TIME NOTES

TIME BLOCK

Review lecture notes within 6 hours of the end of the class.

Do a brain dump on the topic covered the same night.

Review topics not easily understood the next day, and the next week.

Studying In The Moment

• turn off the phone and sit at the study desk
• silence notifications on the laptop and close windows not in use
• write down the aim of your study period (what you want to achieve)
• open the study planner, set a timer for the allocated time, and begin the study session
• 5-minute breaks between half-hour intervals. 10-minute breaks between hour intervals.

Absorb Texts Like A Sponge

• Open the respective chapter
• Preview the chapter - skim and try to grasp the general concept
• Read the chapter summary and/or quiz
• Focus on bold prints (headings & sub-headings)
• Read the first & last sentence of each paragraph as you skim the chapter

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Ensure!

• Check for/Apply for grants & scholarships when made available
• Apply for GATE
• Register for the new academic term
• Create semester schedule & timetable

Academic To-Do List

PSYC 2002

• [ ] Download the course outline and relevant texts
• [ ] Complete the readings for the first lecture
• [ ] Read/annotate the related articles
• [ ] Make notes on the main topics
• [ ] Create Anki deck on the first lecture

PSYC 2003

• [ ] Download the course outline and relevant texts
• [ ] Complete the readings for the first lecture
• [ ] Read/annotate the related articles
• [ ] Make notes on the main topics
• [ ] Create Anki deck on the first lecture

PSYC 2008

• [ ] Download the course outline and relevant texts
• [ ] Complete the readings for the first lecture
• [ ] Read/annotate the related articles
• [ ] Make notes on the main topics
• [ ] Create Anki deck on the first lecture

PSYC 2019

• [ ] Download the course outline and relevant texts
• [ ] Complete the readings for the first lecture
• [ ] Read/annotate the related articles
• [ ] Make notes on the main topics
• [ ] Create Anki deck on the first lecture

SOCI 2015

• [ ] Download the course outline and relevant texts
• [ ] Complete the readings for the first lecture
• [ ] Read/annotate the related articles
• [ ] Make notes on the main topics
• [ ] Create Anki deck on the first lecture

Weekly Course Schedule

Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday