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A MIND MAP ABOUT MIND-MAPPING

If you know me, you’d know that I am a highly visual person. I love learning from images and layouts, and my spatial intelligence is probably my strongest type of intelligence. Because of this, I often use mind maps to study, and so do a lot of other people. However, there are people who don’t really know how to make and utilize a mind map effectively. That’s what this post is for! Here’s how you can make your mind maps more effective and thus enable you to retain more information. (P.S. you might wanna zoom in)

By no means am I an expert in mind-mapping; these are just some habits I have when making a mind map that successfully does its job of helping me remember the topics I’m studying.

If you have any questions, feel free to drop an ask!

xx jo

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studyblrs aren’t all straight rich white girls pass it on

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GCSE results

Despite having no past papers for English literature + language and maths, you all persisted. Having a mixture of numbers and letters is confusing, yet you all adapted to it. The fact that the exams have been so shaken this year from Manchester to Grenfell; from Tybalt hating his own family to Darwin drawn as a money; you made it. You were able to pick up that black ballpoint pen; that’s a fact. May you get the results that you deserve and your hard work paid off ✨

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To those of you interested, these are my GCSE grades 💜💜 I did much better than I thought I would and congrats to everyone who got their grades today!! (I'm not trying to boast but I had a few people ask me about them)

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Quick tips for starting AS levels

be prepared! you have seriously got to be organised and prepared every day; make sure you have all the equipment/books/folders you need for each day as some teachers may just send you away from a lesson if you don’t have the right notes/books.

use your frees!!! i cannot stress this enough! it’s absolutely fine to use your frees to chill with friends from time to time but most of the time you should be doing homework/extra reading/improving notes. use them whilst you can otherwise during exam season you’ll have major regrets.

use your school/college’s resources! if your school has access to subject-specific magazines (eg. biological sciences review, history today, new scientist) then you’d be stupid not to use them! also if they have sixth-form only study rooms then use them too! make the most of the kid-free silence and get some work done.

go the extra mile!! it’s seriously worth going over things after/before lessons, making extra notes on topics you don’t understand, etc. you don’t have to do these things every day, but from time to time or when needed they can really make a difference. you could also do extra research, print out some notes from online, watch related videos on youtube, etc. just to get some more depth in topics. my geography teacher went on and on about finding our own facts/stats to use in exams and he was so right- examiners get sick of reading the same data in each kid’s essays as they know it just means everyone’s memorised the same revision guide. instead show some flair and dedication in your subject by researching your own relevant statistics/examples.

you don’t have to be certain about anything! you really don’t need to have a solid plan for your future- during year 11 I wasn’t even considering doing A level biology but now I want to study it at uni! things change so much so don’t make any solid plans as its unlikely they’ll stick and remember it’s ok to not have a clue what you want to do- you’ll figure it out along the way!

try new things! sixth form is an amazing time to make new friends, try new clubs/activities, etc. so try to make the most of it!! do try to get involved with your school as you could really make a difference and this will give you something to write about in your personal statement; helping at a club for younger students, mentoring gcse students, etc. are all excellent ways to help out and learn new skills.

make good notes!!!!! try to make good notes throughout the year so you’re not having to make masses and masses of notes from textbooks near to exams. spending a little time most days over the whole year is definitely better than lots of time at the end when you’re already stressed. it’s also worth checking your notes against a revision guide/exam board specification as you go along as teachers can miss things out sometimes.

use your teachers! seriously do this! if your teacher forgets to email you a powerpoint- email them about it, remind them when you see them. if they have extra sheets- take them. if you miss a lesson- let your teacher know beforehand and chase up any sheets/notes you missed. if they offer revision sessions- make sure you go. if you don’t understand something- find them and ask! make the most of them whilst you can!!!

keep a beautiful folder!! try to take pride in your work and maintain an organised folder/file for each subject. maybe designate 5 minutes every day after school for organising your folder (i find dividers and page tabs to be very useful) as this will save your life when looking for that one sheet during revision, and will also impress your teachers- remember they’ll be the ones summarising your character/strengths when it comes to ucas references so be sure to show interest and dedication.

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Thanks for liking my handwriting y'all 🌸 Instagram : @jchristabel

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REBLOG IF

- you are a studyblr

- you are super friendly

- you love when people message you

- you want to support everyone in the community 

one thing i love about this community is that it is one big family and everyone is ready to support eachother. reblog this and follow the people that also reblog and start some super cute supportive friendships because you all deserve the best 

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The thing about writing is I can’t tell if it’s healing or destroying.

- avouer (via avouer)

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GUYS

I’M FINALLY GOING TO PROMM!!! I’M SO EXCITED AND NERVOUS AT THE SAME TIME BUT OVERALL I’M SO GLAD GCSES ARE OVER (they were over last week but oh well) GOOD LUCK TO ANYONE WHO STILL HAS EXAMS!! 

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// my week so far: i’ve been procrastinating so much, i have a test tomorrow and a report due sunday. i got to sleep in today, though, since lab was cancelled ☺️

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Astrophysics ☄☄

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why would she sell sea shells by a sea shore when you can just pick them off of the ground for free that’s not how you run a business

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**eats three raspberries* I can feel my cells multiplying. my blood is cleaner, safer. my skin……less dry. I am well. I am nourished.

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WOOOO GO YOUUU 🎉🎉✨✨💜💜

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GCSEs almost over..

I just want to say thank you very much ❤🌹 for all my followers who have stuck by me in these 2 months of basically non existent activity, but I can happily -exhaustedly- say that they are almost over, it’s 15/6/17 and I have 4 exams left

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the one word tag

I was tagged by @studyeliza to do this tag, and I’m gonna tag @alimastudies @st-uhdying @studeres @hamiltonandhighlighters and @hstrystdyblr

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Ya girl finally posted wooooo

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if you’re reading this, it’s too late

I already sent good vibes your way… they’re coming. there’s nothing you can do to stop them