Hey, folks.

So, I guess I've kinda effed up: I've got a very imp, highly "competitive" exam coming up in exactly 1 month but I've got more than 90% of the syllabus left to finish. I've got 11 subjects to study for, some of which have got like, 2-3 recommended books, as well as any recent researches and/or papers I can find online. If I had like, a 4-5 months (read: I wasted them), I could've easily studied all of them, albeit, not exactly 100%, but yeah. The entire syllabus is just full of Humanities subjects eg History, Philosophy, etc.

I've used a couple of techniques to shorten the time I need to study a whole subject. I've tried: a) making voice notes for whole chapter(s), b) taking extremely concise notes, c) skimming and "blurting" info, d) focusing entirely on past papers (I spent 3 hours answering one question lmao, so not really feasible atm - yes I am also a v slow learner). All of them are taking way too much time 'cause it's been 5 days and I've gotten just 75% through ONE subject (flashcards aren't really my speed, esp if I'm using decks made by other people).

I'd really appreciate some advice! My parents really need me to get through this, plus, if I don't do this now - I'll just waste a whole year. Since I can't just skip it, and make a giant fool of myself, what are some techniques I could use to cover the entire syllabus? I just need to have a grasp over the general stuff, and I can go through any major details later. Is ChatGPT any useful for this, if anyone's used it for cramming?

Thanks in advance to anyone who decides to help out.

Hello, first I will mention that I’m not reading on my own language and sometimes I do have to translate words also, but it happens also on my own language .

so lately I discovered that while I’m reading I’m struggling to understand on my own head what I read even if those are words that we use on daily basis.

The thing is I’m used to speak with those words but never thought about them, I can “feel” the meaning of them but cant really explain every word.

lately I started to learn coding but every time while reading a book or trying to learn something I’m struggling to understand what I’m reading I have to reread real slow and repeat every time till I understand it.

Another thing that I struggle with is when reading out loud, I’m reading but if you’ll ask me what did I read I will have no clue.

I made some research and I saw some recommends visualization, that’s nice I like it for regular books that you have to visualize things that you actually can visualize, while learning to code there are a lot of new words that I don’t know and its a new terminology

I feel like for learning new stuff visualization take a lot of time for me at least because when I read my brain isn’t visualizing images every time and I still find my self going back and trying to find something it reminds me , also visualization for learning is taking me a lot longer.

Do you have any tips on how to improve my reading comprehension on new topics or overall to just “sharp my brain” tips so I will be able to memorize and understand everything I read on the first time?

Hey I've got an oral exam in two days. In the curriculum 86 topics are outlined, they include public finance law, bank law, balance sheet law (EU laws) and accounting law. I don't even have notes for everyhing because some of this stuff is super specific and we didn't even cover it during class (we only have 15hrs of class for this subject). So what would be the fastest way to learn as much as possible? I've been at this thing day and night for 1.5 weeks now and I can only respond to questions from like 40 topics. We do not have to cite book definitions word for word so understanding the subject well enough to give a small lecture on it is enough.

I am preparing for a competitive exam which is in May and I am finding it difficult to be consistent I really want to be accountable I saw many people posting their study hours here , I am also thinking of doing a 21 day challenge kind of thing I don't know if I would be able to be consistent or not but I have alot to cover in this month basically I have to revise whole two year long course in three - four weeks , Wish me luck .will start posting from Today itself Thank you!

i have my alevels in a few months but i physically cannot bring myself to study. i’ve been doing 3-4 hours during weekdays after school but realistically for a strong a star i should be doing at least 6 hours per day. but i can’t bring myself to study anymore cuz i haven’t had an offer from my dream uni yet and it really makes me unhappy. i’ve seen around 4 people getting offers for it, yet here i am on reddit sulking. idk what to do…sorry for the rant and thanks in advance for any feedback…

If you’re trying to level up your study game, check out this study by Cepeda et al. (2006) on spaced repetition. Basically, instead of cramming everything at once, spacing out your study sessions over time can seriously improve how well you remember stuff.

The idea is to review material at increasing intervals, which helps lock it in long-term and reduce forgetting. It works really well for things like verbal recall, but it applies to pretty much any kind of learning.

So, if you're gearing up for exams, try spacing out your study sessions over a few days or weeks (with breaks in between) instead of cramming the night before.

hey everyone.
EE student.

i have exam 1 month ago and during this 1 month, I HAVE to study everyday so i can finish the material before the exam and get good results.

but sadly, i got a really bad burnout.

it's very hard to me to focus everyday. i was ok doing this 2 months ago when i started studying.

things that i tried and didn't help well:

- getting out of house and going to some social events -> it helps but i still get burnout the next day or so

- walking / exercising -> it helps but i still get burnout

- studying in library -> helped in short term but not anymore

what should i do during this time?

basically i think i used those analytical parts of my brain a lotttt. Especially in EE, courses are math heavy and analytical.

my solution is to do some non-studying activity that is totally unrelated from the exam. like playing video games or socializing or watching movies or tv-shows.

what would you do if you were me?

if i didn't have the exam, i'd put aside things for about a week.

but sadly, i got exam and i have to continue.

besides, i don't want to left the course unfinished, since i love the course and if i do that, i only wasted my time studying those things because i'll forget :(

Hi everybody, my school limited our OneDrive storage to 1GB, so I guess I have to change softwares now. I like OneNote cause I get to annotate on my iPad and get to access it on my computer. What are some free apps you recommend that does the same?

Enrolled for competitive exams I'm been trying to study for a long time ,neither in educational institutions was i able to , how to start studying again and love it instead of procrastinating. What should I do , where should I begin bro? Please guys any advice , recommendations, suggestions anything to help me as I don't know how to start?.

Hello everyone, I'm pretty new here but I thought this subreddit could be just the place I need to get some help

For as long as I can remember, I've had pretty bad procrastination issues. Throughout my time in school, I've struggled with daydreaming, procrastination, trouble focusing and just sitting down with the book (I would try to escape every second I got & would go watch cartoons or play imaginary games by myself) and generally had a bad relationship with studying. It really affected my grades because I would always study at the last minute bc for most of my study time, I would just sit with the book for hours without getting anything done, or study something small and easy for hours which made me think I was pretty stupid growing up :/

When I started undergrad in a field I liked, and a lot of those problems weren't huge issues anymore. I was at the top of my class & I didn't have debilitating focusing issues, but I still took a long time to finish up work. It was all good, until last April...

The same problems that plagued my school life have come back and it's been a nightmare: I take way too long for assignments and studying, and when I try to pick up a topic and study, I pace around, go on my phone, etc etc and not do anything. When I would, somehow, get into the zone, I take a millennium to finish work, which has proven to be very unsustainable.

The funny thing is, I desperately want to work, but I literally feel the inability to do so.

I've been desperately searching for help, and I hope you guys here could help me with this, as it's ruining my life

TLDR: I want to study efficiently, but I have terrible focusing issues and I take an astronomically long amount of time to finish things when I'm locked in. If you have any advice Id love to hear it 🙏🏽

Hello. Maybe you could drop servers for people studying. It could be just random strangers so I could get myself to work. I feel like I can focus on studying when I see other people do.

Everytime , I want to improve myself genuinely It gets fucked up again. Idk how will I manage after graduation. My parents are growing old and so am I. Being 19 itself feels like I am behind bunch of people who already knows what to do and they are actually achieving something in their life. Fomo is constantly knocking in my consciousness without a break. I am uncertain of my future. I am currently in 2nd year and I see people already doing several internships and several other extracurricular, where here I am still haven't done a single internship. I am afraid of being an adult. I want to be 10 again.

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I'm am currently doing a masters program and I am incredibly frustrated with my grades. I keep doing well in all the exercises and practice exams etc, only to score average in the exam itself. For my last coding exam I literally completed all of the practice exercises the day before without any struggle, and I even thought the exam went pretty well, only to get an average grade... Now that I think about it I did some pretty stupid mistakes that would have probably been 5 minutes to fix, but that cost me my grade. And I was done early with the exam, so I even had all the time in the world. I am so pissed at myself for not getting above average grades on subjects where I am the one explaining stuff to my friends during the course. It really affects my self worth a lot and I feel like it will potentially stop me from pursuing a phd, which is something I really want to do. I know this is a nice problem to have but it really is bad for my mental health.

The title may be confusing but what I mean is after I've done all my homework and all the studying I need to do to sufficiently pass a test, how do I motivate myself beyond that? I've found myself multiple times stopping after I don't 100% need to continue going because I have no motivation to keep me going, even though I would like to learn more about the topic.

Pa help po sana, I need advice as a incoming g11 shs(stem) next school year 😭🥹. And advice din po for high honors🥺🤧.

That's all thank you 😊

For most of my life, I was a "gifted kid". I got good grades naturally and didn't feel the need to study, so I never did. Unfortunately, years later this has lead to me failing multiple classes and not knowing how to improve other than just doing my work. Can anyone give me tips other than the basic flashcards? I've found that things like quizlet, kahoot, etc. help a LOT but they're honestly not enough. The only method I've tried so far has been rewriting the notes I already have, which did help some but again,, not as much as I'd like it to. Thank you in advance!

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