Study Help!

Shrimp

Hi,

I'm in 5ft year at the moment, I've realised that I got to start studing properly and knuckle down before it's too late. I need help on the best way to study techniques. I would like to get advise from ppl who have just done there L.C. or ppl doing it. That way they can tell me from first hand experiance. Although all advise greatly appriciated.

I find it hard to sit there and study for an extend amount of time. Whats the best way to get around the boredem which becomes instilled in me after 30 minutes. How much should I be doing a night, Weekends? Weekdays? What time of the day? Good Techniques?

Thank you very much in advance! :rolleyes:

Carlsberg

as long as youre not going for medicine or psychology or something 530+ you can just cram for the month before the exams in 6th year when you finish school, dont listen to all the people telling you to do 3 hours a night for two years, better off to take it easy and enjoy yourself....worked for me and my friends at least

Shrimp

Well.. I'd prefere to just keep up some steady light study rather than having to CRAM CRAM CRAM :rolleyes:

Carlsberg

by cram cram cram i dont mean like 16 hours a day, i mean maybe 4-6 hours a day with a day off a week

Shrimp

Yeah.. I know what ya mean! but what about for a long term thing?

Funky

give up now if you haven't been doing 6 hours a night since the night you finished your junior cert you've already failed.

Heineken

I was getting too much sex to study for the leaving cert! I did alright anyway though...

My Opinion

I found masturbation helped

Sangre

Defiantely.
And I ACED it.

Shrimp

has anyone got anything constructive to say? Please! :rolleyes:

Sangre

Im be ****ing serious here.
Cant study after half an hour/hour? Have a nice ****, you'll be de-stressed and re focused. Ready to hit the books and get that 600 to be the envy of your parents friends because they're the only people who will care.

Agent Smith

to be honest, they make sence

Heineken

Why have a ****? Get a girl to do it for you!

Shrimp

Yeah.. ok, I think this aint helping. Thanks for the feedback on the sig agent smith!

My Opinion

Heineken wrote:

Did someone say fat?

No.

But seriously jerking off is a great way to relax

Shrimp

Heineken wrote:

Did someone say fat?

What you talkin about foo?



like my sig now Heino!? :P

Heineken

Haha yeah! It's sweet! You are SUCH a legend!

Sangre

So I did the LC, Aced it and Im now in college? Why is my advice so off? Is it because you might actually have to lift the gut, dust off the knob and touch it?

My Opinion

Sangre wrote:

So I did the LC, Aced it and Im now in college? Why is my advice so off? Is it because you might actually have to lift the gut, dust off the knob and touch it?

^^^^^^^
This guy knows his stuff

Shrimp

Sangre wrote:

Is it because you might actually have to lift the gut, dust off the knob and touch it?

HaHa.. thats hilarious..





yeah.. lol I made that little thing up in the sig.. I was bored, also.. have a look at my location.. :D:D

Heineken

LOL didn't even see that! LEG-END!

Shrimp

you are a foot.. THE END OF A LEG.. LEG-END... Hi-5...

Hey heino.. We better of chattin in the pm section ok? so pm!

My Opinion

Shrimp wrote:

you are a foot.. THE END OF A LEG.. Oh right...

Hey heino.. We better of chattin in the pm section ok? so pm!

spoilsport

Carlsberg

LEGEND

no really dont study, youll turn into a homosexual
WELL KNOWN FACT

Shrimp

HaHa.. thats Fockin hilarious

Agent Smith

i can see this getting locked

My Opinion

Carlsberg wrote:

LEGEND

no really dont study, youll turn into a homosexual
WELL KNOWN FACT

I didn't know you could catch the Gay from that

Shrimp

Lol.. I seen your "the following ppl are gay" thread.. Genius!

My Opinion

Shrimp wrote:

Lol.. I seen your "the following ppl are gay" thread.. Genius!

How long do gimmick accounts generally last?

Shrimp

emm.. prolly till like the day after tomorow!

My Opinion

Shrimp wrote:

emm.. prolly till like the day after tomorow!

Well it was fun

Shrimp

But seriously.. i need help with the whole study thing.. Like even like 1-2 hours a day.. not including Fridays..

Sangre

But seriously...we did help.

My Opinion

I just came. I'm not studying have I wasted creative energy?

Shrimp

You tried.. but it didn't actually help me! :rolleyes:

Heineken

I promised myself I wouldn't **** on Christmas day! But when you're day starts off with holly willoughby on the ministry of mayhem, and you spend a good chunk of the rest of it looking at porn...you're ****ed. I lasted it though!

Seeing as o2.ie was down for half the day I couldn't get any pussy.

My Opinion

Heineken wrote:

I promised myself I wouldn't **** on Christmas day! But when you're day starts off with holly willoughby on the ministry of mayhem, and you spend a good chunk of the rest of it looking at porn...you're ****ed. I lasted it though!

Seeing as o2.ie was down for half the day I couldn't get any pussy.

i feel your pain.

Shrimp

ok.. that was not at all relevant to my need for study help!

Nobody needs or wants to know of your masturbational habits...

My Opinion

Shrimp wrote:

ok.. that was not at all relevant to my need for study help!

Nobody needs or wants to know of your masturbational habits...

Lantis

25 minutes is your max. study time before it starts to fail. Scientifically proven. You need to study 25 minutes, then take about 10 minutes break, then sit down for another 25 minutes, etc. etc. No wonder you're burned out after 30 minutes.

Shrimp

Thanks for that, your right, I should study in shortish bursts. i'll put that into practice today, and tell ya how I get on!

Anyone else, care to share there studing tips?

Thnkas alot

the smiley one

em yeah, so on that study thing. I really wish I had done more work in 5th yr, so do the homework, study for class tests, exams etc. How much night really depends on the school, (how long hmwk takes), n try n do a little revision every week and you'll be grand

So that's definitely no *ahem (well only if you want to, and I don't want to know)

Hope that helps..................somewhat

Shrimp

Hey,

Thanks for that smiley one.. I guessin by your post that your a girl?

I tried the whole 25 mins - Break - 25 mins - Break... Worked very well... Like the first 25 mins, I wasn't able to focus then I took the break, and then for the remaining time I was able to focus, I could feel the stuff sinkin in! thanks for that tip!

Yeah, your right smiley. i am planin on keepin up a steady amount of study, you know, not to fall behind!

Thanks again!

chickens

I find it just works if you say it and say it and say it again and agian until up can rectiite it word perfect from the text book. It's gret especially if you english isn't great but you really have to understand it to work. I try to do all my study before work on saterdays and Sundays, I find I can really remember a ton of sruff at 6-9 in the morning

Shrimp

ok.. your a lil ott.. i mean, like learnin it word for word.. isn;t the way to do it.. and the only advantage i can see about doin it from 6-9 in the morning, would be that you'd have the day free.. nobody's mind works well at that time.. your supposed to be asleep... thats why schools start after that time.. (9am)

*Angel*

You're bloody CRAZY studying at 6 in the morning :eek: , you gotta get your head checked, i'm not trying to be offensive but is it really that important to you? And what the hell are 5th yrs doing studying? 5th year is a bum around year, do nothing, maybe a little cramming and you're ok. 6th yr freaks some people out, some people in my year are like oh crap i shud have studied last year. I think why bother worrying, mocks are in a few weeks and i still haven't revised 5th year at all (nevermind this year). But seriously 6th yr is for doing damn all work, partying and just getting pissed. Anway it's still bout 5 months til the leaving, so plenty of time.

Good luck to all the people studying out there, but don't you think you should take a break at Christmas? By the way, the key to studying is not how much you do but what you study (helpful isn't it :rolleyes: , just take a look at the syllabus'). I'm not a total waster I will get bout 500+ points (i know i will cos i need that for course next year). Just don't kill yourselves studying or worrying, it ain't worth it.

Chick

cram cram cram all they way, worked for me anyways

Shrimp

yeah i know what you mean Chick.. :rolleyes:

Chick

You should like relax, you'e only in 5th year... you've got tonnes of time!!

chickens

I see what you mean, but I think you missunderstand me. i told you my english was bad.

I suppose it is important for me, I really would like to go to college, it would make a big difference to my life. but I actually don't do that much, I do those few hours and then go to work, when you consider it 6 hours (and I would not study for all that, only around 3) is not that much over a full weekend.

Also I can know it but then when i write it it doesn't make proper sense or I think words are the same and they aren't. Also I find it very easy to comit it to memory. To put into my own words would take an hour, but to learn from the book woud only take 15/20 minutes.

Also i always wake up at that hour and weekend television can be pretty bad at that hour, it is very pretty outside so you can go out and enjoy the fresh air.

But like you say everyone is different, if you find it easy to say then to put it into own words may be more easy. Saying that, this is a long message! i may get better by 6th year!

the smiley one

why yes shrimp, I am a girl, how'd you guess???! Neway, angel, don't you think you're being a bit harsh?! I mean it may be all very good and well for you if you can get 500+ points just with crammin, but unfortunately not everyone's that priviliged! I need to do an extra bit of work and I get good marks, but I know that thats not the case for everyone, so it's really whatever is right for you.

The studying in the morning thing can works for loads of ppl, and def the most productive time is before lunch for me, although I have a friend whose a bit of a night owl, and it works for her.

We had these study seminars in school and they told us about the whole 25 min work, 5 min break thing; it's meant to keep your concentration at a max -glad it's workin for someone!