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On the iPhone when I had one, I used studybuddy although I'm sure a lot new apps came out since it's been 2 years. Ever switching to Samsung, I like Time Tracker. I set up 2 categories during study sessions, one for studying and one for breaks, and the pie chart lets me see the percentage of each at the end of the day :)

Haha, no kidding it really keeps me going, especially on the days when i just feel like sitting around clicking through youtube! Are you competitive in nature? I'm a type A and I never like to lose, and seeing others working hard/succeeding/getting through nursing school with good grades makes me not want to lose to them

Definitely attend/pay attention in lecture! Teachers always give out the important (sometimes unimportant/off-topic) material, but at least you'll be able to better understand material and pinpoint the key parts you should be studying come exam time. Have a calendar, which is obvious. Be sure to update regularly with each new exam/quiz/assignment ..this is bad, but coffee does help. Especially in those early mornings! Unless you're actually going to study, don't study in groups. I found that keeping track of how many hours I studied a week (using an app) for a few weeks really opened up my eyes to how little I actually studied. Whenever I took a break and went on FB, I would stop the timer. Once I go back to studying, I start it again. I found that in, say, a 5-hour time span, I only really studied 3 hours (60% efficiency) I got better after a few weeks and I'm pretty much at 85-90% efficiency, which is good for me because I can still enjoy 10-minute breaks every hour :) Also, what motivates me to study (because I'm a procrastinator and I get distracted while studying) is to go on insta and look up tags on people studying. I like searching the #nursingschool #nursingstudent and #studying tags to motivate me. If other nursing students are studying at the exact moment, why not you?! GOOD LUCK :)

Congrats guys!!! I finished up my 1st year and I'm starting my 2nd. It was really brutal - I never expected college to be tough. Time management is KEY! Sacrifice your social life if you have to. But try to get enough sleep - don't fully rely on coffee, it'll keep you awake but you won't be studying or retaining info with no sleep :/ I can't wait to be done and be a nurse already

I actually use my phone (samsung galaxy note II) It also keeps me from texting or 'checking for emergencies' during lecture I use the app "Easy Voice Recorder" in case you're wondering!

3.3 GPA, 2110 on SAT, 7 APs! my gpa was a bit low but i think my courseload and SAT made up for it phew I also got in direct energy to a 4yr program from high school, so it didn't take me long..?

Record lectures, and write out key points in a notebook during the lecture After that I play back the lecture at home and type out real notes. Lecture just gives me a preview of the content (I'm mostly listening) so it's where the understanding of the material comes from. At home, the lecture is typed out so I can go back and memorize it later :)

I prefer typing it out. For things I have to write out/draw out, I'll do it on a separate piece of paper and then scan it in using this portable scanner (about the size of a big hole puncher) and add it to my notes :) Or if I'm too lazy I just take a pic

haha yes, I'll see you in sept!:)

Thank you for joining :) Good luck to you in your future studies!

Haha yep that's the one:) so glad you could join! I'm planning on keeping this app for the long run so it'd be great having some fellow nursing students on it! And congrats on starting in the Fall, and good luck to you too! Let's keep each other motivated? :)

Hey! I'm a nursing student who just finished my 1st year in May with 3 more years to go. I'm also taking Anatomy and Physiology in the summer (right now) I recently discovered an app on my Samsung Note 2 phone called "StudyMate." I searched the Apple app store and nothing for it came out yet, which is why I'm addressing Android users specifically. So basically the app (all in Korean though, but it's simple to use even without having to learn Korean) lets you create a group of max. 10 people and we just all record how long we study every day, like a stopwatch. The description reads "You need to study as much as your competitors do. You can check how long they study in StudyMate." We can check how much each person studied per day, etc. I think the numbers reset every day, but I'm thinking this would be great motivation for people who need some studying motivation I get lonely/bored while studying, but it reassures me that others are studying 'with me'. I also have a competitive nature so I tend to study a bit longer with this app on Below I'm going to put the name and password to the private group I made, if anyone wants to join :) There's also a 'group chat' function so we can leave messages to one another! What do you guys think of this idea? Name: Study group PW: motivation Just input these into the "study room" button for private study rooms and you should be able to find the group Please join, whether it be for the NCLEX or exams or you're trying to get in nursing school :')