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8|27|16 • 10:36am

Weekly spread; I always associate August with an earthy and cool kind of tone for some reason. The first week of school has been really incredible–I made new friends, my teachers are fantastic, and I’m loving (if not at least tolerating) most of my classes!

ooooooooo your laptop clock is so cute !!! what app/website is it?

it's the padbury clock! as far as I know, it's only available for macs but if I'm wrong please let me know !

{11/06/16 04:10 pm}

ap psych, macbeth, and a few flowers to make the day a little brighter :)

sorry for being inactive for so long, applying for college is stressful !!! 

05.08.16 // Here’s a glimpse of my notes on the blood system from IB Biology. Loving the topic human physiology!

Planning out my blog and continually staring at Empire of Storms because IT’S FINALLY HERE!!!! 🎉

September habit tracker ft. my new Kanken 💛

1/100 days of productivity //No summer classes means LSAT prep. The logic games today kicked my butt but hopefully this early practice will be helpful in the long run//

14/June - 2015 Reading ahead and making notes for ethics

Another old bullet journal spread! (finally got a new usb cord for my phone, so I can upload pictures again)

Hey, sorry if you've already been asked this but what is the app you use for the black on white clock on your Mac? I only know of Fliqlo and Momentum. This one looks even more lovely!

hey hey hey! it's called a Padbury clock!! the version I downloaded (Padbury.me) is only for Macs, but there could be a version compatible for other operating systems as well that I don't know about :)

MICROSOFT WORD HAS A FUCKING “INSERT CITATION” BUTTON WHY THE FUCK DID NO ONE EVER TELL ME THIS IS SIGNIFICANT INFORMATION FUCK THE SCHOOL SYSTEM THIS IS MICROSOFT WORD 2007 I SHOULD HAVE BEEN MADE AWARE OF THIS IN HIGHSCHOOL WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK I HATE EVERYTHING

Hi! What app do you use for the clock with the white background screensaver on your computer?

heyyy! it's a download called the Padbury clock. only available for macs though :/

may 5, 2016

the legal studies department at my school bought each student an exercise book to write up notes, so now i have three sets of notes for revision 😅

12|5 it’s a beautiful day, I hope you’re all well🌸

My bulletjournal of the last four weeks

13.05.16 {25/100 days of productivity}

Had another exam today, that’s 5 down and only 3 more to go! Here’s a picture of my little workspace earlier. After my music exam this morning I did 2 French and 2 chemistry past papers. Now I’m off to bed hahah😴 Happy studying, hope you have/ had a productive day💕 ( also- thank you so much for over 1000 notes on my “guide to productive mornings” post, I am honestly so shocked and thankful!!💖)

02.05.16 

one more time; prove them all wrong again.

had to take a breather for a second because my head was aching and fried from math. 

reminder that just because its exam period doesn’t mean you can’t rest for a while! also good luck (again) to all taking exams soon <3

We have our whole lives ahead of us and all I want to do is take a nap.

Lev Grossman (via quotemadness)

{05/12/16 6:42 pm}

Finally starting to work on my financial literacy credit online! I hope everyone’s exams went well!! Your hard work will pay off regardless of your scores :)

10 05 2016 • After a rough patch, I’ve started documenting my emotions by way of doodles, song lyrics, quotes, and thoughts straight from my own head. It’s funny how liberating it can be to organise the chaos of your mind by putting it all on paper.

Things overheard in my ap classes:

“Dude. I’m going to get so hammered this weekend.”

“I have to read crime and punishment by Monday- I’ll just do it all Sunday night" 

“If you could get full ride to any college by killing a man, would you do it?” “In a second.”

[A guy showing a girl how to put notes into a calculator in order to cheat on the AP calc BC test]  “My morals have crashed like the Russian economy after the collapse of the USSR.”

“What class is this?” “AP FIGHT CLUB”

“What if we all just didn’t show up for graduation?”

 “It is my unalienable right to not be here right now. I’m entitled to the pursuit of happiness and this isn’t it.” 

“I’ll pay you $15 to do my physics homework.” “Shit, I’ll do it for free if you do my lit homework.”

[1st hour AP Human Geo: A girl pours a bottle of mountain dew and a can of monster into a thermos, shakes it up, and drinks it in one go.] “I have tests in every hour today and I got 15 minutes of sleep. Desperate times, ya know?”

“But if you’re valedictorian, and she’s salutoriain, and the six of us are top 2%, then who’s driving the bus?”

“so. did anyone do the calc homework?” *chorus of no’s* “you know, i don’t know why I even asked.”

“maybe if we all pretend we don’t know what we’re doing, he’ll move the calculus test.” “Honey, I don’t even need to pretend.”

24th march 2016 : [34/100 days of productivity]

taken from my ig: @study.relief // a little more math revision today for IB Math Studies SL ft. me making use of the posters i have around my room as backgrounds + mild red highlighter / black pen ✨✨

20th april 2016 : [60/100 days of productivity]

taken from my ig: @study.relief // it was such a sunny day today!! and i got back two IB Biology HL tests and i did adequately however i’m still quite far from my target so i’m back to work! #doin’itfortheHL666   +black pen / blue pen / paper /binder / textbook  ✨✨

Hello! I have a question: on this post /137022900341/011016-1132-am-ap-bio-time-and-coffee-too which is the app/clock/thing which I don't know the name you're using in your lapton? I think it's really cool! Good luck for your study :)

hi! it's a Padbury clock download. it's only available for Mac computers. thank you :)

Note-Taking

Hey guys! So I’ve been receiving questions regarding my note-taking style and strategy for quite some time now but I believe I have never answered them in detail. The good news is, I finally decided to make a post about this (plus, I had fun making the graphics :D). Note that I am a visual learner, so my note-taking methods may not be effective for some of you, but I hope you can all learn something.

Class Notes

I only use one notebook for all my class notes, an A4 grid notebook whose pages I divide into two columns.

I use the outline method for in-class notes, which means I write information chronologically, in the order that they are taught. Some teachers do not have properly structured presentations/lessons (good thing my physics teacher does) so when in need, I use arrows to connect related information.

Abbreviations to me are one of the most important things to master when taking notes. I personally make them up as I go along. Some examples of abbreviations I use are:

w/c - which

w/ - with

cpd - compound

envt - environment

digenz - digestive enzyme

It might be confusing, but to me, knowing the context and part of speech are enough for all abbreviations to be comprehended.

Here’s an example: ‘Indonesia’s tsunami pre-warning system is made up of two types of components’ could become ‘Indo’s snmi pre-warn sys 2 type comp’.

After Class

The first thing I would do is highlight keywords and terminology (and sometimes formulas). For physics, since my teacher is relatively succinct, I don’t really highlight, but for humanities and biology, I look for words that would be expected by a mark scheme, words that are crucial to the understanding of each particular piece of information.

I would then check if the material taught coincides with the syllabus, and if not, note down any points that are missing or have yet to be taught. You could write these on a post it or on the syllabus itself, but I prefer to highlight the syllabus’ pdf file.

Rewritten Notes

My rewritten notes are arranged based on the order they appear in the syllabus unless there are pieces of information that are related to more than one topic.

I use a black pen for rewriting notes as well as colored pens to write keywords and terminology only. I know some people who write whole sentences in colored pens but to me that is ineffective; we all have our own learning styles. When making tables, I usually use different colors for different columns (see the table for different types of radiation above) which is most often the color I associate with each word. For example, water would be blue, ocean would be a darker shade, ice would be a lighter shade, and water vapor would be purple.

I still abbreviate words in my rewritten notes, but they’re not as condensed as the ones in my class notes. Another thing I find helpful is leaving a bit of space between separate points especially if the page doesn’t have a lot of diagrams. I can’t think linearly, so I can’t remember super lengthy bullet points.

I use mildliners and a drawing pen to make my diagrams (more of these in my biology notes) but I only start with pencil if it’s a complex diagram. I rarely highlight my rewritten notes, but even if I do, it’s usually only the headings and formulas.

I don’t have a rough draft for my notes, but I try to visualize the layout. I try to alternate between words and pictures/diagrams so that when I’m sitting for an exam, all I have to do is imagine that I’m looking at that page and I can remember where everything is.

Well, that’s all from me. I hope that this information could be of some use to every single one of you. Don’t hesitate to ask me questions if you’re confused about note-taking or any other problems you might have :)

How To Take Lecture Notes

The professors sometimes ask for students to print out lecture slides or take notes before class, so here are some ideas on what to do before, during, and after the lecture. Of course, these don’t have to be followed exactly as written, so you can use what works best for you. :)

You are not require to set yourself on fire to make others warm

today after my AP exam all I did was walk around my house in underwear and a bathrobe with a tub of ice cream and take a nap

if that doesn’t describe what it’s like to be an AP student I don’t know what does

04.24.16: Quite honestly, I have no idea what will become of me in the next few weeks.