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Effective Study Habits
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2011-03-01, 11:27 PM
I try to stay away from my noisy boyfriend who posts way to much in the funhouse.
also getting off the computer helps.  
2011-03-01, 11:39 PM
XTOTHEL Wrote:I try to stay away from my noisy boyfriend who posts way to much in the funhouse. wut I don't study, which explains the part where I don't know much. I get good grades just outta nowhere. I plan to change that. 
2011-03-02, 12:03 AM
XTOTHEL Wrote:I try to stay away from my noisy boyfriend who posts way to much in the funhouse. Can mods get infracted for trolling?  
2011-03-02, 12:11 AM
The best way for me to retain information is study the last thing before bed. Like, the absolute last, finish everything else, review what you need, and sleep on it. A little refresher the next day and it will all come back to me.
2011-03-02, 12:43 AM
i just don't study, at all, and it's horrible because i now have no studying habits, my way of learning is what sticks sticks, what doesn't, lost forever.
but what i do is once i have my books, i read them before i even have any homework or have to read them, i have discovered that i learn much more when i read out of interest, than when i am forced to study. 
2011-03-02, 12:55 AM
(This post was last modified: 2011-03-02, 12:55 AM by Alex123123.)
Something I forgot to mention.
Avoid studying on the bed. Find somewhere to sit up straight or just study on the floor. The point is to not feel comfortable and keep you awake. Works for me. Pyromorphite = Pb5(PO4)3Cl Hell yeah if I got it right.
2011-03-02, 01:29 AM
Seriously school is cake. The best thing you get from post secondary is good work habits. So just attend class, take notes and do your homework and readings. It's usually better to focus in class and try to understand and ask questions opposed to furiously writing down notes. You only really need to review what you learnt before you sleep and in the morning. Just think about what you've learnt and understand it, then do homework. If you do what a student is supposed to do you'll do fine
2011-03-02, 04:06 AM
I think there's been a thread like this before, but I'll post it again. For myself, my method of studying is attending classes. Let the information seep in, sleep on it, then re-read my notes the night before the exam, and Im set to go. I havent bought a textbook since first year, as even when I did buy them, I never read em so I saw no point. Most of my profs anyways test what they cover in class, not what is in the textbooks.
For myself, procrastinating is the way to go. If there's no pressure, I cant work. I've once tried starting a paper 2 weeks before it was due. I spent 8 hours and got 200 words. The night before it was due, I spewed out the last 1500 words in 2 hours. As bad as some people say procrastinating is, I cant function if Im not procrastinating...nothing like a little pressure to get you REALLY studying =P 
2011-03-02, 08:57 AM
I have no study habits whatsoever, and my procrastination is even worse. Hell, this monday I had an essay due in AP world, and I KNEW it was due the day before, and I sat there and played minecraft, glancing at it occasionally until I went to bed. Maaan.
ANY WAY. I try to do all my homework in class, since I know I'm more than likely not to do it once I get home (unless its chemistry. Mom is a chem teacher, so she is quite militaristic about that subject). Then I ask as many questions as possible, trying to better understand what the particular bit of information is about. Did this on my last Alg II test, and scored my first A on a test in there.
2011-03-02, 12:19 PM
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2011-03-02, 04:06 PM
If I really want to learn something I reread it, over and over and over and over. If it's math then I just do problems over and over and over.
Pretty much repetition is the best part. 
2011-03-02, 04:38 PM
I study mostly at night otherwise I'll feel like I should be doing other things with my day. I'll have dinner, have a shower, brush my teeth (gives a sense of the rest of the day's completion) and sit down with some Classical music.
2011-03-02, 05:02 PM
It really depends on the type of class or exam you are taking.
When I studied to write my MCAT, every morning, right after my shower I would make a point of doing 2 sample verbal reasoning passages. This ensured that I had my verbal reasoning studying done early. For things like physical sciences, I would review each chapter over the course of 3-5 days and do problems relating to the work throughout the chapter. After finishing the chapter, I would do 5 problems of each type presented to see where my strengths and weaknesses in retaining the knowledge were. I would then wait a week and do 5 more problems of each type. This tested how efficient my long term memory was. For my writing section, I would write 4 short (2 pages with a time limit of 30 minutes each) essays each weekend on various topics. In the case of an English class or literature class, I would just make sure to have an in depth knowledge of the literature and understand the subtleties of the pieces. 
2011-03-02, 08:24 PM
I pretend to study but I really don't, which is something I shouldn't be doing at all.
But usually I just sit in my room with orange soda, all noise turned off, and focused on my computer for about 2-3 hours at a time. |
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