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The dreaded day of finals, tips to help you for those days
Today is the day of your finals, are you ready? Are you prepared? If you're like most people, chances are you're not. So let us go through this article together and learn together better ways to study and different tools to use to be a more successful test taker.
First thing that truly is important is the ability to take good notes because if your notes don't make sense then it's much harder to study gibberish than if they are organized. For example, abbreviations and shortened sentences can either be your friend or in some cases, your enemy.
Another tip for note taking is to rewrite them. Yes it takes so much more time to do this but in the end it helps because one good thing about the human mind is that it works off repetition, constantly doing the same thing over and over we start to figure out how to perfect it. If you don't have time to rewrite it, then make a video of you reading them, listen to that video again and again, eventually from hearing it again and again you'll get even better when it comes to actual memory recall.
Another good way to study would be notecards. It's an elementary level skill but it works like a charm for some people, though not everyone. If it's a more complex class like anatomy, get a skeleton toy or something of that nature and so you can see and feel it, sometimes we need to be able to see it and feel it in order to be able to remember the location of certain objects.
We all learn in different ways and it's all a matter of finding the way you learn best. Some people learn better through lectures whereas others learn better through hands-on experiences. We all understand differently and comprehend things in a different way than those around us. Some people are analytical thinkers, others are direct thinkers, and some are outside of the box thinkers. Truthfully, it comes down to you, how you learn and how you understand the world.
If you're a hands on person, diagrams and props will be your best friend when it comes to studying. If you're an analytical person, then rewriting notes and doing lectures and relistening to lectures and redoing assignments is the way for you to better learn and better study. Here is a article that expands very heavily upon this article, highly recommend you take the time to read it as well:
The fallout surrounding teenage depression
By Grace Corey
Roughly 30 percent of teenagers suffer from depression. Chances are, you are not one of those 30. But at this time last year, I was at the lowest I had ever been. I was so overwhelmed. From schoolwork, to the environment created by my friends, I was begging for a break.
The marching band had planned a trip to the Disney Parks in Orlando, FL. I, like many of my bandmates, was extremely excited to go. This would be my break. Then, a few days before, talk about the Coronavirus stirred up. In the end, we decided to take the drive. We got there, and had to turn around the next day.
Once lockdown hit, I couldn’t imagine myself living into my sophomore year.
Before I knew it, my mental health was getting better, and I was thrilled to see my friends the following school year. Everything was great, until January.
I couldn’t tell if it was the seasonal depression kicking in, or if my schoolwork was dragging me down, but I did not feel good. I slowly began the fallout from society. I started to realize I was drowning in my own emotional sweat.
On January 31, my grandfather passed away. This caused a major downfall for me. I had only met the man a small handful of times and never talked to him, but it still hurt me. I was angry. He was never in my life and rarely ever tried to be. I didn’t know who to turn to. I didn’t know who would understand.
I could feel myself creep away from my friends, and Monday became Friday. Everything was so blurry it didn’t even seem to exist.
Once I began working in late February, I couldn’t keep up with school. Left and right, missing assignments would pop up and I would only tell myself to do it later. I wouldn’t really try, but in the end, the small attempt I made once a week at school was my “try.”
Now, as I continue to get back into the swing of things, slowly but surely, I am recognizing this as trying. Trying can be as little as brushing your teeth, putting on new clothes, or even making your bed.
It isn’t easy, but set a goal for yourself. This goal can be to drink water, eat one meal, make your bed, or something extremely simple. It will get better.