I'm immune to studying

Stormtroper

No matter how much I study, my (mediocre) grades don't seem to improve. I'm the only idiot at my faculty who studies on long breaks, and I'm sure I spend more time studying in general than most, and it doesn't show.

I'll try not studying at all and see how they don't worsen.

Longfellow

What kind of studying are you doing? Are you studying for tests in particular or studying generally to understand lectures and stuff?

Stormtroper

Mostly just for tests in particular. I do the later off-semester, but it doesn't click until studying for the test.

Central Avenue

I have the opposite problem. I can do really well on tests without studying, and it makes me feel like I didn't earn my good grades.

Longfellow

I used to do well without studying, then my courses got harder and I got stupider and it stopped working.

I've learned (a little) to study more and better. Dunno how good I can advise you though. I like to study with friends (it's well-known that we learn best by teaching, and when you study with friends you'll be teaching each other a lot; it might be a good idea to set up study sessions with friends who aren't in your courses and play professor for one another). Also have fun! If you're learning Spanish vocabulary, for instance, play with it. Crack jokes with your friends using the class material. Weave it into conversations, make it a little game.

You can do all this before the test comes up, too.

Stormtroper

Because nothing is more motivating than ultimatums: no more internet or playing toehoe until I'm done studying for the next exam.

Longfellow

Oh goodness, I sometimes find I can only work under pressure. I need a study routine to motivate myself to do any work before stuff is due.

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Tnophelia

I wish I could avoid getting bored when Studying. I am way to easy to distract.

glennmagusharvey

I haven't figured out how best to study.

Studying seems to work best when I am forced to piece it back together and use it myself.  Otherwise it just seems like a torrent of not-particularly-useful information.

Stormtroper

Necro because question for everyone.

What do you study? About how long do you study for a particular exam (not counting recesses or time spent in classes)? Do you think your grades reflect the effort you've put?

Sammy

"What do you study?"

Biology.

"About how long do you study for a particular exam (not counting recesses or time spent in classes)?"

For subjects that I have a lot of background knowledge in already, or grasp intuitively (biology and most humanities/languages), about 3 hours. For things I have to beat into my head (math and chemistry) ... as much time as it takes to understand the material, which is usually at least 6 hours. Finals require several days to comb over everything. Quizzes are two hours tops.

"Do you think your grades reflect the effort you've put?"

Not always, but enough to matter.

Stormtroper

Envy.

Khwarizmi

English, the amount of exam revision I do varies between "hardly look at my notes" to "hours upon hours", though overall I guess I'm fairly studious.  I tend to do pretty badly under exam conditions regardless.

My grades tend to be OK, I think.  I don't really know how much effort I should be putting in in order to achieve what results.

Vorpy

EngIish lvy is cool.