After my first semester of UBC, I’m trying to think of a checklist of what I need to do next semester in order to substantially raise my average. I want to make realistic goals, but also high goals. \u00a0I’ve done it before, with SAT’s and in high school when I was months behind, but UBC is certainly on another scale. \u00a0Here are my goals so far.<\/p>\n
– I think I spent the first 2-3 weeks thinking I was working hard, but I know what working hard is, thats what I did before my physics final, thats what I need to do from beginning to end. \u00a0So work harder! Duh!<\/p>\n
– \u00a0Always pre-read. \u00a0I did this in the beginning for physics and bio, but had like periods where I’d stop(usually midterm season or when work piles) so I’d skip it. \u00a0Not knowing the readings before going to class is not fun, also leads to last minute cramming.<\/p>\n
– Don’t force yourself into the position where you must cram! \u00a0When I give myself enough time to study <\/strong>not cram, I do so much better.<\/p>\n – \u00a0This one is a big one and may only work for me: \u00a0FORGET THE CHEAT SHEET: \u00a0I’m not use to having a cheat sheet available, this never really happened in high school, so when I found out, lets just say especially for physics, I didn’t stress too hard on learning everything because well, I had my cheat sheet! \u00a0Same with bio, how much do I need to know when I have a cheat sheet! \u00a0Big mistake, completely screwed me. \u00a0For the physics final, I left my cheat sheet till the last minute for the first time, and had the least on it, and did substantially better! \u00a0It was my best exam, same for my biology exam. \u00a0Why did I realize this so late? \u00a0So people, treat each test with cheat sheet’s allowed, like it doesn’t have a cheat sheet.<\/p>\n – Use some free time between classes that you know you’ll waste, and go to another sections lecture. \u00a0In Chem, I didn’t understand a couple concepts later on, and going to another professors lecture reaffirmed and helped so much! \u00a0Not a lot of other people do it, so give yourself a little advantage!<\/p>\n – Try, try, to get 5 hours of sleep before each midterm\/final. \u00a0This number is different for everyone, but I only need 5 hours and a coffee to be very alert through the day.<\/p>\n – do the Practice Midterms! \u00a0I don’t know what I was kidding, they are definitely the best ways to study in my opinion. \u00a0After going through the subject matter, taking the practice midterms is the best way to know if you can actually do the problems. \u00a0I wish I did this for Math, Physics, and Biology. \u00a0When I did this, my grades went up, easy as that.<\/p>\n These are just the few I have so far, but I really wish I did all these things from the beginning, but now there’s no excuse not to do great next semester after being aware of all the mistakes I made first semester. \u00a0Well maybe that 8am math class 2nd semester is an excuse. \u00a0Ha, still trying to fix that. \u00a0Note to all math 103 students, please drop so I can get out of the 8am lecture! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n Happy Holidays!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After my first semester of UBC, I’m trying to think of a checklist of what I need to do next semester in order to substantially raise my average. I want to make realistic goals, but also high goals. \u00a0I’ve done it before, with SAT’s and in high school when I was months behind, but UBC … Continue reading