i can't i have to study

Autumnal vibes in Oxford — © Stephanie Kelley 

studyblrs range in age. I’ve seen 13 year olds and I’ve seen people in their late 30s. obviously, your age has a huge influence on your perspective, simply due to your experiences. 

studyblrs are diverse. there are so many of us from so many different backgrounds. 

each person has their own unique experiences and personality. what works for them may not work for you. doesn’t mean one method is better than the other. if it works, it works. 

most of the study tips/advice on here are posted from experience (well, they are for me anyway). the advice may seem repetitive, redundant, or counter-intuitive. doesn’t mean it didn’t work for the person posting it. 

your blog and your dashboard is what you want it to be. If you do not like the posts you are seeing, follow some new blogs that spark your interest. you control what you want to see. 

this website is a social media platform built on validation. People, myself included, want notes and followers. I’m not afraid to admit it. The whole point of this website is about notes and followers. Who doesn’t want to be acknowledged? 

i would assume that most people already understand that a picture does not describe the entire situation. We’ve all cropped and edited a photo for the internet before. 

For some people, making pretty notes may be a way to destress. I like to turn to art when I’m stressed out or anxious. I think making pretty notes or pretty journal spreads is a great form of therapy while also being productive. I mean, I could either spend 6 hours randomly painting (productive) or I could spend 6 hours taking notes and making them pretty because it relaxes me (even more productive). 

there is no wrong way to study. the way you study does not indicate intelligence or GPA. each person is different. . 

your field of study, your university, or your degree does not make you better or smarter than others. there are different kinds of intelligence. 

Proof Of Mess.

Fair warning, this is not going to be nice. But it will be honest.It’s what you need to hear, though.

Stop complaining and get your shit done. No one gets a 4.0 gpa by sitting on their ass and complaining about their professor. No. one. Printer ran out of ink in the library and your project is due in 30 minutes? Guess you’ll be sprinting to Kinkos! Need help in a class but your professor sucks and wah wah wah? Guess who’s going to tutoring hours and learning this shit on their own?? YOU. 

You HAVE to take responsibility for your own education. No one is going to hold your hand and kiss your head when you get a bad mark. You have to motivate yourself, you have to put forth your own effort. 

Take advantage of allllll the resources you are given. Email your academic advisor, talk to your TA after class, get notes and old tests form the library and for the love of God please email and go to your professor’s office hours. I don’t care how big of an asshole they are. They are people, people who have control over your grades. And being so, control over scholarships, degree plans, letters of rec, and a ton of other important shit ok. Go talk to them. Email them before the semester starts and ask about the course, express any interest you have. Make sure they know who you are. Trust me.

Your professor gets paid if you pass or fail. if you attend a major research based university, you will run into professors who honestly do not give a shit about the lecture you are in. But the thing is, you still need to get an A. If the class is large enough there will be a TA, they are a godsend. Email them, discuss, meet with them. Get through the work. It is your responsibility,

Be prepared to make sacrifices. I feel like people often forget whyyyyy they’re paying $50,000+ a year to go to college. You get your degree, you go on to better things. College is not about the parties. It is not even about your friends. College is selfishly about you and your education. I know, I know, BUT SARAH ELIZABETH-       No.         College needs to be taken advantage of. You will make friends and bfs/gfs and that’s all great and dandy but sweet lord it is NOT why you are there. If you are putting off reviewing for an important exam for chilling with friends and netflix, you have already hurt yourself. You lack the drive needed. Your grade will suffer. Fun is fine, when the time is right. But finals week, the night before your 8 am final is not the time to go out. Sorry not sorry.