Studying tips

[bigdaddy486]

Lets share our studying tips, methord of studying,etc.....

[xbonez]

while cramming something, i find it much easier to do if i walk around. sitting still makess my mind wander off
also, its impossible for me to study while sitting on bed

[bigdaddy486]

Ha..... me too.........

[fun2sh]

me too

[T159]

1) stop cramming, start understanding

2) Dont limit urself to syllabus books, u will never get the essence of a subject unless u read some reference book

3) Try to use all ur senses while learning something (reading, reciting and visualizing etc)

[Abhishek Dwivedi]

Write down what u've learned...dats da best way 2 mug up sumthing which u can't understand....

[praka123]

share some tips on math-i "Reads" Maths-so,..

[xbonez]

1) stop cramming, start understanding


but stuff like history, geography and organic chem has to be crammed :(

[The_Devil_Himself]

start studying 6-7 hours before exam......mug up as much as you can.......cram some examples if you think they are important........give the exam.......cheat a lil bit..........get 50-60% marks........enjoy.......tell your parents that you passed every subject while most peeps in your class flunked one or more.

Tried and tested formula......I've been using it since ages.

[max_demon]

^^^that formula does'nt work in mordern times

caught in 8th

[The_Devil_Himself]

Works for me even now.But the only downside is you wont get good marks.

[praka123]

^it wont work out with Engg maths papers :? I lost my hope this time too :( .for more detailssee my profile esp job.

[The_Devil_Himself]

Engg. maths sux!!! I am in 3rd semester and thank goodness there is no maths from 4th semester.Hope fully I am make through with gods will and paper setters wishes.

BTW yea your profile is cool esp. the job part.

[T159]

but stuff like history, geography and organic chem has to be crammed :(
fot history and geography i cant say much coz it depends upon ur interest.

But for organic chemistry, hav u ever hear of Morrison Boyd Organic chemistry. U will never ever mug up organic chemistry after reading(yeah like story book) this book.

^it wont work out with Engg maths papers :? I lost my hope this time too :( .for more detailssee my profile esp job.
yeah M-III was a complete disaster for me, got low marks. In maths u need good books and persistent practice.

U cant do Engg maths in 5 days.

[bikdel]

when you feel bored after studying a stretch...

or of you dont feell like studying and havent felt like studyin since ages then...

WORk...

by work i mean to say, look at the small things around that have to be worked out...

ur room may require cleaning :)

you may require cleaning :-P .. get a shower as many times as you like...

things maybe out of order...

cook up something special if you can or get it ordered and have it to your liking.....

listen up some not-slow-but-fast music :)) i mean itll keep your senses UP...

see if something needs to be mended, then mend it....

make drawings, paintings,... or just write poems...


This is all to kill boredom... EVERYONE KNOWS HOW TO STUDY... but very few of'em know how to "KILL BOREDOM AND RETURN TO STUDY IN TIME AFTER FEELING BETTER :)) "

If you work a bit in the gaps you get after studying, you will...

0. kill a bit of laziness and boredom
1. have the pending work done, whatever it may be
2. realize that you lost precious time while working...

usually the last thing does not happen if you are trying to get a gap by doing something really insteresting and exciting... you wont easily realise the time lost...

anywyas this works out for me...
i even cook myself when bored and then i wont let the maid or my mum to wash those dishes... wash'em myself... in the end you'll also feel proud that you did it.... :)

regards
bikalp

[mediator]

Half an hour Guitar plucking http://www.smileyhut.com/music/wos_musik8.gif after 15-30 mints of study..that used to be mah simple and effective recipe! http://www.smileyhut.com/sleep/sleep1.gif

[bikdel]

^^^ i put my guitar 2 storeys below while studying....

i never can get studying with a guitar... it will be like 15 mins studying and 90 mins guitar picking!!!

[praka123]

Engg. maths sux!!! I am in 3rd semester and thank goodness there is no maths from 4th semester.Hope fully I am make through with gods will and paper setters wishes.

BTW yea your profile is cool esp. the job part.
yeah Math sucks.

[Pathik]

M in sem3 now.. Acc to me 5days is enuf for ny subject.. Btw ll hav to c y u ppl hate math 3 so much

[faraaz]

Me...I'm doing MBA and regular tricks of cramming and going to class doesn't work...especially if you get cold called and have to give impromptu case study presentations...which is pissing offf...

And reading and understanding doesnt work when you have to read 300 pages daily...(I kid you not! Look up Modern Financial Management and check out contents list...chapters 4,5,6 & 7 are to be finished by tomorrow morning :()

Skim reading and HOPING to God that you don't get asked questions...yeah, that works! :)

[ssdivisiongermany1933]

I study according to some superfast trains in india ... like shatabdi and rajdhani

[iNFiNiTE]

Instead of Complete cramming, remembering the key points helps. I mostly read the books and underline the imp looking points for later a fast revision.

Revision is very important as we tend to forget a lot over a period of days.

If all else fails then its time to make use of Fakology and pray to god that the xaminer doesnt reads the answer line by line :D

[Quiz_Master]

start studying 6-7 hours before exam......mug up as much as you can.......cram some examples if you think they are important........give the exam.......cheat a lil bit..........get 50-60% marks........enjoy.......tell your parents that you passed every subject while most peeps in your class flunked one or more.

Tried and tested formula......I've been using it since ages.

Using this from ages. :D

Seriously What I use is :- Start studying at the end time....Tention me sab yaad ho jata hai...
In tention my mind run faster (then ferrari:D). So I can complete even 4 outta 5 chapters in just one whole night.

[xbonez]

start studying 6-7 hours before exam......mug up as much as you can.......cram some examples if you think they are important........give the exam.......cheat a lil bit..........get 50-60% marks........enjoy.......tell your parents that you passed every subject while most peeps in your class flunked one or more.

Tried and tested formula......I've been using it since ages.

hats off to u...:D thts a gud formula. i love it

[faraaz]

Job searching time pe waat lagegi...or master's admissions time for that matter...wait, how old are you again?

[T159]

Instead of Complete cramming, remembering the key points helps. I mostly read the books and underline the imp looking points for later a fast revision.

Revision is very important as we tend to forget a lot over a period of days.

If all else fails then its time to make use of Fakology and pray to god that the xaminer doesnt reads the answer line by line :D

revision is important to get marks above the golden line.

[The_Devil_Himself]

Job searching time pe waat lagegi...or master's admissions time for that matter...wait, how old are you again? Im in 3rd semester engg. right now.And as you know we have entrance exam for most master's program so I need not worry about my grades that much(I think I will manage 65-70% marks in my engineering anyway).
Job----TCS hai na.hehehe.

[Sunny1211993]

start studying 6-7 hours before exam......mug up as much as you can.......cram some examples if you think they are important........give the exam.......cheat a lil bit..........get 50-60% marks........enjoy.......tell your parents that you passed every subject while most peeps in your class flunked one or more.

Tried and tested formula......I've been using it since ages.

i do the same.
a bit of dif is that i get 70-80% and sometimes more.
nowadays i dont study at al but got to study coz my exams are starting from nov 26.
poor me

[ajayritik]

Well I follow two things
1. Dont study for more than one hour continuosly give a break in between
2 .Write down what you study.

[faraaz]

@The_Devil: Dude...that's not a safe attitude to take!! I know that some friends of mine who are in RV College, Bangalore got offers from TCS also, but as Software Developers or Software Testers and things like that. But because of certain factors such as lack of project availability, high hiring rates etc, they subsequently get laid off and then have troubles getting other jobs again.

Sooo...moral of the story...don't get too reliant on job offers and things like that...you need to be able to leverage a job for yourself based solely on your academic qualifications. Or not...I dunno...depends from person to person I guess, but personally I'd be REALLY uncomfortable unless I KNEW that my grades are good enough to get me a job with companies who give importance to them.

[The_Devil_Himself]

^^I know but educational system in India stinks.TCS is the worst company you can think of joining after engg.I know if you get sacked from TCS it is very hard to get job anywhere.
Your grades and the job you get have little to do with each other(if anything at all) IMO.Whatever I have planned to do PG......I will be giving GATE next year....Looks Like I will have to start working hard very soon.hehe.Its not that I am against studying or anything.......I love programming.......but some of the subjects seems too unrealistic\not related and then I feel forced to do something against my will.Complex Emotions.Life sux,

[faraaz]

Dude...I can understand. For example, after my 12th standard, I was admitted to University of California, San Diego for Electronics Engineering...that too with 30% scholarship! Can you imagine? But then I had to give that up and go to Australia to do Horticulture. Why horticulture? Lot of backstory to that, so lets not get into it right now. Lets just say I didn't have a choice and was forced to do that. I had not even done Biology in my 12th standard!!

So I definitely know what its like to be forced to study something you are not interested in and you see as a waste of your time. But at the end of the day,success only comes if you are able to perform. So, you just have to hunker down and start getting results. :P

[tx5000]

Maths my fav subject and the most easiest subject if understood logically. Mugging up never works in mathematics

[bigdaddy486]

study continuously for atleast 3 hrs bcz most exams are more than 2hrs so we have to develop concentration for 3 hrs

[praka123]

Maths my fav subject and the most easiest subject if understood logically. Mugging up never works in mathematics
I like Maths.but i fail to remember basic formula's and confuse between different types esp theory of equations,trigonometry,Integration,differentiation etc.in computer slang,i have my cache memory not perfect:),the thing is i CAN do problems put down by tutor while in tution,but forgets easily.tutor is saying i am slow in Math,but understands well.afterall it is more than 10 years after my PDC,pre-degree course(yes u guys call it +2).my basic on Math are gone :cry: got arrear papers of Math in Engineering yet to clear.being sloow like a snail to finish known problems makes me fail Math.for now,i just write the question and some cr@p and exits exam hall as it is embarrassing to sit without any knowledge and memory :(
I know this sounds weird. :( :( :(

[Count Dracula]

Lol I agree with Quiz_Master.But this won't keep you up for a longer.Thank God, I am just in 7Th Standard,Or I'd fu*k up,If I follow this same tradition.It all depends on the persons capacity,actually.

Some are gifted,some are not.If you are gifted or not does not matter.What matters is your Hardwork and Spirit towards it.I know I can finish the whole exam portion in 4 hours before the exams day ( I can seriously do so) but it won't work for everyone.And remember studying isn't everything.You can take up sports or something.I even bet I get to be in the Indian Cricket Team If I even don't study at all! (Ok enough of boasting myself,Back to bed,Goodnight and Happy Diwali).