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Thank you both í ½í²
I think thats what I'm most proud of: getting out of my comfort zone and trying a new method of studying (I'm a "mature" student í ½í¸„ So my usual method is ingrained.) and I put in time to learn how to learn differently not just learn all the material if you see what I mean. So I hope to continue putting in this work and get good grades as it has shown me that hard work pays off in so many ways.
My usual way of studying was to focus on resources outside of the PowerPoints and objectives, thinking that they were the guide rather than the actual material iyswim? This time I took more time to really learn EVERYTHING on the PowerPoints and in the objectives. So maybe less breadth of resources but way more detailed and specific. I did the reading (the whole of each chapter) prior to lecture, took notes on the PowerPoints from there and then at the lecture too. Then I used these to answer the objectives whilst going through the textbook again alongside too. So basically, my old way= looking at the material only once but from many sources online and from text books. My new way I focused more closely on exactly what the instructor was teaching and ended up going over the same (still really large!!!) amount of material 3 times and then again when revising for the test. The stuff really stuck way better.
This might all sound like common sense or normal for some but it's a big change for me at 38!
ksw1978
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I just did exam 2 in fundamentals and got a 96!!!! I worked so hard and totally changed my usual methods (which only got me an 82 last time) and I'm so happy it worked! I hope I don't sound obnoxious, I'm just proud of myself and don't want to make a big deal of this in real life. So virtual world will hear about it instead! 😂