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Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by darepoju(m): 9:17pm On Apr 06, 2015
lordthree:

believe me the internet is the best thing to happen to us as students.
u can say dat again...the world's largest library is the internet... God gives wisdom.. Google gives Answers....
through out my 2yrs stay in school(HND Prog.) I never went to my school library for what so ever reason...

op. dat method of jotting is all u need..to me, its so far the best method..
during exams I used to get a separate note - just for my jottings....

i remember my first semester too...
I was actually good... my ND result is a testimony..
fast forward to my 1st semester.. @my HND prog..
after studying really seriously (including a tutorial with my few friends..) for my first test..maths... the test started and before I finished spelling my name I forget the procedures that I had mastered earlier..
bros..after dat test I was so mad @my self that ppl noticed that all wasn't well...
second.test samething
third test same thing..
and that was wen I knw that I was lodging with Lucifer...
thank God for the victory today .. I finished well ..

my point..
when u read n read n read and the whole is still not clear or u keep forgetting..... pray... read psalms... every morning...
even before u start reading sef..pray..

with God ur victory is sure..
Good luck
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by peperusqi29(m): 9:18pm On Apr 06, 2015
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Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by pomsky: 9:18pm On Apr 06, 2015
chika4realike:
I am a student of a state university I am in my third year now.
My first and second year grade were very low not that I don't study but I always seem to forget what I studied during exams.
When my first year result was out it was far below my expectations because I really took my time studying so as to make good grade but it was not so
I prayed about this.
Again in my second year same thing happened I don't know if its the way I study
I even get mocked by my friends whu don't even study as much as I do. I actually get depressed and sometime think of committing SUICIDE.
Sometimes I will leave my place of residence for the library for almost 6-8 hrs just for good grade but it will turnout the opposite.
I am in my third year and with exams fast approaching I will not like what has happened in the past happen again
Please I will like u to suggest ways IN WHICH I can read as well as retain as well as recall during exam


[size=20pt]....just need to ask you this:
1) how was your performance in secondary school, waec or neco
2) did you choose the course(chemistry) you are currently studying or did it choose you?
3) do you like the course?.
4) if you had your way, what course would you study?[/size]

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Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by AndreRose(f): 9:19pm On Apr 06, 2015
chika4realike:

I ave tried this method it doesn't seem to work
The proper thing to do is to go to someone that knows it to teach you. That's the method I use. In my class there's this guy that is very intelligent, once I read and don't understand I take it to him to help me out.
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by prettyjo(f): 9:19pm On Apr 06, 2015
my own piece of advice though it came late.
why not go for a deliverance cos it might be a spiritual problem

let me share a story with you.
I had a seat mate then who copied almost every answers from my sheet during exam,I thought I was helping her but at a point I became worried because I know she reads more than I.she could read from morning to night .her problem was that once she enters hall,everything will jux vanish.
she sought for help and through the help of a pastor God delivered her.

God is your major solution.ask him for the spirit of understanding to understand the question paper and spirit of retentive memory in order to remember all that you have read.
I know this will help.Goodluck
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by renegademinds(m): 9:20pm On Apr 06, 2015
TI1919:
Where are those increasing UTME point here on nairaland?
You can see the damage you've done to people's future.
That's what happened when your foundation (Secondary school and UTME) is poor. How did you finished secondary school?
How did you get to the university.
You better sit up and read your books.

grin
TI1919:
Where are those increasing UTME point here on nairaland?
You can see the damage you've done to people's future.
That's what happened when your foundation (Secondary school and UTME) is poor. How did you finished secondary school?
How did you get to the university.
You better sit up and read your books.

grin
TI1919:
Where are those increasing UTME point here on nairaland?
You can see the damage you've done to people's future.
That's what happened when your foundation (Secondary school and UTME) is poor. How did you FINISHED secondary school?
How did you get to the university.
You better sit up and read your books.
IN SHORT IT IS FINISHED!

grin
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by graciousolo(m): 9:21pm On Apr 06, 2015
pls download Understanding Psychology (10th ed)E-book and read the first 40 pages, it's talks about practical ways to read and assimilate and also how to pass test and exams... wish you all the best. Come back with your testimony
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by eleko1: 9:23pm On Apr 06, 2015
undecided Who told u dat he got admission thru runz?Do u think Chemistry/science course nah beans?He ask for help/advise on how to improve his grade,not insulting/Moronic talk.
TI1919:
Where are those increasing UTME point here on nairaland?
You can see the damage you've done to people's future.
That's what happened when your foundation (Secondary school and UTME) is poor. How did you finished secondary school?
How did you get to the university.
You better sit up and read your books.

grin
U better grow up undecided sad angry
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by 500samuel(m): 9:26pm On Apr 06, 2015
franciskaine:
Read, read and read again. Then as for low remembrance of things read, it is either you read without making personal notes or probably you read when you are tensed and stressed up. My advice is always make notes while reading, if possible, get a note different from your class note then make reference to your class note when reading. This aside, make sure you get enough sleep and rest before opening any book. For me I prefer reading in the morning let say 6:30 - 11am and any other time during the day. I hate reading at night, reading at night for me is a waste of my time. Pls get a convenient time to read, and don't read because others are reading. God bless ur efforts.


u are my second person.... just the same time I read but me no dey jot oooo...identity the best time u can understand

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Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by Nobody: 9:27pm On Apr 06, 2015
azeeza:
I bet you are an orange seller, do you have to comment?
Kids everywhere on this forum. Dear Seun its time you start requesting for Birth Certficate?

u nor get sense undecided
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by Kennyfancy(m): 9:27pm On Apr 06, 2015
dipopooo:
angry
Sad story
@op 1)there is a woman in ur village 'remote controlin' ur brain ok? Read psalm 21 b4 u go into exam hall.
2) u spend too much time on nairaland n social media generally ok? Read psalm 1-117 every night
3) 8hrs is nt enuf 4 u 2 assimilate ok? Increase it to 13hrs
Lastly, learn to ask questions in d exam hall
ur signature make me laugh, so tel i com throw away my food, nah now hungry i want take sleep, abeg send me recharge card becos nah u cux am
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by ukandi1(m): 9:28pm On Apr 06, 2015
darepoju:
u can say dat again...the world's largest library is the internet... God gives wisdom.. Google gives Answers....
through out my 2yrs stay in school(HND Prog.) I never went to my school library for what so ever reason...

op. dat method of jotting is all u need..to me, its so far the best method..
during exams I used to get a separate note - just for my jottings....

i remember my first semester too...
I was actually good... my ND result is a testimony..
fast forward to my 1st semester.. @my HND prog..
after studying really seriously (including a tutorial with my few friends..) for my first test..maths... the test started and before I finished spelling my name I forget the procedures that I had mastered earlier..
bros..after dat test I was so mad @my self that ppl noticed that all wasn't well...
second.test samething
third test same thing..
and that was wen I knw that I was lodging with Lucifer...
thank God for the victory today .. I finished well ..

my point..
when u read n read n read and the whole is still not clear or u keep forgetting..... pray... read psalms... every morning...
even before u start reading sef..pray..

with God ur victory is sure..
Good luck

Nice suggestions but these things don't work with chemistry. He needs to be taught . Only a few areas in chemistry can be conquered without a tutor.
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by dipopooo(m): 9:28pm On Apr 06, 2015
Kennyfancy:
ur signature make me laugh, so tel i com throw away my food, nah now hungry i want take sleep, abeg send me recharge card becos nah u cux am
grin grin
No problem whc network
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by Mekzmoney(m): 9:30pm On Apr 06, 2015
You need a spiritual help.... Pray against d spirit of 4getfulness n fast if need be.
chika4realike:

I always seem to comprehend for long hours. Inspite of this I still forget
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by Emmaowolabia(m): 9:30pm On Apr 06, 2015
First of all i will advice u try to know ur prime time. Every individual has prime time, prime time is wen u easily read and understand, dont read because others are reading, and choose ur venue, library is a place to read but definitely not everyone that read at d library understand what they read. Back in my days, i see library as a kind of eyes service arrangement and as such, it hardly worked for me so i preferred a more nature place like under a tree and possible void of people. Finally, make some good friends with similar goal as urs and do group discussion, it is easy to remember things u discussed with ur friends when questions pop up during d examination than remembering things u seems to have learnt under pressure to get certain grade. More so examination to me, start from day 1 of every semester meaning that u must take everythin serious from day one, dis include buying ur text book at most within d first three weeks
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by aniagoluaustin(m): 9:33pm On Apr 06, 2015
chika4realike:
I am a student of a state university I am in my third year now.
My first and second year grade were very low not that I don't study but I always seem to forget what I studied during exams.
When my first year result was out it was far below my expectations because I really took my time studying so as to make good grade but it was not so
I prayed about this.
Again in my second year same thing happened I don't know if its the way I study
I even get mocked by my friends whu don't even study as much as I do. I actually get depressed and sometime think of committing SUICIDE.
Sometimes I will leave my place of residence for the library for almost 6-8 hrs just for good grade but it will turnout the opposite.
I am in my third year and with exams fast approaching I will not like what has happened in the past happen again
Please I will like u to suggest ways IN WHICH I can read as well as retain as well as recall during exam

we r dsame bro..but I stoped mine..I usually pray n start forcing my self to read.mi started reading anything dat comes my way..old newspapers, magazines etc..untill I found out I was reading ma books very well..
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by youngsahito(m): 9:34pm On Apr 06, 2015
chika4realike:
I am a student of a state university I am in my third year now.
My first and second year grade were very low not that I don't study but I always seem to forget what I studied during exams.
When my first year result was out it was far below my expectations because I really took my time studying so as to make good grade but it was not so
I prayed about this.
Again in my second year same thing happened I don't know if its the way I study
I even get mocked by my friends whu don't even study as much as I do. I actually get depressed and sometime think of committing SUICIDE.
Sometimes I will leave my place of residence for the library for almost 6-8 hrs just for good grade but it will turnout the opposite.
I am in my third year and with exams fast approaching I will not like what has happened in the past happen again
Please I will like u to suggest ways IN WHICH I can read as well as retain as well as recall during exam
@ op can u pls tell me the name of ur skul?
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by youngsahito(m): 9:36pm On Apr 06, 2015
Tobilastik:


broz.....no b beans o
so u be oau student...Great Ife
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by tbagjames(m): 9:37pm On Apr 06, 2015
irunoobo:
[size=18pt] undecided

quit skool and go learn shoe maker[/size]
Educated girl,its shoe making and not shoe maker

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Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by UnclePati: 9:38pm On Apr 06, 2015
Am sure u do not read to understand. U read looking at your books but not understanding wht u read.

Get a reading partner.
Join academic discussion groups.

Discuss what u ve read and ask questions where u do not understand.

Read and jot notes
Jot key lines and summarize wht ever u read

Keep phones and other distraction away

Read in quiet places.

Focus. Pay attention. Read wit ur heart understand wit ur head.

Eat plenty of fish. .... Fish oil and fish meal helps to improve memory.

Eat lyte don't eat heavy. Else u get tired and lazy and ur attention or concentration will be poor. Heavy food can make u sleep off while reading.

socializes with brilliant people. People who are academically better than you. Trust me you will learn something from them.

Don't waste your night time sleeping.
Read mostly at night. Successes' are planned at night and achievements are counted at daytime. Even witches plan and carry out their act at night.

In my time i excelled academically because i followed these steps. I left university wit a CGPA of 4.02 and i was highly celebrated by my colleagues and lecturers. I was 4th best.

Before a new topic is taught in class, i would ve read and researched widely on the topic so that it doesn't appear strange and difficult for me to understand in class.

This move really helped me excel.

Lastly. If u eventually gain knowledge don't be selfish wit it. Whatever you ve upstairs Pour it out. Teach others. Die empty.

Dnt die wit knowledge.

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Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by yoged(m): 9:40pm On Apr 06, 2015
chika4realike:

I am studying chemistry
if I have the chance I will never study chemistry again. The course na die. Unilorin makes it horrible as well.
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by Mekzmoney(m): 9:41pm On Apr 06, 2015
Very funny grin grin grin
irunoobo:
[size=18pt] undecided

quit skool and go learn shoe maker[/size]
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by emiye(m): 9:42pm On Apr 06, 2015
chika4realike:
I am a student of a state university I am in my third year now.
My first and second year grade were very low not that I don't study but I always seem to forget what I studied during exams.
When my first year result was out it was far below my expectations because I really took my time studying so as to make good grade but it was not so
I prayed about this.
Again in my second year same thing happened I don't know if its the way I study
I even get mocked by my friends whu don't even study as much as I do. I actually get depressed and sometime think of committing SUICIDE.
Sometimes I will leave my place of residence for the library for almost 6-8 hrs just for good grade but it will turnout the opposite.
I am in my third year and with exams fast approaching I will not like what has happened in the past happen again
Please I will like u to suggest ways IN WHICH I can read as well as retain as well as recall during exam

1. Reduce your reading time from 6-8 hours to 2-3 hrs active reading daily, do not miss out anyday.

2. Develop a reading plan for your courses , and allocate time according to weight/course units. e.g chm 101 5-7am(mondays) chm 102 (6-7am tuesdays) e.t.c

3. after reading a topic , develop questions on your own, and get a reading note where you answer it

4. Get lots and lots and lots of dept exam past questions for your courses and ensure you solve questions relating to topics you have read in your reading note.

5. Ask questions /academic help from the brilliant chaps you have identified in your class.

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Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by Donmichaelz(m): 9:44pm On Apr 06, 2015
look for a stone
tie rope around d stone and urself
look for a river and jump inside
so Dat b4 any 1 can rescue u it will be too late..

dats wat a teacher told me in sec School due to my poor grade, but today I spend her yearly income in dubai without feeling nothing
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by pompido: 9:45pm On Apr 06, 2015
Quite a lot of people have given sound advice on your issue and I am of the opinion that you take a good look at the cogent ones, do a self evaluation and apply those points that are best fit for your person.

I had issues with my grades in the first 2 years of my 5 years engineering course and I will try and break it down.

My first year produced a cumulative CGPA of below 3.0 and i realized that my failure was due to my instability in terms of accommodation (most people never really understand how much one loses to commuting distances to school everyday), naivety of a fresher (thinking i would simply do well considering i did well in my secondary school studies) and inadequate studying.

My second year was a bit better as my CGPA rose to above 3.0. I attributed this slight improvement to having a proper hostel and a lot of reading (day and night burning the academic candles literally). This slight improvement wasn't going to cut it for me as I had assumed I would graduate with a 1st class easily. Well, that was out of the window at the end of my second year despite having one of the best students in my class as room mate and assistant whenever i had issues (he was actually the best mathematical mind in the class).

In my third year, i did a complete evaluation of myself,looked at my CGPA and the CGPA structure. I set a target of what I needed to score per semester to get me to my target of not just a 2:1 but a particular CGPA that will allow me apply for scholarships when applying for masters program in the future. I realized that a paradigm shift needed to happen, things needed to change with my spiritual, social and academic life, so i began to follow a plan:
a. I stopped attending church on sundays and whatever fellowship was slated for saturdays.
b. I stopped doing any serious reading on weekdays or at nights
c. I started participating in sporting activities
d. I selected a good fellowship that only holds on weekdays
e. I actually stepped up on my social life (Female hostel, parties, award nights, committees etc)
.....and finally, i would use try never to miss lectures and always take notes. I would spend my weekday evenings updating lecture notes and reading materials, separating my notes, past questions and materials into study days.
I dedicated the whole of Saturdays and Sundays to just my studies. I would wake up as early as 5am, pack a few munchies and head to the most remote lecture halls set my study target for the day before me and take all the time i need to digest all. I would take walk breaks and even siesta there. I had a different jotting note for each course where i jotted all points in my own words and short forms which is the only material i refer to for exams .

Apart from my personal target, I also had my brother on my neck as he was always calling me only to tell me not to come home without a 2:1. This also helped me focus but i also always prayed for divine wisdom, knowledge, understanding, retentive memory and the spirit of excellence from God. This is just something i do and believe in, different strokes for different folks.

I never scored a GPA below 4.0 till i graduated and had over 4.6 GPAs in my final semesters.

Truth is no one is after you from your village, you are not also quite capable of extraordinary things academically once you get the right plan.

All the best!

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Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by Abidex45: 9:47pm On Apr 06, 2015
lordthree:

in my first year i got an F i was disturbed so the next semester i put in more work i crammed and i got high grades but i didn't like forgetting what i crammed after exams, so i found another way that suits me, and after exams i remember what i studied, fast forward to final year im the second best student in the class.

Anyway the method is;
while studying make sure you jot down important points, jot them down over and over. it Might seem like a waste of time but when you're in the exam hall You'll see that you will remember those points. read what you jotted down over again then jot it down again, repeat this the night before the exam.

i use this method and it hasn't failed me because i always remember what I've read
My best study skill so far
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by nwadiuko1(m): 9:47pm On Apr 06, 2015
Change you friends bro.......then ask for divine intervention......some portions of psalm and prayer hours will do the trick......











But that's only if you believe

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Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by osebiquin(m): 9:47pm On Apr 06, 2015
Guy is like u sayn ma mind,I work wt d 'az' n ma class we sit togeda read togeda n wen I write exams wt so high xpectatn n yet ntin to show for t,rili dnt knw wat d ish is,bt I knw am nt dull aint given up yet,bt ur course bro chemstry aint easy,vry difcult,u wuld ave change course,mine s microbiology so many competitn dia I ave to com out wt beta point,I knw ma God wil hlp sha,dnt gv up keep fightn dats d spirit best of luck
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by Simplefaithy(m): 9:47pm On Apr 06, 2015
irunoobo:
[size=18pt] undecided

quit skool and go learn shoe maker[/size]
. show some love. 😝
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by neyur: 9:49pm On Apr 06, 2015
chika4realike:

I ave tried this method it doesn't seem to work


Guy go learn work abeg......
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by omoluabi1960: 9:50pm On Apr 06, 2015
Best approach to this , is to ensure you work with past questions (most of the questions are repeated by lecturers no lecturer drafts questions from the moon, take all your assignments very seriously , attendance should be 100 percent and lastly study your lecturers..some like open book exams , some like you dropping it for them word for word , figure for figure... I know of a lecturer back then who will prefer you solve your equations without approximating...if the answer is 7.99..u r correct and if you make it 8.0 you are dead wrong...
Dont take too much courses you cant handle..forget abt elective couses except now that you need to boost your gp..which is rather too late as gp moves slowly from 3rd yr for a 4yr course...

Above all speak to God
Re: Pls I Need Help In My Studying by darepoju(m): 9:50pm On Apr 06, 2015
ukandi1:


Nice suggestions but these things don't work with chemistry. He needs to be taught . Only a few areas in chemistry can be conquered without a tutor.
yes! I also forgot to mention dat ur friends are 1 of the important things in ur life especially in learning environments..
u need to move close or even more closer to good students in ur class...be sincere In friendship with them...like them. and let them like u too.. tell them ur problem and mingle with them... in school its common to see someome leave his own hostel or lodge to be with another person..it's all because of the benefits....

all thanks to Simeon.. I moved close to him cos I knw he's smarter than me..
though I learnt a bit of womanizing too.

note this pls.
if u are not really brilliant and ur closest friends are not better than u, chances are that u will NEVER improve.....
change ur friends today and ur life will never remain same..

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