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msmarvel:
“Poe Dameron in Star Wars: The Last Jedi
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caramelnesian:
“ stanfordetc:
“ ohthekorean:
“ gogomrbrown:
“ https://openstaxcollege.org FUCK CAPITALISM! This didn’t cost tax payers anything. You don’t need to be a governing body with a police force to do decent things.
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stanfordetc...

ragnaroked:


How to Get Good Grades and Still Have a Life

pharmafricaine:

thismondaymorning:

Work Smarter, Not Harder

During my last two years of my undergraduate, I came across this notion of working smarter, not harder (a.k.a. working more efficiently to maximize your grades). This is one of a few main concepts that raised my GPA by 1.0 whole point. Here are some tips that if you truly follow, you’ll see incredible results. 

  • Stay on top of the work 
  • Review lecture slides or textbook material before going to class 
  • Go to class (or if online, schedule a regular time to review the material)
  • Complete all practice problems because chances are it’ll be on the final
  • Own your note taking method; either on your laptop, on lecture slides, or a notebook (and don’t think of dramatically switching it up half way through the semester)
  • Summarize your notes at the top or bottom with a few quick bullets on what the lecture focused on to help you organize later on
  • Ask questions when you are uncertain or need clarification 

How Can I Work Smarter?

  • Go through the course syllabus for learning objectives and course description to see what areas are to be focused on
  • Create a daily, weekly, and monthly study plan and don’t be scared to adjust
  • Get enough sleep; this one is my number one tip, there’s nothing worse than hearing about people pull all-nighters before an exam (I’ve also know people who have accidentally slept through and missed it entirely)
  • Eat, eat, eat (and eat well); fuel your body and your brain with superfoods and plant goodness b/c everything is connected and it will pay off than eating artificial vending machine junk (trust me)
  • Use the 50/10 rule (50 minutes focus, 10 minute break), or whatever version you find most effective
  • Find your study place and rotate (i.e. use library for one course and a coffee shop for another)
  • Make school your 9-5pm job - the top people in my program go to the library at 9am to start their “job” and it’s so so important 

Study Plan

  • Focus on the course(s) you try to avoid them out (and try to focus on them at the beginning of the week when you feel more motivated)
  • Always start study sessions with what you reviewed last time
  • Plan sessions in 2-3 hour blocks throughout the day and spend time studying a different course in each session (or at least one different course in-between the same course to reduce boredom)
  • Create practice tests and quiz yourself on material by shifting memorization to true understanding
  • Use summary notes to help destress before exams 
  • Create study groups (if that’s your cup of tea) to quiz each other and explain concepts 

Happy studying! 

This Is so IMPORTANT


porrimicide:

tukut:

college tips 

- do  not  take  8 am classes

- dont take 3 hr classes that only meet once a week

- sleep 

- when u write an essay pick out the quotes/examples u want and write the essay around it

- email ur teachers and meet with ur advisors regularly

- quizlet

- TRIPLE CHECK YOUR ALARMS 

- bring tupperware to the dining hall to smuggle out extra food

- dont wear your lanyard around your neck

- try to group your classes together in back-to-back time blocks. you wont want to go back to class once you get home

- STAY ON TOP OF YOUR HOMEWORK EVEN IF THERE ARE OPEN DUE DATES

- when walking on the sidewalk keep all the way to the right especially if your pace is slow

- yes, sometimes we can hear the music through your earbuds. we really don’t care or mind

- try not to eat a whole bunch after 10PM, especially fatty foods like pizza or lots of pop. you’ll get stomach aches in the morning

- nerd clubs are 100% okay and there are tons of students who share your interests with you, you just have to look

- take out the fucking trash


radvillain:

i hear sum dudes dont like cellulite on women.. that’s wild.. u childish if that apply 2 u.. u a child, brah.. u a baby.. imma burp u.. oop.. got ur nose.. 


Transition Words For Your Essays

soniastudyblr:

Transition Signals:

Transitions are words and phrases that connect ideas and show how they are related.

To repeat and ideas just stated:

  • In other words,
  • That is,
  • To repeat,
  • Again,

To illustrate an idea:

  • For example,
  • For instance,
  • In particular,
  • To illustrate,
  • In this manner,
  • Thus,

To announce a contrast, a change in direction:

  • Yet,
  • However,
  • Still,
  • Nevertheless,
  • On the other hand,
  • In contrast,
  • Instead of,
  • On the contrary,
  • Conversely,
  • Notwithstanding,
  • In spite of this,

Time:

  • At once,
  • In the interim,
  • At length,
  • Immediately,
  • At last,
  • Meanwhile,
  • In the meantime,
  • Presently,
  • At the same time,
  • Shortly,
  • In the end,
  • Temporarily,
  • Thereafter,

To restate an idea more precisely:

  • To be exact,
  • To be specific,
  • To be precise,
  • More specifically,
  • More precisely,

To mark a new idea as an addition to what has been said:

  • Similarly,
  • Also,
  • Too,
  • Besides,
  • Furthermore,
  • Further,
  • Moreover,
  • In addition,

To show cause and effect:

  • As a result,
  • For this reason,
  • Thereafter,
  • Hence,
  • Consequently,
  • Accordingly,

Conclusion:

  • In short,
  • To conclude,
  • In brief,
  • On the whole,
  • In summary,
  • To sum up,