How to get better grades with less studying?

SkimSTi · 2017-04-14T17:21:18+00:00

career > social life.

focus on your goal first. worry about social life later. if studying were that easy and take little time, every single person would be a doctor or engineer. study more and stop being an idiot. nothing you can do til you get your degree, besides maybe, picking up on some girls at school as you pass-by or study.

jeezydasnowman · 2017-04-14T18:43:25+00:00

Change majors.

askmrcia · 2017-04-14T18:47:46+00:00

Either change majors or study harder. I started off as a computer science major and was in your shoes. Studied my ass off but was still doing mediocre. Eventually I got tired of not having a social life so I changed majors.

Now this hurt me later in life, but I turned it around when I went back to grad school to get a better career.

All those people you see partying all the time, trust me, they are going to end up in retail or selling cars after school. Those are the kids that will be crying about how much debt they are in how college was a huge waste of time. Those are the kids that will be crying about why they can't find a job. And I know way too many of them.

Unless they are geniuses who don't need to study and can pass just cause.

Now maybe you have some bad study skills or something, so I strongly suggest joining a study group or getting a tutor. But honestly maybe the major isn't for you.

If I could go back in time, I'd sacrifice some of my social life in college for a better degree. Because trust me, social life after college is Faaaar better then college.

Nucka574 · 2017-04-14T22:47:48+00:00

Don't get distracted. You probably aren't studying efficiently (no social media, internet, etc). 10-15 min break every hour but put all other forms of distraction away during the 45-50 mins. With your break it is for going outside and getting a breath of fresh air and stretching your legs (not internet or social media).

jm51 · 2017-04-14T20:01:25+00:00

Check out mind mapping:

http://www.tonybuzan.com/about/mind-mapping/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_map

Kalidane · 2017-04-15T01:21:09+00:00

Maybe you're poor at learning. Maybe you're at your intellectual limit.

It seems like you want magical hacks to address your problem.

PM with your address and I'll ship a crate of hacks by overnight unicorn.

HiiiiiiPower · 2017-04-17T19:47:38+00:00

This blog (http://www.wtfprofessor.com/blog/), has some really good stuff. The guy who writes the blog posts is an engineer as well, so I think it'll be well suited for you.

Hope it helps.

smallbrowndic · 2017-04-14T20:45:34+00:00

Change majors, check out "the memory book" if you want to improve memorization, maybe get screened to see if you have ADHD, if not then try to get a script anyway and use the stims to help (80% of people in the tech field with a social life do this)

Title	How to get better grades with less studying?
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Date	April 14, 2017 5:08 PM UTC (9 years ago)
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