Hey fellow reader!
As I may or may not have mentioned before, I like to spend time on Tumblr. For those of you, who have not yet ventured into this website, TURN AWAY BEFORE IT BECOMES AN OBSESSION! No, Iâm kidding. I like Tumblr because itâs simplistic and so easy to use. Like on all social media, there is a bunch of diversity as to what goes on on the site. For the past few years that Iâve had my Tumblr blog, Iâve always used it as a more fandom based blog than anything else. With the amount of reading and TV shows Iâve watched, itâs hard not to be sucked into their fandoms.
Recently, I stumbled upon the studyblr side of Tumblr. (Studyblr is just a combination of âStudying and Tumblrâ). Itâs mostly students from around the world motivating each other to study and not give up. Not only that, but there are masterposts of so many different things, such as tips on how to study, how to take notes, where to find certain resources, etc. Honestly, just looking at the aesthetic posts people make with regards to their study spaces, stationary, and notes, it makes you want to study. Letâs face it, weâll need all the motivation we need once the semester starts, am I right?
Here are a few things Iâve learned from studyblr (that I think is helpful advice):
1. READ Your Assigned Readings
As fellow blogger Jillian mentioned in her video last week, to read your assigned readings. From those assigned readings, it helps to read them before your next class to know what your prof will be talking about. As you read your assigned readings, try to take notes (or maybe highlight, if thatâs what you prefer).
2. Notes in class
Itâs always best to listen to the prof talking and making sure youâre writing down all the important information. Now, if youâve read the material and taken notes on them beforehand, youâll have a bit of an advantage as youâll be able to listen more and be able to catch the key information.
3. Rewriting/Reviewing Notes
If you have notes that you wrote before and the notes from class, try rewriting them and combining the two, rather than keeping them as separate sheets (and hey, they might even be neater to read). Once youâve rewritten your notes (or maybe youâre just not going to bother with rewriting any notes, itâs up to you), to review your notes even for a couple minutes on the same day and then doing a more thorough review of the notes on another day. This way the information will stick with you (and you wonât have to cram so much info before the exam).
4. Study groups
Studying alone all the time can get a little boring and tedious at times. If you find 2-3 people from your classes and study together, youâll be able to combine your knowledge and help each other out if you donât understand something. (Although, they warn against really large study groups because letâs face it, you will get distracted way easily).
5. Keep an Agenda
Or something to write down important dates in. You never want to get to the point where you missed the deadline for an assignment or such because you forgot when it was due.
Honestly, I could probably go on and write so much about the helpful things Iâve learned from the studyblr community! I even made my own studyblr, if you want to check it out: http://www.onceuponastudy.tumblr.com/. If you want I can share links to posts about different things related to studying, just drop me a message on any of my social media!
Thatâs all for know and good luck to us all! âş
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