Sams Desk

Sam | Studyblr | 17 | 2020 | ISTJ | Hopeful Criminal Profiler

[sams-desk]

Here in the Midwest we study and do summer reading assignments right next to a window while the tornado sirens go off and don't care. I know I havent posted recently and I'm sorry but as I've been saying this year its been crazy, I'm just glad my finals are over and that my ap test is done too. Well I'm a senior now...

[snowyseahorse]

[sams-desk]

Not School Related

So currently I am a junior in high school and just got hit with the wave™️ that the SAT is only 22 days away spring break is only 25 days away, my AP test is only 58 days away, my birthday is 63 days away, my last day of school is 73 days away, and my brother graduates in 76 days. Then, I’m a senior... that means it will be my last year of marching band. My last Friday night football game, the last time I’ll get to snake with the sousas. My last high school concert. My last homecoming and my last prom. My last time taking high school finals. Taking the ACT in the fall. The last time I’ll see some of my best friends, and my worst enemies. My last time walking into the band room. My last band camp. A lot of my lasts and I just... don’t want it to end but I’m ready for a new chapter of new firsts.

[fueled--by-caffeine]

30 things you will learn in your freshmen year of college

1. People lie about how much they study

2. Everyone learns at a differnet pace, don’t compare yourself

3. Grades don’t matter

4. It’s okey to avoid toxic people even though they seem nice

5. High school drama won’t matter

6. If you are kind and helpful, people will like you

7. You will need a hobby outside of college

8. You will need to learn how to take care of yourself

9. You will be lonely

10. You will miss home

11. You will learn that failing is normal

12. You will learn that you are not a genius or a prodigy

14. You will also learn that you aren’t an idiot or stupid

15. Organization is key

16. You won’t know how to organize at first

17. You will date casually and begin to learn what you like and not like

18. Nobody cares how you look when you show up to class

19. Dumb movies and tv shows are important for your mental health

20. You will stop feeling embaressed for crying in public

21. You will fall out with your high school friends and thats ok

22. But those true best friends will stay with you

23. You will learn that you need to clean your dorm for your own good

24. Weight gain/loss is normal

25. You will learn how to deal with stress better

26. You will learn that you can’t live of of junk food

27. Success is subjective

28. You will learn that your mental health is important

29. You will develope a new way of studying, completely different than in high school

30. You will be fine and you are going to get through this

[sams-desk]

Soooooo...

I’ve been quite inactive lately... I’m going to try and fix it and post at least once a week, towards October of 2018 things became hectic for me and I just couldn’t deal with everything so I left social media but I am happy to say I am now back!! I have some new content for everyone and I hope we can pick up some new followers along the way!!

[sams-desk]

Re-writting notes

So this is one of my favorite ways of studying and also memorization! These notes in particular are from my AP Lang class. In this class my teacher goes pretty fast through all the slides so I write in cursive. The downside to my cursive is that at some pointe it gets illegible.

My solution was to have a designated notebook for re-written English notes. So far its been working out great! Every day when I get home whatever notes we took in class, whether that be on the computer or on paper, were nicely written in the second notebook.

This has helped me study because in the re-written notes I highlight everything that was important from my teachers lecture. It's also helped because not only am I writing it down once but twice (if its vocab 3 times because I also utilize flash cards). Writting it down more than once helps me because I read fragments of the sentence which helps me memorize the exact details of the thing.

I hope this has been a little enlightening about how I study and what I use to study.

[sams-desk]

Oh boy

So I've been a little inactive lately but its mostly because I had a lot of stuff to do woth band. I'm actually still going to be inactive this week but should go back to a normal schedule after homecoming this Saturday. So for now enjoy me studying Spanish, Rhetoric, and Human Geography while being very sick

[sams-desk]

Starting this long weekend off with a good cup of tea and some studying. I'm reading Freakenomics for my AP language and composition class and all I'm doing is identifying the 3 major appeals- pathos, ethos, and logos. Then for the rest of the day ill be relaxing and reading Clockwork Princess (again) because its rainy and I have no other obligations.

[sams-desk]

Get To Know me

Hi! For those of you who follow me or want to(it would be appreciated) this is a quick little intro to myself. That's what I look like, im pretty dorky

1. I actually hate stidying but studyblr actually makes me want to and gives me motivation

2. I have a 2.5 gpa (yeah not good) because I was a really lazy stident for freshman and most of sophmore year, but in trying really hard to grt it up to a 3.0

3. Ive played the tuba for 7 years now! I am in my schools marching band and I love it

4. I didnt post on this account much over the summer because something pretty big and exciting happened... I moved!! I moved all the way from Colorado to Illinois and so far I love it here

5. I have 3 cats and 2 dogs. My cats names from oldest to youngest are Sydney, Leia(princess), and Ella. My bulldogs are Archie and Alphie, I love them all to death

6. I'm a MAJOR book nerd. My favorite author is Cassandra Clare and my favorite books are The Infernal Devices trilogy.

7. I'm very into fashion and for a while thats what I wanted to go into for college...

8. But then I discovered my live for criminal profiling!! I just love the way people think and want to know why we do what we do! Plus if I can figure some of that stuff out while also helping people its a win all around for me

9. My bestfriend lives in Colorado her name is Dani, she can be a butt but I love her nonetheless. We have this joke that we are "two halves of one soul"

10. My birthname is Morgan but ive been going by Sam for almost 4 years now. I'm trying to get it legally changed by the end of this year.

I hope you all enjoy what I have to post and will send me messages if you ever want to talk/rant/need advice, or anything! I'm always open.

[on-the-threshold-blog1]

Clear your desk. Tie up your hair. Get your coffee. Sit down, and start. Just start.

[doinbetter]

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) 

[boguskudos]

Things I Never Learned In High School

[w0lf-eyes]

How to do taxes

What taxes are

How to vote

What political parties are

How to write a resume/cover letter/anything related to getting a job

How to write a check/balance a check book

Anything to do with banking

How to do loans for college

How to jump start a car or other basic emergency things

How to buy a car or house

but I’m so glad I know the fucking pythagorean theorem

thank you

[jedi-giraffe]

didn’t learn any of this in college either

[clevergirlhelps]

yoooooo (part II)

How to do taxes

What taxes are

How to vote

What political parties are

How to write a resume/cover letter/anything related to getting a job

How to write a check/balance a check book

Anything to do with banking

How to do loans for college

How to jump start a car or other basic emergency things

How to buy a car or house

BONUS

How the stock market works (and how to invest)

How insurance works (house, car, life)

Good meals for under $10

[getstudyblr]

you go bitch. you write those notes, you make them pretty if you want them to be pretty. you make them messy if you like it like that. you eat healthy. you take care of yourself. you get yourself a bullet journal. you organize that shit like it’s no problem. you get those grades. you get that amazing GPA. the world is yours to take. raise your head and take it. live the fucking life. you mcfreaking go. 

[sams-desk]

For the HS Freshman...

This is some tips I've learned in my high school experience so far. Since I will be going into what all my friends say is the most stressful year(junior yr) I thought it would nice to give you some advice

1. You dont need a giant backpack...

but its also not highly recommended that you use a purse either. Big backpacks mean you carry a lot of unnecessary things which just means more weight. And purses hurt your shoulders after a long time. Its also just not practical. Find something with 1 bigger pouch with smaller one's inside and then another small/medium puch. That'll limit the unnecessary stuff. Try for just writing utensils, class work, snack, water, etc.

2. You dont need a million binders and notebooks.

For me I typically buy half of however many core classes I'm taking. So if I'm taking 4 core classes ill buy 2 binders and 2 notebooks. This is because usually the other 2 either: don't need them, or have a specific system. I know a lot of people who buy a ton of stuff and then never use most of it. Thw o my good to come from that is that they always end up giving it to chareties and kids in need.

3. Figure it out.

By this I mean its your first year of high school and you probably dont have a set way for taking notes. So seriously experiment with them. Use highlighters and headers or the 2 notebook method. But seriously try and find somethong that works for you before sophomore year. You will be doing yourself a favor. Its going to be trial and error. It took me 2 years of high school beforr I finally found a system that works for most of my classes.

4. Experiment

Try and find your style. Expirement with hairstyles and colors. Try and see if yoy like jeans better than skirts or vice versa. It may not be your style forever but it will be nice once you feel you have a solid base for who you want to be. This is the time where you'll find friends and unfortunately lose some too. However by the time senior year roles around you'll be happy you tried a bunch of styles and found what was right for you.

5. Join things

Joing things you think would be interesting or things you've never tried before. You will meet a bunch if really cool people who may actually be in your life for a very long time. I have been in band and marching band and I have met the most amazing and talented people. Plus it will help you find a group of friends. Try it even if youve never done it before. If you've never played a sport before this is the time to try! Or if you want something more laid back because your taking 3 A.P. courses? Go and find a club that isnt time consuming that meets probably once a month.

6. Stay safe

People may try and pressure you to do things you arent conforatable with yet. It is 100% ok to say no! Do not worry about hurting your image and losing friends because if they were truly your friends they wouldnt think any less of you.

That's all the advice I have but if you are a student in high school willing to share your advice and experience please reblog with your answers!

[shotoyajournal]

Reblog if you’re a studyblr and stuff

My dash is SO empty, so reblog if you are a studyblr (who posts original content preferably) and I’ll check you out!😊

[sams-desk]

I am 60% done with my classes and this week ive been doing 10% a day in each class so 20th% a day overall! Looking back at it now this week was extremely productive for me and I'm glad I powered through it!

[hufflepuffwannabe]

just start now. whatever you’re holding off on, just start now. don’t wait until the mood strikes. start now. working on it for even five minutes is better than nothing. just start now. now