Please can anyone explain tapswap and what it's all about? I'm trying to find info about it on google but all I'm getting are ads and sponsored posts.

How exactly does tapping on a screen generate money? Please, anyone who could help out with an explanation will be deeply appreciated.

EreluRoz:
When I say Art students are dull they'll come for my head

And you'd deserve it because that's a baseless assertion. But then again, I wouldn't expect anything else from the average Nairalander.

Wow, I just LOVE a good success story.

ravensckar:
We the HATERS have arrived!

Without BIG BENZ, Madrid is a repackaged BURNLEY.

HAND go touch MADRID today.

Let me say it loud for everyone to hear, if Madrid qualifies tonight, I'll cut off my D1CK.

We're waiting for you man.

Mrshape please update us when your results are finally released.

I love seeing when the products of one's oefforts bear fruit.

santaclaws:


24% apart from being too low, shows that your idea of percentages is very poor. Now out of that 24%, only 4.5% got above 250, which should be the upper average limit. Altogether, 95.5% scored less than 250 out of 400!

If that doesn't tell you it's a systemic problem, then you have a narrow view of society.

I normally don't make comments on here but I just had to say that you're spot on!

Imagine the average candidate from an average Nigerian home, they'll pay 100k for registration, another 100k for materials, past questions, tutoring centers, e.t.c. And that doesn't even include the intense care that needs to go into their prep for them to have a "useful" score. And there's still the problem of some of them having to locate their center depending on the time they're to write. (For context, when I wrote JAMB, my center was in a completely different area of town and I had to get there by 8am in the morning.) And all this doesn't even take into account the culture of Unseriousness that is being spread in the average Nigerian education institution which only a few candidates are seemingly immune from.

Taking all these factors into account, it's easy to see how these low scores are a symptom of the rot in our society in general rather than the fault of the candidates. But most Nigerians just LOVE victim blaming so much that they're blind to the wider issues.

Once again, you're totally right man.

Sciencehigh1:
100level
First semester: 4.89
Second semester: 4.80
CGPA: 4.85
200level
First semester :5.0
CGPA: 4.89
Second semester: 4.91
CGPA: 4.90
300level
First semester:4.83
CGPA: 4.88
Second semester: 4.48 (started working on Fiverr, a great experience though)
CGPA: 4.81
400 level
First semester: 4.10
CGPA: 4.71
Second Semester: 5.00
CGPA: 4.74
500 level
First Semester: 5.00
CGPA: 4.76
Second Semester: 5.00

FINAL CGPA: 4.79

It has just been God.
DEPT: Physics Electronics
FUTA

Congratulations man. These are all really nice.

How did you pull off the final year 5.0s tho?

turmacs:
don't be stupid, the OP clearly mentioned "app" and not "website"...One would think you'd be smart since you play chess, SMH.

Chess.com has a mobile app with the same name so he's technically right.

Pacyrus:
The disadvantage of it is that it limits some apps from gaining access to the internet.

Which apps are those. I personally don't have that many apps on my phone but can you list them cause I've never had this problem before.

blaquemyc:
That's what you get when you choose "cheap and affordable" over quality.



Go to settings in your phone. Search for "private DNS" in connection and sharing - input 'dns.adguard.com' in private DNS. This should help .

This guys has said it all @OP I use this method as well. It should work for you.

Geovanni412:


Sent you a mail.

On why people don't know more about Anki
...

Tbh, the average big man or Nigerian does not evolve. They stop reading or looking for ways to improve themselves after they reach a certain age.

Anki, is a fantastic app but it is not user friendly especially the PC version.

If I didn't look at the website I posted earlier for tips,https://leananki.com/, perhaps I would have dumped the app.

But once you get used to it, especially for learning facts, it becomes easier for the person to use.

In conclusion, Anki isn't user-friendly compared to alternatives like quizlet. Most Nigerian students do not use their phone for studying, probably, due to electricity issues or sheer apathy.

I've replied your mail. Yeah, it's like I mentioned earlier. The skill curve involved is enough to discourage many potential users from joining.

When mastered it can be very useful but for most people it's better to just stick to what we know and go with that instead of going through the heavy trial and error required to make it work.

Geovanni412:



Your advice on studying in groups is on point.

Group study, with interactions, however, should be like 5% of your study time. I think it should be geared towards answering past questions mainly.

Also, getting notes and materials from your study mates as you suggested is helpful

Your study mates may even come up with acronyms that will help you remember key things in exam.

Anki is slightly complex but I can set it up for him if he is serious. I followed tutorials from https://leananki.com before I started using anki. You don't need more than 2 days, even if you are a slow learner to get used to Anki if you follow his tutorials.

Medical students use Anki a lot especially those in UK and USA. It's from YouTube I learnt about it. There are many videos on it off there. Quizlet is good and simpler to use but it needs internet to work.

Anki is not the main part of the engine. I think you misunderstood that aspect. The main part of the engine is the questions you write in your note or in a note taking app like Evernote.

Flashcards are useful for recalling facts and not for explaining complex topics. Useful for foolish obj questions in law school that expect you to recall one obscure line from a textbook or a particular year. Things that require rigid format like lists or step by step procedures or drafts are best learnt with flashcards. Anything you would regularly learn with mnemonics.

Flashcards are not for explaining concepts in jurisprudence or for answering problem questions.

That is the job of your question bank. Simulate the exam situation.

On the issue of question bank, Ali Abdaal has a video on it. I adopted the idea from him specifically for law school.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ed8D8V26C8E

Exactly my senior colleague. Everything up there is so correct and useful. My question though is why so many people still don't know about it especially since it was released since 2005. Even in 2000 there were other spaced repetition apps like supermeno that no one knew of.

Also, do you use Anki and Evernote on your phone?

Geovanni412:



In my set, The guy that made a first class from ABU who was dominant in answering questions in class barely managed to make a pass.

Law school strategy is different from university tactics.

My set went on covid break and we were chilling then we got notification to come back to campus. Once in campus, we were made aware that we would write the exam in six weeks.

I made flashcards (over 700) on anki and I had question banks on evernote and simple note and I practised drafting by writing it in sections.


The question bank is the note.

You see something that catches your interest, instead of writing civil litigation is... You simply write, what is civil litigation in your evernote/notion/exercise book.

Using apps like evernote, you can revise on the go wherever you are.

You save your time that way and you train your mind to work in the same manner as an exam environment

Think on this...

What's the point in repeating the information in textbooks in your note especially in an envt like law school with 5 different materials for each subject flying around?

Not to talk of all the handouts and voicenotes from former students you will see during the dying embers close to exam

Just write questions and refer to the particular page in the handout where the answer lies.

The only thing you have to do is answer the questions and if you fail the question, you refer to the particular page where the answer is and reread it

In addition to your own question bank, work with the past questions.

There are past questions that link the topic being studied with a previously asked law school exam question

Your method sounds interesting but it's really as good as you've hyped it up to be then why does no one ever talk about it? Especially since these apps have been around since the early 2000s.

I think it's more of a different strokes for different folks kind of issue. Some people may prefer to write stuff down while others prefer to use flashcards.

In truth, I have heard this Flashcard/spaced repetition stuff referred to in some circles but the problem is that it is VERY difficult and unintuitive for the average person to get into and used incorrectly, it can lead to disaster in a person's academic session (speaking from experience here). I'm not sure anyone here (including the OP himself) has the kind of time to expend learning it.

On the other hand, writing down your notes is a tried and tested method that brilliant people use over and over to achieve first class grades and above. You can never go wrong as a student writing things down and doing group discussions and group studying. Or how many top students have you seen referring to apps like ANKI as their main study app? In truth it's just a small part of the engine, but you people treat it like the entire car (the entire study method) and it's limiting you.

The best advice I can give you, OP, is to take notes properly (or better yet, just snap form those that already made theirs) and join hands with some of your classmates so you all can read and prepare together (This second part is essential. Many students adopt a sort of lone wolf mentality and it costs them over time. Don't be like that).

This has been the crux of my study strategy over these years. Don't risk your semester over something you could easily mess up. Like Geovanni said, ANKI is a good app for spaced repetition but it requires SKILL to use. And you could easily mess up your semester if you don't know what you're doing. Apply the methods I just gave you and come back during your semester break to master ANKI if you're still interested.

Sorry for the long post.

Geovanni412:


Here's the fastest way to solve your problem...

Stop making Notes

Yes, I said that...

What you need to do is to write questions instead for each chapter you read

Then develop a timetable based on spaced repetition

Structure your revision so that you would have answered the questions in your question bank 4-5 times before the exam

Understand this....

It is natural for you to forget much of what you read within the first three days.

To avoid this, read and make question bank.

Then answer the questions on first day of revision. Do the same exercise on day 2 of revision.

Then schedule two more sessions before the exam date....if exam is in a month, schedule a revision session once every week

Now, if you did the question bank exercise, you will find out that it becomes easier to answer some questions in seconds whilst for some other questions, you keep forgetting the answers

Mark the questions you keep forgetting the answers and work on them.

Depending on the nature of the exam, you might want to use flashcards and voice notes as well.

A good app for that is Anki. I used it successfully for my law school exams (COVID set). It is free and will provide you with a custom schedule for spaced repetition

If you want further guidance on how to use Anki or tips on how to memorise specific information like numbers, dm me and I can be more specific.

Hey, law undrgrad here. Do you mean you NEVER took any notes throughout the duration of your law school experience?

From my POV that looks kinda counter-intuitive as we remember more of what we write when we take notes. You just have to learn how to take them effectively.

@OP try using the cornell note taking method. It's the note taking method I use to maintain my first class CGPA. I think it'll be very helpful for you.

DoctorStylish:

People get what they get , It has nothing to do with what they deserve

The wire reference.

lilachiever:
Lagos State University (LASU) held her 26th convocation ceremony today and I am proud to say I graduated with a first class degree in Economics with a CGPA of 4.75/5.00.

2nd Best in the department.

The journey didn't start yesterday.

FSLC through Togedejoye Community Primary School, to WASSCE/NECO through Majidun Junior & Senior Grammar School to bagging a first class BSc Degree in Economics from Lagos State University.

We aren't stopping here, we will do more.

Congrats on your massive achievement my bro.

I remember your words of encouragement to me on my earlier thread, I'll be joining you guys soon enough.