Study Help!

[irishbunny]

I have BIG school exams this year so my only new years resolution is to study and try and get some sort of decent marks, since what I get in this tests will affect what I do, career wise, in the future and they will always follow me around. I know I could do quite good if I could just concentrate on studying, but whenever I try I think about something else or my friends call over, or I get a text and I just say I'll reply once but then someone has loads of news and before I know it I have been texting for two hours. Then there's Bebo, and when I pass the computer I have to go on and read my comments and reply to them, which leads me onto here and fuzzy-rabbit and could take up another hour or even two. Before I know it the nights gone and I've done about 30 minutes study all together.

It drives me mad that I can't do it, even if I have all distractions away from me, like give the internet modem to my mam and switch off my phone I still end up daydreaming and forgetting everything I was just studying. It makes me really mad at myself when I can't do it, all the teachers at school are no help either with their 'you should be doing 5 hours of study every night'. No wonder it's only peoplewith no friends to hang out with that are doing really well in everything. I can do well in some things, like history and english but I'm hopeless in maths and got an F in the Christmas exams :X

Grrr, I know I'm going to regret not trying my best when I'm older but right now it's just sooo overwhelming! I know I'm not the only one who feels this way, my best friend who lives two seconds away from me feels the same, she get's really bad over it, especially when her parents nag her about not trying hard enough, she kicked in all the electricity sockets in her room and made her knuckles bleed from boxing the wall. When I get frustrated because my parents are nagging I usually attack my book with my pen and have a *** to calm me down, I thinkwe smoke and drinkbecause it's like a secret thing our parents don't know about and they can't control it idk.

Omg, I really sorry guys but just typing it out has made me feel so much better, I wish 2008 had never ended and the school would just burn down or something before we have to go back, I hate it!! :grumpy:

 

[NorthernAutumn]

As someone in university right now, I can tell you that the easiest way for me to approach study is to review the day's work every night, and do at least an hour's work on any projects. I split a lined page into two columns, and write out the most important information in bullet points. If you keep adding to the columns after each class, then read the whole section 1-2x a week, the repetition will help material to stick in your brain. That way, you won't be cramming for exams as hard.

I am very bad for procrastination, and adore the internet when trying to avoid homework. Seriously, though, if you work hard now, it will really pay off later (think $$$ and scholarships).

As for the math, you ought to go get help from your teacher/hire a tutor/ or start a math study group with a math-savvy friend.

 

[PepnFluff]

I know completely how you feel, I just had my first BIG meaningful exams that will haunt me for my life last year:shock:. I didn't study which already I regret. What seems to work for my good studying friends is they remove all distractions, phone, computer, t.v, animals etc and plonk themselves down in a TIDY area and make sure they have completed all tasks and get themselves in the mood for studying (hard I know) then just knuckle down and do it. Sadly for me this doesn't work I have to be actively thinking and involved things like flash cards for me work and for maths I'm part of this mathletics program which is interactive, it does cost but if you want I can give you my username and you can go on there....

 

[Flashy]

I would suggest that you probably haven't found the best way to study for you. Some people find reading works, or copying things out, answering questions, learning by rote, doing programs on the computer, sticking things around the house, recording onto something and playing it back to you, working with a friend, working by yourself, so if what you are trying does not work, then try something else. Generally it's recommended you have lots of breaks where you go completely away from your work too, although some people prefer to just work solidly.

Teachers will always over estimate what you have to do, but it's not only those that have no friends that work. Me and my group of friends (especially my friends, not so much me) got excellent results, and we really worked for them, but equally, we went out a lot and met up a lot and stuff. If you learn to manage your time then you can fit most of it in.

If your exam doesn't go to plan then I'm sure you can resit at some point, or else go back to it in the future and retake it then although obviously its better to do it first time round, but there ARE a lot of options.

 

[irishlops]

um, i dont have REALLY BIG EXAMS but i do have have harder ones this year. or should i say next week!:shock:
i copy out things ,i read over it, chosse say friday to do 3 subjects
irish, half an hour.
spanish, half an hour,
history half an hour, then i do the hard things in the subjects, u might be able to find it easyier if u do other things, i find copying it out easy!
hope it helps.
this reminds me to do geoghrapy revision.:shock:

 

[irishbunny]

Thanks everyone

 

[Raspberry82]

Dont' freak yourself out too much, just relax and be confident in yourself and tutors are really helpful! I had to do that back in middle/highschool for some subject that I struggled with to pull in the grades I wanted. It helps me to think about what and where I really want to go and see that studying is what will get me what I want in the future. So that makes it easier to buckle down and study hard in order to reach my life goals .