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J-7: I bought new highlighters and highlight everything I could ! Scanning like 40 pages of book, it took so long ! And eventually learning a bit.

second year of uni is over!

felt like it was yesterday that i moved in, all excited for the new year and it's suddenly just over :(

also technically it's not over because i have an abnormal psychology exam still left tomorrow but most of my exams/jury exhibitions are over and i feel sad ngl

but anyways i will try my best to study for the last exam after a cute dinner i had last night while watching apothecary diaries (love maomao sm)

till next time <3

academic comeback era <3

useful study channels :)

today's post will be pretty short but hopefully useful. i've compiled a list of my favorite youtube channels for study tips, tricks, and motivation- hope it helps!

Study tips & tricks

gohar's guide - informative youtube shorts on studying

fayefilms - mainly vlogs and study tips

mahad the mentor - focuses on college applications and ap classes, mainly geared towards high schoolers

helaine zhao - again, mainly vlogs for inspiration + study tips

js park - maximizing studying, how to manage time

Explaining concepts/tutoring

organic chemistry tutor - explains math, chemistry, and physics in concise and easy to follow videos (absolute lifesaver)

khan academy - a classic, focus mainly on math but also has other subjects

Study with me and music

lofi girl

ellene

abao in tokyo

merve

College channels

elliot choy - student at vanderbilt, makes trip vlogs

the college essay guy - lemme tell you, he's the GOAT at college essays. also has a blog at https://www.collegeessayguy.com/

kay chung - makes absolutely chaotic dental student youtube shorts, super funny and entertaining!

hope this helps, and please check out my other posts!!

essay crisis ‼️

I have an assignment due tomorrow night, it's a literature review where I have to synthesize 10 articles.

How many articles am I done reading, you ask? NOT EVEN ONE

I keep getting stuck on the first paper because I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE SAYING. I think it's a translated paper because they use complicated language and phrasing.

I have other academic commitments today evening and half the day tomorrow.

and I also have 2 more assignments due on wednesday (in 3 days aaaaAAA) that I have started on.

please pray for me y'all 🙏

bonus: outdoor study session as I try to read 1/10 papers of said assignment

it's barely been a week since the new semester has started and there's SO MUCH work

meetings are endless and workload is piling up im trying to get ahead of tasks but staying motivated is difficult :/

also, happy new year to everyone (⁠◕⁠ᴗ⁠◕⁠✿⁠)

tasty food and (intense) study sessions

i have a social psych final in a day and im done revising one module....out of 12 modules.....

wish me luck y'all 😭

will prolly have few breakdowns in the morning

till then, good night y'all <3

UPDATE: the final went pretty okayyyy and i was able to revise all modules hehe

scared rn, need all the help I can get 😔😔😔

end sem szn is nearing and i need to start preparing so:

psych:

bio bases

test-yourself-flashcards for neurotransmitters & their functions and parts of the brain & the functions

start going through ppts, start with the topic you feel the most lost in (or figure some other strategy for this, if needed)

simultaneously go through the QB questions for the topics you do

and ofc, past-year papers

stats

start making compulsory cheat sheet

(timed) practice exercises

past-year papers

personality psych

go through ppts (of both profs, if needed)

go through given textbook(s) for more clarity

past-year papers

social psych

start making mind-maps of theories/topics to understand the topics, use given textbook(s) for this

start with the topics that weren't tested in the quiz

teach it to yourself through storytelling, don't rote memorise

past-year papers

design:

make final presentation

finish up prototype, add aesthetic details, sticky notes and other labels

prepare points you wish to emphasize on during jury

chaotic study sessions and pretty campus walks <3

just finished yet another statistics test and now im preparing for social psych 💪

AND THE FACT that this isn't even finals szn😔🤧

had yet another hectic (eventful) week

💌 had my final exhibition for graphic design class (had to run all over the city while preparing the file and other collaterals😭)

💌 treated ourselves after all the hardwork🤭

💌 pretty clouds on campus

💌 a really cute campus catto

💌 study session with a friend (from a completely different major lol)

i have two mid-sems this coming week, pls pray for me😔😭

past few days have been HECTIC

we've been preparing for socio club's first event of the year

spent some time out with my friends (saw cute black cat over there)

also went on WAY too many mental health walks in the breaks between lectures. (my schedule is more hectic this week because we have extra lectures EVERY single day ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ

but messages like this one in a bathroom stall are nice reminders to hang in there tbh

haven't done much studying but need to get started for my biological bases mid-sem soon😭

(wish me good luck im def gonna need it)

this week's photo dump (⁠✿⁠^⁠‿⁠^⁠)

live, love, laugh food honestly (the picture in the middle is an ice-cream sundae situation made in a dorm hahaha)

a foggy morning on campus

did some origami in statistics to stay sane

campus fountain said 🏳️‍🌈

💌 ordered in AGAIN because it was raining heavily, also had some homemade food because my friend's mom is a GODSEND and started watching inside out 2 (can be read as: psych student heaven)

💌 a smol v cute flower

💌 started reading a good girl's guide to murder <3

💌 found an awesome paper title while researching for my social psych assignment (the one that says "I can fix him")

after the outfit pic, i was out of my dorm throughout the WHOLE day

met campus cars while going for breakfast, i think one of their names is Eevee? idk the other one's name

spent half of the day studying in one of the campus cafes and the rest in graphic design class ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ

a pleasant day on campus <3

felt like sleeping like the cute doggo in the video

but the work just never ends (⁠T⁠T⁠)

tried to have a eat junk food and study session with besties (we ended up yapping)

a little dump of the week <3

finished today's classes(⁠ﾉ⁠◕⁠ヮ⁠◕⁠)⁠ﾉ⁠*⁠.⁠✧

i love my social psychology professor, she's so funny and GENUINELY loves the field

the grind never stops unfortunately

making a to-do list for tomorrow because genuinely worried im gonna forget what all I have to do

Social Psychology Class - 8. a.m. to 10 a.m.

Working on a Instagram reel for a friend's blog account

Working on Personality Psych assignment

Making an application form for the secretary position of Socio Club

Socio Club General Body Meeting at 7 p.m.

Zumba Crew Audition at 8:15 p.m.

so grateful for everything, good night everyone <3

I JUST GOT THIS MAIL

slayed a little too hard🤭

not letting this get to my head tho, because there's still a long long way to go ofcourse

but the fact that i was amongst the top 10% in a batch of 750 students is so academically validating😭

nothing like studying biological bases of behaviour at 8 a.m.

mark my words, your sleep WILL be taken away. doesn't matter if you're very drowsy, it WILL be gone because there's so much content (⁠ ⁠･ั⁠﹏⁠･ั⁠)

had a mini heart attack when i realised my first graphic design assignment was due at 11:59 a.m. and not 11:59 p.m.

thankfully i was almost done with the assignment beforehand and only had to add few finishing touches (⁠◡⁠ ⁠ω⁠ ⁠◡⁠)

even though i feel v sleepy, afternoon classes are a vibe 乁⁠[⁠ ⁠◕⁠ ⁠ᴥ⁠ ⁠◕⁠ ⁠]⁠ㄏ

the campus cattos make it better <3

I will succeed. Not immediately. But definitely.

second year of uni has started in full swing!

went through personality theories for my personality psych assignment

made a cute study set up <3

(tried) to start my biological bases of behaviour course's assignment by reading the assigned research article

did a mini art project for said biological bases course because ✨why not✨

i was texting my friends — one of whom's (desi) parents agreed to let her go for a foreign trip — about how i wish i could also go somewhere far away for a trip and then realised that's such a slay study motivation ♪⁠ヽ⁠(⁠･⁠ˇ⁠∀⁠ˇ⁠･⁠ゞ⁠)

I'd study so hard that foreign universities offer me scholarship (⁠ ⁠ꈍ⁠ᴗ⁠ꈍ⁠)

that would be so cool ngl

on the negative side, homesickness is a horrible monster

i feel so homesick rn when my uni and hostel is like 45 mins away from home

imagine how bad it'd be continents away from home (⁠๑⁠•⁠﹏⁠•⁠)

“I don’t know what my goals are, no. Thanks for asking.”

these are pictures from my last week of my first year at university and my first week of summer break

can't believe first year is over, i feel like i didn't do much extracurricular-wise but atleast my academics were good? eh

i have a lot of things planned for the summer break, hopefully im able to complete atleast half of the list ༎ຶ⁠‿⁠༎ຶ

ill make the list here so i can hold myself accountable lolol

things to do over the summer:

Intern at NGO - mandatory uni requirement

Take my DSLR out more - improve photography/documenting skills

Join dance class again

Make a LinkedIn account

Get into politics

Try new Art - embroidery/a new painting style

Join a gym (very scared about this)

Learn driving and get a license

Play more badminton

Do major-related courses/workshops/internships

Learn basic cooking

took a class on the sociology of gender in my last term of first year, it was intimidating because everyone was so knowledgeable but i became more confident towards the end ୧⁠(⁠﹒︠⁠ᴗ⁠﹒︡⁠)⁠୨

these notes are from one of the last units - Gender, Science and Technology