Biotechnology

11th May 2019

when you’ve run out of coffee and green tea so you resort to hot lemon to solve all your problems 🍋🌻

My classic almond milk caramel macchiato and my thesis presentation. Taken a week ago.

I swear I’m alive and productive I’m just taking time off from posting to rest my brain and sort out my summer plans.

04.04.2019

april 8th, 10:33 pm took these in my favourite co-working space !! u kno i dont think i’ve actually posted photos of my mossery planner before huh ! i’m so excited for this week to be over and to finally be on break !! my geo ia is due tomorrow night so ! let’s stay strong for that !! stay safe everyone and remember to take healthy breaks when you’re working !! c:

so ive given up on the 100dop (i know terribly irresponsible of me) because i just dont have the time to upload as often as id like to and stay authentic to you guys!! i really hate having spreads finished and notes written weeks or months before posting so ill just stick to queuing thing instead?? or like…post when i wanna? im still figuring that out.

Beginning of April spread

1. start studying a week before every quiz/test. seriously.

2. watch youtube videos/ted talks on the topics you are learning about.

3. get lots of sleep! sleep helps you process the day’s events, including what you learned.

4. write out your notes. it’s proven that handwritten notes help you learn better than typed out notes.

5. don’t just read what your professor gives you. find academic journals, books, etc. that correspond with your subjects.

6. read the news! especially in the social sciences/humanities, connecting concepts with current events helps you understand and process more easily.

7. exercise! this doesn’t have to be going on runs or lifting weights, it could even just be going for a 20 minute walk. just get your blood pumping, it’ll help you focus.

8. study at your desk. it may be tempting to study in bed, but your brain connects your bed with sleep, so you’ll get tired more quickly.

9. reviewing notes doesn’t have to be something you sit down and do for an hour. skim through them and test your memory while eating breakfast!

10. expand your study time throughout the day to avoid burnout. for example, rather than studying for 5 hours straight, study for an hour here and there in between your activities.

11. make your notes organized and easy to read, but not distracting. bright colors and flashy notes may seem better, but can sometimes distract from the purpose of the notes.

12. use apps such as quizlet. this way, you can go through definitions while waiting in lines or walking to class.

13. it’s more important to know concepts rather than facts. for example, you should be able to take what you know and apply it to different situations, not just the situation the textbook gives you.

14. just because the professor doesn’t require you to read textbook, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t. it helps explain concepts in a different way than your professor, and a lot of times hearing two different explanations for the same concept helps you understand it.

15. read in advance. read the textbook before your professor begins going over the chapter, so when he/she does, you can easily follow what they are saying.

16. do any extra credit work that comes your way. even if you don’t need the extra boost now, you might later.

17. go to class!! if you always skip class and show up at office hours completely lost on the concepts, they’ll laugh in your face. they’ll take you 100x more seriously if you show up.

18. however, if you are sick, take a day off. it’s more beneficial to you in the long run. 

19. learn how to say “no”. if you have an 8 am the next day, don’t stay out until midnight with your friends. 

hello y’all!! i got foot surgery this week and so i haven’t been at school at all (rip me after spring break)

anyway here is a bujo spread dedicated to actual queen of my heart inej ghafa (fave soc character; it’s not even a competition). i always associate her with green and grey (ironically my high school’s colors ha) green because she grows a lot in the course of the duology and grey because of her alter ego as “the wraith” and all the ghostly-ness that implies. but i probably think too much about inej tbh.

If your teacher explains 1000 topics in one hour, is always complaining about how little time there’s to teach his subject and you end up with pages and pages of notes, I’ve got some tips for you.

Here is what I do when I have the slides/presentation before hand. All you need is Microsoft One Note.

Before class.

I don’t do much, since I’m too busy with other things

Download the presentation (in .pdf)

On One Note:  Insert > File Printout, this will insert a picture of your slides.

During class.

One Note let’s you write basically everywhere

Type what the professor is saying that’s not on the slides.

Draw: I LOVE THIS, and it’s the main reason I use this software

I use the highliter to highit what the professor said that’s already written on the presentation.

Use any other pen as you would in real life (it works perfectly fine with your mouse, that’s what I do)

Whenever the professor draws on the board, do it too! This is specially helpful in biology or chemistry classes

After class.

I usually summarize my notes by hand (but retyping them works good too)

Make sure you understand every concept

Hi Anon!

That’s totally ok, since they’re both in the field of Biology! Your academics and research background are still applicable. 

However, I would recommend gaining some research experience in Plant Bio or Bioinformatics more so for your own benefit so you can see how you like being in those areas. Something that might look great on paper may not be right in person, and vice versa.