Today, while studying liver pathology and highlighting important lines in my textbook, I realized that I could count the number of words I hadn't highlighted on one hand, over the last six pages. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I checked over my notes from yesterday's midterm review so I could study for the test on Monday. It seems I was so exhausted, I'd done nothing but scribble unintelligibly all over the first page. FML
Today, I was taking a test and thought I was doing great until I realized I was writing all my answers on the question paper, not the answer sheet. By the time I noticed, there were only five minutes left. FML
Today, my OCD reached a new high when I used a correction pen to white-out an eyelash which was photocopied onto every single page of my reading material. I did it because the eyelash was too distracting and I couldn't finish reading the article without the urge to rip it into shreds. FML
Today, I just studied for 13.5 hours completely outlining a book for history. Thirty minutes before the test, I realized I had been reading the wrong book. FML
Today, I realized how much I'm on the computer. I tried to "CTRL+Z" on something I wrote down on my paper. FML
Today, I was reviewing for a major nursing school exam I have this week. I panicked because none of the material seemed familiar, and figured that I must've missed something during class and now had to catch up. After 4 hours, I finally realized that I'd been studying from the wrong textbook. FML
Today, while studying with the girl I like, I rested my face on my book, pretending to be frustrated. When I lifted my head, I realized I'd left a greasy spot on the page from my nose. She noticed. FML
Today, I submitted my 5000 word assignment. When I got home, my mother asked if I'd checked it through one more time like she always warned me to do. I hadn't, therefore hadn't noticed the paragraph on page 11 that she'd written, telling me to pay attention to the small details. FML
Today, while correcting essays, I spilled ketchup on a student's paper. I managed to successfully turn it into a happy smiley face but when proudly looking at the result, noticed it was right next to the big "F" that I had graded it. FML
Today, I got back my math test. Instead of taking the time to mark the mistakes, my professor just circled the bottom half of the page and wrote "OMG." FML
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TheCamoWulf 17
Uugh I hate it when that happens!
Meddler09 6
Just go on and highlight the book at this point. It's all kind of important.
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Eirena 5
You're doing it wrong. Even if you were trying to emphasize the sheer amount of material you have to digest, it's still better to highlight key ideas/concepts and be able to explain them in your own words. Otherwise, you don't learn anything by relying on massive chunks of highlighted text.
doodlecloud 27
Looks like you need to learn how to highlight effectively...sucks but it's a learning process, everyone has to do it eventually. Kinda surprised you managed to make it to med school without acquiring that skill though...
thisguy45 2
I don't understand, sorry I'm a little slow today.
elodymayweeble 7
I do that all the time!
Epikouros 32
Do you also color the anatomy pictures?
omgstoparguing 10
If this person is in med school, I think her/his study habits are probably doing okay. You can offer your advice after you get in... or do you want a doctor who only paid attention to the "important" diseases?
Schiffy 18
Let's just hope the book was yours to own......
inertia_fml 13
Good luck. I was dating/engaged to my now wife as she was going through med school. We used to make flash cards, and I would quiz her. It gave us time together, plus helped her study. If you have a significant other, I'd recommend trying that.
katie887 2
R u in med school? That's how it is for every text I own
holyshitbatman 20
then you're doing it wrong...