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Some of the most common questions I get from students are:“how should I study for exams”“How can I stop procrastinating”“how can I study more effectively”And my first response is always, “have you got a good study timetable”.A study timetable will act as your guide, navigating your way through the chaos of student life towards your goals.More focus, less stress, more time for enjoyment - and it only takes a little bit of effort to set-up.When creating your timetable, enter in all your weekly activities, including fixed appointments, lectures, hobbies, and self-study sessions for each subject.Work backward from exam & assignment dates, and space out your study sessions to maximise learning.We all know that things change, so be flexible and update your timetable each week – I used to spend 20minutes each Sunday evening planning my week ahead.To help you, I wrote a step-by-step guide showing how I created my study timetable at the University of Sydney: How to Create Your Ideal Study Timetable.A small amount of effort to create your ideal timetable could lead to big improvements.And those big improvements might just change your student life.

At Caltech people told us to work with our classmates on problem sets. I generally think this is a bad idea.Every idea your friends come up with deprives you of the opportunity to think of it on your own. This may help you solve problem sets faster, but the more ideas you come up with yourself, the better you'll learn the material, and the more you'll get out of the class.Your classmates are not oracles. That kid who acts smarter than you might very well have the wrong answer, and finding flaws in wrong answers can often be harder than getting the right answer yourself. You are much more likely to be right if you understand the material and attack the problem using your own logic. (Your TAs are not oracles either, so don't write down content from office hours unless you can prove it yourself.)Students often hold study sessions at 2 am, which compromises your health and deprives you of the opportunity to enjoy your morning classes.

using “I’m so tired” as your go-to icebreaker (it’s never actually effective)using any of the following emojis in excess: 😩 😫 🤣 😂 😭 😤 👏 👌 🔥 💯 🤷 🍆 🍑🅱️specially 🅱️his 🅱️nelululemon, vineyard vines, and patagoniaSupreme’s also a big onehydro flasksthe only acceptable response when someone says “creeper,” regardless of context, is “aw man!”blasting music by Drake, 6ix9ine, Gunna, Travis Scott, Lil Uzi Vert, Future, or Post Malone in the hallways“lit,” “fam,” “sis,” “deadass,” “glo up,” “clout,” “yeet,” “yassss,” “flex,” “cringe,” “vibe,” “sus,” “salty,” “no cap,” “my aesthetic,” “bet,” “extra,” “oof,” “lowkey,” “mood”“bruh”“aight, bet”“and i oop”“weird flex but ok”“y’all hyped for ____” (ironically or otherwise)“sicko mode or mo bamba?”non-black people using the n wordsnapchat filters in every social media profile pictureironic humor/existential humor/sarcasm/huge amounts of hyperbole (probably referencing some kind of violent action as well)“i wanna kms” even though that’s a very serious thing that some people actually go throughalso faking depression in generalone-upping each other on their extremely unhealthy self-care habits“oh my god i’m so tired i only slept for 3 hours last night”“you think that’s bad? i have 3 tests today and i had to pull an all-nighter to study for them”complaining about your grades even though you have a 6.0 GPA*gets a B in a class* “I failed [that class’s name]”universal hatred of P.E.unless you’re an athlete ofccomplaining about the fitnessgram pacer teststarter pack memes about everythingteacher: “we’re playing kahoot!” the whole class: *cheers*study sessions at starbucksdrinking starbucks in class (ok to be fair college students do the starbucks thing a lot too)using pens instead of pencilscarrying enough pens and highlighters to cover the whole color spectrum in one pencil casemaking your notes and planners instagram worthycolor codingcalligraphy‘hiding’ your phone under your desk so you can use it in classairpods“junioritis”copying homework answerstaking a day off from school to study for the SAT, ACT, or AP testsor taking a day off on a day when college applications are duet y p i n g l i k e t h i s, oR tHiSloaded backpacksSparkNotes everything