Be The Best You Can Be

A good study tip is to always use the study resources available to you. A lot of people make the mistake of only studying with the notes and handouts given in class, but the thing to remember is that these are only a base, which needs to be built on by you.

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Let The Post-Its Take Over

Do any of you, like me, hate it when teachers give you lists of information to memorise? For me, these lists usually consist of different illnesses and their symptoms, the names of various nerves and the areas of the body they innervate, or the latest one, a list of bodily hormones and their functions.

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The Sleeping Studier

It has been known for years that taking short naps in between your study sessions can sharpen your memory and hence make it easier to remember class material. But why does sleeping have such an effect on your ability to remember?

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Lifting The Language Barrier

The one question I get asked a lot by people I’ve just met is “Was it difficult for you to learn the language, when you first moved to Spain?”. The honest answer is yes, it was very hard. It took me two years just to get up the confidence to start a chit-chat conversation with someone. Up until that point I’d been getting by on only talking when I had to; in answer to a question, or to ask something essential.

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Talking To An Empty Room

In my opinion, the hardest part of studying is trying to remember all the tiny, little details that accompany the core of the course material. They’re the easiest thing to forget and I find that I often manage to confuse them all in my head, to the point where I associate the wrong details with the wrong topic!

BUT there is a way of making this part of studying a little bit easier.

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Study Tips 101

Studying should be an habitual past-time. It is a necessary part of school/university life and is even essential later on, during your career, as a way of keeping up to date with the latest theories, methods and information. Many people fail to realise this, resulting in failed exams and much frustration.