Academic glow-up tips for u ❀⋆.˚

If you are ever in need of an academic glow-up, ts blog is for u !

⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔

" New year, new me "

 So you promised yourself to get the academic glow-up you craved since FOREVER (((((>_<))))). Along your glow-up journey, you either choose to be the tuff person you are and lock in for the rest of the year, or, once the whole process gets agonizing in about 3 weeks time, you decide to tell yourself "I'll just lock in next year!" 

Let's be honest, we've all had this problem before (myself included btw), we tend to give up once we feel like this goal was too big for us to accomplish (-_-) , we keep making promises for ourselves we barely could even fulfill, so for those tuning in, Im gnna change that for u and give some tips in hopes that u can lock in and switch from academic victim to academic weapon by the end of the academic year :P !!!!

  ⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔   1.  Know your purpose   ⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔  

 Yes. I literally mean it. I wrote this as the first tip cuz this is by far the most important. I always ask myself this question: Why do I want to study hard? Purpose depends with different people, for some (including me), we may want to study hard to achieve the grades we need to get into out dream universities. Some people take a competitive approach, having the purpose to become a class/cohort valedictorian. Some people simply study this hard just to fulfill themselves or make their parents proud ^_^. There are also people who decide to study hard with the purpose of proving others who underestimated them and who made them feel inferior in the past that they have the capability to excel in their academics and that they are no less worthy. It really depends on your current situation, being able to know your "why?" would make it so much easier to maintain your resilience and discipline in studying.

For example, in a movie called Legally Blonde, the main character, Elle Woods, was often looked down upon because of her ditsy personality, her beauty and her flashy pink aesthetic, most perceiving her as a "dumb blonde", including her ex-boyfriend Warner. Because of that, she studies hard for the LSATs, gets into Harvard Law, enters a prestigious law firm, to prove everyone who didn't take her seriously in the past that she is not less capable of being intelligent. 

 ⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔   2.  Study methods + Creating a System   ⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔

Different people have their own studying methods to achieving the grades they want. You might be the type of person who is a LITERAL GENIUS and can just read the whole textbook in one night and still be able to achieve good grades, or you might be the type of person who needs weeks of hard work and prep to achieve that same grade.  Keep experimenting with different methods according to different lessons and see which works for you. Once you find effective methods, it will become easier to create your own study system ^_^ .  

This is the system I created out of the study methods I used, which helped me increase my final average by 7% from the last academic year :

  ⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔   3.  Don't brutalize yourself !!!  ⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔  

I know that all I hv been talking about for an academic glow up is the generic stuff like, you gotta lock in, understand your purpose to study hard and create an effective study session, but I really think this tip is sooooo so underrated. Please do not overwork yourself, studying too much is not good as well! When you're burnt out and stressed, your study sessions aren't going to get any more efficient. :\ . Which is why Im really not a fan of long study sessions or pulling all nighters (but ig it depends with different people). Always sleep between 6-8 hrs per day, or when studying gets too overwhelming, balance it out with deserving breaks. 

For example, of course I still try to study and practice as much as I can before exams,  I always tell myself I DESERVE the break I need, and sometimes I abandon one day of studying to visit malls and go shopping instead. As risky as it sounds, at the end, I was still able to maintain high scores without completely burning myself out. Be hardworking but also pleaaaase take care of urself :3, it really isn't worth beating yourself up so much only for you to end up sick, burnt-out, overwhelmed or unmotivated.

  ⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔   4.  The end !!!  ⏔⏔⏔ ꒰ ᧔ෆ᧓ ꒱ ⏔⏔⏔  

With all the tips I shared today,  hopefully these tips can be meaningful for u!!!! Feel free to comment if you liked this blog, or if you have any recommendations (I'll reply them!!!) Soooo lock in twin, if they can do it, you can too ^_^

~~ with love, 91 (´-ω-`)