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28/04/2017 I have a very particular way of making notes for math, it's probably a bit odd but it works for me. Firstly, I go through the textbook notes, and write out notes from it in my math notebook. I always have a specific colour for the unit we're doing (eg. Purple for number sequences and series), and I write these notes down in black. I always do this before the lesson. Then, during the lesson when the teacher is explaining things, I scribble down anything that makes my notes make sense or wasn't mentioned in the textbook (eg. Shortcuts or why certain steps happen). I write these down in another notebook. It doesn't matter how near these in class notes are because it's about getting the extra information down instead of making them pretty. Lastly, when I get home I go through and review the notes I made in class, and add in the extra information in the same colour as the title. Just my way of doing things 👍

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I'm quite stuck on my TOK presentation, and wasn't getting anywhere; so I thought I might as well take a break from it. Here you have some of my Maths class notes.

[just-a-little-fangirl-love]

Horrors. Horrors everywhere.

I give up. Math (yes, I know it's technically maths but I'm American and therefore don't know how to speak proper English) is going to be the death of me tomorrow. So instead of feverishly studying like a multitude of my peeps, I'll be sleeping because that will do me more good. And wincing over the fact that there is a volleyball game for me to watch tomorrow.

[gentrifiedgenius]

Exam Day 2 Run-Down

Chemistry. Is. The BANE OF ME.

 I haven't felt so lost and horrified doing an exam since... A story for another day. Sitting through those four hours was hell not just because I was aware that other people found the paper manageable, not just because I didn't understand almost half the paper, not just because my mind wandered every five minutes because I needed to pee, but because this was something I knew was gonna be make or break, but I still didn't enough of a shit the entire five weeks I had to to half the amount of work all these other kids busted their asses on doing. What really scares me is that this tremendous loss of opportunity may result in: thousands of dollars, spent on prep courses, exams and material, all going to waste.

 Also because this is single handedly the most important subject in my combination and the one that will be scrutinised the most in Uni applications. Most of all it totally, one hundred percent, makes invalid any other form of success I might have with other components of my applications (to certain unis that are looking close into my prelims) 

 TL;DR IB is a two year course for a reason. Don't try and cram everything into a month, two weeks, or if you can help it, anything less than the entirety of those two years. 

Math was alright but again my time management and general test taking skills weren't up to par which really worried me post exam since I would've been able to maybe solve questions requiring a little more thought if I had just not completely day dreamed while doing the easier stuff. 

 TL;DR Practice helps you get faster not just more accurate. Practice over those two years like your life depends on it and you will love yourself so much more. 

Conclusion: 

 Chemistry: If you really suck at something you've got to open your heart and mind to loving it and being great at it a little by little. You can't charm yourself into pulling it off the week or night before - if it's something you know is your weakness and really doesn't come naturally to you. 

That being said, don't attempt this with your strengths either, unless you enjoy having mental breakdowns when you realise life sometimes throws surprises at you. Right in the face. 

 Math: Old content doesn't negate the necessity to practice it even when you know you'll be able to solve it easily- because in reality, anything can play out and you might find yourself not living up to your expectations, and also because learning and taking exams and studying isn't just about knowledge and perfecting that knowledge, it's also maintaining it, and being able to improve your speed in answering questions, in understanding things, from the simplest ideas to the most complex thoughts.

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I'm already sick of this week. Weekend hurry up :'(!