Cramaton

As a student of political science, philosophy (until now) and cultural anthropology (from the beginning of my next semester), the question I asked myself at the start of my first semester was, “How can I study 1000 pages of my summaries, of plain text consisting of facts, social coherences and philosophical theories?“

I was lost in the whirlpool for my first few weeks of the semester, but in the end I started writing my summaries for each exam and studied intensively using flashcards.

I write the definition, facts or any other form of information in bullet points on one side and on the other side, I write the keyword in the center and the number of bullet points in the lower right hand corner.

Then, I test myself using all the flash cards and assign the flash cards to categories. "Most Confident“, "Confident“ and "Least Confident/Not confident at all“ depending on the number of bullet points I knew. I go through the three piles until all flash cards are in the "Most confident“ category.

1) Being a rebound sucks, especially if you have feelings for that person. 

2) It’s okay not to have had your first kiss when you get to college, or even while your still in college. Or that first date. Or even be a virgin. 

3) Don’t let anyone pressure you into anything whether it’s dating this person you kinda know, or losing your virginity. Don’t give into the peer pressure man. 

4) You CAN tell people to fuck off, especially if they’re being a toxic person towards you. 

5) If you go to a party, NEVER leave your drink unattended. Shit can happen and that’s just not cool. 

6) Have a designated driver (DD) when going out. Always have a backup friend you can call in case your DD is irresponsible and starts drinking, make sure you can get home safe. 

7) Start looking for a job six months before you’re about to graduate. It’ll save you YEARS of frustration. 

8) Workout. Even when you have no time. It’ll not only make you feel better, it’ll give you the motivation to get all of that hard work done. 

9) Don’t drunk text. Sometimes it works out in the end, but most of the time you fuck up some good ass relationships. Don’t drunk text ex’s either, that fucking sucks. 

10) Remember this, even when you’re drunk, you’re responsible for your actions as is everyone else. Also when you’re drunk: you’re still the same you just your inhibitions are down. So whatever you said “truthfully” while drunk, is probably some feeling within sober you. 

11) Own up to your decisions. Never say “This didn’t matter,” or “forget about it,” especially when you were drunk. You might have forgotten about it, because you didn’t remember in the first place-but the person who took care of your drunken ass hasn’t, and it’s super hurtful. 

12) Laminate your notes if you swim or decide to go in the hot tub for a workout/study sess

13) If drinking in the dorms+security in your building/RA’s=don’t play loud music. Security+noise complaint=bad news for you

14) Your health (and mental health) comes first before all else

15) Taking a year off isn’t a bad thing, taking four years off is

16) Networking is just as important if not more important than your actual classes. Get to know a variety of people from all different backgrounds and majors. This will help you out someday, for a job or for life. 

17) GO. TO. CLASS. 

18) Follow #17, seriously. 

19) High school was not the greatest four years of your life. College well…it really isn’t either. 

20) If you like someone fucking ask them out. The worst they can say is no. Don’t play mind games or drop hints, be straightforward. You save yourself and them a lot of stress that way. 

21) Don’t be a “man child.” 

22) Don’t tell other people that your problems are worse than theirs. You don’t know what they’re going through. Don’t say that your major is better than theirs. It really isn’t.

23) Everyone has skeletons in their closet

24) Self motivation is necessary

25) Don’t go into a relationship for “all the wrong reasons” 

26) A “Break” in a relationship doesn’t exist. A “break” means a “break-up” is soon to follow

27) Don’t break up with someone and get back together because you were lonely or “being in a relationship is better than not being in one at all” 

28) If there are any signs of mental/physical abuse in a relationship and your friends are telling you this isn’t healthy-GET THE HELL OUTTA DODGE MAN. Your friends are your friends for a reason, they got your back. 

29) Dudes- you will never be surrounded by so many people your age ever again. Take advantage, not by sleeping with everyone but by finding someone you really enjoy spending time with. Once you graduate, this becomes so much harder, and you’ll often wish “but what if…” 

30) Get skills, not knowledge. Especially get street smarts. In college book smarts might be everything but out in the real world street smarts are everything. If you can’t interact with a customer via customer service for example, a lot of employers aren’t going to be willing to hire you. 

31) Never go to bed angry. When someone leaves always say goodbye, or I love you. Never drive angry. 

32)There’s a good chance that you will never have as much free time and as little responsibility as you do in college again, until you retire that is. Don’t waste it. 

33) Guys who say they are “nice guys?” They’re assholes. Guys who are nice and treat you right are the best. 

34) Don’t shame someone for how much she has sex. Don’t call her a bitch or a slut or a whore or a cunt. What she does with her life is none of your concern. Unless she’s sleeping around with another girl’s man. That’s a huge no-no sister. 

35) Never let a friend drive angry or drunk! Never drive angry or drunk yourself! 

36) Extroverts, introduce your introverted friends to the world. Introverts, just enjoy the ride. 

37) If someone changes gender pronouns/names, just be respectful. But if the cashier had no way of knowing or calls you “dude,” and you scream at them, I will slap you with a goddamn canoe paddle. 

38) If it’s not your secret to tell, don’t spill. Let them tell when the time is right. 

39) Everyone has a hidden side no one knows about except themselves. if you are privvy to this, keep your trap shut. 

40) Blood is thicker than water, but sometimes water is just as thick. Your family may grow and include those not related to you. 

41) There is no such thing as a “friend zone.” Either the human saw you as a friend, or you weren’t straight forward about what you wanted and they came to value you as a friend anyway. 

42) Everybody is bad at something, not everyone is perfect. 

43) Don’t go for someone in a relationship. If you fuck them while their in a relationship and/or fuck them and then when they’re done with that other person, date them, you’re the worst type of person. 

44) Ladies, always have sex with a condom. Don’t believe the guy when they say they can “quick, pull out.” 

45) If you’re uncomfortable, don’t do it. If someone doesn’t understand the meaning of the word “no” and keeps bringing something up, cut ties with that person. 

46) communication is the key to all relationships. 

47) You can platonically cuddle with those of the opposite gender. 

48) Some tall gals love shorter dudes. Shorter dudes not all hope is lost. 

49) Dick size doesn’t matter, it’s how they use it. 

50) enjoy college to the fullest, it goes by A LOT faster than you could ever imagine, and sometimes you might even miss it. 

51) Don’t expect your Significant Other to do everything you like to do or be “perfect.” 

52) A little of a thing can go a long way. Too much of a thing can create a disaster. Being stubborn is a trait that works well with this rule. 

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For any college students or incoming college students reading this, you know or will soon know the pain and stress that is registering for next term’s classes. :’-) I developed this system my sophomore year and it has not only been the most effective, but also the most successful in getting the classes I need. Of course, every school does their registration process differently, so I’ll briefly explain how my university does it before continuing.

About halfway through each term, registration rolls around for the upcoming term. There are 8 brackets for each year (fr/so/jr/sr) categorized by last name. For example, my last name starts with a C so I fall in the Junior A-C bracket. Each of the brackets has a set time that their registration period opens, and it’s important that you register as soon as your bracket is allowed to register as classes and sections will fill up fast. This is especially true for classes with good meeting times (i.e., not 8-am’s), or classes that are split up over 2-3 days as opposed to having one 3-hour lecture. 

As a sophomore I tried to create 2-3 schedules in the event certain classes filled up before I could register for them, and I highly recommend you also do this if you’re an underclassmen. However, now that I’m a junior/rising senior, I register before a lot of students and am more guaranteed to get the classes I want. 

Now, for the important part: how to stay organized! This is done on Microsoft OneNote, but it can be easily translated into whatever you want to use, whether that be GoodNotes or Google Docs or even a physical notebook.

My general system:

1. If you get given a registration PIN or something similar, write it at the top under the semester you’re registering for. That way if you have to go back and change classes or drop them, you have it in an easy-to-access location.

2. Write out all the details of your classes – including the full name, course code, credits, meeting dates/times, and CRN’s. This helps you fully see if you got everything you need for the next semester.

3. Visualize your classes using colored blocks on a weekly agenda. This helps you see when you’ll have free time, how long you’ll be in class, and which days are your “heavy” days. 

4. Keep your CRNs on an end-column of your table. I do this because I copy and paste my CRNs from my table to my registration page, and it’s easiest if it’s on the end so I don’t have to worry about accidentally copying something else in the rush of registration.

5. Be ready to think on your toes if one of your classes gets full before you can register for it. I used to have several schedules set up because usually only one or two classes will fill up, as opposed to every single one. Account for this.

Most importantly: take deep breaths! You can always talk to your advisor if something goes wrong and they can help you get on waitlists and adjust your schedule so you get what you need. Be open to early morning or late night classes, I found I actually don’t mind evening classes after being forced into one. College is about figuring out how you function best in school, so be open to change and try to go with the flow – not everything is going to be perfect.

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based on this post, with my own additions. these tips can be used both for school tasks and for everyday tasks like cooking or cleaning, but they are mostly focussed on school!

not working because you feel tired?

eat and drink something! often I don’t notice that I’m hungry or thirsty and just feel really fatigued and don’t know why. then I eat/drink and feel better really quickly!

have something with a bit of caffeine.

try to expose yourself to natural (or at least bright) light.

do a mini workout to get your heart pumping. skipping is fun?

keep yourself stimulated. play upbeat music, use bright colours in your notes, etc.

not working because you’re struggling to think straight or or organise your thoughts?

talk through what you need to get done with a friend, your teacher/professor, etc. they can help you organise your thoughts around the task and come up with a plan!

break the task up into small, easy to approach chunks. write them down.

use a visual planning method like a mindmap to organise your thoughts - putting them down like this can help you sort out the confusing tangled mess of thoughts in your brain.

not working because you feel bored or frustrated with the task and are struggling to push through it?

reward yourself for completing parts of the task (keep the reward non-distracting though, or it can lead to the next problem!). you could set up an accountability system with a friend - they could, for example, promise to bake you something if you manage to get a task done on time.

list the reasons why you should finish the task. use these as motivation.

relieve your restless energy by doing something active during your breaks (like working out), and by keeping yourself stimulated while working on the task (for example by using a fidget toy).

if it’s frustrating because it’s difficult, get help!

modify the task to make it a bit more fun. relate it back to your interests, use fun stationery, etc. this might involve asking your teacher/professor if you can complete an alternate task. they’re usually pretty accommodating.

not working because you’re distracted by other activities?

use an app like ‘Forest’ to encourage you to work solidly on your task for a period of time without getting distracted.

block distracting websites.

write down thoughts and activities that you want to come back to later after finishing your task, rather than getting caught up in them.

related to above - use the Chrome extension ‘Tab Snooze’ to put distracting browser tabs away for later.

if you don’t need internet for your task, go work somewhere where you can’t access the internet.

not working because you feel stressed about the task and trying to do it makes you feel worse?

try the two-minute rule - work on the task for just two minutes. you might find that after this time the initial anxiety around starting the task has faded and you can continue to work on it.

similarly, break your task up into small, manageable chunks and approach them one-by-one. remember that something is better than nothing, even if that something is just writing out the subheadings in your report.

try to make your work environment calm and comfy to soothe you while you work on the task - turn a heater on if you like it to be warm, keep the space minimal and organised, play calm music, etc.

Last year I hated learning, I hated studying. I hated everything to do with with learning and almost refused to do it. This mixed with mental health problems created terrible study habits.

After a while I realised that I didn’t hate learning I hated school. I hated being forced to be around people and getting socially overwhelmed and I hated being forced to look at topics in ways that didn’t suit me.

I had to almost force myself to love to learn again and now I enjoy it! I love learning new things and take my own time to do it. I have increased my study habits and am slowly teaching myself to love certain aspects of school.

Here are some tips to teach yourself to love learning:

MINDSET! This to me is the biggest game changer. Last year I constantly said “I can’t do this” and “I’m bad at everything”. This makes you not want to continue to learn because what’s the point. Try the ideas of affirmations! It may sound cringe but if you really have to then look in the mirror at the start of everyday and say “I can do this”.

Remind yourself of your goals. What is your motivation? Think of where you could be and strive to be there. Before you begin studying think of where you will be and at the end of studying think of how much closer you are to that goal.

Choose the right subjects! Don’t do something that doesn’t interest you just because you think you should. Choose something that excites you. For me I may be good at something but hate it so I don’t revise it as much and so I don’t progress further whilst in a subject I’m mediocre at but live I’ll want to constantly revise so I get better at it constantly.

Learn a different way to the way you do in school. Maybe you have a bad teacher who basically reads from the textbook in a mediocre voice and then you answer a list of questions on that and learn nothing new SO forget what that lesson was about. Just erase it from your mind. Use the textbook and other things to guide your learning and teach yourself to learn in a way you like. (Presentations, mindmaps, teaching to others)

If you get bored then have things around you to stimulate your senses. Maybe learning is boring so have some gum for taste, music for hearing etc.

Reward yourself! I’m gathering you may have seen gummy bears on a page at the end of a section so you get a sweet when you do that reading. Maybe this works or maybe you get to go on YouTube or wait till the end for a mars bar or you go out on the weekend if you do all your homework.

Anyway those are some ideas. Some to actually help you love learning and others to help you if you get bored with learning.

Hopefully this helps but if you have any questions you can send an ask :)

Ok. Listen. I just graduated college on time with two degrees, a minor, and a 3.9 GPA, and now that it’s back-to-school time for some of you folks (my grad program doesn’t start until September) I’ve been seeing some study tips that are half-useful but mostly bullshit. So I’m here to give you some tips for collegiate success as a person who was pretty successful in the collegiate realm.

1) The Three to One Rule is Useless

Here’s the truth. Some classes are going to require minimal effort. Some are going to require more than three hours of outside study time per credit. It’s not a good rule of thumb because different people have different skills and take different amounts of time to do shit. For organic chemistry, you might be spending more 9 hours per week studying (and according to the success rates of some of my peers, I recommend you spend at least that much time on o-chem). But there’s also, say, Oceanography. I took that class. I studied/put in work… maybe an hour per week, and it was a three credit class. But I also took a class that was 3 credits called 18th Century America, and I would say I probably put something like 10-15 hours per week doing the readings and assignments for that class. It just depends, you guys. Figure out what works for each class and then distribute your time accordingly (and don’t waste time studying for something you very obviously know and have already aced). 

2) Study When You Can

Sometimes you have to cram. I don’t recommend it, but it happens. If you do, use the whole day before to go over stuff and test yourself. Do not do it the morning of, don’t do it right before the test. That is useless. If you have a good memory, you can study the night before/two days before.

That said, if memorization and improvisation aren’t your strong suits, do go over your notes at the end of each day, and if you don’t get something, as your prof or your TA or your friend who definitely knows what they’re doing. Talking about it will only help you remember it more.

Overall, study when you can find the time. Sometimes that means staying off twitter for a few minutes and reviewing your notes instead, but if you’re paying good money for higher education (and I assume you are), don’t waste it by never studying or blowing off an exam. 

3) Manage Your Time, But…

Just because you manage your time to make school a priority does not mean that you should let the other things in your life fall by the wayside. People often forget basic self care when they put school before everything else. Remember to shower and brush your teeth and take a minute for yourself because life is a lot and school is just a small part of your life. You cannot let time management become a synonym for school > everything else. It just means that you need to spend all of your time wisely, whether that’s getting some socialization in there or eating dinner or doing homework or taking a shower.

4) You Are Allowed to Forget Stuff

Look. I recommend always having more than one writing utensil, but you can forget one day. You can forget a notebook or a textbook every once and a while. I did, and yet I succeeded with flying colors. Definitely try not to be rushed all the time, but don’t freak out if you grabbed the wrong notebook. Just take down notes and staple them into the right one, or however you do it. 

Also, yeah, your college profs aren’t here to attend to your personal needs, but if you have a class on one side of the campus and only ten minutes to get to the class on the other side of the campus, see if you can leave early or let the prof know that you’re going to be a few minutes late because you can only cross a mile so fast. Professors are far more understanding than they let on (some of them aren’t, but they’re just dicks, and you’ll either have to deal with that or be prepared to challenge them).

And, of course, if you’re struggling, ask for help. Profs want you to succeed, actually, and if they don’t, then it might be time for a discussion with the chair of the department.

5) Stay Organized, Whatever That Means

Some people stay organized with color-coded pens, tabs, and a designer planner. Some people have the patience for bullet journals. Some people write their assignments down on their phones, or set a google/apple calendar alert. However you remember things, just remember them. What’s organized to you won’t be organized for someone else, and what’s organized for someone else might not look organized to you. There is no objective way to stay organized. I don’t recommend trying to store everything inside your head, but you’ll figure out what works for you. 

6) You Don’t Always Need to Read/You Don’t Always Need to Take Notes

Some classes are really important, some are not; some textbooks are really useful, some are not; taking notes can be effective, or they could be useless to you by the time the exam or essay rolls around. I took very light notes for my Brit Lit class (and did 75% of the reading), my World Drama class (90% of the reading), my Monuments in History capstone (20% of the reading), and I got A’s in all of those classes. I took heavy notes for Biology and Western Mythology and read about half of what was assigned. I took no notes for my Anthropology of Sex & Reproduction class, but I read absolutely everything. 

It will probably take you about three weeks to figure out your prof’s teaching style. If it’s an English class, you’re gonna need to read most of it. If it’s a science class, maybe not. If you only have a midterm and a final, and not tests i between those, you might want to keep the textbook handy. But different classes have different requirements, just like they do with the number of hours you spend studying. So you know, act accordingly.

7) Read The Assigned Chapter Before Class, But Don’t Read Ahead

Look, most profs are gonna tell you to read the chapter before class on Monday, or maybe they’ll give you until Wednesday, so you should read in advance. But unless a prof says to read ahead, you really don’t need to read ahead, especially if you have content-based reading quizzes. It just gets really confusing and getting ahead is only necessary when you know that otherwise you’ll get behind. I mean, read ahead if you want to, but know that you probably don’t have to.

8) Show Up, For Fuck’s Sake

Look, showing up is the easiest thing in the world. And I know what having those 8am/9am classes is like. I’ll admit, I didn’t show up half the time to my 9am freshman philosophy class, but I bet I wouldn’t have failed two tests if I’d shown up (I still got an A in the class, don’t worry, there were a lot of assignments and one test didn’t count for much). I just wanted to sleep. But if you show up and pay attention, you’re more than likely going to get a lot of out of the class.

Oh, and if your prof takes attendance. Show up. Especially if it’s a small class. Trust me, they’ll notice, and it will be so embarrassing. 

But also, don’t sweat it if you’re sick one day or sleep through the alarm. It fucking happens, and like I’ve said before, profs are pretty understanding most of the time. 

9) Take Notes However Works For You

Some people use that weird method of dividing the paper in half hot-dog style, and that’s fine. Some people scribble shit down that no one else can read. Don’t feel pressured to rewrite your notes unless you can’t understand them. Do not review right after class - give your brain some fucking time to process that shit. But maybe review in the next 48 hours, it’ll help you be ready for the next class.

10) Don’t Be On Your Phone

Unless you’re literally not learning anything. I spent more time in my Geography class on my phone or computer getting useful things done or playing games than I did actually learning anything from the professor. In my Asian History class, the teacher was mediocre at best, so my friend and I sat there in the front row and played hangman (which was kind of disrespectful but we were idiots at the time so). But if your grades slip because you’re on your phone and not paying attention, or if your teacher has to tell you more than once to get off your phone, you might have phone addiction. See someone about that, k?

11) Review? Maybe

If you choose to review your notes, do so in a quiet, calm, and un-rushed manner. Don’t just look at them - actually try to absorb them. Otherwise there’s no point in reviewing them. 

12) Study When You Can

Wait, didn’t I already have this one? Yeah. But! I saw a thing that said study early and often, which is great if you can make the time, but the truth is that if you study too early you’ll forget everything, and if you study too often you likely won’t be able to focus on other things that require your attention. So study not too long nor too shortly before the exam, and don’t study so much that your brain explodes. Give yourself a break. Have a kit-kat.

13-14) Flashcards? Mnemonic Devices? 

Use them if they work for you, and maybe try color coding them. That can help with memorization. But if they don’t work for you, don’t use them.

15) Don’t Rewrite Your Notes

Unless you can’t read them. Then definitely either rewrite them or type them up, so that they’re actually usable. 

16) Consolidate

This suggestion was actually pretty okay. Making lists and/or tables or whatever can really help, especially if you’re a visual learner. But if they don’t help you, don’t use them, because then it’s just a waste of your time.

17) Teach It To Someone Else

Yeah, this one is good, too. But make sure the person you’re explaining it to doesn’t have a lot of background knowledge, because it’s being able to explain it correctly to someone who hasn’t heard it before that really counts.

18) Is There Even Such a Thing as a Good Study Environment?

Some people can’t study on their own. I sure have a hard time of it, especially because I get distracted on my own. For me, studying with others for exams has saved my grade. But there are times or assignments that are best done on your own.

What I will say, is that when you study with other people, sometimes it’s best to study with your friends who are studying something else. My friend Breea and I had completely different majors and classes, but we made the best study partners because she could explain science to me and I could explain anthropology and history to her, and that’s how we knew we were good to go. 

19) Sleeeeeeeeeep. Plan. Deal. 

Get a good night’s sleep before an exam and try not to be late. Mean profs will not let you make up a missed exam. Good profs will, even if it was just a traffic jam. But generally speaking, try to prepare for all worst case scenarios when you have an assignment due. 

20) Ask. Questions. Jesus. Christ.

Look if you get something wrong, don’t be embarrassed or ashamed. Ask why you got it wrong, and if you think you did something right but the TA or prof just graded it wrong, feel free to point out their mistakes (in private, though, not in front of the class). Go to office hours and make use of that time, or make an appointment with a prof so that you don’t have to skip class to go to office hours.

21) Midterms and Finals Are Different. Or Not.

Ask your prof at the beginning if the final will be cumulative. If it is, keep reviewing that midterm material through the end of the class. If not, feel free to forget most of the stuff from the midterm and earlier. Each prof is different and some finals aren’t even exams, they’re papers or projects. So, you know, plan accordingly. 

22) Don’t Keep Your Fucking Textbooks

Look, unless you fell in love with a text (happens to English majors), sell back your books. And after a few weeks (or once the next term starts) throw out your notes, especially if you can’t read them or if they’re for a class you had to take for university credit but didn’t actually need for your major. 

SELL. THOSE. BOOKS. I can’t say it enough, you won’t make much, but it’ll be nice to get that lunch after finals are over. But remember, don’t sell the book until you’ve taken/turned in the final. 

23) Talk to People!

I saw something that said not to discuss grades/quizzes/tests/exams with classmates. Fuck that. I mean, try not to talk about it before the exam starts or whatever, but fucking talk about that shit. In my Mediterranean Archaeology class, we all talked about the readings before class on Fridays because we had a reading quiz and no fucking idea what the reading was about (those were some of the hardest readings ever). It was really helpful to discuss and summarize to make sure we got the point of the article. Also, like, if you’re comfortable with sharing grades, do, and if you’re not, don’t. It’s your grade, you can do whatever you want with it.

Also, if you’re unsure about something, you can ask a classmate. That’s probably a better first resource than a prof, who will get annoyed, especially if you didn’t do the reading.

THAT’S IT.