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lanas-academics-blog · 6 years ago

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HAPPY SEPTEMPTER!

Hi guys! Just wanted to share an update, a bit of the work I’ve been doing for the past couple of days, and what I have planned to do for the upcoming holiday on Monday!

So first semester started, and I have officially completed my second week of Sophomore year! My classes are nice, but I’ve been having a bit of trouble with my online classes, which I can talk about later! Even though I only have two on-campus classes, I am taking 14 credits, so I’m very busy with schoolwork most of the time. Below I’ll start with a summary of my classes and how they’re going! I’ll then talk about my past and future work. Keep in mind this post is gonna be kinda lengthy so if that’s not your thing, probably don’t click below lol.

So, starting from my first class of the week every week! Human Relations.

To start off - my Human Relations class has a lot of notes. We take notes every class - which I like - but we haven’t really done any actual assignments. We did have a quiz over our book’s second chapter (that I missed because I mixed up a holiday and didn’t go to class - I’m dumb lmao) and we watch video clips, but there hasn’t been a big assignment or anything yet which I’m grateful for.

We do this thing in the class called a reading where we talk about a certain celebrity in a given book and what they have to say about surviving college / advice they have altogether, and I really like the vibe it brings to the class. We are going through each student and doing one every class, and it’s a really nice way to start class every day. We all discuss the advice and give our input, which I think is a good way to get everyone involved.

Over all the class is a bit slow as of late, but discussions make it worth it for sure. I’m excited to see what’s to come with this class!

Next is my Digital Communications class!

This class is entirely online, so we do weekly modules and have until Friday of that week to finish all the work, and it’s all very in-depth assignments. Videos, discussion boards, and quizzes are all major parts of our grades for this class. I love all the feedback and discussions we have over certain topics in this class, because it really opens you up and makes you see other’s POV on things!

It’s a very modern class, and I feel like I’m learning about things happening now in real time (just last week I learned about AI Cars and computers that mimic brain activity to work more efficiently) and it’s something I feel is really important when it comes to digital themed classes! Technology is moving fast, so it’s important we keep up.

Just this last week we learned about viral video trends and the era of “The YouTubers / Online Influencers” and it was so interesting! If anyone is interested in the video (which also talks about YouTube’s history and is a really educational video at its core) I will link it here: Viral Video : YouTube Marketing.

If I’m not using an online website to complete an assignment (just last week I had to look up my name and relatives names to see just how easy it is to find people’s information online), I’m usually writing a long reply to a video for a grade, or responding to other student’s replies for a grade as well. Even though it’s a grade it’s all very open and doesn’t feel too grade-ish. We all have great discussions.

The next class I’m not too fond of, just because I slept my way through high school Algebra, is of course: Algebra. Paired with the sleeping and my state just not caring about our education at all in the past, Algebra is really difficult for me this year. I have to re-teach myself everything from scratch and get the help of some of my friends who are good at Alg (u know who you are). It’s been really difficult, but I’ll get there. On the other hand, also been very rewarding when I understand it!

My book for this class was expensive ($103) and I’m trying to take really good care of it. I bought as apposed to rent because I was told to on the syllabus (it came with an online code which we ended up not even needing so hey! waste of money!) but now I’ll probably sell it back to the school library after this term ends to get some of that money back.

The number one thing that has helped me, funnily enough, is memes! My friends and I have made memes relating to rules for certain problems, and it’s really helped. I even went as far as printing off one of the memes and stapling it into my math notebook, just so I can see it when I’m studying! I’ll show it to you just because it makes me laugh:

( Any ARMY’s out there - HMU )

As you can see I rewrote my notes for Math just last night (which I plan on doing from now on) just to refresh my memory and study a bit more on the topics I knew I needed to. Figuring out how least common anything works has been literal hell for me, but I’m slowly starting to learn. It’s a work in progress, for sure.

Apart from that, my teacher never gives us set due dates, and we can take all our tests at home, which is a complete life saver for me. I’m about a week ahead in the class because of all the extra work I’ve been putting in trying to re-learn everything, and I plan to keep it that way. This class is challenging but rewarding. In class my professor lectures for about an hour and a half - two hours depending on how long the chapter is (which is usually maybe like 15 pages?) and we take notes the whole time.

The class is pretty silent so I’ve been trying to ask a lot of questions and talk to the people next to me to help the awkward atmosphere as well. I’m a shy person in general but I can be friendly and this class really needs that sort of attitude from the students. The professor is old and he’s really nice, but he’s not too keen on involving students, so I try and help.

Over all, I like the class. It’s challenging for sure, but that was expected. I’m excited to see where this class goes in the future though!

So to finish this off, I’ll talk about my last class, which has proved to be the most difficult regardless of me doing no work at all for it yet. Geology.

The reason I’ve had so many struggles with this class already is because the way it’s set up is just a big mess if I’m being totally honest.

To make things short (because I wrote this once and it literally deleted on me) I have to use three different websites for this one class, a giant textbook (that should have come with an access code to one of the websites, but didn’t), and the way my teacher creates assignments is Messy. It’s all stuff I’ll have to get used to I guess, so we’ll see how things play out. I really hope I like the material though because if I don’t I won’t hesitate to take a fat W on my manuscript (I’m kidding, but it’d be nice to be able to drop fml).

So, moving on from that, let’s talk about my weekend!

THURSDAY:

So my weekend started early because my HR class was cancelled for Friday, so I went ahead and did all of my Digital Comm. work on Thursday. It was all due that next day on Friday so it was a good thing that I finished it all (it took about four hours) but it was interesting so it wasn’t too bad to do. Apart from that I did a lot of misc. stuff like filled out paperwork for my college and tried writing a little bit. I didn’t do a lot of my homework on Thursday because I knew I had all weekend, so that was pretty much all I did academic wise that day.

FRIDAY:

God himself couldn’t tell you where I was or what I did on Friday. I had a really bad day I think so I kind of just slept the day away. I truly can’t remember. Oh well though, we’re all human, we have bad days!

SATURDAY:

So Saturday (last night) was when I actually got shit done. I finally found motivation to rewrite my Math and HR notes (coffee. coffee was the motivation), and I got them looking really pretty as well as put those memes in, haha. Here’s a picture of a couple pages I rewrote!

So on top of consuming two whole cups of coffee, and binging on MNM’s, I rewrote my notes and then wrote out some emails I needed to send to a couple of my professors. I got a lot done last night which means I’ll have more time to finish what I need to this week!

FUTURE ASSIGNMENTS:

SUNDAY:

So, today is going to be busy. I’m going to spend today doing all of my Geology work, which means catching up on Chapters 1-2, and then starting the work for this week (that is due on Thursday). I’m already a little behind because of getting my book late, so the work is piling slowly. I’ll have to work hard to finish it all by Thursday.

MONDAY:

Monday will be spent finishing any Geology work I didn’t finish today (Sunday), and then doing my Math test (due Wednesday), and all of my Digital Comm. work (due Friday). I want to finish all my work for this week in a big clump by Tuesday at least so I can finally just relax and spend a few days relaxing and then picking up my study routine again on Friday.

So it’s clear these last two weeks have been a mess, but I’m slowly starting to get into a routine. I want to plan a few trips to the library this week to get some work done, and then maybe to the gym on campus! Just so I can see if it’d be somewhere I wanna go in the future. I also want to make it a goal to make a few more friends, and possibly join a club.

I will for sure keep you guys updated, and if you’ve read this far, thank you! I hope you enjoyed reading my ramblings, haha.

Happy September and happy studying!

-Lana.

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lanas-academics-blog · 6 years ago

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Finally got all my school stupplies together for lectures on Monday!

On top of that, my new planner came in, and I’ve been spending these last few days studying.

For my next few remaining days until Monday I’m going to be:

Reviewing my Pre-Alg Textbook - specifically chapters 1.1-1.4 and the due date worksheet I printed off

Reviewing my Geology Syllabus, studying for the online quiz due Thursday, and reviewing future lesson plans

Putting all due dates and future study times into my planner

After I finish all of these things, I’ll most likely try to write some more on my writing blog, and keep reviewing my textbooks until Monday!

I’ll post an update soon, most likely after Monday’s classes.

Thanku for reading and happy studying!

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lanas-academics-blog · 6 years ago

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Fall Semester School Supplies

Here’s my haul of everything I bought for my fall semester as a Sophomore in college!

From left to right, both rows:

Two college ruled notebooks in black and red. These notebooks are for my two online classes, so they aren’t as pretty as my other notebooks because it doesn’t really matter as much.

My other two college ruled notebooks in purple and blue. I can only use college ruled notebooks because writing in the notebooks with the thicker lines is gross to me. These notebooks are far prettier than the other ones because they are for my on campus classes - math and human relations!

Two homework folders, one document holder, and page dividers. The bottom folder is black and gold, and is going to be my homework folder for math. The other folder which is actually my favorite one is a silver glittery one (that surprisingly doesn’t flake glitter off - thank god) for human relations. It also has a holographic inside and back which I love.

The document holder is a mix of a purple and blue watercolor pattern, and I’ll probably be using it for any important documents I get like syllabuses and stuff that won’t be going in my binders until I’ve studied them over.

Dividers are dividers. I got these clear ones with colorful ends and the ones that didn’t have pockets because I really wanted to avoid stuffing random papers in them so as to be more encouraged to use my homework folders instead.

Paper! I got four packs of 150 for each of my binders. I like having extra paper in my binders apart from my notebooks just incase I need to write some information down that isn’t relating to notes.

My planner. I actually decided to buy a different (bigger) planner for this semester so I’ll probably just use this as a second planner to fit in my handbag when I can’t take my actual normal planner places. It’s quite small so I think it will fit just fine.

A holder for my notecards! I’ve never had one of these but this one was too pretty to not buy. It also beats having bent and messy notecards crammed to the bottom of my backpack - which is what has always happened in the past.

Pencils. I swear by my PaperMate mechanical pencils and would rather die before using any other brand or lead size. These are the only ones that don’t make me feel like my writing is sucky, lol.

Pens. I’ve actually struggled a lot finding pens that actually write the way I want them to, but these V5 ones saved my ass last semester. I bought them in lots of pretty colors this time around because I already stocked up on the black ones awhile ago. I doubt I’ll use any other pens this semester, honestly. These have a “Sharpie Tip” which basically means the ink doesn’t smear when you’re writing and it also just feels really nice to use because the writing tip is extended out. Would recommend.

Not shown are my four white one inch binders. I don’t really buy a certain size of binders, but these came in a pack of four for like five bucks so I got them. I’ll find some cute designer sheets to print off and stick in the front cover, as well as my class timetable soon.

So that’s about it! I got all of my school supplies from Walmart because they’re having their back to school sale, so if any of you want anything that’s in this haul, Walmart is the way to go!

I’ll be posting soon with a to-do list next!

Thanks for reading and happy studying!

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lanas-academics-blog · 6 years ago

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LANA’S STUDYBLR

Hello and welcome to my studyblr!

I’ve wanted to start a studyblr for a very long time (about a year now) but never actually got around to doing it until now! Even though it’s been a long time coming, I’m so excited to start this academic journey with everyone who’s reading this.

Before we start I just want to talk a little bit about myself so I’m not a complete stranger to any of you:

My name is Lana

I am nineteen (twenty next April)

I am starting my Sophomore year of colllege in just over a week

I am a Communications Major! (Used to be an English Major but I changed it this past summer)

I am a mess and actually chaotic so this account could either thrive or burn to the ground - we’ll see as time goes on

I like K-Pop!

I have a very minimal style

I know those aren’t really in depth things about me, but I think it’s better than nothing!

So the things that I’ll be blogging about will mostly consist of notes, to-do lists, achievements, recs, rants, reviews, among other things. Due to changing my major I actually have no idea what my course will be like now, but I do know that I am extremely excited for it! Below is a list of all the classes and credits I will be taking this following fall semester:

Digital Communication - 3 Credits

Natural Disasters and Environmental Geology - 4 Credits

Natural Disasters adn Environmental Geology Lab - Paired W/ Class

Mathematics for College Readiness - 4 Credits

Human Relations - 3 Credits

Total : 14 Credits

Two of these classes are actually online classes (Digital Comm & Env. Geo.) and the other two are on two separate campuses (I commute back and forth from the branched campus in my town to the other main campus an hour away). Due to my schedule being sort of messy, I also want to have this blog to keep my thoughts together about all of that as well!

My main goal this year is to make Dean’s List for both semesters and get straight A’s. I was .5 points off my GPA last semester to making it on Dean’s List, and I really want to try my hardest this time around to do it. I know I can make it happen if I try hard enough.

Just to showcase some of my current interests, below is a list of things I’m spending my time doing / things I’m struggling through (my friend Raya inspired me to do this because she had a similar list on her first studyblr post):

Currently. . .

Reading : The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

Listening to : Chase Atlantic, TXT, BTS, NCT 127, Paramore, and Purity Ring.

Watching : Greys Anatomy (on S7 I think but I’ll need to restart the entire series again because I’ve really lost the plot at this point), The KDrama One More Time (rewatching it technically because it’s a fav), and Doctor Foster (just started S2! It’s crazy good).

Writing : Stories and plot outlines for said stories that I post on my side blog.

Stressing over : Getting my skin clear before lectures start back up. Finding my classrooms on main campus. Getting my school account unlocked before the 19th. Buying / renting my textbooks.

So that’s about it for this post I think! I will be making a to-do list later on and taking some pictures of my school supplies I got for this semester that will be most likely be uploaded here pretty soon.

Thank you so much for reading and happy studying! <3

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