How To Handle Having TOO MUCH To Do

23.06.20

today i scrounged all the paint samples i could find in my house and made this for chem :)

hello !! this is a list of tips for those going to university (as opposed to college). personally, i live at home (off campus) so a lot of these tips are things that i’ve learnt in my first year of uni

you might not have class everyday but that doesn’t mean you should sleep in on the days you don’t

plan time for your friends as well as when you study

you don’t have to join a club but they’re a good way for making friends if you don’t live on campus

follow all the main social media for students - make an effort to find out all the tricks and when the cheap food days are on

try to make at least one friend in your tutorials/labs - a simple “hi, how are you doing?” on the first day can become notes for when you’re sick

when you have early classes, it seems easy to just buy food from uni - try to prep it the night before

have some “set” outfits that you can rely on when you can’t decide on what to wear

you don’t have to hit the gym everyday, getting off a stop early and walking the last part can be an alternative

if you do walk for part of your commute, taking the shortest path might not be the most fun. you can live somewhere yet not know the neighbourhood

if you’re going to nap on your commute, set an alarm for 5 minutes before your stop

in your first weeks of uni, make it your goal to find out where the best bathrooms and drinking fountains are

know the layout of your uni’s library

find a place to study in your university’s library - now find 3 more study spaces around the school

if you have readings, you can do them in cafes with a cup of coffee - reading doesn’t have to be a chore

always carry a pen and a piece of paper in your pocket

be realistic about how much work you can do - pack accordingly

if you have a hard time remembering your timetable, set it as your phone lock screen

always carry a water bottle

your university email will probably give you discounts to services - learn which, know that you don’t need all of them

if you’re a first year, it doesn’t mean you’re inferior to upperclassmen - you are the future so say your opinion, voice what you need, attend faculty meetings, apply for leadership roles

you can go to a lecture and not pay attention but that doesn’t mean you can go to a lecture and distract

you don’t have to be friends with everyone. you won’t be friends with everyone. 

you don’t have to be friends with your tutors, you just have to talk to them if you go through things

writing an apology email for missing studio sessions/tutorials/labs is basic courtesy and could save your grade

i think those are some of the general points i can think of but if anyone has anymore then feel free to add them on !!!

happy learning everyone xx

finally beginning to reach the end of term two- the easter break is next week and after that i’m back at school for two days and then off on exam leave for a month! and then because the school system is odd here we begin the next year of school at the start of june and break up for summer a month later, not long!!

by @inksandcoffee on ig 🌦 this makes me want to do a bullet journal but i‘m really bad at it 😩

https://www.instagram.com/inksandcoffee

17 people, 17 questions :)

1. nickname: soren lorenson

2. zodiac sign: taurus

3. height : 5’5”

4. hogwarts house: ravenclaw

5. last thing i googled: “steve aurora borealis”

6. song stuck in my head: flowers, from hadestown

7. no. of followers: 455

8. amount of sleep: it’s summer so ~10-11 hours a night

9. lucky number: 8

10. dream job: research astrophysicist

11. wearing: navy tshirt, black leggings and a black fleece

12. favourite song: currently catherine the great by jon caryl

13. favourite instrument: i play violin but i’d have to say my fav is bassoon/french horn

14. aesthetic: i simply cannot pin that down to one answer

15. favourite authors: terry pratchett, casey mcquiston, madeline miller

16. favourite animal house: owls

17. random fact: i love colouring in and am currently colouring a gbbo book!

tagging: @chazza-studies-alevels @stellar-kinematics @aztrolab @physics-studies @starrystvdy @studyaurore @peachblossomstudy @ficklefocus @shootingshadowss if you fancy :)

hello! my exams are over, all 8 went well i think (obviously some stupid mistakes i’ve realised already lol) and i turned 16! (on the day of my second last exam. bummer.) now all i have is my violin exam at the end of may so i have two weeks holiday 🥳🥳 hope everybody’s exams are going well !! here’s all my notes/textbooks leading up to the exams- two years worth (i do national 5s, the scottish equivalent of gcses)

17th April ~ 12:15

English essay planning & finishing off holiday homework this morning. I’ve started doing that thing where you plan each day on post-its? We’ll see how it goes. Also I’m running low on post-its.

01/10/20

chem test number 2 tomorrow !

chemistry revision & my great gran’s soup recipe <3

(ft my new technique of summarising each topic on a post-it note)

Webb captures the Rings of Giant Planets