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12-08-2009, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by xXDragonXx  I think that's the situation with almost everyone, as in they feel they could've done better in their 1st and 2nd years. Almost everyone doesn't truly anticipate how difficult university is compared to High School, so they don't realize how much more effort they have to put in. For those who do make it through 1st and 2nd year though, out of my friends (and myself), they find that they do better in their 3rd and 4th years because they know the amount of work they need to put in (that doesn't mean they get 100% and stuff, but they don't totally bomb some assignments/midterms like they did in first year.. which im sure a lot of us did). | I graduated out of OAC (Grade 13) in Ontario and found first year university to be a lot of repetition of OAC and very easy to get As without a lot of studying.
OAC has been removed in Ontario, and many other provinces don't have grade 13 either, so that might explain why 1st year is such a failure for many.
My other explanation is that I'm a small town country boy, had a beer in my hand when I was 8, first strip club when I was 15, regularly bar hopping when I was 17. By the time university came I'd already mastered the ability to party hard and get good grades in high school.  Its a skill that takes many beers to learn.
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12-08-2009, 11:01 AM
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#77 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by ajax First experience with exams in post secondary. One every day this week  . | That's actually good news. Its all over at once, and forces you to prepare and manage your time.
Consider is a blessing you're getting this experience early on, you'll be better off later.
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12-08-2009, 11:47 AM
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#78 | | Douchebag Lover
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Finished my exams today, now all I've got left are end of term papers.
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12-08-2009, 12:45 PM
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#79 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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Originally Posted by taylor192 I graduated out of OAC (Grade 13) in Ontario and found first year university to be a lot of repetition of OAC and very easy to get As without a lot of studying.
OAC has been removed in Ontario, and many other provinces don't have grade 13 either, so that might explain why 1st year is such a failure for many.
My other explanation is that I'm a small town country boy, had a beer in my hand when I was 8, first strip club when I was 15, regularly bar hopping when I was 17. By the time university came I'd already mastered the ability to party hard and get good grades in high school. Its a skill that takes many beers to learn. | 
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12-08-2009, 04:16 PM
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#80 | | MOD
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12-08-2009, 04:39 PM
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#81 | | Need to Seek Professional Help
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Shit...I did no studying today...time to start now
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12-08-2009, 04:49 PM
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#82 | | Willing to sell body for a few minutes on RS
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Some people can't wait to be finished school. But once they're done, they want to go back to school.
As for myself, I don't miss school or exams whatsoever. 
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12-08-2009, 05:11 PM
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#83 | | Where's my RS Christmas Lobster?!
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Originally Posted by taylor192
This is probably one of the biggest tips most students need: get away from the computer
- More and more classes/materials are being offered online, which encourages students to sit on the computer with easy access to a lot of distraction.
- Studies show we retain more knowledge when reading from printed paper than a computer screen.
- Print your material and get away from the computer. You'll learn more without distraction, and retain more.
| Do you mind pointing me to the source that says we retain more knowledge reading from a printed paper?
I have a very low concentration level, especially when I'm on the computer (ie. like now). But sometimes, the notes are online and I don't want to waste paper to print it out.
Side note, any tips on how to study, or specifically, methods? For me, I just read my notes 3-4 times, and it somewhat works.
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12-08-2009, 07:44 PM
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#84 | | RS.net, where our google ads make absolutely no sense!
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Originally Posted by reamemiya
Side note, any tips on how to study, or specifically, methods? For me, I just read my notes 3-4 times, and it somewhat works.
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I'm going through each chapter that will be tested, and writing and re-writing important sections and notes that I believe will be on the test. After writing those notes, I read the summary of each chapter along with the notes that I had just recently typed.
Then, I go through the study questions and try to answer them utilizing my notes and textbook as my final preparation before the exam.
.....I still end up with a shitty mark 
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12-08-2009, 07:47 PM
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#85 | | Banned (ABWS)
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Originally Posted by reamemiya Do you mind pointing me to the source that says we retain more knowledge reading from a printed paper?
I have a very low concentration level, especially when I'm on the computer (ie. like now). But sometimes, the notes are online and I don't want to waste paper to print it out.
Side note, any tips on how to study, or specifically, methods? For me, I just read my notes 3-4 times, and it somewhat works. | There's lots, Google: "reading retention paper screen" Quote:
Recent research has found that reading a longer text on paper is 25% faster than reading the same text on a computer screen. At the same time, reading comprehension and article overview are improved.
Readers of text on paper typically concentrate fully on what they're doing, while readers of screen content are either hard at work fighting off distractions or have resigned to giving the text only cursory attention.
| Forget the "wasting paper" argument the environmental hippies have driven into us. Trees regrow, as long as the paper comes from a sustainable forest (Forest Stewardship Council logo), we'll always have more paper. If you still feel bad then at least recycle it.
I always print and read. I've tried reading eBooks on my tablet PC and note: eye strain make sit uncomfortable after awhile, and I'm almost always distracted and surf the web.
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12-08-2009, 07:49 PM
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#86 | | I don't get it
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anyone in bcit fin man 1st yr, how did u guys find your accounting and math finals?
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12-08-2009, 07:54 PM
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#87 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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^ easy, some of it is tricky | |
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12-08-2009, 07:57 PM
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#88 | | MiX iT Up!
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Originally Posted by taylor192 Everyone is different, yet I stick by this rule: if you know the material well enough to teach others, you'll do just fine.
I liked to study ahead of time, then help my friends study. It was a good judge to see if I could teach them the material, then I knew it well enough.
Also use the 80/20 rule. Its far better to spend time studying 80% of the material you know well, than time trying to learn the last 20% which might be too difficult or beyond your comprehension (everyone does have limits). | tell me: i forget
show me: i remember
involve me: i understand
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12-08-2009, 08:04 PM
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#89 | | Captain Happy Bubble is my Homeboy
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Originally Posted by [evo]xchange anyone in bcit fin man 1st yr, how did u guys find your accounting and math finals? | Math was easy.. but the accounting one was kinda tricky
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12-08-2009, 10:01 PM
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#90 | | What hasn't Killed me, has made me more tolerant of RS!
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Originally Posted by [evo]xchange anyone in bcit fin man 1st yr, how did u guys find your accounting and math finals? | lol my frd was just telling me she failed..
anyways..
i bombed my math final today
i didnt leave the house for 3 days.. just doing questions..
shouldve partied it up.. booooooooo
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12-08-2009, 10:48 PM
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#91 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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The Asian JB thread keep throwing me off track, I can't study! whatever, either you know it or you don't ! hahahahha
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12-08-2009, 11:59 PM
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#92 | | Even when im right, revscene.net is still right!
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Tips on studying a course you barely know anything and have only 12 hours to study for the final?
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12-09-2009, 12:24 AM
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#93 | | Rs has made me the man i am today!
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ohhhhh yeah 8:30am multivar calc final tomorrow
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12-09-2009, 01:13 AM
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#94 | | I subscribe to Revscene
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Originally Posted by woob ohhhhh yeah 8:30am multivar calc final tomorrow | math 200 at ubc? it was a murder.
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12-09-2009, 02:07 AM
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#95 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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Originally Posted by rageguy math 200 at ubc? it was a murder. | my math 200 exam is at 12PM lol
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12-09-2009, 02:07 AM
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#96 | | YOU CANT CUT BACK ON FUNDING! YOU WILL REGRET THIS
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Originally Posted by Audi-Quattro Tips on studying a course you barely know anything and have only 12 hours to study for the final? | read shit online, and read the solutions for previous finals - chances are some of those same questions will appear.
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12-09-2009, 02:11 AM
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#97 | | look at these diamonds, they shining
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Originally Posted by Captain Picard my math 200 exam is at 12PM lol | may the force be with you
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12-09-2009, 02:26 AM
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#98 | | I don't get it
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weathernetwork reports 15cm of snow on sunday and I have an exam on monday
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12-09-2009, 02:34 AM
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#99 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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^You will probably fail that exam regardless because you're dumb enough to trust the weathernetwork for weather. http://www.weatheroffice.gc.ca/city/..._metric_e.html
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12-09-2009, 03:12 AM
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#100 | | I don't get it
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putting on snow tires regardless
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