Life Is The Only Way To Learn How To Live

[calcdonia]

I don’t know about you guys but I am psyched to get an education, woo. This year is a hella important year for me because if I don’t finish this school year with five As then I am a dead man walking, you get me? So this started off as a collection to help me get those fabulous As but I thought, what the hell? I’ll share this perfection with everyone else because sharing is caring. Anyways, down to the nitty gritty

[calcdonia]

001. CALEDONIA'S DECLASSIFIED SCHOOL SURVIVAL GUIDE

how to survive freshmen year of high school

college packing list

alternative to buying expensive textbooks

dorm room survival

free online college courses

002. WRITE LIKE A FUCKING ANGEL

the ultimate guide to writing

how to write good

how to write an essay

how to write a good essay

the five paragraph essay

deadly sins checklist

formatting your paper

tips on getting started

seven tips to become a better writer (stephen king)

four ways to have confidence in your writing

seven ways to speed up your writing

five ways to add sparkle to your writing

how to finish what you started: a five step plan for writers

thirty-one ways to find inspiration for your writing

tips for dealing with writer’s block

003. READING ISN’T ONLY FOR NERDS AND FANGIRLS

how to take care of your books

how to read shakespeare

no fear shakespeare  (i found this incredibly useful when studying macbeth!)

one hundred most read books

how to read difficult books

how to read faster

books made into movies

books made into tv shows

350+ free ebooks

004. STUDY MOTHER FUCKER

studying techniques

how to pull an all-night and still have a successful exam result

how to get motivated to study

tips to help you concentrate

time management tips

chrome site blocker

005. LEARNING SHIT

solve any maths equations: 1, 2.

when your teacher says not to use wikipedia (an alternative)

square root calculator, cube root calculator

for when you can’t do your homework

chemical equation balancer (what got me through chemistry last year)

cliffnotes, sparknotes

college courses

how to: multiply big numbers

crash courses (youtube)

teaches you everything

006. PRESENTING YOUR BEAUTIFUL SCHOOL WORK AY

free powerpoint (prezi)

free powerpoint presentations on anything

help with presentations

007. USEFUL WEBSITES BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS A WONDERFUL PLACE /SOMETIMES/

TED (basically gods gift)

challenge your brain

feed the hungry and up your vocabulary game

free online textbooks

final grade calculator

a whole page dedicated to studying and organising

008. MUSIC TO CALM DOWN UR SCHOOL DAY BLUES YO

a really chill playist

coffee shop blues

coffee shop sounds

calm nature sounds

concentration/focus playlist

relaxation is key

four hours of classical music

playlists to listen to: xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx, xxx.

009. ALL THIS STUDYING??? YOU NEED A BREAK, MY FRIEND.

watch a cute ass dog lick your screen

one hundred thousand stars

movies masterpost

foreign movies

gay movies

lesbian movies

lesbian movies you should definitely watch

broadway musicals

LGBT+ books

download free books

read any book

the best masterpost ever if you’re bored

010. TIPS FOR SCHOOL N STUFF BCUS I WANTED TEN BITS

try your best. not everyone can get all As, and getting all As does not make you better than everyone else. just do the best you can and be the best person you can be.

don’t sleep in class! i know it seems so so tempting but slept my way through geography last year and i got a C in my exam instead of the expected A so…

Don’t tick off your teacher, follow the rules to an extent, get to class on time, respect your classmates and teachers. you know, just be a decent person.

be positive!!! and not just for the first week or so, keep the positivity going throughout the whole school year. if you don’t believe in yourself then why should anyone else?

“you can do it, wildcat, i believe in u” — something troy bolton said one time probably definitely

[lingdom-deactivated20170221]

Here’s a list of fun (and entertaining!) cartoons, videos, and films you can watch in your target language! 

Korean 

로보카폴리 (a fun animated series with talking cars)

내친구호비 (My Friend Hebi)

Cute penguin cartoon

Cute series with cartoon animals

Illustrated animal cartoon

..Another similar series

Tobot (또봇) short minute-long clips

Tobot (또봇) full 1 hour episodes

Hello Kitty in Korean

Mr Men & Little Miss

Channel with many different playlists for complete series

Another channel full of videos

Cute Penguin Animated Series

Korean short story/song videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAeyBAvUCZM (Umbrella)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufroE1yd0EM (Little Red Riding Hood)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVETxzZOzuo (Hansel & Gretel)

Dutch 

Nijntje en Vriendjes

Japanese

Mr. Men Little Miss(Short 3 minute long videos)

Japanese short stories for children

Nihongo Dekimasu (Complete series for learning Japanese)

Hebi Japanese

More Hebi

More Cartoons

Japanese Versions of English Songs!                

http://www.youtube.com/user/CREAMVISIONJP/search?query=japanese 

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPJHxY6_mNfjl_RxrGbUpCjO0sht-8gFj

Disney Songs in Japanese  

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL82915732068A4BFB

German

Fireman Sam (Feuerwehrmann Sam)

Plötzlich Meerjungfrau (H2O Just Add Water)

Peppa Wutz (Peppa Pig)

Mandarin Chinese

Growing up with Chinese (Complete series for learning Chinese)

Sesame Street - Fun Fun Elmo Series

PEPPA PIG IN CHINESE

Hello Kitty 1 Hello Kitty 2 Hello Kitty 3

Hongen Education - Fun Chinese for Kids

Miss Panda’s Reading Plaground (children’s books read aloud)

Youtube channel full of Chinese children’s stories

This channel also has some videos…

And another

More videos

Mandarin Chinese short story/song videos

Cute animal songs

French

Oui Oui (Noddy)

LES AVENTURES DE TINTIN (Tintin cartoon - complete series)

Sam le Pompier (Fireman Sam)

Petit Ours Brun

Peppa Couchon (Peppa Pig - full episodes)

A channel with a few videos to explore

Spanish

Peppa Pig in Spanish

Spanish Versions of English Songs

Kevin Karla & la Banda

Russian

GetMovies - A whole Youtube channel full of great quality animated films in Russian

Peppa Pig in Russian

Masha and Medved

  P.S. I’ll be adding more links! If you know of any other foreign language children’s films / cartoons, please let me know!

[dark-almostnight]

German:

Jonalu

Lauras Stern

Die Schlümpfe

French:

Pocoyo

Trotro

Spanish:

Pocoyo

[languageoclock]

i've read that "fluency" is a bad goal as it's not measurable or definite. what are a few better language learning goals?

this is a great question! i definitely think it’s really important to have lots of small short-term goals so that you can track your progress and stay motivated by celebrating your successes, rather than just one very vague long-term goal that can seem very daunting and difficult to definethese are some of the goals i had for learning german and am currently using for norwegian and polish, vaguely in order of when i expect to achieve them:- learning all the lyrics to a song- learning to recite a poem- reading a picture book- watching a children’s tv show with or without subtitles- reading a wikipedia article- reading a newspaper or magazine article- understanding a whole song having looked up the lyrics- having a written conversation with a native speaker- finishing a course book (e.g. teach yourself, colloquial, etc.)- completing the duolingo tree- watching a youtube video, movie or tv show with subtitles- having a short spoken conversation with a native speaker- understanding a whole song without looking up the lyrics- watching a youtube video, movie or tv show without subtitles- having a long spoken conversation with a native speaker- getting mistaken for a native speaker- reading a novelyou might also like to check out this post about how i define fluency ヾ(＾-＾)ノ

[magnolia-studies-blog]

Saturday, July 22nd, 2017 

Here are some of the very best apps for students; either in highschool or in college. I have used many of the following apps, but not all of them. Some, I have just asked friends about and they suggested those ones. 

Please enjoy the apps below, tell me how you like them, and feel free to add onto this list :)

Focus: SelfControl, Forest, MindNode, FocusBooster, FocusWriter, Think, StayFocused, Freedom, Cold Turkey, Anti-Social, Time Out, SmartBreak, Balanced

Productivity: Evernote, Any.do, MyScript Nebo, Outlook, Trello, Droptask, Basecamp, Pocket, Gyst, Doodle, Pen and Paper, Wunderlist, Toggl, Asana, Wolfram Alpha

Sounds: Tide, WhiteNoise, Chroma Doze, Coffitivity, Noisli, Brain.fm, NatureSpace, Noizio, Rainy Mood, SimplyNoise, Spotify, Slacker Radio 

Language Learning: Duolingo, Memrise, Busuu, Babbel, Livemocha, Living Language, Tandem, MindSnacks

Games: Lumosity, Sudoku, TanZen, GeoMaster Plus HD, Speed Anatomy, Star Walk, LeafSnap, Splice: Tree of Life, Vismory, Pigments, Viridi, Sunshine, Nota

Revision: Gojimo, Revision App, iMindMap, Exam Countdown, Penultimate, Clippet

Test Prep: Khan Academy, Magoosh ACT Flashcards, The Grading Game, Math Brain Booster, ACCUPLACER Study App, CK-12, NRICH, StudySync, Quizlet, StudyAce, That Quiz, Brilliant, Synap

Planner: Timeful, Remember the Milk, Listastic, Finish, 2Do, iStudiez Pro, MyHomework Student Planner, My Study Life, ClassManager, MyLifeOrganized, Daily Agenda, Schedule Planner, Todoist

Writing: EasyBib, ProWritingAid, Bubbl.us, WiseMapping, yWriter5, Storybook, Q10, Write 2 Lite, Writer, Diaro, Note Everything, OmmWriter, Draft

Health: MyFitnessPal, Lose It, Endomondo, FitNet, Sworkit, Daily Yoga, Yonder, Fooducate, SideChef, Rise, LifeSum, Meditation Studio, Happify, 7 Cups, Clue, Start, Power Nap App, Fit Radio, Calm

Courses: Corsera, PhotoMath, Udemy, HowCast, SimpleMind+, Open Culture, Canvas, Schoology, Alison, CourseBuffet, Degreed, Instructables, InstaNerd, Big Think, Yousician, Pianu 

Books & Reading: CampusBooks, Scribd, Pocket, Wattpad, GoodReads, Readmill, Audible, Prizmo, Blio, Kindle, Overdrive, BlueFire Reader, Nook, Kobo, Aldiko, Cool Reader

Note Taking: SuperNotes, StudyBlue, Bento, QuickOffice, Google Keep, Zoho Notebook, Simplenote, Bear, OneNote, Box Notes, Dynalist.io, Squid, Notability 

Inspiration: TED, Lift, Believe It: You Will Achieve, BrainCourage, Get Inspired, iFundamentals, Reinventing Yourself, iWish, Pozify, Positive Thinking - The Key to Happiness, The Gratitude Journal 

Other: WiFi Finder, Mint, Zwoor, Brain Pump, Curiosity, Ready4 SAT, GradeProof, edX, Mendeley, Due, CamScanner, IFTTT, Square Cash

[study-hunty-blog]

I'd add like... all the google apps basically. Hangouts can be good for study groups, or skyping into a class if the teacher allows it. Drive is just overall great for storage/organization. Docs can be used to take notes, make to do lists, etc. Its already on there but KEEP IS A GOD SEND I LOVE KEEP. COLOR CODING THINGS IS MY BIG FAVE Google calendar is great because it all syncs Just everything works well and works together?? I love google

[koreanfromdummies]

I’m back, ready to kick some Korean grammar ass…ignments!

This is kind of a long post, but most of it is examples so it’s faster to read than it looks, and you can always do one part and come back. But lets get this show on the road.  

Lets get conjugating! If you have been looking up words, you might have noticed that all verbs end in either 하다 or 다. This is the lexical form, you do not use this form in your sentences. The way Korean verbs are conjugated depends on the last vowel of your verb. Technically there are only two different ways to do it but I like to think of it as three, because하다 is kinda it’s own thing. 

If the last vowel in your verb isㅏ an or ㅗ an you put 아요 after it and you have a basic conjugation of your verb, ready to go into your sentence.  

Easy, no? I’ll show you! 

앉다 -> 앉아요                                                             저 여기 앉아요. To sit -> Sit                                                                   I sit here 좋다 -> 좋아요                                                             이 케이크 좋아요. To be good -> Good                                                     This cake is good.

Now, that’s good and simple, but when ㅏ or ㅗ isn’t just the last vowel but the last letter something funny happens; the Koreans become space efficient and instead of making a new block, they squeeze the vowels together. They will probably be able to understand you if you do it wrong, but I’m confident you’ll get the hang of it.  

보다 -> 보아요 -> 봐요                                                   저 이것 봐요.  To see -> See (wrong) -> See (right)                             I see this. 가다 -> 가아다 -> 가요                                                   저 거기 가요. To go/walk -> Go/walk (wrong) -> Go/walk (right)          I walk there. 

As you might have guessed that leaves just about every other vowel in the alphabet. Same rules apply, so lets just do  it!

넓다 -> 넓어요                                                               그것 넓어요.  To be wide -> Wide                                                        That thing is wide. 웃다 -> 웃어요                                                               저 웃어요.   To smile -> Smile                                                           I smile. 

This time the squeezed letters are ㅓ and ㅜ, and then it’s same procedure again. 

배우다 -> 배우어요 -> 배워요                                       저 한국어 배워요.  To learn -> Learn (wrong) -> Learn (right)                     I learn Korean. 서다 -> 서어다 -> 서요                                                   저 여기 서요. To stand -> Stand (wrong) -> Stand (right)                    I stand here.

Last one ladies and gents, you’re free after this. Now I know, I said that when ㅏ meets ㅏ it just disappears, but when it’s in 하다 it somehow morphs into an ㅐand becomes 해요. This is fixed, in the simple form 하다 always becomes 해요 -  just for the fun of it I’ll make a quick example.  

행복하다 -> 행복해요                                                   저 오늘 행복해요.  To be happy -> Happy                                                   I am happy today.

This was regular verbs, of course there are irregular verbs too, perhaps i will get around to making a post on them, but it will not be in the near future unless I get requests asking otherwise. 

Notice: Yes, I used some adjectives, but in uni I was taught that they’re called descriptive verbs and that they’re conjugated and often act like verbs, so there’s that. Confused? Ask me  

[barelyfunctioningangel]

PSA for everyone writing term research papers right now

Mendeley is the greatest program ever

I want to weep with joy every time I use it

Just click a button when you pull up an article and it will automatically save it to your library

And cite it for you

And you can use it on your mobile devices

And it’s free

Just download it and you won’t have so many urges to kill everyone in sight while writing a research paper

[dynastylnoire]

Thank you so much!

[anthrocentric]

Guys, I cannot stress how amazing this program is. 

You can use it to highlight, write notes, mark up, etc. What I do is I highlight all the important jazz, use the comments to write notes on the document, and on the side bar, I write an annotated bib for it for future me. It save everything you write on it forever for you and you can put the articles in folders and organize it.

But that’s not the best part, the best part is that you can access your articles ANYWHERE. Literally anywhere. Forgot your laptop and at a public library? No worries! You can go to the Mendeley website and ACCESS ALL YOUR ARTICLES WITH YOUR NOTES ONLINE. You don’t even have to download the program to access it! It is a life saver and I suggest everyone in academia use it!

[jadorececexo]

Not even in school, but somebody might need this.

[intellectys]

Here’s some weapons for your essay writing arsenal!

Hemingway Editor Calmly Writer  The Most Dangerous Writing App Purdue O.W.L. One Look Thesaurus JSTOR Google Scholar

Reply with your favourite or other great websites I didn’t include!

[catscaffeineandnotebooks]

Great source! 

During most of my undergrad career I swore my loyalties to JSTOR and then one of my English professors (I was an English major) introduced me to the MLA International Bibliography database, and my life was forever changed.

[liu-anhuaming]

I laughed out loud when i saw u tag 土豪 under the word that cannot be explained in another language because i completely agree. no one can ever explain how it just encompasses all the obnoxious traits of one person.

土豪 is the best mandarin word I’ve ever learned

[liu-anhuaming]

@matcha-ginko 土豪 is essentially a word to describe someone who’s kinda tacky and obnoxious, and it’s usually someone who’s rich but has only acquired that wealth recently (I think the term for this part is “new money” idk) (this is how 李老师 defined it to my class) so 李老师 said that the people who she thinks are 土豪 are people like the kardashians and trump

[study-hunty-blog]

Blessed word

[jennysjournals-deactivated20200]

I thought I would share some advice for the upcoming seniors in their college process! It’s a lot of work, but trust me, it is rewarding. Open for better quality and message me if you have any questions or you just want to rant about how ridiculously tedious the college process is

photo creds to pixabay, they have adorable icons

[allaboutchinese]

我不知道终点在哪，但至少我在路上。 I don’t know where I am going, but I am on my way.

[zhongwenstudieren]

City Vocabulary: Sūzhōu

I finally had the time to make another of these! Suzhou is a beautiful city that will always have a special place in my heart. As the saying goes, “上有天堂，下有苏杭。” (Up there, there is Heaven; down here, there is Suzhou and Hangzhou.) Up next will be Shanghai! Enjoy!

江苏苏州 - jiāngsū sūzhōu - Suzhou, Jiangsu

Districts

姑苏区 – gū sū qū – Gusu District

虎丘区 – hǔ qiū qū – Huqiu District

工业园区 – gōng yè yuán qū – Industrial Park

吴江区 – wú jiāng qū – Wujiang District

吴中区 – wú zhōng qū – Wuzhong District

相城区 – xiāng chéng qū – Xiangcheng District

Attractions

苏州园林 – sū zhōu yuán lín – Suzhou gardens

拙政园 – zhuō zhèng yuán – Humble Administrator’s Garden

留园 – liú yuán – Lingering Garden

耦园 – ōu yuán – Couple’s Retreat Garden

狮子林 – shī zi lín – Lion’s Grove Garden

网师园 – wǎng shī yuán – Master of Nets Garden

苏州博物馆 – sū zhōu bó wù guǎn – Suzhou Museum

观前街 – guān qián jiē – Guanqian Street

平江路 – píng jiāng lù – Pingjiang Road

山塘街 – shān táng jiē – Shantang Street

虎丘 – hǔ qiū – Tiger Hill

摩天轮 – mó tiān lún – Ferris wheel

时代广场 – shí dài guǎng chǎng – Times Square

金鸡湖 – jīn jī hú – Jinji Lake

阳澄湖 – yáng chéng hú – Yangcheng Lake

苏州文化艺术中心 – sū zhōu wén huà yì shù zhōng xīn – Suzhou Culture and Arts Center

寒山寺 – hàn shān sì – Hanshan Temple

Famous People

贝聿铭 – bèi yù míng – I.M. Pei, architect

苏童 – sū tóng – Su Tong, novelist; author of Wives and Concubines, which was adapted into the movie Raise the Red Lantern

Food

松鼠桂鱼 – sōng shǔ guì yú – Sweet and sour squirrel-shaped Mandarin fish

碧螺虾仁 – bì luó xiā rén – Bi Luo Shrimp

叫化鸡 – jiào huā jī – Beggar’s Chicken

苏州鲜肉月饼 – sū zhōu xiān ròu yuè bǐng – Fresh pork moon cake

糖粥 – táng zhōu – Sugar porridge

[atejapan]

[martina-07]

[ruffboi-mags]

;; thank you, this is exactly what i needed today.

[study-hunty-blog]

This is 10/10

[jiyeonstudies]

안녕!! 저는 고등학생이에요!! 질문: What's the difference between "이/가" and "는/을" it's so confusing!! 감사합니다!! 사랑해요!!

안녕!! so i’m not sure if you meant 를/을 or 은/는 so i will explain all three if that’s okay!! note: i’m still learning this as well so pls feel free to correct me if i’m wrong!! i find these particular particles to be the most diFFICULT XONCEPT TO GRASP HAHA

so 를/을 is a bit easier to explain so i’ll start off w that!! these are object particles that are attached to the object that the verb is describing. e.g 라면을 먹었다 - i ate ramen (ramen is what i ate which is why 을 is attached to it)

는/은 and 이/가 are both similarly subject particles but 는/은 is used for like general statements?? and 이/가 is used in more specific situations.

i found this example from learnkoreanlp to be rly helpful when explaining the difference so here: if you said 바다는 푸르다 (the sea is blue) that would be correct but if you said 바다는 까맣다 (the sea is black) that would be incorrect bc the sea generally isn’t black. but if you were talking about a specific moment in time where the sea was black like at night time or something then saying 바다가 까맣다 (that sea is black) then it would be correct. so using 이/가 is rly specific but using 은/는 is pretty general

so if i’m not mistaken, 고양이가 - the cat vs 고양이는 - cat

[hufflepuffwannabe]

short, sweet, & to the point back to school tips

An anon recently asked for some back to school tips, so I thought I’d give a few for both high school and college.

For high school & college:

Need new stuff? Have you checked your backpack? Is it falling apart? Make sure your most basic needs are covered.

Be certain you have the right supplies for each class, such as a folder and a notebook for each.

Of course, make sure you have pencils, pens, paperclips, tape, post-it’s, index cards, and anything else you might need.

Prepare your workspace! Clean out your desk and make sure everything has a designated space. Clear away clutter. A cluttered desk makes for a cluttered mind.

Freshen your wardrobe! If you have the extra cash, use some to buy yourself new clothes and shoes. It’ll definitely get you in the back-to-school spirit.

Did you do your work for over the summer? Please do not wait until the last week/day/night to do this. Try to enjoy the rest of your break!

Do you have a reading list for the upcoming year/semester? If so and if you have the time, get a head start on your reading before you start getting busy.

Get a planner or a bullet journal! Set it up and fill out as much as you can: important dates, big projects, etc.

When picking a seat on the first day, sit at the front of the classroom. You’ll be free from distractions, be able to hear & see better, and more likely than not your questions will be answered.

Start organized, stay organized. Keep all your handouts in separate folders or binders. Use a color coded system: match your folder/binder to your notebook for a particular class.

Get on a good sleep schedule. Gradually start going to bed earlier and waking up earlier. It takes two weeks to establish a new sleep schedule.

For college:

Make sure you have everything you need to furnish your dorm or apartment!

Stock up on some healthy study snacks.

Look at a map of your campus and learn the routes you will have to take to get to your classes. You don’t want to be late on the first day!

Get your books early to err on the side of caution. Professors are very unsympathetic to, “I didn’t do my reading because I didn’t have the book.” Figure out how much you’ll use your books and/or if you can effectively share, and sell your books back as soon as you can.

Best of luck to everyone as you get ready to head back to school!

[whenstudyblooms]

Hello everyone! As school season finally approaches, it would be a good time to write this post about tips and advice on the start of the school year. These are general go-to tips on how to begin school in a way that may help you achieve success by the end of the year. There will be a separate masterpost on how to mentally prepare yourself, so be sure to keep an eye out for it~!

✽set goals and priorities: Find out what you want to accomplish for the school year. Having goals can affect your whole performance in your classes. Also, priorities are also important; know which classes you have to study extra harder for.  

✽get to know your class: This includes your class curriculum (content, rules, resources, and whatnot), classmates, and teachers (yes, even though they may seem stingy, they’re going to give you benefits in the long run). By doing so, you are going to be able to adjust better to the class as a whole.

✽build a course outline: Something that I discovered is helpful, but couldn’t do because I realized it at the end of the year. This is basically a written or typed summary of everything you learned in the class, but in a highly condensed form. This is a very useful preparation for final exams, so I highly suggest it!!

✽sit in the front of the class: I have heard this from a few people, and I thought I might as well share it because it’s pretty clever. Benefits for sitting in front of the class are: you are likely to pay more attention to the lectures, there are less distractions of things and other people, and your teacher is more likely to notice you, which is a good thing for several reasons which is enough to make another masterpost (haha so I may do one in the future~)

✽don’t be complacent: It may be the beginning of the school year, but is it really a good start to sit in the fence for the first few weeks? Nope. Even if you don’t have a lot of work, it’s best to take advantage of your free time by studying the lessons in advance. It may be a pain at first, but it will be so much more worth it in the future.

✽start learning time management: I must have to stress this out, because this is one of the most super significant things a student must learn in order to be successful in school (and also in life tbh), so important that it can be another masterpost, so stay tuned for that as well! (haha so many plans ik) but long story short, this includes recognizing what has to be done first, which are called prioritizing.

I hope these tips help in some form~ If you have any questions or comments about this, I’d be more than glad to answer them in this post, through my ask box, or in pm. If you want to see more of my “Back to School Marathon” which runs for the whole month of August, please click here! It includes more masterposts, printables, and a alot others! Thank you for reading this and have a great day!~

[ladyhannahjane]

How to Create a Study Routine

Hi, guys! So I realized between the last #Study Saturdays post and this one that the task of making a study schedule would be made a lot easier if you first had a study routine. So this week I will explain how to make a study routine. Next week will be about study schedules. 

Also, I am defining the two a bit differently. Study routine is more fixed and study schedule is both more detailed and depends upon your work for that week. 

(P.S. I didn’t go to public school – I was homeschooled – so I’m not very knowledgeable at how to study for that. This post is based on my experience at college.)

There’s so many different methods to do this. I will explain two of those ways.

The first step to creating any study schedule is having a place to write it down. I recommend working everything out on paper first and, if you prefer digital calendars, to then transfer it to Google Calendars or whatever electronic calendar you use. (The great thing about Google Calendars is that you would be able to make a separate calendar for your studying that’s apart from your personal calendar.)

If you prefer written, then there’s some great free printables made by Tumblr users for the express purpose of making a study schedule. My personal favorite is this one by @theorganisedstudent, or you could browse through my #free stuff  tag, because I have a thing for printables LOL.

The second thing is to write down the times. My day usually runs from 7am to 11pm right now, so for every hour I am awake I make a slot for. (However, using printables means you have a limited amount of time slots, so you have to find a way around this. I ended up not including the times of day when I had classes and went by an hourly basis. If you could go by every 30 minutes, that would be great too!) 

I started by blocking in all of the permanent fixtures in my week – things like class times, work, extra circulars, commute times, and sleep (I go to sleep a lot earlier on the weekdays than on the weekends). These are events that happen regularly every week and will most likely not change.

Now here’s where we split into different methods.

Method 1

Method 1 is the looser and more flexible one. It’s great if you have teachers that like to change due dates and suddenly announce homework not mentioned in the syllabus (grr). 

There’s three types of “sessions” we’re going to be working with in Method 1:

Study sessions: The title is pretty self-explanatory.

Fun sessions: These sessions are so you can have set times where you just enjoy yourself and don’t get over-stressed by school.

Responsibility sessions: These are for chores, running errands, and just general “getting stuff done.”

Each session’s time will be more or less depending upon what your life is like. For example, although I am currently working right now, during the fall and spring semesters I am a full-time student, so I will be able to devote the bulk of my energy to school. But if you have a job, you probably won’t be able to spend 6 hours a day studying.

Look at the free, unblocked time you have every day and add up how many hours that is. Now it’s time for the math-y part.

Here’s how I calculate how long each session should be:

Study sessions: They say for every one hour you spend in class, you should spend two hours studying. I will be taking 18 hours, so I multiplied that by 2 and then divided it by 7 (for every day of the week). I roughly estimate I should be doing about 5 hours of studying a day then. (EW.) These should then be divided into 2-3 hours long each. (And note that doesn’t mean you should be studying 2 hours straight. I recommend either using the Pomodoro technique or studying for 50 minutes, taking a 10-15 minute break, and then repeating.)

Fun sessions: This is pretty fixed. You need to about 6 hours every week just to relax and chill. You can divide this up however you want and place these 6 hours anywhere you choose. I like to have 30 minutes every evening to just pamper myself and then the remaining 3 ½ hours I spend with my best friends on Sunday.

Responsibility sessions: I don’t have a lot of adulting I have to do right now (thank goodness), so this takes me about 1-3 hours a week to get all my errands run, my space tidied, and my chores done. I usually reserve these tasks for Saturday.

Now that you have roughly the blocks, it’s time to place them into your schedule. There’s really no other trick for this than to work and rework it until it suits you. Be realistic, but don’t overwork yourself. Try to leave one day a week (I choose Sundays) where you have a significantly lighter workload, and use this day to recharge.

Notice that within your studying blocks, you don’t have to decide what subject you will be focusing on. If you don’t feel like working on X right now, you don’t have to – you can work on Y. It’s for this method that a study schedule (which will be discussed next Saturday) is most useful.

Method 2

The first step to Method 2, which is a bit more rigid (and which I personally work better with, since I like structure) is to take a look at your subjects and rank in levels of difficulty: easy, medium, and hard. Factor in whether a subject requires a lot of reading or is a struggle to understand or takes practice (like math). @thaniastudies has a great method for ranking classes here. 

Hard classes get 2 hours per day of studying.

Medium classes get 1 hour per day of studying.

Easy classes get 30 minutes per day of studying.

Then block in your schedule. This is really up to you LOL, customize it as you want. Because this method says what you should be studying, it’s requires more discipline, but if you ever have those moments when you look at your workload and don’t know where to start, this should help conquer that feeling.

This took so effing long to write. 😂😂 Hope it was helpful thougggghhhh and next week is Study Schedule. Have a lovely week, y’all!