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S E L I N A | 22 | BSc CompSci
Witness me as I try out this mystical thing called productivity. I heard from reliable sources that it works wonders. Though, if it will work for me, I have yet to find out.
I don't expect to contribute much to the community at this point because I have no idea what I'm doing yet. But watch out world! One day I certainly will.
ABOUT ME
Name: Selina Mae B. Birthday: 12 December 1994 Gender: Female Zodiac: Sagitarrius MBTI: INFJ Hogwarts House: Slytherin Country of Origin: Philippines Country of Residence: South Africa
School: University of South Africa (Distance Learning, so basically homeschool) Degree (then): BCom Industrial and Organisational Psychology (discontinued) Degree (now): BSc Computer Science and Information Systems (Computing) Life Goals: Be a programmer or software developer and live in England. Travel a lot. Maybe write a book, who knows? Studying (this sem): Intro to Programming I, Computer Systems: Fundamental Concepts, Visual Programming II (Python), Theoretical Computer Science II (Discrete Math), and Ethical Information & Communication Technologies for Development.
yay yay yay it’s finally here! after lots of asks and a few sweet messages, i’ve decided to share some tips with y’all. none of my fonts are super complicated, but i do think they’re pretty cute. :-) enjoy and pls let me know if this helped you or you like them!! xoxo haley
also, feel free to message me with any more questions. i’m always here to help!
p.s. i’m thinking about doing a giveaway pretty soon so stay tuned !!!
Look through your notes and identify some key themes/areas. For example, I know that in my Psychology degree, theories, and methodologies come up a lot.
Give each topic a colour.
Start with only a few areas. If you want to, you can put your colour code on a post it notes or flashcard somewhere that you can see it while you take your notes.
As you get more comfortable, your system can be developed to be something like this one:
The more that you use your system, the more used to it you’ll get. Soon you won’t even need the flashcard/post it note to remind you. It will become second nature.
When it comes to the actual coding you can do it in a few ways:
Highlighting the actual text.
Using different coloured pens.
Using coloured stickers or markers at the beginning of lines.
If you’re going to colour code using highlighting, then it’s useful to use a sticker to label each highlighter with it’s relevant topic.
Hey guys! A little while ago, I decided to establish a study plan for myself, and I decided to make it into a master post. So..here’s my usual study plan. Enjoy!
Study Plan
Day 1:
make vocab flashcards
start writing/highlighting notes
read your textbook/chapter twice
Day 2:
review flashcards twice
read notes twice
read textbook/chapter once
create some diagrams
Day 3:
find a video about the topic
read your notes aloud once
read your textbook/chapter once
review diagram
Day 4:
try rewriting you notes from your memory
read notes aloud once
read textbook once
practice vocab flashcards
Day 5:
make a summary of your chapter/lesson
go over vocab
read notes
read textbook
find more videos on the topic
Day 6:
try to find an educational song about the topic(trust me, it makes concepts stick in your head)
review vocab
read notes aloud once
read textbook/chapter once
go over diagrams or try to redraw them from memory
Day 7
go over your vocab
watch another video
read aloud notes
read material
go over diagram again
get a good night’s sleep!!!
Hi! Hoped that was a bit helpful! That’s the way I usually study for exams. Let me know if you’ve seen any other posts like these or have some ideas for studying! I’d love to see more posts about study plans since I’m always looking for a new way to study. :DBTW: The banner was made on Canva. =D
hey pals!! i haven’t done one of these in a whiiiiile, but i start my spring semester in about two weeks so i figured i would make one about how to prepare for a new semester!
so, hopefully you’ve already decided what classes you’re going to take, and even if you haven’t, i find that there are a few things i like to do before the semester starts so that i’ll be able to make sure i can handle it!!
one thing i learned recently to do is to rate all of my responsibilities (classes, extra-curricular activities, job, etc) out of 5 based on difficulty. so, for instance, my physics class, which has two lectures a week and a lab once a week (a 4-credit course) would, most likely, be a smack-in-the-face 5/5. on the other hand, my PE class (fricken exercise and toning) would be a 0/5 (no out of class assignments, a 50-minute class twice a week).
make sure you’re not taking back to back classes!! please!! it is so stressful feeling like you’re going to be late to a class because another went over by even a few minutes. my school does scheduling so that there’s a ten-minute break between all time slots and that’s still really strenuous for me.
make sure you have enough time to eat, pal. i don’t know how other (read: bigger) schools do it, but my tiny school doesn’t let you take anything out of the dining hall. plus, it’s so much more fun to have time to sit down and talk with your friends – it’s also a really great way to destress in the middle of the day!
don’t overload. seriously. overload at my school is 19 credits and honestly the only reason you should be taking 19 credits a semester is if you’re graduating early (but you should have brought credits in so there would be no need) or you’re at a credit deficit (don’t….do that). so like. don’t overload. it’s really bad for you omg
textbooks!!!
don’t make the same mistake i did my first year and buy every textbook brand new!! here are some resources for free textbooks online + by the way, slader.com has answers to pretty much every textbook on the planet!
using a planner and/or bullet journal is honestly the best thing you can do for yourself. i only use a planner (which works for me enormously because i like to plan according to due dates and the calendars already set up for me work better than anything i could come up with!) but i’ve heard that bullet journals are a great way to keep lists and everything you have to do in one place!
i am currently using a 17-month ban.do planner and i love it to pieces; it’s an easy way to keep all of my assignments in one place. i also keep a separate journals for to-do lists!
setting goals for yourself is really, really important if you want to make sure you don’t end up the typical college student: in the library at 3am the day something is due, chugging coffee like your life depends on it and typing so frantically you think your fingers might fall off.
long-term goals may seem scary at first, but if you set short-term goals in order to help you accomplish those long-term goals, it’s easy as pie!
set due dates for yourself, i.e. if you have a big essay due in two weeks, maybe have a first draft done in a week so you have the rest of the time to edit it (and maybe you’ll even finish early?)
setting goals is also important for when you hit that inevitable middle-of-the-semester slump. it happens, and sometimes you can’t get out of bed for your 8 am class, and that’s fine, whatever; but don’t make it a habit. maybe make it a goal to only miss one meeting of each of your courses?? (wink wink)
make a to do + doing + done board (i made one of these last semester and although as the semester went on i had a tough time keeping up with it i found it really helpful!!)
use your bullet journal/planner to help you with these goalsss!
forget how do study?
i know i always forget how to do anything related to school over the month-long break between semesters because i essentially become a couch potato, so here are a few posts with study techniques/resources/etc to help you readjust!!
general study masterpost (includes such resources as help for essays, ways to get motivated, and tips on how to study when you suffer from a mental illness)
all in all, just take deep breaths. i know school is important, but it’s not everything. one D does not mean you’re a failure. heck, one F does not mean you’re a failure. it’ll be okay.
printables
one thing that the studyblr community is just chock full of is printables to help you plan and to help you study. here are a few that i like to use!
⋗ Smell. Essential oils can make a study witch’s space clean and focused. Refreshing scents of lemon, peppermint, eucalyptus or pine tree are proven to help with keeping you focused and active. A study witch also keeps fresh or dried peppermint, lemon balm or rosemary on her desk or a bedside table.
⋗ Sight. Space around a study witch should be calm and full of positive energy. For morning birds: sun-lit rooms, plants, clean desktops and earthy colors. For owls: candles, soft light, handwritten notes and space inspired stationery. Here are some perfect chrome extensions to keep your magic flowing: Rainy Night, Earth View, Space Tabs, Winter Animation.
⋗ Hearing. Music is not the only way for a study witch to immerse into productive mood. She opens her windows for sounds of birds, rustle of leaves and voices of children playing outside. When the noise outside is more distracting than inspiring, there are always online generators of nature sounds: Noisli, Rain, EcoSounds. If she does prefer music, she listens to deep and ambient tunes with a hint of magic and earth powers: study witch, ashes to dust & dust to ashes, { w a n d e r }.
⋗ Taste. The jar of water infused with lemon, strawberries and mint should be always refilled and kept by a witch’s side. For snack she has nuts, dried or fresh fruit, bread and dark chocolate. Magic works better if she makes her own banana or peanut butter cookies. She also drinks coffee, not too much, with added cinnamon and sesame seeds, or even lemon.
The 75 most common words make up 40% of occurrences
The 200 most common words make up 50% of occurrences
The 524 most common words make up 60% of occurrences
The 1257 most common words make up 70% of occurrences
The 2925 most common words make up 80% of occurrences
The 7444 most common words make up 90% of occurrences
The 13374 most common words make up 95% of occurrences
The 25508 most common words make up 99% of occurrences
This article has an excellent summary on how to rapidly learn a new language within 90 days.
We can begin with studying the first 600 words. Of course chucking is an effective way to memorize words readily. Here’s a list to translate into the language you desire to learn that I grabbed from here! :)
EXPRESSIONS OF POLITENESS (about 50 expressions)
‘Yes’ and ‘no’: yes, no, absolutely, no way, exactly.
Question words: when? where? how? how much? how many? why? what? who? which? whose?
Apologizing: excuse me, sorry to interrupt, well now, I’m afraid so, I’m afraid not.
Meeting and parting: good morning, good afternoon, good evening, hello, goodbye, cheers, see you later, pleased to meet you, nice to have met.
Interjections: please, thank you, don’t mention it, sorry, it’ll be done, I agree, congratulations, thank heavens, nonsense.
Space: into, out of, outside, towards, away from,
behind, in front of, beside, next to, between, above, on top of, below,
under, underneath, near to, a long way from, through.
Time: after, ago, before, during, since, until.
DETERMINERS (about 80 words)
Articles and numbers: a, the; nos. 0–20; nos. 30–100; nos. 200–1000; last, next, 1st–12th.
Demonstrative: this, that.
Possessive: my, your, his, her, its, our, their.
Quantifiers: all, some, no, any, many, much, more, less, a few, several, whole, a little, a lot of.
Universal: everyone, everybody, everything, each, both, all, one, another.
Indefinite: someone, somebody, something, some, a few, a little, more, less; anyone, anybody, anything, any, either, much, many.
Negative: no-one, nobody, nothing, none, neither.
ADVERBS (about 60 words)
Place: here, there, above, over, below, in front, behind,
nearby, a long way away, inside, outside, to the right, to the left,
somewhere, anywhere, everywhere, nowhere, home, upstairs, downstairs.
Time: now, soon, immediately, quickly, finally,
again, once, for a long time, today, generally, sometimes, always,
often, before, after, early, late, never, not yet, still, already, then
(=at that time), then (=next), yesterday, tomorrow, tonight.
Quantifiers: a little, about (=approximately), almost, at least, completely, very, enough, exactly, just, not, too much, more, less.
Manner: also, especially, gradually, of course,
only, otherwise, perhaps, probably, quite, so, then (=therefore), too
(=also), unfortunately, very much, well.
CONJUNCTIONS (about 30 words)
Coordinating: and, but, or; as, than, like.
Time & Place: when, while, before, after, since (=time), until; where.
Word Counter - Not only does it count the number of words you’ve written, it tells you which words are used most often and how many times they appear.
Tip Of My Tongue- Have you ever had a word on the tip of your tongue, but you just can’t figure out what it is? This site searches words by letters, length, definition, and more to alleviate that.
Readability Score - This calculates a multitude of text statistics, including character, syllable, word, and sentence count, characters and syllables per word, words per sentence, and average grade level.
Writer’s Block (Desktop Application) - This free application for your computer will block out everything on your computer until you meet a certain word count or spend a certain amount of time writing.
hello! precalculus is a pretty interesting class if you put your mind to it, and i found some great resources for it so i thought i would share! also, since trigonometry is part of this subject, that’s included too!
My purpose is to chronicle my attempts at achieving maximum productivity and better focus/grades/life. Emphasis on 'attempts' cause lols, I'm not great at keeping it up. We shall see how it goes.
I discontinued my Industrial Psychology Degree and so now I'm starting Uni all over again with a Degree in Computer Science and Information Systems. First Semester of my first year. Whoo!
