I Almost Failed Physics But Then Did This...
Story time to when I was taking Physics for Engineers (which I think is harder than the normal physics bc it kicked my a** lol). I was doing so badly in the class and really suffering in the labs too. It seemed like everyone else was understanding the material and equations and they were keeping up just fine. I felt so terrible and I just thought I would never learn physics.
Well one day I reached out to the girl I sat next to in the lab, and asked her what her secret was. She gave me these 5 tips that helped me PASS the class! Now I’m passing them onto you so that you never have to fail a class!
Use different colored pens for different types of info. I decided to use pink for all important equations and that really helped me be able to skim my notes way faster.
Start every study session with a quiz. Create a fake practice quiz using ChatGPT and figure out what you already know. Then spend your time studying on the stuff that you missed.
Review for 20 minutes 3x a day. This one really made a huge difference. Instead of sitting down for 2 hours, all I had to do was 20 minutes a few times a day and I remembered more info!
Change your study location when you start to lose your focus. As soon as you sit down somewhere new, it feels like you have new energy to study.
Lastly, make a “brain dump” wall before finals! This was super important. I wrote everything down on flashcards and then organized them and stuck them to my wall. Sometimes I would add to the wall and everyday I would stare at it and review. This really helped me and it might sound crazy to cover your wall with your notes but when you really need to pass a class it;s so worth it!!
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OMG this will save me soooo much for my college studies! Thank you, you're a saint!!! 🥰