day 1 | back to school challenge | 🎶winner - island
next semester is going to be my first year in university, so i’m super excited!! to stay focused this semester, here is my list of goals for fall 2017. (this is me talking to myself, so it’s gonna be in 2nd person)
goals for: school
make a study schedule
use google calendar to build a schedule w enough study time allotted to each class, as well as imp assignments and tests
and stick to it!
build self-discipline!
5-minute rule: if you don’t want to do it, just do it for 5 minutes. just 5
no zero days. a day shouldn’t go by, that you did nothing for your dreams and aspirations
there’s no way around the hard work! if you wanna graduate early, buckle up and get to work
obliterate procrastination!
set early deadlines, and convince yourself they’re as imp as the real deadlines
when you don’t feel like it, remember the snowball effect. leave it now, and it will become a bigger problem later
tell your friends that you’re gonna do something, and you’re for sure gonna have it done by a certain time
block tumblr and youtube. forreal
classes & academics
learn who sits beside you and make friends with them
read the entire syllabus!!
join at least two student groups
practice making small talk. they’re midwest people, they’re gonna be nice, they won’t bite, don’t worry,
participate in class! answer questions! make sure the prof/ta knows you!
talk to the prof/ta if you’re struggling. don’t try to do it all alone all the time
goals for: self
mental health
don’t be too hard on yourself
follow advice from people who have gone thru uni w/ mental health issues
build self-confidence in yourself
stop apologizing. you are enough
go to counseling/therapy when it gets bad, there’s counseling that won’t cost you
explain to friends / tell them i’m not ignoring them, just, my brain is kinda not working well sometimes
daily routines
fix your sleep schedule. please. go to sleep: 10-11. wake up: 5-6
set up a schedule for skincare routine and stick to it. get some better moisturizer asap and stick! to! the! routine!
make a fitness schedule as well. aim for a certain amount of physical time per day, and neck/arm/back excercises for everyday
diet: increase fruit/veg intake slowly; one fruit/veg/smoothie a day. drink water when you want sugar
even tho this post turned out super long and specific, feel free to use any of these if you would like!!
-ria
See me letter the headers in this video!
You can change the color of the banners in Photoshop - these are editable PDFs.
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"Don't be afraid to reach out and make new friends with people that will show you the respect you deserve."
Here’s a little reminder that friends should not belittle your interests, whether personal or academic. Your answer to “what do you want to be?” should be enough. Your decision not to leave the house because you’re studying for the midterm should be enough. Your desire to pay attention in class should be enough. If you have friends that mock or disregard your desire to do well, they’re not friends worth having. Even if they don’t want to do well themselves, they should respect your desire to. Don’t be afraid to reach out and make new friends with people that will show you the respect you deserve.
windows 10 is garbage so every time i boot up the computer i have to run command prompt and enter
net.exe stop “Windows Search”
so that the shitty goddamned search/cortana feature that i never fucking use stops running in the background taking up all my fucking disk space
since my writing post was received pretty well, i though i’d make other, to give some insight on the racism in the film industry and why it’s still a big problem now as it was in the past.
어떻게 - How
얼마(나) - How much, How many
뭐 - What
무엇 - What
무슨 - What, Which
어떤 - What kind of
언제 - When
어디 - Where
어느 - Which
누구 - Who
왜 - Why
I’m really excited for CETs and CATs ((especially UPCAT *_* I’ve been dreaming about it since the last year!!)) but i can’t remove the fact that i’m nervous and anxious as hell for those! i want to study well, but i’m lost, i feel like i don’t know where should i start and how. sigh.
Taste of Cherry (…طعم گيلاس) dir. Abbas Kiarostami, 1997
Fernando Pessoa, The Book of Disquiet
Hi guys!! Thank you all so much for your support!!! Happy 250 (EDIT: I SPENT A DAY ON THIS AND NOW IM PAST 300) and hope you all have a great start to the month! The community is more welcoming with all of you - I haven’t faced negativity from anyone at all. None of these are my posts - but they’ve helped me out a lot. With that said - let’s get started:
This is one of my side blogs, and has tons of inspiration for weekly and monthly spreads, as well as a few aesthetic ideas and how to start one. I update this constantly.
How to start a studyblr - Studyblrs with creative fields
Lighting (for photos)
Study spreads
Planning your month
Printables (the same as some used down there but in a different category):
Weekly printable
To - do printable
Cornell Notes printable
Back to school printables
Daily Planner @theorganisedstudent
Weekly Planner II @theorganisedstudent
Essay Planner @theorganisedstudent
Assignment Planner @theorganisedstudent
Assignment Tracker
Novel Notes
Plot Diagrams
Correction Sheets
Grid & lined paper
Weekly schedule for studying
Printables masterpost
Exam printable & how to use it
2018 Calender set (by my QUEEN @emmastudies)
For students:
Exams & Studying:
Exam revision guide
How to beat different types of procrastination
How to deal with a crappy teacher (this has to do with studying ig)
Study tips!! (its a masterpost)
Exam Printable & How to Use it
Exam & Homework tips
Coping with hell i mean exams i mean hell
A cool studying outline to try
This is my favorite thing and it’s when to use certain remembering techniques
Correction Sheets
Memorization tips for different learners
Weekly study schedule
More sites to use in normal studying routines
How to study smarter and not harder
Study smarter II
Exam printable & how to use it
Self discipline
Study methods
Hoe tips for school and studying
Studying masterpoint
Tips and tricks to studying
Study tip - so easy
How to stay organized to study
Note - Taking:
Lecture notes
How i set up flash cards (these are nice to study from but be determined to finish setting them up)
Nifty highlighting idea (this post is so old)
Highlighting idea that i actually use
How to take Cornell Notes
Cornell style notes printable (gridded)
Notebook paper (grid & lined)
Tips for pretty notes!!
How to take notes
Notes for different classes
Life, man & general school stuff:
Back - to -school guide
Things I learned as a college freshman
Get ORGANIZED
Textbooks are expensive so here’s some free ones…
Tips for working students that sound extra but may work for u ily don’t overwork urselves
Masterpost for motivation and stuff
Get ur life together again bc haha i stay organized for like a day anyway
School supplies that u should have just to stay minimal
Grad school tips
Organization masterpost
Productive afterschool routine
30 websites to kill boredom
Back to school masterpost
Get confident in presentations
Overcome procrastination
Succeeding in school masterpost
For bad days
For bad days II
A GOOD MASTERPOST for getting ur life together
General school tips
Free online courses
GOOD POWERPOINT TIPS
Sites to learns stuff
More learning stuff sites
Dealing with a trashy class
Study resources masterpost
Summer Productivity
Summer life tips
PLEASE READ THIS THIS IS SUCH AN IMPORTANT MASTERPOST
Honest guide to college
University tips
SCHOOL MINDSET
What to do on Sundays
Back to school masterpost
Useful things for going back to school
How to clean your house
Cute self care tips!
More self care tips
Plant care tips!
English:
A handy list of words to fit into ur essays
How to write an article like a journalist
Words to replace over-used words
ESSAY STRUCTURE IDEA this is in bold so u losers don’t miss this bc it’s not just for English u nerds
Get gucci while reading and be an active reader
Get gud reading them academic articles amigo
Words to replace “the author or whatever shows…” bc that is baby writing and i accidentally used that on an essay and i failed so
Novel notes
Plot Diagrams
Reading Lists
Literary techniques (what themes, personifications, metaphors are etc)
Discussing in English
How to top a literature class
Literature class masterpost
Strong/weak verbs
More essay tips!!
MLA format - a how to
ESSAY GRADER.
How to avoid essay cliches
Chemistry (I’m taking chem so i have a few resources aha)
Da terms on exam papers
Chemistry resources masterpost
Cute periodic tables
Study chapters
History/Social Studies
How to write a history paper
AP world history powerpoints masterpost
Math
General tips
Resources
Understanding math masterpost
Test Prep
PSAT I
PSAT II
ACT tips!
100 words for the SATs (start studying early!!)
Thank you so much for the support! I couldn’t have done it without all of you. A simple reblog or like will help others see these tips, and will be very appreciated. I hope these links work - feel free to message me with questions and other links!! A possible part 2 might come out at the end of august, and one for languages!!!