Get in doctor school and you will get fixed daily studying routine.
Get in doctor school and you will get fixed daily studying routine.
Reading through the replies here raises a lot of points that I do agree with, but it leaves me with an underlying question;
Why do we pay £9,000 or more for degree courses? What does that money get us besides a certificate and, in some cases, facilities you could set up at home for a fraction of the price? It seems we manage our own learning and provide much of our reading material when it comes to gaining the knowledge to pass assignments given.
It's always been Wankershim!
My Brand!
I got my first lecture of my second year this coming tuesday and I cant wait. I'm lucky that I chose a small university instead of a large one. There's like 25 people in my class instead of upwards of 60, so it's a lot easier for the lecturer to have 1 on 1 time with students. I agree with the losing interest quickly during long lecs, all mine are 3hrs long and after like an hour I'm bored out of my mind, but I just jot down notes and then go and look shit up afterwards in my own time, that's what my lecturer told us to do and it seemed to work for my first year :P it's different from secondary school where you're spoonfed everything. For most courses in uni you have to actually go out of your way to read things and look stuff up for yourself.
1> Access to every academic journal and text in the library, which isn't an insignificant advantage.
2> Evaluation by academics in your chosen field.
3> Mentorship by those same academics
4> Guidance and breadth of education, often necessary for relevant context even if it's not immediately apparent.
None of those things are front and center, of course; if all you want to do is go to class, write your exams, and get your grades, you aren't getting much out of your investment. You're behaving as if it's High School ++, and it isn't.
There's always suicide. That's what I'm leaning towards anyways.
Infracted.
Infracted for "trolling". Was completely serious.
Last edited by Hisholyness; 2013-10-05 at 06:09 PM.
Yeah it was nice when we were kids and didnt have to do much except opening a book and reading a bit, rigth ?
You are in the university now. You have to do your own work. Build up your own structure. Organise yourself. If you need more problems with solutions, go on the internet and find them. Make your own working methods. It's not your teachers job.
You are now grown up, welcome to the real world, better get a helmet and start working.
Ecce homo ergo elk
Clearly the OP does not comprehend the concept of higher education. By now, you should be @ 20 and it's expected of you to already know how to structure the study material, allocate proper time to acknowledge said material, as well as understanding this domain you pursue...but given the fact that you've been doing literally nothing and got high grades regardless, all this time, is understandable.
I think I understand your problem OP, it was the same problem I had. You're a very structure based person correct? You thrive upon strict schedules and clear cut goals. Highschool does this well, you are clearly given work and lessons that allow little variance or room for interpretation. University does not, University expects you to know what you're doing without strict guidelines and little help from others.
I had the same issue transitioning because of it, as a scheduled rule based person I spent most of my younger life being fed said schedules and rules by others, then reaching university I suddenly had to do those things myself. It was hard as hell, basically you have to learn how to structure things and work out issues yourself without clear cut guidelines. And absolute nightmare for someone who thrives on strict rules and guidelines. It will take a lot of trial and error I'm afraid, just focus on passing. Your first term may be pretty tough and stressful but eventually you will figure it out and get into the uni tempo.
Last edited by Puck; 2013-10-03 at 08:11 PM.
Yeah. I'm trying to get into the whole university studying thingy, so now I sit at campus for a couple of hours studying by myself and attending everything that's on my schedule. I think I've been kind of worked up as well since I've moved to a new town, and this is my first time living by myself, so it's been hard to transition smoothly...
Look, there are a lot of possibilities, and I am a bit skeptical that you may find a good insight on a forum where most people don't either know how does education work in your country.
You may be too intelligent to benefit from lectures, or you may be just too stupid for university. You may have picked the wrong faculty (change, you're still in time, don't try to tough it out), or it may be the impact of the beginning, or the impact of living alone... So many possibilities.
But yes, university isn't like high school: being successful at university means that you can organize your own studying time without having any teacher all time up your ass.
Last edited by Memory; 2013-10-03 at 10:57 PM.
I did a lot of pre-reading in math so I already knew the stuff before I went to class. also you don't have to attend lectures, just try not to fall behind : )
for studying in general try to play the system - look for old exams of that prof (ask seniors or your GSAs/TAs), go to his/her office hours and ask if they have any tips for exam prep ...
edit: ie in math you have to do problems ... don't try to memorize just everything on the powerpoint / blackboard - very often you only need like 92% for an A (A- is still an A right? : ) so if they don't want you to derive a certain formula on your own, you can safely drop that to the bottom of your to-do list (aka play the system)
Last edited by xindralol; 2013-10-11 at 01:59 AM.