Back-to-School Study Bootcamp for Spring 2014: Day 8
Day 8 I didn’t feel so well today, and I still don’t feel well. I didn’t feel up to working problems or reading. So, I had a repeat of the first day basically. I replayed lectures I had...
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Back-to-School Study Bootcamp for Spring 2014: Day 7
Day 7 Today was a day off of sorts. I watched videos and did light review. At the moment I’m off to watch the season premiere of Sherlock at PBS.org. My numbers for the day: Before 6 p.m....
Back-to-School Study Bootcamp for Spring 2014: Day 6
Day 6 — Remember to Check the Local Library! I was able to pick up a copy of Organic Chemistry as a Second Language (First Semester) by David Klein at my local library today. I regularly check the...
Back-to-School Study Bootcamp for Spring 2014: Day 5
Day Five I was tempted to declare today a day off from studies, but given that my panic level only just started to recede yesterday, I knew that a day off now would probably start a downward spiral....
Back-to-School Study Bootcamp for Spring 2014: Day 4
Day Four I noticed a significant decrease in my panic level today. I didn’t expect a positive change in my level of calm to come about so quickly. When I visualize the first few days of school, I...
Back-to-School Study Bootcamp for Spring 2014: Day 3
Day Three Organic Chemistry Yesterday I did a glimmering overview of the first five chapters from my book (I’ll add the title later). The brevity wasn’t a measure of my mastery of those chapters so much as I...
Back-to-School Study Bootcamp for Spring 2014: Day 2
Day Two I found it a little harder to stay focused today than yesterday. I have this whole analysis worked up in my head as to why the second day would be harder, but the simple explanation is...
Back-to-School Study Bootcamp for Spring 2014: Day 1
Day One So, today didn’t go perfectly according to schedule, but it was a perfect illustration of why this bootcamp will be helpful to me. As an older returning student, I find I have a wider variety of...
Get Ready with Me: Back-to-School Study Bootcamp
I like to get a jumpstart on the semester so that I don’t feel too overwhelmed in the first few weeks of school. If I plan well, this jumpstart will be the first step to keeping me at...
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