Posted by Deneb on July 31, 2005, at 21:18:04
In reply to Re: I *need* to do well in school » Deneb, posted by JenStar on July 31, 2005, at 20:38:25
> For me, getting through a tough class was made easier with structure. When I did every assignment on the day it was assigned (or started it pronto), that helped me learn the material before the next week. That was the ONLY way I could keep up. I wasn't one of those people who could doze all semester and then read the book entirely the night before the exam and get an A.
That's what I have to do as well...keep up with the material and never procrastinate...plus go to all my classes. Going to class helps a lot! I'm not one of those people who can cram right before the exam either...I would probably pass if it were an easy class, but there is a LOT of material in some other classes. I've done it before and only barely passed...really bad idea because I know I would have done well if I had only kept up. :-(
> So my advice is to start strong and stay strong. Study every night, even if it means missing social obligations. That way you'll be totally on top of the material, and ahead of hte game, and hopefully it will never put you in the spot where you need to start feeling frantic.
Very good advice there! Except I don't have any social obligations to worry about. I've got to *prevent* the anxiety before it disables me. Knowing I will do well for a test is great for reducing anxiety!
thanks JenStar
Deneb
poster:Deneb
thread:535880
URL: http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20050726/msgs/536199.html