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alright so i’ve just finished up my finals and i’ve ended the week feeling like a total piece of shit and a freaking wreck because i didn’t have anybody to give me a slap in the face and tell me to get my act together since everybody i know does the exact same thing as me- procrastinate until the day before the exam and then try not to burst into tears when you can’t decide if you should bubble in answer A or answer C as the answer to “how does ray bradbury utilize paradox in ‘a sound of thunder’”
of course all you peeps on tumblr are incredibly important and with this post, i’d like to provide a bit of knowledge on the importance of studying, prioritizing, and self-care when it comes to your exams.
obviously trying to juggle your looming tests and homework while also trying to balance a social life is difficult. it’s tiring. it’s stressful. more often than not, you want to give up and just watch the office on netflix. we have to make the best of our time.
first thing you should do?
make a time chart ! ! !
timing will save you when it comes to finals. sometimes having so much time after school can be a problem. you don’t know what to do with it, how to prioritize, and how much time you should be spending on a certain task. the overwhelming realization that i can literally do WHATEVER i want with my time usually leads to me choosing to just spend 6 hours on microsoft paint and then realizing it’s 10 pm and i haven’t studied for my AP Euro exam. if you work out a timetable for your after school hours, you’ll be able to allocate a certain amount of time for all of your activities (work, homework, REST, studying, eating !!!, and fun timez). allow yourself to schedule breaks in between all of your activities so that you don’t drop dead after spending three hours reading shakespeare sonnets or trying to memorize the timeline of the french revolution. in these breaks, you can make yourself a snack, binge on rookiemag.com, have a dance party to twenty one pilots (we are blessed to be born in a time period with twenty one pilots). if you feel like any of these things will turn a 10 minute break into a 6 hour one, check out the app nag which alerts you when you’re spending too much time on dan howell’s youtube channel. by creating a timetable, you’ll alleviate a huge portion of stress from your life and feel more organized with how you go about things!
do not allow yourself to get side tracked ! ! !
honestly, think about it. people can live up to what- 60 years? 70 years? you have all the time in the world to go on netflix and watch orange is the new black or scroll down your tumblr dashboard. you don’t, however, have 60 and 70 years to study for exams. you actually only have the few weeks before the actual test. Self Control- also known as Cold Turkey for microsoft users is for anyone that can’t be trusted with an internet connection. you add a list of your guilty pleasure websites to the blacklist and then set how long you want this app to work for you and for that duration of time, you literally will not be able to access any of these websites. you can reboot your computer, uninstall the app, and you still cannot access your blacklist until the time is up. focusbar, an app similar to nag, is basically the annoying mom “have you done your homework?” voice in tech form. this will keep you focused on school; not finding the rarest pepe meme.
sleep ! ! !
sleep is a very big deal. it’s when your body gets to recharge, cool down, and dream about harry styles caressing you in a cafe somewhere beautiful like france. while studying is important, letting your body rest should be a priority too. you cannot prepare for an exam at the height of your potential if you body is not at it’s full potential. on the timetable you create, make a set time for when you will pack up your textbooks, no matter what point you are at, and let yourself prepare for bed. i find that long showers and reading with the lights dimmed really help me get drowsy so that i’m not lying in the sheets awake for five hours.
figure out your preferences ! ! !
not everybody studies the same way. one individual might find themselves getting history a lot better in a dark room with bon iver playing in the background while the other finds themselves really understanding the battle of trafalgar on their porch while jamming 2 ariana grande. figure out if you prefer a dull roar in the background or absolute silence. dim lights or bright lights. study groups or isolation. if you like noise, check out websites like https://coffitivity.com/ to create some background sounds or make a playlist on 8tracks! just remember that how you study might not be how others study and it’s important to personalize your routine so that you’re working at your highest potential.
and most importantly; SELF CARE ! ! !
this is the most important thing in the world. in the end, no A+ or 4.0 GPA is worth your happiness. if you find yourself bursting into tears in the middle of studying or feeling like the world is going to end, you need to stop. that good grade is going to mean nothing if you aren’t happy enough to enjoy it. you might think that an A will make you feel better, that it’ll make all the pain feel worth it, but pressuring yourself that much will make you just feel empty once you get the grade you want because you’ve been drained of any sort of emotion besides stress. do! not! let! yourself! become! a! bomb! take care of yourself. bathe with some radical lush products, light some candles, facetime the most annoying person in the world besides yourself (aka ur bestie)- do anything to get your mind off of school if you’re close to a breaking point. i personally like to play on webkinz while eating pizza (i am an adult i promise).
i hope this helped you amigas chicas. keep these tips in mind and finals will crushed by your awesome studying powers; you will GET that A and feel good while getting it.
(inspiration pulled from peachymagazine.tumblr.com !)
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Hello! Okay so this question is coming from a freshman: If you were to do your hs years again, what would you do differently? (Like things for college, clubs, friends, anything) Thank you!
Ah freshman! Okay! So!
JOIN ALL THE CLUBS LIKE NOW! I don't know it it's just me because I have anxiety issues but I found it harder to join clubs after freshman year. I think it's better to go to a club from the beginning and then decide you don't like it after a semester. I wish I did more clubs and things.
TRY OUT FOR SPORTS/PLAYS/ENSEMBLES! IF you have any interest at all, check it out! Nothing is binding. You can quit whenever you want, no matter what they say. They can't force you to go. Get a taste of it. I really regret not trying out at least one real sport.
LOOK IN YOUR SCHOOL'S ACADEMIC CATALOGUE AND EXTRACURRICULAR CATALOGUE!!! See what your school has to offer! My counselor hates me because I didn't know my school offered Digital Electronics and I made her redo my entire senior year schedule to switch me into it. Know what classes you NEED to take, WHEN you want to take them, and WHAT you need to take/do/have before you take that class. Counselor was also pretty pissed when I switched from Spanish to Japanese and never did a third year of Japanese #oops
HAVE A GENERAL SENSE OF WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IN COLLEGE! Okay, so high school is about discovering yourself and getting a grasp on what you like and don't like. But I'm sure you know if you're better at English or math by now. Scheduling your classes will be so much easier if you know what you want to do. My freshman year I took Keyboarding and Website Development which allowed me to take engineering classes and computer science, which is good because I want to major in computer science/software engineering. Colleges will like seeing that you knew what you wanted to do since the beginning of your four years, since it means you're dedicated to that major and already know what it's like and therefore less likely to drop out (always remember that colleges are businesses that want to make money off of you!!)
DON'T BE THE COOL KID. MAKE FRIENDS WITH EVERYONE. DO NOT JUDGE ANYONE AT ALL IS2G. Like honestly, maybe you're the anime nerd and your lab partner is the hella preppy drill team girl. Talk and make friends with her anyway! Make friends with people in your classes because you're all in the same track for that subject so you're more than likely to have classes with them again (there are 1000 people in my grade and I always have the same 100 people in my classes). Try to expand your friendships. After a quarter, ask if they want to go see this cool new movie. Please make friends and don't think you're cooler than anyone or above anyone else. That's my biggest regret. (I was in drumline and we thought we were cooler than the rest of the band and then all of the drumline I was friends with graduated and now I don't have friends in marching band :P)
DON'T DATE TOO SOON!! Wait a quarter or so because you might have the potential for a really great friendship on the rise but then you can ruin it and make it hella awkward by having a two week relationship that blows up. Wait a little bit.
GO TO HOMECOMING AND STUFF OMG!!! Even if you don't like dances or people, just go!! Convince your friends to go, dress however the fuck you want. It's about having fun. Do it, seriously.
MAKE A FACEBOOK ACCOUNT!!! For you classes, clubs, sports, etc. So much planning for school events is on facebook. You hate facebook, okay, fine, make one JUST for school then.
START LOOKING INTO COLLEGE!!! I think I already said something like this but yeah, start looking at colleges. Start thinking about ACT/SAT. Familiarize yourself with the college process. That way it won't be so scary when you jump in later.
TAKE YOUR CLASSES SERIOUSLY! It's just freshman year, okay, I get it. But it's the foundation for the rest of your high school career. Especially math. That fucked me up man. Literally everything builds on algebra and it fucking sucks.
HAVE FUN!!! It's high school. You're a teenager. Don't sweat it too much and remember to save time for having fun and doing fun things. Make memories, make friends, enjoy it. I honestly think that high school defines and solidifies the final aspects of you basic personality (it's when you mature and have to start thinking like an adult) so be comfortable with yourself and what you do.
Good luck, kiddo, you're gonna have a great four years! <3
