Exam Revision

Romanticize Studying?

An honest study tip is don't try to romanticize studying. Like, it's good but it works for around a week and then you're back to your lazy couch potato because you can't even sit and study and now you have added extra things that need to be done to actually study. You've added more steps.... Which makes it an even harder task.

Try actually being.... Let's say scared? Recently, I've got this interesting tip, I actually think about the worst possible result I could get and the reactions I'd get and that always gets me going. Because fear is always a better motivator.

i have a question: why do you keep sabotaging yourself? why is it that as soon as you think something is just out of your reach you do everything you can to get in your own way? why is it that as soon as things seem to be going right, you plant your feet and sit on the ground with your legs crossed?

you're not fucking lucky. you worked for it, you sweated, and you cried, and you sacrificed so much to reach the level of knowledge and skill you have now.

have you worked so hard only to say "how lucky"? no, damn it, i won't let you. you may not be a genius, you may not be the best in the world, but do you fucking think anyone could do what you did? do you think anyone could get to where you are? do you believe that anyone has the possibilities that you have?

put this in your head, you are not unexpressed potential, you are exceptional and with your hard work you can achieve unimaginable things. stop wasting your dreams just because they seem too big for the drawer.

edit : in italian we say "dream in the drawer" when we refer to a hope that is unlikely to come true, but not impossible.

ex. my dream in the drawer is to become a famous singer all over the world

(just in case you didn't understand the last sentence)

failure…

failure hurts

don’t panic or stress

keep it under control

you can do it

i know you can

question your wrongs

learn from your mistakes

change your plan

fix your regime

learn from others around you

start with a fresh mind

renew yourself

failure does not define you

how to cram study for AP exams? 🥲

Hey dear Anon!

Thanks for the ask :)

How To Cram For Exams

Sleep. Hydration. Meals = Must

Snacking and hydration are a must. I recommend light snacking like nuts or fruits or some chocolates. I wouldn't go for heavy meals because they always make me feel sleepy.

Sleep is a must. Don't sacrifice your sleep for studying. During exams, 7–8 hours of sleep is a must. Don't stay awake after 12, you'll regret it. And sleep is different from breaks. You should not consider them the same.

Division Of Subjects

Every subject is learnt and graded differently. You can’t use the same study techniques for every subject you have. You have mostly 3 types of subjects:

Memorization based

Practical/Question based

Theory/Essay based

You use different study techniques for different subjects. Memorization based subjects require more revision. Practical/Question based subjects require more practice. Theory based subjects require you to learn how to format your information.

Read up more: Division Of Subjects

Note Skimming

First, take a topic. Try to remember 5 points, if you can't then just glance through it once. And then keep repeating the process until you know everything relevant for it. It works really well if you haven't picked up your textbooks in a while.

Practice Papers + Improvement Sheets

Create a fake exam environment. Sit on your desk with a timer, take a question paper and act as if you're actually writing the exam. Do this at least once and note everything. How much time you take to answer each question. What are your mistakes. Which section is your weakest. Note them down and most importantly, your overall improvements you should make.

For me, I did this for accounts, and it gave me so much clarity, especially the improvements. I used to go through this improvement sheet before my actual exam and I did not repeat even a single mistake again. The trick is to keep updating the sheet by adding improvements from your actual exams too.

Question Method

No matter how well you know your content, if you can't put it in words appropriately, then you won't get your grades.

Now, it's hard to remember every single thing, so here's a technique...

What? When? Who? Why? How? What's the use?

The basic information for any topic would be the answer to these questions. If you remember this and ca answer to it then you've prepared well enough.

If you want to read up more about it, check out: Question Method

Break It Down

Not your chapter. I mean the topic itself. Line by line if you have to. I did this exact thing for accounts whenever i had to do ratios. It was a pain. An unwanted pain. I couldn't understand anything. But i sat down one day and read every single line of the textbook for that topic. I made what i call "Line Visuals". This is simple.

You read a paragraph => You don't understand anything.

Read every line => Draw it

Understand the key terms used there

And then draw a single visual representation for that entire topic.

I'll guarantee you, you will understand it. Review it once a day for a week and then once a week.

Mnemonics + Story Method

Learn with these. It helps you to remember easily. Make catchy phrases and stories to remember points/facts. These are like the building blocks of studying anything. Stick small notes to your books writing the phrases beside the topic so the next time you want to revise it, it's easy.

If you want to read more about it, check out: How To Study Using The "Story Method"

Teach What You Learn

You learn the most when you teach. I had taken my friends for this. Study and teach it to them. This helps because you have to have a clear understanding of the material first rather to teach them and you may end up with some important feedback. Your friends might ask a specific question you didn't know the answer to and now all of you are trying to perfect yourself with the material.

Random Testing + Book Testing

Random testing is what you do as the final blow. You randomly answer questions that you're thinking about the topic. Book testing is basically when you open any page of the textbook, see the topic and literally say everything relevant to it. You can even write it down.

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Hope This Helps :)

I'm alittle out of ideas for posts so if anyone has any issue/problem (by problem I mean tips or self improvement etc) on something related to studying, self care, mental health etc etc. Feel free to dm/ask me!

Exam Prep At Night

My fourth exam is on Thursday so.... I can't take a rest T-T

(Don't mind the lighting, I'm sitting in the living room while everyone else is sleeping T-T)

I'm waiting for this exam to get done because then I'll be free for a week, not exactly free but I'll have time to breathe...

Tip: If you're bored and you're taking notes, just draw your notes. It enhances creativity and helps you remember better!

I better go xD

Thanks for the tag! :D

Tagging: @hannahxrosey @anna--studies @girl-please-study @gajina @cuticle-samurai and @-anyone-who-wants-to-join

Found this on Twitter, so I thought, why not posting it here and doing a tag game 😊

Ok, I’ll go first

If he is the reason, I’d go to prison gladly 🥰❤️‍🔥

Tagging: @killerqueen-ofwillowgreen @nic-214 @milkyway-ashes @dr-radiation @whitequeen-ofwillowgreen @sunsetdaydreamer @therockywhorerpictureshow @delicatelyfantasticninja and everyone 😊

Sorry if I forgot to tag some of you!

studyblr asks ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ

some asks for studyblrs and students more generally!

🎙️someone in your field, dead or alive, that youd like to have a conversation with?

📚 favorite course you’ve taken?

🎓 a teacher/mentor figure that has had a huge impact on your studies?

📉 your least favorite course/a course you did poorly in?

🎵 describe your “vibe” as a student in a song?

👻 share an academic horror story! (bad group projects, missed an exam, etc)

📁 what is a project/assignment you’re really proud of?

💬 best comment you’ve ever gotten on your work?

🌟 share one of your academic “core memories”!

📖 a book/reading from your field you’d recommend/really enjoyed?

💻 a subject/field you wish you could get into if you could?

🗑️ have you always wanted to be in your field? what was your “almost-field?”

✉️ your academic “motto”?

✏️ a big misconception about your field/a popular, but wrong fact related to your field that makes you cringe?

👶 something you really needed to hear when you started out?

📍 an academic pet peeve of yours?

my asks are open too :p ~

I literally love the above quotes xD Some of my favourites are:

• In a world where there is so much to grieve and so little good to take, i grieve nothing, i take everything

• The truth is a painful reminder of why I prefer to live among the lies

• Ignite, my love, ignite

• To the world she is formidable ... To me she is the world

• You should get a dog love, I hear they share much the same qualities

• Books are easily destroyed but words will remain as long as man can remember them.

•  I want to be your bestfriend you fall hopelessly in love with

• My heart is yours. Please don't ever give it back to me

I can go on and on but seriously that guy RAISED OUR STANDARDS and i can't find myself to lower them T-T (I'm fangirling xD)

Hii... I just wanted to say...

I'm also a HUGE Aaron Warner/Shatter Me fan !!! So, I'm just curious which is your favourite quote of his?

(hope it's okay to ask about this)

HIII omggg hello fellow Aaron Warner/Shatter Me fan!!! so nice to meet youuu and yesss ofc ofc it's absolutely and most definitely 100% okay to ask because i can go about this topic all day soooo yesss!!!

okay so, i have 4 fav quotes, 3 from Aaron and 1 from Juliette!!

“Do you never get exhausted being so wholly unbearable? You have as much charisma as the rotting innards of unidentified roadkill.” — By Aaron in Ignite Me, when Adam was irritating him and trying to stop Juliette from going with him.

“Such unfortunate language. Only those who cannot express themselves intelligently would resort to such crude substitutions in vocabulary.” — By Aaron in Unravel Me when Adam called him a sick piece of shit.

“hell is empty and all the devils are here” — Aaron's tatto

“Words, I think, are such unpredictable creatures. No gun, no sword, no army or king will ever be more powerful than a sentence. Swords may cut and kill, but words will stab and stay, burying themselves in our bones to become corpses we carry into the future, all the time digging and failing to rip their skeletons from our flesh.” — By Juliette in Ignite Me when Adam is being very rude to her.

what about you!! which is your favourite??

"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams" - Eleanor Roosevelt