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8 March 2025

Never in my life have I wanted a 3 - the lowest passing grade - as badly as I do right now. The first crystallochem test is this Wednesday but by that time I'll definitely have lost my mind.

Day 5 🤕

04.03.2025

28 February 2025

The new semester started by chewing me up and spitting me out. I told my thesis supervisor today that crystallochemistry turned out to be even more difficult than I'd thought it would, to which he happily said it only means I'll learn many new things. I told him I'm afraid it'll be the first exam I'll have ever failed and he just gave me a big smile and said, "you?". Unwavering faith 🥹

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Log: 5th March ☑ Morning shower _journal ☑ Review & edit thesis section ☑ Research: EV battery degradation models ☑ Read: Age of Revolutions ☑ _call home + stretch ☑ Organize project files

Study+ Self care= "StudyCare"

this is the first part of my newest series, subject-specific study tips. please enjoy & check out my other posts :)

there is no "easy" way to succeed in math. the first thing you need to recognize is that math is the hardest subject you have, meaning you need to spend the most time on it. there aren't any easy hacks to help you here.

practice, practice, practice. the goal in math is to learn, not memorize. the only way to succeed in math is by practicing questions over and over again until you have completely understood the material.

do not leave a single stone unturned or you will regret it lol. even if you don't understand a small, tiny, seemingly irrelevant detail i guarantee you it will be on the test.

always ask your teachers questions. preferably ask them in class, because there will be someone who has the same questions as you, but after class works too. just make sure to write them in a notebook so you can remember the questions.

redo the homework, focusing on the hardest questions. most of the time your test will be harder than the homework. go over all your homework and select the most difficult questions to solve.

time yourself. make sure you can solve the problems under a time constraint, one similar to the test. not only do you need to get each problem correct, you also need to do so under time constraints.

review previous and new work before going to class. even if you don't understand it, always try to stay on top of what you're doing. seeing the material previously helps reinforce it better.

sleep well. before every math class, make sure you're alert and awake, because math classes move fast.

Preparing for the second semester:

I wrote down in my planner important dates: assignments, exams, meetings, etc. I also like having everything on my phone, so I added everything to my apple calendar.