UNI : U Need Inspiration

 Hello there, For my final blog post, I felt it was only appropriate to leave you with some of my favourite study tips (as it seems everything has been cancelled this year, except exams of course). I extend my sincerest apologies as today I am aware that I am giving you up, letting you down, running around, deserting you, making you cry, saying goodybe, telling a lie and hurting you (Rick Astley would not approve).   Here's my recipe for exam preparation/studying... Avoid multi-tasking – Focus on one subject at a time and if you are changing to study a different topic, take a break in between to separate the two. Multi-tasking clouds memory retention and makes study efforts scattered and inefficient. Only clowns balance plates.   Get creative – Brains work in mysterious ways. Find what works for you. I have friends who make up songs, dances or poems to help them remember content. For me, I find that acronyms stick best in my mind. Take the key word from the piec...

  Hiya, Hope all is going well. Are you struggling for motivation this semester? I for one, sure am. University/college is a very independent learning experience (particularly these days) and this can feel overwhelming and make any student feel demotivated. At this point in the semester, this is how I’m submitting coursework. Here’s my antidotes;   Remind yourself how far you’ve come – How many times have you felt overwhelmed or that you weren’t clever enough? Yet, look how far you’ve come. Personally, I had a crisis of confidence every year in secondary school when it came to exams and this only accelerated when I went to university. There have been countless times where higher education has made me feel ‘less than’ or not up to the standard of the incredibly intellectual students on my course but as Elton John would say ‘I’m Still Standing’. You’re stronger than you give yourself credit for.   Remind yourself why you are doing what you are doing – Similar...