geology under the stars

So many classes I have taken just have a midterm and then a cumulative final. And these seem so daunting and scary because it can literally make you fail the class if you do bad on one. Studying for these major exams is so stressful too. You have months of material to sift through.

It's not hopeless and you don't need to stress so much! I have some tips to help after years of stress and tears.

If your teacher relies heavily on the textbook, find the chapter summaries and use those as a guide. Those will highlight the main topics in the chapter. It will help you identify what you know well and what you need to study.

If you have quizzes in the class, study the quiz questions. Chances are the test will have some of the same or very similar questions. Teachers love to recycle.

Get a separate sheet of paper. Go through your notes and write down important dates/time frames. Make a new section. Write down important people or species. New section. Major events/key words. New section. Numbers/equations/formulas. New section. Subjects and topics covered. New section. Other important things like experiments or super important things. Congrats! You now have a set of skeleton notes with the bare bones. This is going to be your holy grail. It has all the big important information without the messy, niche details. Don't write the meanings of any of these things. Just write them in a list. Below is an example of my last start to one of these.

Review any homework assignments

Look at vocab. If you understand the vocab and when to use the words, you're in a really good spot.

Have a good understanding of all the major subjects and a really good understanding of a few main niche things from each subject.

You won't know everything and that's ok. Don't try to know everything.

Officially going back to school! I'm a bit nervous but also extremely proud that I've followed through on this decision. I got a head start on some readings before the semester started (working full time means I need all the head start I can squeeze in), but this first week is essentially going to be spent figuring out what the time management is going to look like.

I spent all of last night sorting through the desk clutter and setting things up for studying. I'm really happy with the end result, it looks fairly ~aesthetic~ but still personalized to suit me and my needs.

We welcomed in the new semester with dense fog- highly unusual for this area. But fitting for fall and hunkering down to study.

Mapping folded sediments from the Rhenohercynian Sea (its all dasberg)

August 28th, 2023

study evening!! 🔬

100 Days of Productivity [Day: 5]

marketing articles & mug snacks. between finishing up units, critical research, & scheduling dilemmas, I think I’ve finally found my rhythm in terms of a daily routine. it’s been nice having the time to focus on my hobbies a little bit more amidst the increased workload. that’s not to say I developed these habits overnight; but it still feels really good to finally be here. now’s just to make sure i maintain this lol

Rainy and Artsy Dark Academia moodboard