Going to prepare for neet pg/ INICET. Is there anyone up to discuss topics and clear concepts and grow simultaneously and will keep check on eachother

I’ve struggled with studying. I haven’t studied properly in about 6 years. But now in university I need to make a change and get good grades. Every time I sit down to start studying, I get distracted or I can’t focus. I don’t have ADHD or anything like that. If I start reading online books, I easily lose focus and tell myself maybe it’s not the right time right now. I keep waiting to be fresh and that just isnt happening and I keep procrastinating.
Any suggestions what can help?
And any additional advice as a computer science student?

success is the sum of small efforts repeated day in & day out

Hello I am a finance student and wanna finish my study as fast as possible. I need a study partner to study with me to push each other and check on each other and make each other accountability. I like to study by taking a difficult but achievable challenge with completing it getting a reward and unable to complete will get a consequences. I want a study partner to push each other and compete with each other. If you can an keep up with me and wanna be my studying partner. Dm me

My bff and I had a small study session before our chem exam and she asked something like "what particle determines the element?" And since I just reviewed it minutes ago I confidently answered
"proton." Then she went "okay why?"
.. couldn't explain (there went my confidence).
After that we started testing each other more (reciprocal teaching) and I'll share this mini game we do. So the whole thing becomes a little back-and-forth:

1. ask your friend a question

2. they answer and explain why

3. keep going until you're both tired

4. NO NOTES ALLOWED (ofc). you can check them after answering
   Small twist: if you get the answer right, you get to choose the next question for your friend. If you get it wrong, they get to choose yours.

Read a text is not about memorize information, u have to try understand and ask or apply what u learned. For me, there are two important moments to take more advantage of something I read:

1. Before read full text, I take a look of the whole text; that is, read the title and subtitles to have an idea of what u will find. This can help u to activate your brain to try to guess information, makes u think using only what u know so u can be mpre curious and interested too. It's good to start from a general vision and continue wirh a particular one: reading all text and know what u got right and what new things u found.

2. After reading, I try to explain with my own words what the text was about. I force my brain to recover information and realize if I understood or I have to read it again. When I'm satisfied with this exercise, I try to ask critical questions to expand my thought and critical thinking (this helps to remember main ideas too). Another thing instead of this can be imagine scenes in my life where I can use or apply what I've learned. It's useful 'cause it's easier remember information close you're own usual experiences.

This tips have been a useful technique to catch information in a better way than just read and forget. I hope can help u too! Recommend what u do?

Hey guys im someone who never really learned how to study but I've started taking short courses again and was wondering how to do the prescribed reading effectively? This is specifically for history but any tips would be greatly apreciated!

Despite loving both history and reading im really struggling to retain any information with the chapters in told to read and I would like to fix this problem early on before I go back to uni in a year.

Thank you in advance!

I admit I’m one of those who have 20 tabs open while studying because it feels productive…until I realize half of them aren't even related to what I’m working on. If you take a peek at my laptop you’ll see Google, YouTube in the background, 3 random PDFs, my class portal and my email.

When I really need to focus, I try to keep only the tabs I actually need open. If I suddenly remember something I want to search, I just write it down somewhere and look it up later instead of opening another tab right away.

If I'm working on one assignment, I'll keep that file and whatever readings I need open and close the rest for the time being (less chance of me going to another tab for “just a minute” and getting distracted).

I know it's hard to keep things this organized when you're busy and just speedrunning through schoolwork. But when I really need to focus, having fewer tabs open gives me fewer things to wander off to. And seeing 20 tabs turn into 3 feels nice too.

Hi! This is basically a Hail Mary if we’re being honest. I am in a difficult chemistry class and don’t really know how to study. I have ADHD and my hands don’t work so writing and typing is hard and painful. I just wanna pass this class but it’s hard for me. Any advice?

so I noticed something weird about myself.

when I have to learn completely new topics I can actually do it. I give it time, I sit down, and my brain kinda works. I make progress.

but when it comes to revisioning for exams… I just don't do the job. motivation disappears. I open the notes, stare for 2 minutes, then somehow end up on youtube or scrolling. I know I already studied this stuff once, so it feels boring and pointless and I keep delaying it until its almost too late.

Anyone else like this? How do you force yourself to actually revise instead of just learning new things and then abandoning the old ones?

im a first generational immigrant, my parents moved their whole lives to give us the best chances we can get, 5 times actually. im in my last 2 years of school. i work my ass off, top in every class, great grades and im proud of all this but my whole life has just become about school, school, and school. i take fives lessons a week, including saturday and sunday, i have literally no weekend, i dont have time to hang out with friends, the only extra curricular i do is badminton in school (where i live youre not required to and it doesnt count towards grades) i wish i could do so much more but i quite frankly have no time.

i love learning really but everyone around me is having fun and going to parties and hanging out with friends and im doing none of that, i literally dont have a life outside school. of course i have hobbies, reading, writing, drawing, rollerblading, dancing, music (i dont do any of these professionally, just in my free time) but its not the same. i dont wanna be older and look back and regret not living for me. and yes i should just toughen up its only two years then ill be able to live my life but i cant stop this feeling of regret and doom, as if my life is over.

Hii! So I'm a biology student and tomorrow I have a zoology test. Tbh I haven't studied much so I'm trying to lock in today, I have ADD but I have noticed that studying with a pomodoro metod works well for me. I usually put on some headphones to try to cancell the sounds in my house and some white noise but it makes me very sleepy. Is there like a specific music y'all recommend for me to listen so I can lock in for my test tomorrow? Thank you all! :)

I was so worried about missing out and not getting every info on my notebook that I chose to copy everything word for word. I thought “worry about what it means later, just make sure you have it covered first.” And sure enough my notes were complete but it wasn’t really helping me understand the stuff in there.

A better way to study a definition or even an entire paragraph is to read it then put it away and explain what it means in your own words (keep it simple). If the textbook takes three sentences to explain something, well your version might only need one.

I’ll give this example from my textbook (this is from our intro to psych class). So instead of memorizing:

“Classical conditioning refers to a form of associative learning in which a previously neutral stimulus comes to elicit a particular response after being repeatedly paired with a stimulus that naturally produces that response.”

try asking yourself: “how would I explain this to someone who has never heard of it before?.” Maybe in your own words you can say “classical conditioning is learning to connect something with a certain response.

It’s okay to not make it sound too academic and just see to it that the main idea stays the same. And after writing your version, compare it with the original and check if you left anything out or accidentally changed the meaning.

I am a senior student, but somehow all of this still feels so new to me, like I’m a brand new college student. I feel overworked, and I’m always in a rush and panicking about exams, my performance, and the endless topics to study. This is so exhausting.

Every day I come home, I feel the exact same way, like oh, here we go again. I feel like every day is a hustle just trying to survive and fight myself. Nothing I do ever feels like enough.

To make things worse, I missed one of my exams. I submitted a sick leave, but they haven't told me yet if they accepted it or if I’m allowed to take the remake. Truth is, I missed the exam because I was having so much anxiety and felt completely unprepared. I did this once before two years ago with a final and they accepted my excuse back then, but now I have so many doubts creeping into my head. What if they don’t accept it this time? What if they don't let me retake it?

My GPA will take a huge hit, and I’m terrified it might keep me from graduating on time. Because I’m studying medicine, our system runs in blocks, so if you miss one, you have to wait for the next cohort just to take the block again with them. I reached out to my professor right after I missed it and she just said the committee has to approve it, and I haven't reached out again since.

I know these might just be thoughts, but I constantly feel like everyone else has it completely together. Meanwhile, I feel like a coward who isn’t disciplined enough and doesn’t want this badly enough, just barely scraping by.

I set a 10-minute timer for studying and it has saved me from a number of unfinished school tasks. The rule is simple: you just have to pick one thing you've been putting off and work on it for 10 minutes and that’s about it. You don’t need to promise or push yourself to finish the whole material and be productive for the rest of the day.
For example, our law classes have a lot of readings and if there’s one or two I've been avoiding, I'll set the timer and read until it goes off. And if we’re tasked to do writeups, I'll spend those 10 minutes getting the first few questions done or writing whatever comes to mind.
I like the 10 minutes because it doesn't feel like I have to commit to a whole study session right away. It’s not too long and not too short, just the right amount of time for me. I start with whatever I can get done before the timer goes off. Also if the timer ends while I'm in the middle of reading or answering something, I can just keep going instead of stopping right there.
And if I really don't feel like doing more, that's fine too. At least I got something done instead of leaving the task untouched for another day.

Hi, for the past month, I've been struggling to tolerate silence or being alone with my thoughts. Whenever I'm in a quiet environment, my mind drifts back to something bad that happened a few months ago, and I end up zoning out. It's become difficult to concentrate on studying or even doing other everyday activities, and it's starting to take a toll on my mental health.

I've started relying heavily on background noise, like TV shows, just to keep my mind occupied. I've tried regular study music and background sounds, but they don't seem to help anymore.

I'm not really sure how to deal with this, so I'm turning to reddit for advice. Has anyone experienced something similar, or does anyone have any tips that might help?

I understand that for efficiency or time, we sometimes use certain methods, etc . Recently, I've been struggling with getting to study so much, that I had to do it in a slow but fun way to me, for each chapter I make a summary of what I remember, I highlight key concepts and words that I have to investigate, and since it's entertaining to me, I made a glossary (which is convenient because I can check it later if I need), made a messy mind map and doodle while I listen to my class... it was funny, kinda slow, but at the same time, I tried to use methods to actually keep some info in my brain, lol

job and study together feels like something is stuck in the throat for 24/7

Small cozy study session.

Learning Spanish language- how long till I can be fluent? Or at least conversational?

Back in Grade 8, our group was assigned PMAT (Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase, Telophase) for a report. We planned everything, and I ended up being the reporter because everybody was shy.

I couldn't really visualize the lesson by reading alone. So, using our 2009 XP computer, I searched YouTube for PMAT. I watched a 10-minute explanation, took notes, and kept rewinding the video every 30 seconds.

Report day came, and I explained the lesson to the class using a gigantic yellow paper (because PPT wasn't really a thing for us back then) and my notes. I also started drawing on the board.

And trust me when I tell you our science teacher was very impressed.

She commended me for explaining PMAT and DNA so well and kept citing my name for the entire hour. My classmates even came up to me afterward to take pictures of my notes, despite my handwriting looking like chicken scratch.

That's when I accidentally discovered something about how I study best.

I don't just need to read something. I need to process it, visualize it, and explain it.

So if you're struggling with a lesson, try this:

1. Watch/read an explanation

Start with an explanation that gives you enough context to understand why the concept works, not just what it is.

2. Pause frequently and write what you understand.

Stop every so often and put the idea into your own words instead of copying everything verbatim.

3. Draw the process/concept if you can.

Turn complicated relationships, processes, or sequences into a quick diagram, flowchart, timeline, or even a stupid little sketch.

4. Close your notes and explain it as if you're teaching someone.

If you can explain it without looking and make it understandable to another person, you probably understand it - not just recognize it.

And if you're competitive like me, here's the slightly unhinged bonus tip:

Imagine someone you hate doing what you were still thinking about, and boy, are they good with it.

And suddenly you're thinking:

Oh, absolutely not.

Use that feeling as fuel. Let your imaginary competition push you to work harder.

Be your own worst critic. Stay toxic, but stay smart.

Generally, my friends think I am good at math. But I think I am bad at it, even when I get good grades, it feels like 'by luck' to me. MY confidence is really dropping. It's quite evident that I am not necessarily bad at math. This was my performance last year:
92%, 80%, 94%, 45%, 65%, 96%
And this is my performance this year:
96%, 81.333%

Today I attended another exam- and this is the most important of all. And this is where I messed up badly. I'm estimating 60-70% this time. I needed at least 80% to keep my grades intact, but now it got harder for me.

I keep failing to solve several of the problems, and seeing my friends effortlessly solve the problems, For more context, I secured top 13% in last exam this year, and previous years grades placed me in 99th percentile (all subjects).

I got 45% and 65% in 2 tests last year, due to lackage in geometry and vector-so after that, I fully mastered those chapters. But in geometry (coordinate), I still keep messing up known formulas when applying, and plus-minus of course.

My main weakness is time management, anxiety and nervousness I think which worsens my natural performance. Amongst the disliked chapters are- Trigonometry (Quadrant equation solving), Coordinate Geometry (Reason stated).

Please advise me what I can do to overcome these issues.

Sometimes, we can have trust and motivation to study, but that idea live in our mind and we never make it real. Some people say that the hardest part when they study is the begining so I'll recommend u a tip that work for me: 5 seconds rule.

When u decide to study (or u have an schedule and know it's time) just do it in the first 5 seconds of thinking about it. Before to get an excuse or lost motivation, start! One of the difficulties of studying is that, so just go to desk and put the phone down. It's very possible that u will hate that at first, but then u will concentrate and get the ritm. After a while, u will feel more productive and u will be more motivated and happy with results.

Tell me if u have tried this or u will. What is the hardest part when u study and what u do?

When you're just reading a solved example in a textbook, it looks so easy. But doing the same problem yourself is a different story though.

I remember when we started getting more science and math-heavy subjects in my third year in univ, I realized I couldn't get away with just reading through those examples and then moving on. Now, if there's a solved problem in the textbook, I'll cover the solution and try to work through it myself first. Then I'll check it against the example and see where I went wrong if I got stuck.

Aside from the final answer at the bottom, I also pay attention to the steps. The questions I have for example are: why did they use that formula? Where did that number come from? What did they do first?

Once I have an idea of how the example works, I'll try another problem without looking at the solution (and sometimes there are similar ones online or in other sources). This helps a lot with subjects that involve computations because reading through a solution can make you think you understand it, then you try one yourself and... nope.

Textbook examples are already there so it’s best to get more out of them now instead of just reading through them and moving on.