! xo

[whatkaylastudied]

Experimenting with how I write notes because I have literally no idea what works best! 💡📚 📖 Thermodynamics isn’t my favourite topic but I still liked writing out these notes

[chaoticum]

I believe in free education, one that’s available to everyone; no matter their race, gender, age, wealth, etc… This masterpost was created for every knowledge hungry individual out there. I hope it will serve you well. Enjoy!

FREE ONLINE COURSES (here are listed websites that provide huge variety of courses)

Alison 

Coursera

FutureLearn

open2study

Khan Academy

edX

P2P U

Academic Earth

iversity

Stanford Online

MIT Open Courseware

Open Yale Courses

BBC Learning

OpenLearn

Carnegie Mellon University OLI

University of Reddit

Saylor

IDEAS, INSPIRATION & NEWS (websites which deliver educational content meant to entertain you and stimulate your brain)

TED

FORA

Big Think 

99u

BBC Future

Seriously Amazing

How Stuff Works

Discovery News

National Geographic

Science News

Popular Science

IFLScience

YouTube Edu

NewScientist

DIY & HOW-TO’S (Don’t know how to do that? Want to learn how to do it yourself? Here are some great websites.)

wikiHow

Wonder How To

instructables

eHow

Howcast

MAKE

Do it yourself

FREE TEXTBOOKS & E-BOOKS

OpenStax CNX

Open Textbooks

Bookboon

Textbook Revolution

E-books Directory

FullBooks

Books Should Be Free

Classic Reader

Read Print

Project Gutenberg

AudioBooks For Free

LibriVox

Poem Hunter

Bartleby

MIT Classics

Many Books

Open Textbooks BCcampus

Open Textbook Library

WikiBooks

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES & JOURNALS

Directory of Open Access Journals

Scitable

PLOS

Wiley Open Access

Springer Open

Oxford Open

Elsevier Open Access

ArXiv

Open Access Library

LEARN:

1. LANGUAGES

Duolingo

BBC Languages

Learn A Language

101languages

Memrise

Livemocha

Foreign Services Institute

My Languages

Surface Languages

Lingualia

OmniGlot

OpenCulture’s Language links

2. COMPUTER SCIENCE & PROGRAMMING

Codecademy

Programmr

GA Dash

CodeHS

w3schools

Code Avengers

Codelearn

The Code Player

Code School

Code.org

Programming Motherf*?$%#

Bento

Bucky’s room

WiBit

Learn Code the Hard Way

Mozilla Developer Network

Microsoft Virtual Academy

3. YOGA & MEDITATION

Learning Yoga

Learn Meditation

Yome

Free Meditation

Online Meditation

Do Yoga With Me

Yoga Learning Center

4. PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMMAKING

Exposure Guide

The Bastards Book of Photography

Cambridge in Color

Best Photo Lessons

Photography Course

Production Now

nyvs

Learn About Film

Film School Online

5. DRAWING & PAINTING

Enliighten

Ctrl+Paint

ArtGraphica

Google Cultural Institute

Drawspace

DragoArt

WetCanvas

6. INSTRUMENTS & MUSIC THEORY

Music Theory

Teoria

Music Theory Videos

Furmanczyk Academy of Music

Dave Conservatoire

Petrucci Music Library

Justin Guitar

Guitar Lessons

Piano Lessons

Zebra Keys

Play Bass Now

7. OTHER UNCATEGORIZED SKILLS

Investopedia

The Chess Website

Chesscademy

Chess.com

Spreeder

ReadSpeeder

First Aid for Free

First Aid Web

NHS Choices

Wolfram Demonstrations Project

Please feel free to add more learning focused websites. 

*There are a lot more learning websites out there, but I picked the ones that are, as far as I’m aware, completely free and in my opinion the best/ most useful.

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IF THERE’S A WILL THERE’S A WAY!!

[michellestudiess]

Love love love this.

[rafavntstudies]

my current desk 

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2016 Planner Printables

Hi! The New Year is approaching rapidly, so I’ve been thinking a lot about planning, and what method I’m going to try next month… The beggining of a new year after all!! (for us planning freaks, this is a really big deal)

I’ve gathered a bunch of material that I found all around, from different websites and blogs of talented people, that definitely inspired me to make my own planner.

Nothing in here is mine. I’ve linked directly to the file in question so this is a whole lot faster for both you and me, so I’m writing the author next to it. If you, reading this, are the author of one of the files, and want me to take it down or feel uncomfortable with this, then please inform me, I will do so!

 And don’t forget these printables are for personal use only.

Covers:  floral, stripes, plaid (The Handmade Home)

Info: floral, lemon drop, plaid (The Handmade Home)

January to June At a Glance 2016, July to December At A Glance 2016  (The Handmade Home)

2016 At A Glance (Emily Ley)

Yearly Calendar (MissTiina.com)

Goals for the year page: aqua, plaid, striped (The Handmade Home) 

Yearly Planner (Scattered Squirrel)

2016 Minimalist Monthly Planner (Small Papper Things Blog)

Create a Printable Calendar (timeanddate.com)

2016 Patterns Monthly Calendar (Botanical Paper Work)

Weekly view (Sunday) (Emily Ley)

Weekly planner minimalist  (Small Papper Things Blog)

Daily planner (The Organised Student)

Checklists (on a folder) (MissTiina.com)

Daily to do’s  (Scattered Squirrel)

General to do list with divisions (MissTiina.com) 

Minimalist task list  (The Organised Student)

Non-dated weekly view planner: floral M-W and T-S; plaid M-W and T-S; plain M-W and T-S (The Handmade Home) 

Useful things:

Budget page (The Handmade Home)

Cleaning step by step (whole house) (Life on Paper)

Weekly Cleaning Schedule (The Handmade Home)

Habit Forming – 21 Days (Bury Me With My Planner)

Long Term Goal Worksheet  (Scattered Squirrel)

Short Term Goal Worksheet  (Scattered Squirrel) 

Health and Fitness Tracker (Emily Ley) 

Weekly Meal Planner (healthperformance.wordpress.com)

Supplements/Vitamins/Medicine tracking  (Life on Paper)

Gratitude Paper (Emily Ley)

Menu plan/shopping list: floral, plaid (The Handmade Home)

Projects Tracking (MissTiina.com)

Blog Planner (Emily Ley)

Tracking Borrowed Items (Emily Ley)

Tracking Passwords (Emily Ley)

Packing Checklist (Emily Ley)

Contacts Page  (The Handmade Home)

Emergency Contacts Page  (The Handmade Home)

More studying directed:

Weekly school chores: floral, plaid, blue lemon drop (The Handmade Home) 

Topics to study sheet (The Organised Student)

Student Printables (nicolelin.tumblr.com)

Daily Task Planner with Pomodoro technique (Strive For Da Best)

Blank pages:

Graph Paper (Emily Ley)

Lined Paper (Emily Ley)

Quadrants Paper (Emily Ley)

Blank Paper (Emily Ley)

Checklist (Emily Ley)

Challenges:

2016 Reading Challenge (POPSUGAR)

2016 Reading Challenge (Paper and Pen and Work To Do)

30-Day Minimalism Challenge (Into Mind)

The Saving Challenge (MissTiina.com)

30 Day Squat Challenge (POPSUGAR)

Dividers with quotes:

The future depends on what you do today  (The Handmade Home)

You can never cross the ocean until you have the courage to lose sight of the shore (The Handmade Home)

Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine (The Handmade Home)

Take time to do what makes your soul happy (The Handmade Home)

Hardships often prepare ordinary people for an extraordinary destiny

Be awesome today: floral, plaid (The Handmade Home)

Enjoy the little things in life for one day you’ll look back and realize they were the big things (The Handmade Home)

Tremendous things are in store for you! Wonderful surprises await you (The Handmade Home)

A diamond is a chunk of coal that did well under pressure (The Handmade Home)

You know all those things you’ve always wanted to do? You should go do them (The Handmade Home)

The best is yet to come (The Handmade Home)

She believed she could so she did (Belinda Selene)

Tabs/Labels:

Monthly Tabs (MissTiina.com)

Bookmarks and Labels (MissTiina.com)

Rainbow Tabs  (Scattered Squirrel)

Pastel Tabs  (Scattered Squirrel)

Stickers:

Lilac Stickers  (Vintage Glam Studio)

Christmas Time Stickers  (Vintage Glam Studio)

Mellow Yellow Stickers  (Vintage Glam Studio)

Floral Banners and Stickers (Vintage Glam Studio)

Good luck! Happy New Year Planning!! 

[studeity]

8-05-2016 // 1:30pm Don’t let this picture fool you, I’m still wasting my life away on Microsoft Excel.

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