Yes, that's right, I made it through my first semester as a Butler University pre-pharmacy student! What a ride! I had 6 classes, consisting of 18 credit hours and I am not at all ashamed to say that I am definitely looking forward to next semester when I'll have only 13 credit hours:) I know I took on a lot for my first semester of university, but I was able to get a lot of classes out of the way that I won't have to worry about later. My focus will be entirely on chemistry and calculus next semester. I'm hoping that focus will improve my grades-not that I have "bad" grades now, but suffice it say that I don't exactly have an A in calculus. This past semester was really a learning experience as I got acclimated to the environment and classroom formats, as well as what the professors expect. Next semester will be even better!
I hope everyone else has had a successful semester or, if readers aren't in school, I hope it's been a good end to the year. We're remodeling bathrooms on top of all of this school stuff and Christmas coming up next week, so it's been hectic. So, I'll keep this short; I plan to update more as the new semester begins. Until then!
Queen E
Friday, December 19, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
The End is Near...
So, I realize my posting on here has not been as frequent as I originally hoped and I do hope to remedy that soon. I plan to post much more as the semester dwindles to the last few days and will have a fresh start for the opening of the new semester. I mentioned that I wanted to share useful information, too, like study tips that helped or really worked for me, etc. Well, I've got a few tips to share today.
1) Write all of your notes in blue ink. There was a study somewhere about blue ink being more memorable for your brain than black. (I would provide a citation, but alas, I don't have one. Sorry.) I have started doing this and I don't know if I can really attribute any success to it, but I am doing better in math since I started writing in blue ink. Of course, I still highlight in multiple colors and add important info in different colors, but the bulk of the text is in blue.
2) Binders are your best friend. I have one class in particular that requires a lot of reading and we don't have a text book. So, I have to print the readings and organize them in a binder. I've started doing that with other classes now, too. I have the little Post-it reusable tags that help separate the articles. It's been incredibly helpful in keeping me organized.
3) Don't be afraid to ask your instructors for help! I've been terrible about this in the past, but recently, when I have an issue, I've actually asked for help and it's been incredibly beneficial. It's okay to be a little interdependent sometimes. For more info on interdependence, try a Google search. There's a lot of helpful research about interdependence.
So, that's all that I have for you all today in the realm of study help, but I will be back with more, I promise! I'm currently studying for finals which start on the 15th. But, before I can get to finals, I have to worry about 4 presentations, 3 papers, another quiz or two for math, and a lot of reading. I'm ending this for now, but will be back soon.
Good luck on finals!
Queen E
1) Write all of your notes in blue ink. There was a study somewhere about blue ink being more memorable for your brain than black. (I would provide a citation, but alas, I don't have one. Sorry.) I have started doing this and I don't know if I can really attribute any success to it, but I am doing better in math since I started writing in blue ink. Of course, I still highlight in multiple colors and add important info in different colors, but the bulk of the text is in blue.
2) Binders are your best friend. I have one class in particular that requires a lot of reading and we don't have a text book. So, I have to print the readings and organize them in a binder. I've started doing that with other classes now, too. I have the little Post-it reusable tags that help separate the articles. It's been incredibly helpful in keeping me organized.
3) Don't be afraid to ask your instructors for help! I've been terrible about this in the past, but recently, when I have an issue, I've actually asked for help and it's been incredibly beneficial. It's okay to be a little interdependent sometimes. For more info on interdependence, try a Google search. There's a lot of helpful research about interdependence.
So, that's all that I have for you all today in the realm of study help, but I will be back with more, I promise! I'm currently studying for finals which start on the 15th. But, before I can get to finals, I have to worry about 4 presentations, 3 papers, another quiz or two for math, and a lot of reading. I'm ending this for now, but will be back soon.
Good luck on finals!
Queen E
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