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— 1.2.2021 💫 studygram

happy february everyone!!! we’re slowly but surely making some progress and this week is quite full:

writing another political anthropology essay

attend 2 lectures (starting from the end of march i’ll have 4 lectures a week)

how to self motivate & learn on your own when your university goes online 

☁️ map out your entire course(s)

make a list of everything you need to know by the end of the term.

add HOW you will learn each outcome (textbook sections, online lecture videos e.t.c.).

make a list of all assignments you need to complete and their due dates.

☁️ make a longterm plan

add all important dates to a calendar. I personally prefer to put them on my phone and set alerts. 

make your own due-dates of when you will have outcomes learned by, based on when you will have to understand those concepts to complete assignments and assessments.

☁️ set up a work-only space

set up an area in your home that is for study/work only! make this a place where you’re able to focus without distraction.

☁️ mimic a class schedule

attend any live online classes as they occur

take notes from any pre-recorded lectures when you would usually have that lecture in a day

OR: make your own class schedule with the same number of hours per course that you had during the regular semester

keeping to a regular schedule ensures you’re on track and keeping up

☁️ ask for help!

don’t be afraid to contact your instructors and TAs!

College is something that we hear about during all of our lives. Being growing up while watching movies, being later in high school when teachers and ourselves start to talk more and more about, and especially when the time to make a decision came by.

The truth is that the process of entering college can be different from person to person and place to place, but the ways that we try to make our lives easier during those times can be applied to any college student. So I decided to share some advice that helped me, a student starting her senior year in college, survive till now.

Integration is key.

    Sometimes people start college with the mindset that they are there to have a degree and yes! that is true, but this experience is more than just studying. Even if you are shy try your best to socialize with other people, to meet people in your classes, your year and even older. I promise you that this experience, this stage of your life has a different value when you do it accompanied by people that you feel comfortable with.

    I know that with COVID-19 situation many people are still having all classes in an online format, but we still can socialize with people in that way. We both know that, so let’s try! Let’s make friends and conquer our degrees with good memories!

Stop cramming the night before.

    With time management we can put the “Let’s study everything in the last minute technique away”. Stop procrastinating and start using your time wisely. Because you can have a good note once in a test that you used this technique, but it was worth it? The sleepless night, the fatigue and the anxiety were worth it? I don’t think so!

     Let’s use this night just for a quick revision, but especially for rest.

Ask for help if you need.

  I know that something that everyone tells is that the teachers don’t care about us, but I am sure that if you have doubts they will help you. Your teacher, another one that is nicer and also teaches that class or some other student that had an excellent note is available to help you. Don’t be afraid to ask, someone will be there I promise you.

Learn how to manage your life the fastest you can.

   What I mean is: learn how you can manage your time and money wisely so that you don’t have bad surprises. Because every one of us, college students, had a bad experience with exams or spending because we didn’t manage your life correctly.

   Try to find ways to manage your time so you can study, relax and social with your friends, creating a study plan for example. Besides that, start tracking your expenses and do a budget so you can be less broke at the end of the month ;)

Your experience at your own pace.

   We are all different people with different needs so don’t feel pressure to start or finish your degree at the same pace at others. Sometimes, we need time to find yourselves, to rest because our bodies can’t take anymore and it is fine. Do it at your pace and for you, ALWAYS!

Student discounts are your best friend.

    Let’s just all of us be thankful that being a student sometimes has benefits. Use and abuse of student discounts for your friends’ gatherings and shopping time, it will help you save more money than you can imagine.

Don’t skip class.

    I don’t know about you, but paying for studying for me is probably the best motivation for going to every class. I hate spending money and something that I’m not enjoying, so if I have to pay I am definitely going to be in that class.

11.16.19 || a spread from one of my busiest weeks in college so far + a reading about friendship for my ethics class that made me very emotional

i feel like every time i come on here to make an original post it’s just like “hey i haven’t been active lately or updated in a while, sorry, also this spread is long overdue and here’s a mini life update” and honestly? ive just accepted it.

4.2.20

The science lab at my school and some doodles made with chlorophyll from spinach.

@endymionstudies November Study Challenge

3. what’s your favorite way to wind down after a long day?

11/25/19