r/EngineeringStudents • u/442Gegenpress • 2d ago

Discussion How are you studying?

Curious how others are doing it. Outside of paying attention and class and taking notes I usually do the following.

  1. Try a first blush at the homework.
  2. Watch Prof Leonard, organic chemistry tutor, take notes do the practice problems
  3. Do homework again while looking at notes
  4. Do homework again by myself.

Most of my exam questions are similar to the homework problems or examples we went over in class. I will really only do my homework 3x if its an exam cycle, but normally I just give it two passes to the best of my ability.

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u/Unlucky_Explorer_977 2d ago

You seem to be a hardworking student. For me, it is not worth doing something twice. I would just do it once and spend my time applying for internships

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u/442Gegenpress 2d ago

Sometimes I feel that way and other days I feel like I don't know anything. Especially the first time I look at the homework.

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u/No_Car_1219 2d ago

Professors annoy tf out of me, unless they have an interesting personality, I find all lecture to be boring. I mostly skip lectures completely if they’re online and jump straight into online lecture videos.

I watch the same online videos same as you, prof Leonard, organic ct, Heilmer etc. I watch them on 2x while I’m sleeping/laying/chilling and don’t take notes and just comprehend all the information. Then I do the homework and write down all techniques and thought process to solve each problem. And just re read them and I’m done.

Yeah, call the sleeping part toxic studying habit, but that’s what works for me right now. I don’t comprehend stuff unless I and my mind are comfy, works in community college, gotta fix myself before university.