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7 Impactful Study Hacks You Can Learn Right Now
Going to University in the U.S. is quite easy: You have 4 classes a semester, each for 3 hours a week each, whereas only 1 of those actually had a major exam.
The rest of the time is yours to spend however you want to and should you get a bad grade you can blame the professor often with benefits to you.
While I was studying in the U.S. I didn’t do much.
The night-before-cramming was enough to get me through.
After three semesters of that I decided to switch majors and travel back home to Germany.
The difference was like going from a caterpillar rollercoaster ride to the Goliath ride that most people exit vomiting.
Studying Psychology in Germany (which needed a 1.5 GPA to even get into) meant the following:
- 10 Classes at 2 hours each.
- 9 Exams at the end of the year.
- 2 required books per class (exam-relevant).
- 200+ Slides per class.
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Basically, I needed a plan to get through this.
Here is what I did which ended in me getting a 1,x grade in almost every class:
- Reading the chapter…
