Study Tip #1.
So lately I've been thinking a lot about actually blogging. Not that I think anyone's actually going to read my organised rambles anymore than they read about my general life on their friends list, but I will be making specific posts public. Namely those about threatre productions and bands, assessments so my teachers can stalk me properly, and studying tips for the HSC.
But... these studying tips for the HSC aren't going to be... normal "do this, do that". I suppose they'll be more of an "I'm so shit at studying, aren't I?" observations. With pictures.
I mean, I have to do something to make all this time spent thinking about blogging (who DOES that, anyway?) constructive. Plus, it totally justifies all the pictures I've been taking with my iPhone to chart my progress. Oh! And then after the trials hopefully I can look back and say I achieved all this.
STEPH'S HSC OBSERVATION #1
COLLATE NOTES
So, as you can see in the photo, I have quite a few notes. In books. And textbooks. And folders. And just, you know, floating around. And I know when they say to study they say have one set of notes and stick to them. Well, that's awesome in theory. Except all the HSC texts say different things, and at different points in your study you're just like, "Well, screw this. Let's go with Artistotle because I know where he is in textbook a).
I knwo that's really unhealthy and I sound really collate ALL of my notes, but it just seems so pointless to me right now to have 27 sheets of details from all books and not have a cohseive argument for each syllabus point. So, -_- at the moment I'm taking twice as long as usual to write responses to the last 8 years of HSC exams.
So, to study better than me: COLLATE YOUR NOTES. I love my textbooks. I love that I know what information is where on recall and can flip to the page. I have a talen for knowing WHERE things are, but only being able to remember half of them.
I should take my own advice. After the trials, when all I'm going to be doing for 2 months is writing responses to HSC exams. @.@ It's like, sheesh, make some more practice papers because I've memorised the answer to this paper the HUNDREDS of times I've written responses about it.
But... these studying tips for the HSC aren't going to be... normal "do this, do that". I suppose they'll be more of an "I'm so shit at studying, aren't I?" observations. With pictures.
I mean, I have to do something to make all this time spent thinking about blogging (who DOES that, anyway?) constructive. Plus, it totally justifies all the pictures I've been taking with my iPhone to chart my progress. Oh! And then after the trials hopefully I can look back and say I achieved all this.
STEPH'S HSC OBSERVATION #1
COLLATE NOTES
So, as you can see in the photo, I have quite a few notes. In books. And textbooks. And folders. And just, you know, floating around. And I know when they say to study they say have one set of notes and stick to them. Well, that's awesome in theory. Except all the HSC texts say different things, and at different points in your study you're just like, "Well, screw this. Let's go with Artistotle because I know where he is in textbook a).
I knwo that's really unhealthy and I sound really collate ALL of my notes, but it just seems so pointless to me right now to have 27 sheets of details from all books and not have a cohseive argument for each syllabus point. So, -_- at the moment I'm taking twice as long as usual to write responses to the last 8 years of HSC exams.
So, to study better than me: COLLATE YOUR NOTES. I love my textbooks. I love that I know what information is where on recall and can flip to the page. I have a talen for knowing WHERE things are, but only being able to remember half of them.
I should take my own advice. After the trials, when all I'm going to be doing for 2 months is writing responses to HSC exams. @.@ It's like, sheesh, make some more practice papers because I've memorised the answer to this paper the HUNDREDS of times I've written responses about it.