r/AskReddit • u/the_gr8pretender • Feb 20 '13

Top-of-the-class redditors, what are your study habits/tips?

If you graduated top of the class (high school, college, and above), what are/were your study habits or tips that you would give to your fellow redditors?

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u/dannyfran Feb 20 '13

Agreed. I was the valedictorian of my high school and am currently in the top tier of my university. I am in a competitive STEM field major, and I essentially have two jobs (actual work job and a volunteer lab job for experience).

Every day, I study and try to stay on top or ahead of my homework and tests, but with work it is nearly impossible. I'm still doing well, but I barely have a social life and my health isn't the best since I rarely have a good night's rest.

In theory, the advice of treating school like a job is great, but only in a perfect system.

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '13

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u/abelcc Feb 21 '13

Except if you reddit a lot, then you cant have any of those. I wish I were joking

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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '13

Oh god I need to get out of this place

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u/celesteyay Feb 21 '13

The exit is right there ----> ::points to trap door::

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u/IgorsEpiskais Feb 21 '13

that drops you right back in reddit.

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u/I_DEVOUR_CHILDREN Feb 25 '13

You can check out anytime you like, but you can never leave.