it was a 75 min exam, 100 points. question 2 was a 10 pointer and i got stuck on one part and refused to move on cause i was so sure i was about to get it. 25 minutes. gone
by the time i got to the end there were 3 questions left, 8 points each so 24 points total, and i had 6 minutes. i knew how to do 2 of them. found out after
did the math later: 100 points in 75 min is 0.75 min per point so a 10 pointer gets like 7 and a half min. never thought about it like that before
now i write the time budget at the top of the exam in the first minute and when i hit it i leave a gap and move on, no matter how close i think i am.

Hi everyone!

We made a study group to help you stay consistent with locking in with other people! :) Any subject and timezone is welcome, the only thing to note is that if you join this, you must be active semi-regularly.

DM me for an invite! <3

Re-reading slides never worked for me. My eyes go through the words and nothing goes in.

So I made myself a little page that reads my course PDFs out loud. The free apps I tried wanted an account or cut me off after a few minutes, so I just built my own.

A few things surprised me:

- I notice way faster when I don't understand something. When I read, I just skip over it. When I hear it, it's obvious.

- Dead time became review time. I can listen while doing something else.

- Skipping the useless parts matters. I mark the title slides and references so it doesn't read them.

It doesn't replace active recall. I listen first, then do practice questions.

Anyone else study by listening? Does it actually stick for you, or am I fooling myself?

Apart from what study says:
How well you think you do during and after study on 6 hours of sleep or less.

- Are you able to recall what you have studied the next day?
- Are you able to study productivly on 6 hours of sleep and less?
- For those who take:caffeine: Do you think it helps you with memory retention/productivity?

(Please answer based on your own experience rather than what study says)

Hey everyone. Im starting a google meeting where we all can study together for the next 4 hours or more if the members of the want to continue.

Anyone who is willing to sit down and grind for a better future is welcome.

No restrictions on grades and majors. Join if you don't feel motivated enough to study and need someone to sit with you to study.

Rules:

No one shall unmute themselves and create disruptions(i'll mute your mic if you dont notice that you're unmuted)

If you wanna turn on your camera to study, you can. But dont create any disruptions intentionally.

You HAVE to study. Please don't procrastinate. We have to study hard to create a great future for ourselves.

The link:

meet.google.com/nkr-onvv-gtk

Your presence is highly appreciated.

I kept losing track of things because Canvas and Google Classroom each only show part of my workload, and the planner apps I tried were either ugly or missing something.

So I built one that holds assignments, exams, reminders, a weekly class schedule and notes in one place: https://planiverse.org

I'm curious how people here actually keep track of deadlines. What's the one feature a planner needs for you to keep using it?

Hey everyone,

I’m a psych student currently staring at a mountain of reading for a required research methods & statistics module. Normally, I love human behavior topics , but this specific material is so dense and dry that my brain literally refuses to process it. Every 5 minutes, I catch myself zoning out, staring out the window, or reorganizing my desk for the third time today.

Tomorrow is my first midsem paper(IAT)

And iam still not prepared i dont know what to do, it is like iam not even stressed, cuz i think it is easy, ig ll of this is happening cuz ive maded a habit of laziness due to those big holidays after 12th boards.

I dont even know how to study.

I cant even force myself to study 3 hr straight

Iam more into tech as iam an engineering 1st year student (IT), i can study things related to tech, AI models, languages, and more, but i lack at studying maths, BEE, EM, i dunno what happens to me its jut i lack attention in allat 💔

Anybody up for group study for Judiciary and Apo exams so to gain competitive spirit

DM if interested

How many hours do you study, how is that broken down between subjects,

What study methods have you found to be the most effective for each subject

And how often do you practice active recall and reread your notes?

I am a 23f student with adhd who has her exams coming up from November, from tonight I will try to accomplish my study goals everyday, after completing atleast two hours[ even that is hard for me] I will edit the post and I will only share the truth, I will edit even if i don't study at all.

I tried like so many things to help me in studying- like putting devices in an another room, turning on study audio pomodoro method, 8d audio, healthy brain foods and etc. and I cannot focus on any task except for some times where I have a boost and finish things quick. And i dont think its ADHD because so many times when i am rushing to finish things like 30 minutes be4 the deadline i can not focus and my work is usually barely touched/finished. Why do I procrastinate too much?!?! and usually there are distractions everywhere 😭( btw im a G6 help me 🥀)

I am having 23 exams in 30 days, and I have 6 left. They're back to back from this Wednesday to next Tuesday, with the only break on Sunday. They're 2.5 hour long finals, and from 3 PM to 5:30 PM. I feel massively underprepared. How much sleep can I live on? I'm a third year undergrad majoring in Physics and minoring in Maths (11 courses total, finals of 6 remaining).

What are some tips /resources you have that helped you with history classes ? I’m in world civilizations 2 and they use the mcgraw hill for textbooks and it’s dog shit . I can never easily find anything to read more about something I’m writing about but I don’t want to rely too heavily on just an internet search.
I love history but I’m just struggling to make connections with all the information being thrown at me with little context, my prof gives us reading power points instead of only reading from the textbook itself and the textbook readings are also lacking in some context that would be helpful. Thanks !

Hello, I usually study the night before, but I really need to do good on my next exam so I want to study before.

All of the content that will be on the exam has been covered. I have access to all the slides, the lectures and transcripts, and the textbook. I also took my own notes.

I was planning on making anki flash cards while going over the lecture videos and transcript, and study that every day. But anything else I should do? maybe watch youtube videos breaking down things I dont fully understand?

Please dont take this as me being all high and mighty and oh wow look at me I never had to study, but it is true. I live in ireland and am in 6th year, where at the end you take big exams (the leaving cert) which basically decide if you get into a course or not.

So these exams are a ways away yet, in june, but there is soo much material it is recommended to have already started studying by now. but in every test I have ever had, tbh I have never had to try that hard and i get a really good score, so i have never had to get a proper long plan together and I am afraid that even if I do - a part of me will think its pointless as I could get the results without putting in much work.

I really, really dont want to fall into this trap so I was wondering if anyone had any advice, thanks!

During my bachelor’s, I struggled to do well in what I was studying. Some classmates seemed to have found their method and got good grades, while I kept studying without much progress. I’d be curious how it went for you! Last time you got stuck on something you were studying, what did you do? and if your way of studying ever changed, what triggered it?

I m unable to study even after drinking coffee I feel sleepy. This is happening since 3 days

I feel the reason would be I m tired of studying everyday

Tell me how to get that fire back

Apart from what study says:
How well you think you do during and after study on 6 hours of sleep or less.

- Are you able to recall what you have studied the next day?
- Are you able to study productivly on 6 hours of sleep and less?
- For those who take:caffeine: Do you think it helps you with memory retention/productivity?

(Please answer based on your own experience rather than what study says)

I need to figure out how to properly study from textbooks. I’ve seen a lot of videos talking about textbooks, and it seems like everyone has a different answer.

I find that I enjoy reading and I generally remember a lot of what I read. I took a high school AP history class where I read and took notes on the entire textbooks and read through each chapter. I aced the class and did very well, but then I just honestly used AI for everything else during my time in HS. I did well when I studied the textbook, but I am not faced with multiple classes and I’m not really sure how to go about studying on my own.

I’m taking stem classes next semester, and methods like the SQR3 seem too time consuming. Other people say to read the intro, conclusion, headings, and then read all the way through and take notes. Others say to just skim the book, or read the first and last sentence of every paragraph. I do not know lmao. But my goal is this: do extremely well on the test, but also really learn the material. I just enjoy learning, and would feel like I’m sorta cheating or missing out on valuable information otherwise? I feel a bit paralyzed because I just don’t know which method is “right” or “better.” Anki is cool, but am I supposed to create flashcards for ALL my classes? I think I could do this for 1-2 classes, but NO WAY I could the full method for classes like chem, bio, ochem, biochem, physics, calc, etc. like maybe one at a time. But I need to do really well in these classes too, and just learn this shit.

My goals: do really well on tests, but also REALLY learn this material.

Unsure if this is the place for it but I keep seeing study tips videos telling me to make a study guide for an exam. Where I'm from, a guide just means past papers. Also what actually consitutes a study guide?

Like, we need to write proper, detailed answers in exams, not just remember concepts and connections. How do you make mind maps that actually help you write answers?

Hello!!

Im a paramedic student and while im doing good in all my other classes Anatomy & Physiology is my worse class. I need a 60% to pass and i keep getting 58% which is so close but so far 😭.

I haven’t really studied before because i never really needed to throughout my law degree but medical stuff is a whole different ball game.

I haven’t ADHD and i honestly find it hard to study and keep things like in my brain. Anyone here with ADHD have a good way to study or a good way to study Anatomy is general?