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31.12.20

did a physical and emotional spring cleaning session a week ago, and cleared out (made peace with) all my GCSE o-level notes, from 3-4 years ago. took a trip down memory lane (hence the filter) and reminisced about all the times i’d spent studying, and thought it was an apt post walking into the new year!

15.11.20| practically done with my first sem of uni now, other than a philo test in a fortnight!

Hello hello, long time no see!! I’ve been taking a break from tumblr but I’m very active over on my instagram@journalsanctuary so go check it out if you like!! Or just enjoy this august spread :) // pictures via unsplash

31.05.2022 // apparently it’s me an coffee against chemistry. this week i have to write a big protocol and prepare a proposal for a project we have to do in the lab. but on the weekend i will try to relax a bit and read some books. you know some °☆~.work life balance.~☆°

˗ˏˋ February 26, 2021 : monthly divider´ˎ˗

hello everyone! since i’m still working on my immuno notes, i decided to share here with all of you my bujo monthly divider for the month of february! ૮ ´• ﻌ •აっ♡

i’m not really into monthly dividers but i thought maybe it’s the time to try something new? and i’m happy this very first try turned out really good. yey! i might be uploading some study related post in here next week, i’m just a little bit pre-occupied with my other responsibilities. anyways, how are you all getting by? i hope all of you are doing well. have a great day studynerds! ૮ฅ • ﻌ •აฅ

˗ˏˋJanuary 28, 2021 ´ˎ˗

hello everyone! how are you all have been? my january is suprisingly better than what i was expecting. i am also happy to be able to post two contents for this month, yey to slowly-getting-back-in-here.

and now here i share with you my very chill afternoon with iced coffee, lofi music on laptop, and journal spread in brown theme. i’ve been wanting to post some lecture notes but i guess it’ll come next month as i will study immunology for the coming days! i got motivated bec of my friend who asked me about her assignment (which sort of related to immuno) and i’m happy that i got to answer all of her questions perfectly. seems like my brain still got my back, self five.

so that’s it for now everyone. and before i finally end this, i just wanted you to know that i’m so proud of you— for trying, for surviving, and for giving your all despite of not having the recognition it deserves. keep safe studynerds. always wear your mask when going out, drink water, and stay healthy!

love,

studyain

listening to: orange crush by R.E.M.

kind of a weird week.. I’m trying to put myself out there and try new clubs. It’s never too late.

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A Levels is a lot different than GCSEs and here are some tips from a recent graduate.

• It needs a lot more revision.

The jump from GCSEs/O Levels is enormous.Even though you go from having 8/9 subjects to ¾, much more studying is required. There’s a lot more to cover and all the topics are more elaborated. Overall, everything is just more difficult. Knowing this ahead of time can really be beneficial. Don’t think studying a week before midterms or exams will be a good idea because it won’t be. Your best bet would be to study as you go along.

• Do not skip classes unless absolutely necessary.

The second mistake was skipping classes. So the first time I ditched, I told myself it would only happen again if it was an emergency, but alas, not the case. After my first time ditching, I almost stopped attending Economics classes completely because I thought I could study on my own, because I didn’t like my teacher. I regretted this when we had our mock, where the questions that were given to us had already been gone through in class.

• Don’t waste your free periods.

I had a lot of free periods, and in all of them, I’d chat with friends, walk around the school, do nothing of sustenance, basically. These are ideal for studying or revising because you’re technically already in the right mindset seeing as you’re in school. Also, if you get enough done at school, you’ll end up having to do a lot less at home! I’m not saying do this every single time, but just realize that there’s more to free periods than social gatherings.

• Pick subjects you enjoy.

Every subject is going to be difficult in it’s own way, and you’re going to most likely get fed up of everything. By picking something you enjoy, you may be able to deal with it a lot better and spend more time working on it. I spent the most time in AS on Economics because I loved it and it was so interesting to me, and much less time on Psychology just because it didn’t give me the same excitement. This was blatantly obvious when I got my AS results.

• Your friend group will change,

I thought I’d be friends with the same people all throughout it. I was wrong. Over just two years, I lost a lot of people I considered to be close friends, but I also made so many new friendships. Friend groups change and it doesn’t have to be due to drama or whatever, it kind of happens naturally. Don’t be alarmed if this happens, because you’ll meet so many new people over the course of your A Levels.

• Ask questions.

Don’t be afraid to raise your hand and clear your concepts if you’re confused. That’s literally what your teacher is there for! If you don’t want to ask in front of your class, ask in their office hours! It’s better to have accurate information than flipping through different books a week before the exam trying to make sense of it.

• Join extracurricular activities and clubs

A Levels isn’t going to be fun if all you do is stay locked up studying. To make new friends, meet new people, just have a better time, you can join a club or an activity or something sports related! I joined like three clubs in AS and ran my own in A2, and let me tell you, it was amazing. I met people I would’ve never been friends with if it weren’t for the clubs. Yes grades are important, but some universities may prefer it if you seem like an all rounder.

If anyone has any other tips on starting A Levels please mention them! 

was in a random bookstore when i found this journal.