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From a gpa of 2.5 to 3.5

I am finally done with my fourth semester and I can’t thank Allah enough.

I started this challenge in March, when it was the beginning of my fourth semester. I didn’t plan to keep track of how productive I was each day and I actually ended up uninstalling tumblr so that I could save time by cutting social media time.

There were days when I would not achieve a single task and there were days when I pushed myself hard to do more. Overall, throughtout the semester, I always had it at the back of my head that I needed to do more this time.

Everytime I would almost doze off in class, I reminded myself that I needed to be more attentive

Everytime time the urge to procrastinate would emerge, I would force myself to study atleast a little for the quiz next day

Everytime I wanted to just hangout with my friends and waste all my time, I would push myself to go study in the library and finish the assignment before deadline

The result of all this?

Last semester I had scored zeros in 80 percent of my quizzes whereas this time I scored an 80 percent in all my quizzes.

Last semester, I had barely made it to the average score in mid exams wheres this time I performed better than average in all subjects.

Last semester, I was so stressed during my finals and barely covered all syllabus whereas this time, I only had to simply revise 70 percent of the syllabus because I had prepared it all beforehand

Last semester, I almost went crazy because of the stress and was worried if I would even pass ( I barely passed my subjects) whereas this time, I was saved from all the worrying and tension and I was confident that I would pass with atleast and average gpa.

Last semster, my gpa was around 2.5 whereas this time, I scored a 3.5! Alhamdulillah.

The point is, it’s not impossible to improve, it’s not impossible to change your score or yourself. All you need to so is take a few steps further. Just focus on improvement and you will, without doubt, improve. You can do this.

Wa alaykum assalam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

We hope you’re well ان شاء الله .

1. The first step is to make du'a! Lots of it! Nabi ﷺ used to make this dua, and we suggest you do too ان شاء الله :

The dua is:

اللَّهُمَّ إِنِّي أَعُوذُ بِكَ مِنْ الْهَمِّ وَالْحُزْنِ وَالْعَجْزِ وَالْكَسَلِ وَالْبُخْلِ وَالْجُبْنِ وَضَلَعِ الدَّيْنِ وَغَلَبَةِ الرِّجَالِ

‘O Allaah, I take refuge in You from anxiety and sorrow, weakness and laziness, miserliness and cowardice, the burden of debts and from being over powered by men.’

2. Figure out what it is that is causing you to not study. Is it stress? Procrastination? Lack of motivation? Or any other issues?

Identify the issue and try your best to get rid of that issue in two ways:Firstly with du'a, and secondly, exerting your own effort.

If it’s stress, then know that everything is written and it’s all in the Hands of Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala. We can only try.

If it’s procrastination, then just for an hour, get rid of anything that is causing distraction. The hardest part is always to start. Mentally tell yourself that you’re only sitting down for 10 minutes to work, that’s it. ان شاء الله it comes out as a longer session.

If it’s motivation, then know that Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala has placed you in this world for a reason. YOU were chosen for a reason. Leave a legacy behind. Be the BEST in everything you do. That’s the sunnah of our beloved Nabi ﷺ - to be the best.

3. Finally, begin with small steps. Don’t rush into it. Whether it’s starting with studying an hour daily, or beginning with 3 habits for the month - each month, write down 3 habits that no matter what, you’re going to consecutively do. One spiritual, one academic, and one lifestyle habit. Once you do that habit for atleast 25/30 days, ان شاء الله it becomes a permanent habit and then next month, you can focus on another three.

I can’t stress enough the importance of dua. If you ever feel like anything is overwhelming you, just recite:

لا حَوْلَ وَلا قُوَّةَ إِلا بِاللهThere is neither Might nor Power except with Allah.

May Allah subhanahu wa ta'ala ease your affairs, grant you success in both worlds, and make you a means of benefit for the ummah.

Aameen thumma aameen.

Please forgive us if we’ve erred anywhere in our response.

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The past week for me was very stressful in terms of my studies. It’s just the second week of the semester and my mind is such a mess that all I want to do is sleepn in all day and not get out from my bed.

I slept at 7 p.m. last night and woke up today at 10 a.m. in the morning. (I did wake up before that but I just didn’t want to get out of my bed). I have been so unmotivated to do anything at all! Because of this, I even missed my class today that I feel absolutely horrible about.

I don’t know, I just don’t know if I will be ever able to become better, to get out of this deep hole. I know I will. I just need some help.

Anyway, I decided that I will start the 100 days challenge.

Now this challenge isn’t about suddenly changing myself completely or just expecting perfection or having a perfect streak of doing things right. Rather, it will be about taking small steps, very small baby steps in eliminating the bad habits from my life one by one, and adding the good things little by little.

Though it’s a hundred day challenge but I will be dividing it in parts for different goals. The number one rule is to not beat myself for making a mistake. That’s actually the only solid rule I will be following.

To breaking from bad habits,

And it begins.

It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it.

This was the number one most important lesson that I learnt from my first year at university. I spent my first year stressing so much about my grades and gpa that I completely stopped doing everything else. I stopped baking, going out and making plans with friends, I couldn't pay attention to my quran classes and skipped so many of them all because I wanted to study properly.

But guess what? I still didn't get a good grade. And this made me realise that I was doing all things the wrong way. My problem wasn't the lack of determination or because I wasn't smart enough or because I wasn't giving it enough time. My problem was my lack of focus, procrastinating so much of my work because I wanted things to be done the perfect way (even though I would be studying but I still wouldn't be studying and just stress out on how much stuff I had to do) and mismanagement of time (studying too much without actually learning anything, with an unfocused brain aka being unproductive)

My problem was in the way I was dealing with things.

So this year, now that I have realised my shortcomings, I want to concentrate on being productive and manage my time more efficiently. I want to overcome my inner perfectionist that makes me procrastinate so many of my tasks and develop a better and longer focus. In Sha Allah(if Allah Wills)

Salam everyone! I have just made my very first studyblr blog and if you are a new studyblr too, then I would love to follow you.

With my studyblr account, I hope to share inspiration and spread motivation through college posts etc. Moreover, I would love to share my university experiences and I want to get to know other studyblrs the same way too. So reblog/like this if you want me to follow you :)

Moreover, I will be sharing religious posts and tips on how to become a better Muslim. Being a Muslim student myself, I know how hard it can be to take out the time to worship and spend time learning the quran.

Some facts about me:

• I am 21 years old Muslim

• Pakistani

• I am a student of Quran (I am trying to learn more about my religion and become a better Muslim. Currently enrolled in a proper Quran course)

• I am doing bachelors in electrical engineering

• I love the color blue (that was quite random lol)

• I love bullet journalling! I will be sharing my bujo posts as well, especially islamic bujo spreads In Sha Allah

• I love food and chocolates and desserts and..I should stop yeah (seriously though, food is life)

• I am trying to become more fit physically (so I will be sharing some of that healthcare and get your body in shape kinda stuff to)

• My hobby is baking!

• My favourite sports is badminton

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