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    101 Study Tips

    • Take advantage of that lower workload in between exam periods to make good notes, clean your house, get work experience and do the things then rather than when you’re busier
    • Use Highlighters instead of pens to save time. Or vice versa depending on you
    • Change the timing in the pomodoro technique to suit you rather than the other way round
    • Use a planner to organise your day
    • Work out what time of day you study best. You could get up and study in the morning if you’re that sort of person
    • Attend your tutor or form sessions. Even if you don’t do much in them, you can
    • Keep your planner small and carry it everywhere
    • Even better, put your planner on your phone
    •  Don’t sulk if you fail, look back at why you failed and try to improve
    • If you get distracted by wanting to do something when you should be focusing, write it down. It gives you a checklist of things to do later
    • Do these things on the checklist in your study breaks
    • Answer questions without your teaching asking you to
    • Read about your subjects outside of your classes, especially in high school
    • Sit at the front of the class room
    • Don’t sit by yourself in class
    • Get an early nights sleep
    • Or at least use sleepytime to get a good time frame
    • On school days when you wake up, get up straight away, it stops you lazing about
    • Work hard from the start of the year. There isn’t a time to slack off
    • Try spaced repititon for learning key facts or a revision schedule
    • Have snacks and a drink during study sessions. Preferably water.
    • Summarise and make all your notes onto smaller bits of paper for revision, it helps you recognise what the important facts are
    • To avoid study stress, take breaks and avoid studying for more than two hours a day
    • It’s also good to have a day where you don’t study at all once a week
    • Don’t schedule too far in advance, you’ll just get busy in the meantime or change your methods
    • When you’re feeling too stressed to work properly but not studying stresses you out, do easier tasks like reviewing flashcards or watching videos on your course
    • Do as much of your work in school as possible
    • Prioritise your classes. Especially if you have loads
    • Make any big habit changes you’ve been thinking of at the start of a term or new year
    • Study a little before bed, you’ve probably seen that study that says you remember more just before bed
    • Only make flashcards of the things that you don’t get or are important, not everything
    • Use online sites like Brainscape, Memrise, Anki or Quizlet for flashcards between devices
    • Print off your powerpoint slides before a lesson
    • If you can’t do that, read ahead in the textbook
    • The syllabus is your guide, so use that as a framework for your revision notes
    • Your stress and nerves are normal, don’t worry
    • Aim to finish your revision a week before your exams, it makes you start earlier and finish earlier, you also can rest before your exam
    • When you pick your subjects, choose the subjects you love
    • Don’t drink alcohol when you’re studying or any type of drug while studying
    • Don’t listen to how much everyone is studying. A lot of people big it up or say they do none, usually both aren’t being truthful
    • Take messy notes in class and neaten them up later
    • Or take your notes online or on a computer
    • Have a folder to put your loose sheets and handouts in
    • Keep your to do list and schedule all in one place, whether that’s a book, app or phone
    • If you fall behind or are ill a lot, your classmates are your friends for a realistic description of what you’ve missed
    • When at school, know all the places you’d like to study in case one of them is busy
    • Don’t work in your bed if it makes you tired
    • Or work in your bed if all your seats are uncomfortable and it’s distracting
    • Don’t have too much coffee! And energy drinks are just terrible for you so maybe not have those either
    • You don’t have to be truthful to your actual opinion in essays, just go for what option has the most points
    • Listen to your teacher
    • Have your window open, the fresh air helps
    • Use practice papers and questions, they really help
    • Try to teach others as well or if you can’t, explain it in your own words to yourself
    • Combine more than one technique, so that the weaknesses of each method gets covered by another
    • Seriously just listen to your teachers
    • Check your emails every day
    • Set realistic goals and try not to be too harsh and unrealistic about the time you’ll spend achieving these as well
    • Use loud and annoying alarms to get you to do things
    • If you have to read, read out loud rather than in your head
    • Use a hair tie if you have long hair to keep it out of your face
    • Keep clean and get dressed for studying
    • Don’t waste your term making your notes pretty, if it helps, make sure the benefits outweigh the time it takes
    • Study when you can. Don’t study if you’re too exhausted to do so.
    • Keep your desk as clean as you can
    • Know your sources of motivation. Possibly find a way to put that in your study space.
    • Attend as many classes as possible and don’t skip
    • Keep yourself busy with stuff that isn’t studying
    • Reward yourself for your hard work
    • Before you go back to school, start to wake up earlier so you’re ready
    • Wear comfortable clothes to school
    • Or wear whatever makes you feel good, feeling bad can be pretty distracting
    • Always think about the next step early, whether thats getting work experience, choosing subjects, finding a job or picking a thesis
    • Always eat breakfast
    • And always eat lunch too! Especially at school
    • Do whatever is best for you. Don’t follow a studyblr trend, do what’s best for you.
    • Make your studying a habit. Do it nearly every day for a long time and it’ll begin to feel more like second nature
    • Get to know your teachers if you can
    • And don’t be afraid to ask them for help outside of a lesson, either by email or afterwards, it helps a lot 
    • Look at the types of questions you often get wrong as well as the topics you keep missing out on 
    • Keep a spare bit of food in your bag, I usually have some sesame snaps in my bag as a small snack so I don’t have to get up to get food
    • Make productive friends and people with similar goals to you
    • When revising, revise everything and then focus on your weak points
    • Don’t spend too long on tumblr, and if you are right now, then this is your reminder to log off!
    • Don’t panic when you don’t know all the answers in a test, do you really need 100%?
    • Break your studying into smaller bits and spread it out over time to avoid headaches, burnout and all the problems that come with it
    • Eat better. Get enough fruit and vegetables
    • Don’t forget about Protein, from meats, nuts, etc. it helps a lot
    • If you’re falling asleep in class, I usually drink water, pinch myself, take lots of notes and fidget to keep myself up
    • Regularly clear out your bag, because a lot of stuff builds up
    • If you’re a more artistic person, use drawings like visual notes, mindmaps, timelines and literal drawings to help you study
    • If you study with a friend, quiz each other
    • Study on public transport if you can, notes and flashcards on phones are good for this
    • Don’t neglect any of your subjects, make sure they all get some time spent on them
    • Also focus beyond your first exam, it’s easy to overprepare for the first test and then not be ready for the rest
    • When taking a test look through it quickly before hand
    • Remember you don’t have to take the test in order
    • Review your notes all the time, review helps the memory
    • If you want to pull an all-nighter see if you can do it in the morning or day instead, and don’t do it the night before anything important
    • Always look at the details, especially if you get a mark-scheme or guide for your assignments
    • Constantly be taking on new improvements and trying to improve your methods
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