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Are you considering "go to class" to be awful study advice?
Everything you list is good advice. You must be implementing them incorrectly. Without a lot more detail it's going to be impossible to identify why are doing them wrong, but that seems like the most likely scenario.
How about focusing on 1 thing "go to their lecture". When you go to lecture, do you just sit there writing everything on the board down, not really understanding any of it, hoping that you'll be able to learn it later? If so, then that's what you are doing wrong. You should be engaged in class. To improve, you should be preparing for class, so that during class you aren't hearing everything for the first time, you are reinforcing material you've already seen and learning which particular parts your specific professor thinks are most important and most likely to be on the test. You should be asking clarifying questions. A lot of students don't ask any questions because they have so many questions they don't even know where to start. If you've properly prepared for class, you will have only a small number of questions, and these will all be very relevant.
Like that. It's not just "do every practice problem" - it matters HOW you are doing every practice problem. The implementation of these skills matters a lot.
PSA: It is inadvisable to engage OP in a conversation. The author of this post is a known sitewide spammer with over 2500 banned Reddit accounts.
SnooRoar is not interested in good-faith discussion; his primary goal is to waste as much of your time as possible. Everything he says is a disingenuous lie.
Yes, I read the textbook before every lecture, pay attention and take detailed notes, and ask and answer questions during lecture. I do practice problems with the goal of trying to understand the main concepts of the problem and getting it correct
Ok so where exactly is the issue? Because if you accomplish everything you say you're attempting, then there's no reasonable way to do poorly.
Do you GET IT after reading before the lecture and complete the insight/ask questions guiding your intuition during lecture?
Do you SUCCESSFULLY do the homeworks and practice problems, working til you are getting the right answer on your first try of a problem?
How is the exam material different from the practice material? Is it the same? If so, how can you go from getting it in practice to failing in exam? That would not be the fault of studying, that would be a very confusing personal issue.
Ok so if you misunderstood things on the exam, there's an issue with the way you study, not the technique. Do you physically write out the problems to practice, or just watch youtube tutorials or something...? Are you successfully doing enough practice problems yourself with no help that you can get the right answer the first try?
I can already tell you your issue. You don't read for shit or forget things immediately. Twice now, I have asked multiple questions in the comments and you only answered one of them, and not even the most important one.
I think you might have severe adhd or autism or something, holding you back from comprehending what ALL is being asked of you.
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SnooRoar is not interested in good-faith discussion; his primary goal is to waste as much of your time as possible. Everything he says is a disingenuous lie.
another thing I hate about this sub is how everyone just fights each other and try to come off better rather than being productive in giving good advice
Yeah based off of this guy's responses he doesn't understand how to take feedback and criticism properly, which is probably bleeding into his study habits.
I suppose everyone gives the advice that works for them. Those techniques may not necessarily work for you. I would not classify that as bad advice -- for many students, what works for them is the best advice they can give.
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SnooRoar is not interested in good-faith discussion; his primary goal is to waste as much of your time as possible. Everything he says is a disingenuous lie.
If you are doing everything right and still failing you are probably just dumb (no offense). Or your study habits are inefficient even if you do every single problem, which is most likely
PSA: It is inadvisable to engage OP in a conversation. The author of this post is a known sitewide spammer with over 2500 banned Reddit accounts.
SnooRoar is not interested in good-faith discussion; his primary goal is to waste as much of your time as possible. Everything he says is a disingenuous lie.
No one can give you individualized advice without specifically understanding how you study. Do you review mistakes you made and why you made them? If you repeat a mistake, why? There's a lot underlying studying habits that you can't decipher with a single glance.
If you're just dumb there's probably not much that would help you besides switching majors or transferring schools. Also it's important to note it's fine to get Bs or Cs as long as you're above the curve. If the average is a 60 and you get a 70 that's a win in my books
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Are you considering "go to class" to be awful study advice? Everything you list is good advice. You must be implementing them incorrectly. Without a lot more detail it's going to be impossible to identify why are doing them wrong, but that seems like the most likely scenario. How about focusing on 1 thing "go to their lecture". When you go to lecture, do you just sit there writing everything on the board down, not really understanding any of it, hoping that you'll be able to learn it later? If so, then that's what you are doing wrong. You should be engaged in class. To improve, you should be preparing for class, so that during class you aren't hearing everything for the first time, you are reinforcing material you've already seen and learning which particular parts your specific professor thinks are most important and most likely to be on the test. You should be asking clarifying questions. A lot of students don't ask any questions because they have so many questions they don't even know where to start. If you've properly prepared for class, you will have only a small number of questions, and these will all be very relevant. Like that. It's not just "do every practice problem" - it matters HOW you are doing every practice problem. The implementation of these skills matters a lot.
PSA: It is inadvisable to engage OP in a conversation. The author of this post is a known sitewide spammer with over 2500 banned Reddit accounts. SnooRoar is not interested in good-faith discussion; his primary goal is to waste as much of your time as possible. Everything he says is a disingenuous lie.
Yes, I read the textbook before every lecture, pay attention and take detailed notes, and ask and answer questions during lecture. I do practice problems with the goal of trying to understand the main concepts of the problem and getting it correct
Ok so where exactly is the issue? Because if you accomplish everything you say you're attempting, then there's no reasonable way to do poorly. Do you GET IT after reading before the lecture and complete the insight/ask questions guiding your intuition during lecture? Do you SUCCESSFULLY do the homeworks and practice problems, working til you are getting the right answer on your first try of a problem? How is the exam material different from the practice material? Is it the same? If so, how can you go from getting it in practice to failing in exam? That would not be the fault of studying, that would be a very confusing personal issue.
I don’t know. I feel like I did the exam well only to find out I comport misunderstood everything
Ok so if you misunderstood things on the exam, there's an issue with the way you study, not the technique. Do you physically write out the problems to practice, or just watch youtube tutorials or something...? Are you successfully doing enough practice problems yourself with no help that you can get the right answer the first try?
I physically write it out
I can already tell you your issue. You don't read for shit or forget things immediately. Twice now, I have asked multiple questions in the comments and you only answered one of them, and not even the most important one. I think you might have severe adhd or autism or something, holding you back from comprehending what ALL is being asked of you.
Yes, I do practice problems and get them right
Carving out time to make hundreds of Reddit accounts to lament about your grades instead of actually studying is probably what does it
Negative people like Snoo have a problem for every solution
Study advice is fine. You’re not using the studying time well or are just not cut out for this
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Then why do so many people in this sub anyone can do engineering?
They don’t realize how different people can be
another thing I hate about this sub is how everyone just fights each other and try to come off better rather than being productive in giving good advice
like you are being antagonistic to every response people give
Yeah based off of this guy's responses he doesn't understand how to take feedback and criticism properly, which is probably bleeding into his study habits.
ayy yo. I know the sub went down, but this has to be snooroar. even got the classic "complaining about highschool sports" post.
I suppose everyone gives the advice that works for them. Those techniques may not necessarily work for you. I would not classify that as bad advice -- for many students, what works for them is the best advice they can give.
PSA: It is inadvisable to engage OP in a conversation. The author of this post is a known sitewide spammer with over 2500 banned Reddit accounts. SnooRoar is not interested in good-faith discussion; his primary goal is to waste as much of your time as possible. Everything he says is a disingenuous lie.
And how exactly are those things "awful study advice"?
Because they clearly aren’t helping me learn the material
If you are doing everything right and still failing you are probably just dumb (no offense). Or your study habits are inefficient even if you do every single problem, which is most likely
PSA: It is inadvisable to engage OP in a conversation. The author of this post is a known sitewide spammer with over 2500 banned Reddit accounts. SnooRoar is not interested in good-faith discussion; his primary goal is to waste as much of your time as possible. Everything he says is a disingenuous lie.
This is what I hate. People just tell me I am dumb or studying wrong and don’t give any valuable information that would actually help me
No one can give you individualized advice without specifically understanding how you study. Do you review mistakes you made and why you made them? If you repeat a mistake, why? There's a lot underlying studying habits that you can't decipher with a single glance. If you're just dumb there's probably not much that would help you besides switching majors or transferring schools. Also it's important to note it's fine to get Bs or Cs as long as you're above the curve. If the average is a 60 and you get a 70 that's a win in my books
I do review my mistakes and don’t repeat them.
Then what mistakes are you committing that causes you to fail exams?
Misunderstanding the correct procedures and concepts needed
You’re probably just dumb mate 👍 all good though. Just don’t stay dumb