#studyblr challenge

[legal-poppy]

how to study in (and survive) law school, from a 2L who almost failed both 1L semesters

you may be asking, "why would i want study advice from someone who clearly doesn't know how to study?" but that's the point- i'm a first-gen law student. aside from my siblings, nobody in my extended family has even been in grad school since the late 90s. i didn't know how to study last year, and definitely didn't know how to study for law school classes and exams. i ended my 1L year with 3 Cs and was placed in a remedial course last semester for the bottom 25% of students. i worked, changed, and tried different study methods throughout the semester, to figure out what works best for me and the classes i was taking. and it showed--i got an A and 3 Bs and my GPA jumped from a 2.5 to almost 2.8.

#1- do not try to do anything else during class. no social media, no reading, no shopping, no games. seriously. pay attention to your prof, your classmates, and what you did and didn't understand correctly from the reading. make corrections, note additional questions, read and re-read the book and your notes to make sure you can follow along with any questions or hypos.

#2- nothing is optional. do all of the extra readings, practice problems, and hypos. go to your prof for feedback on what you did well, what you didn't understand or apply correctly, and what you can do to write a better answer next time.

#3- go to your prof's office hours or ask questions after class. in high school and college i was told to never bug a teacher outside of class and never, ever go to their office hours. but law profs love when students ask questions and seek help. it doesn't have to be some profound theoretical question- my business law prof learned my name just from asking her about stories and problems my family had with businesses/services recently. my evidence prof learned my name because i kept asking her evidentiary questions about crime shows i was watching. in addition to the typical questions about a subject i was confused on or misunderstood, those fun questions helped me better understand and apply both the law and practical effect of the law to questions on the exam.

#4- start your outlines early and ask your prof for feedback. this was my biggest problem last year because i was paralyzed just figuring out how to format and organize my outlines. instead of going for pretty or aesthetic or perfectly detailed, just start writing. make a mess, write everywhere, scribble and erase and tape things together if you have to. it will still help you relearn and cement your understanding of those subjects. ask your prof if they would prefer to email your outline to look over ahead of time or just pop in for their office hours, and ask them if you got anything wrong, if you're too focused on the wrong details, or if there's anything you won't need to know for the exam. they won't judge if your outline is a mess, it just shows that you're trying and really want to get better.

when i studied for my evidence exam (my A last semester), i had so much trouble with my word doc that a week before the exam i just took my reading notes, my class notes, and my casebook, and spent days filling out an entire whiteboard with every bit of info on a rule. i ended up with 14 photos of that whiteboard completely covered with rules, advisory opinions, cases, and hypos. rather than wasting more time to type all of that up and send it to my prof, i sent her those photos. she knew i was struggling to stay organized on my traditional outline and saw how much better i was able to conceptualize the whole class without touching microsoft. i apologized for my horrible handwriting but all she did was send back notes on every single photo- what i had wrong, what i didn't need to know, and what i needed more detail/clarity on. no judgment for the incorrect parts or my handwriting or that i used a whiteboard, because it worked!

#5- revise your notes after every class. i didn't literally have time right after class, but every day when i went home i tried to revise my notes before i forgot what happened in class. i wasn't successful every single day and often spent a few hours on the weekend rewatching lectures and trying to remember details, but it was more effective than waiting until november to even start revising and outlining.

#6- don't follow the crowd. a lot of "gunners" and people with superiority complexes will tell you to follow their perfect notetaking format, study method, class structure, or reading style. and it might work great for them (or they're probably lying about how amazingly smart they are to look better than everyone else and make you feel worse about yourself), but they're very clearly a different person than you are because i hope you aren't trying to subtly wage psychological warfare on your stressed classmates. if you need a place to start, try to utilize those resources, but you can and should make adjustments if it isn't working for you. take a different class, join a different study group, use a different study supplement, do whatever is most helpful for you, and ignore anyone who suggests you're going to fail if you don't follow their instructions.

#7- don't listen to the noise. there's always someone with their superiority complex and intro-level psychology class and jedi mind tricks or whatever. they want to brag about how smart they are, what amazing grades they got, how easy the exam was that everyone else cried during, and that they got the best internship opportunity because of all of that. odds are, they're (1) lying and (2) exaggerating. they're probably struggling and stressing and crying just as much as you. or they're just not self-aware. you're never going to escape them too, unfortunately. but don't fall for their trap. don't study with them, don't sit by them, don't ask them for help unless you have exhausted every other person and resource in the building, take everything they say with a grain of salt and throw it over your shoulder to keep the demons away.

the other noise to avoid is the worriers who want to vent to everyone about how stressed, stupid, worried they are about the class or exam. and this isn't to say that you can't vent to your friends about it--that's your safety blanket people who will feel your stress and try to help you manage it. but if you see that person that you barely know and don't really talk to and they want to randomly start venting like that, take a step back. leave if you can, and if not, try to keep your head. don't stress because they're stressing, don't start second-guessing yourself, and don't share your own feelings of stress with them because they just want to see how miserable other people are so they can feel like they're doing better than you. if you're one of those people that everyone wants to vent to, do not do that for every person or repeat offenders who only seem to talk to you about their stress. take them to the dean, academic support staff, or on-campus counseling staff if they really need someone to talk to and help them. it's not your job to mother-duck your classmates so don't let them distract you from what you're there to do.

i had a classmate who caused drama with anyone who so much as looked at him the wrong way. accused people of cheating, violating the honor code, sleeping around for study help and good grades, or just being generally stupid. he wanted to seem so much smarter and better than those people (out of the 2 people i know who suffered his bullying, one was because she took too long to respond to his text and the other asked him too many questions about materials from a class). he just wouldn't shut up about how he was going to do way better than them and they were going to fail and drop out because they have no other career opportunities (pretty accurate paraphrase too). but to nobody's surprise, he ended that semester with a D, C and 2 Bs. no judgment to him for his grades because clearly i'm not much better, but very much judging for his attitude. people like him caused me to lose 20 lbs and half of my hair between April-September 2024 because i was so stressed about what he would think if he knew my grades or saw me in our remedial course, which he took in an earlier semester but also referred to as "the stupid class" full of students who couldn't care less about their futures. don't be like me, don't listen to anybody's judgment--focus on yourself and doing the best you can.

#8-the moment you start to feel anxious or panicked or spiraling down the drain, shut it down. talk to your professor, advisor, academic support center, dean of students, school counseling center, or even a friend--anyone that you know has your best interest at heart and will do what they can to help you. tell them that you're overwhelmed and stuck on something. law school staff, especially professors, do not judge students who reach this point. i almost cried in a prof's office because i was so worried about our mock court debate with actual lawyers and judges serving as our judges. my prof didn't judge or scold me for being so emotional at law school, she asked me why i was so worried and told me something she hadn't told the whole class: none of our mock judges actually knew anything about our assignment or the case law. they had no idea if we were misstating something or even found the right cases, they were only judging our presentation and advocacy. another professor, took me off of the cold-call list for an entire unit when i told her i was having a hard time reading the cases and didn't think i would be able to answer questions in class about them because of the personal experience i had with that topic. if you don't think a prof will listen to you or it's something more serious like accommodations or certain behaviors, you can talk to higher-ups like the dean/student services office/accommodations office for better help. those resources exist to help, so use them and don't feel bad for doing so.

#9- seek opportunities even if you don't meet the requirements. i got an interview with a federal office as a 1L, with my mediocre grades, because i applied. i didn't think they would be interested in me because i have no lawyer family members and am not the smartest candidate at our school, but i was one of 10 (TEN!!) 1L interviewees and ultimately got that (paid) internship last summer. they never even asked about my grades, but i did use it during my interview to show how hard i was working to do better and actually put in the work to do that. ignore the firms that say they only want the top 50% or 30% and apply if that's what you're interested in. if they don't want you because you don't have the grades they want, it's a sign that they're also not going to be accommodating when the bar exam comes, and you maybe didn't pass the first time, and they decide to fire you rather than hire you as a first-year associate after 6 more months of studying for the next bar date.

#10- take breaks every day and every week. personally, i take 30 minutes after back-to-back classes before i start studying, i stop studying at 6pm on the weekends unless i have a serious deadline, and i try to go out at least once a month with a non-lawyer friend to touch grass with the regular world and bring myself back into perspective. having law-school goggles on all the time throws everything out of whack. mountains and molehills and all of that. talk to regular people, let them slap you back into shape to see the whole puzzle of what lies beyond law school. and don't forget that you are more than your brain. go outside, take a walk, do some yoga, meditate, pet your goldfish. cry if you feel it and stress if it's stressful, but it's not the end of the world--no matter what happens.

good luck on the new semester, whether you've already been back for a while or are starting soon. be proud of yourself no matter what your grades look like when you get them. pause, evaluate, and set a plan to do better this semester.

[wecandoit]

Hi everyone! I've been doing this challenge called 30 days of intentionality (30doi) and I thought I'd explain how I'm doing it in case anyone wants to join in! I have no prompts for this one bc it is by nature quite personal.

THE CHALLENGE

Similar to the 30 days of productivity challenge, this one is really open to interpretation. Anyone can do it and mold it however they like, I'm just here to give a little bit of guidance to those who need it.

For me, intentions include 'keeping in good health', 'studying for my dream job', 'working towards my career', 'maintaining and building good friendships'.

If you're unsure about how to format your posts, this is what i include:

- date - intentions (if you make these vague, it's a good idea to elaborate on how you plan to achieve your intentions) - a recommendation (current reads, songs, movies, videos, etc) - reflection - tags with #30doi here's an example of one of my 30doi posts for reference

other notes:

I usually update my post throughout the day, crossing out the stuff I've done and adding in a reflection before bed if i can.

You can do this challenge manually, I sometimes write my intentions down on paper for a few days and then transcribe (you don't have to transcribe)

This challenge should be for you, don't worry about posting consistently, or making your posts pretty. the important thing is that you are being intentional with your day.

Even if you don't physically post or write your intentions, try to think to yourself what they might be each day, and try your best to meet those.

Off-days are okay, in fact, they are what make this challenge a real challenge. if you're just running on the momentum of having had a perfect streak, there's no difficulty in this

Tag your posts under the tag #30doi so that others can see your posts and interact (including me)

if you want a reblog, i track the tag #heydilli which can be used for non-challenge posts too

That's all I can think of for now, but like I said, the 30doi is open to interpretation and i am by no means taking credit for 'creating' the challenge. like i mentioned for the 30dop, i don't really believe these challenges can be created. Below the cut is a rant about intentionality and my reasons for doing this challenge if you want to have a read.

Hope to see your posts and progress, xx dilli 🤍

What is intentionality?

We all know what intentions are—your purpose and meaning behind doing something. Intentionality is bigger, it is "the structure which gives meaning to experience." Intentionality is your capacity to have intentions. Having intentions governs how you perceive every experience you have. Take this example: if your intention for tonight is to wind down and relax, settling down in front of the TV will be viewed as a way to rest, reset, recover. If however, your intention for tonight is finish up uni work, watching TV will be viewed as a way that you procrastinate and avoid doing your work. Your perception of anything, then, is informed by your intentions. Without intentions, anything that you do can seem pointless. I often have a never-ending list of assignments, but if I don't actively intend to do work, watching Youtube all night doesn't seem like a bad thing—after all, it's not like I intended to do anything else with my time.

Why am I doing this challenge?

Lately I find myself moving through my daily routine rather mindlessly. I do a bit of schoolwork here, a bit of mindless scrolling there, but I don't really know why I'm doing these things. I have goals that I'm working towards, but they seem distant and unaffected by my day-to-day choices. In reality, though, the choices that I make every day are what determine whether I reach my goals, where I will be and what kind of person I am in five or ten or however many years. By setting intentions, I will make it clear what I should be doing and why it is important that I do it. The idea is that by merely logging my intentions and results over these 30days, I will subconsciously be predisposed to fulfil those intentions

Read more about intentionality here

[astra-wberry]

📢‼️TIME TO LOCK IN.

skl starts in like 12 days 😭😭 and I've alot of stuff that I still haven't done 🫩, saur im just gonna be posting my goals here 😭. actually, they ain't even goals — they're stuff that I NEED to get done.

★ math !

• workout the sums in the first chap, the third chap + the ninth chap. ( i‘m gonna die, send help. )

★ physics !

• study / learn / complete the first two chaps 😭😭

★ chemistry !

• study / learn / complete three chaps ( one in org, one in phys + one in inorg. )

★ biology !

• complete the first two chaps in BOTH bot as well as zoo 😭

idk if I'll have time to do all of these, but i‘m hoping for the best 🤞

[a-fox-studies]

May 12, 2024 • Sunday

--- Days of Productivity [2/10] ---

I studied a little bit of Java, and also some DBMS. Going to crash early so I can wake up early for uni. Goodnight :)

🎧 Theemai Dhaan Vellum — Hiphop Tamizha

[izicodes]

Valentine Coding Challenge!

This challenge initially started as something I wanted to do for myself because I love February vibes – plus I love challenges... even if I don't stick to them all the time hehe. But hey, I love to be extra so I made an info sheet/post thingy! Yay~! I thought it would be fantastic to share and invite anyone interested to join in~! Or just watch me do the challenge... :p

As a Christian, I love exploring the deeper meanings behind celebrations. That's why I'm aiming to dedicate at least one of the projects to the two priests named Valentine~!

Anyhoo, can't wait~!

[juneability]

12 Days of Christmas: Studyblr Edition !

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Why? I had my last final this week and now I'm back into my antsy holiday mode, when I am more motivated than I ever manage to be during the semester. I also like making commitments I can't keep. ♡

Who? I'm curating this challenge for myself, but if it sparks inspiration for anyone else in the #studyblr, feel free to use some or all of my ideas here to make your own posts!

When? December 13 until December 24! We ain't studying on Christmas. [Feel free to use this challenge outside of the Christmas season, though!]

How? Participate by making posts and tagging me (@juneability) or using the tag #12dopmas.

What? See below:

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On the first day of the challenge, set up your daily goals (3-10 goals, as a general parameter). Be specific, and make sure they're accessible within your life circumstances.

(ex.) This year, every day, I will:

Wake up before 8am, go to bed before 11pm.

Read for at least 30min.

Read & take notes on one (entire) academic paper.

Practice an instrument for at least 30min.

Clean/organize a space (different each day).

In a post, report on your goal progress and share on some areas you'd like to improve. Then [optional], share something you're grateful for, and/or answer one of these 15 prompts:

Learning:

What is something you'd love to learn if you had the time?

What is something you'd love to learn if you had the resources?

What is something you'd love to learn if you had the motivation?

What is your favourite thing about a subject you're well-versed in?

Ideals:

What does your ideal lifestyle look like? What can you do today to match it a little more?

What is the ideal study space for you? What can you do today to match it a little more?

What are the pros of your note-taking method? What are the cons?

Recommendations:

What's a song, album, or playlist that's been keeping you going lately?

What show, book, or movie would you recommend to your younger self? (Something you wish you'd seen sooner!)

What is your favourite snack? What is your favourite meal?

Miscellaneous

What are three adjectives that are meaningful to you?

Do you collect anything (e.g., stickers, rocks, pretty pens, vinyls, movies, etc.)? Share what + why!

What is one of your greatest virtues as a person or student? Don't be shy; know thyself!

Who is somebody you look up to (e.g., a family member, friend, teacher, celebrity, artist, etc.)?

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Happy studying! (+ Merry Christmas)

[whydousernamesevenexist]

So :).

I love these studyblr 100 days of productivity challenges, BUT I don't have enough motivation and self-discipline to do them, and I also don't want to fail them, because failure is extremely demotivating for me. So I came up with my own studyblr challenge. I'm gonna do 5 days of productivity. If I can do that, then I'll do 10 days, then 20, 50, and then finally 100. We'll see if I'm able to do that.

So starting tomorrow, I'm doing my own 5 days of productivity challenge :).

I also decided to give a more detailed description of my day here on Tumblr every evening.

Also, I set my screentime for Tiktok as 1 h 30 min, my overall screentime as 7 hrs, and my bedtime for 22.

I was originally planning to create a budget or something for sweets and treats I buy, but that would be too much changes for me, and also, I don't really have that big of a spending problem, so I'll deal with that later.

That's probably all I wanted to say, thank you for reading!

Holy shit I just wrote the same amount of words in ten minutes as I did during my 45 minute English essay

[legallysoup]

16.03.24 - saturday, samedi, lørdag 24/30 of 30 days of productivity

olives

things i did today:

🌼had to redo half my poster smh 🌼finished all my psych case study 🌼put away clothes

things i will do tomorrow:

🍃finish my part of the poster 🍃do discrimination ppt 🍃code prolly smh

things i did for me today:

🌧️climbed a tree (very therapeutic) 🌧️journaled + planned 🌧️had a friend come over

day twenty four: what are your thoughts on love?

i think sometimes we try to convince ourselves that it doesnt exist, or that we're better off without, and life can sometimes deny you that love that you deserve, but we all need it, and maybe its just a little love that will get you through the day. i hope its everywhere.

that question was really deep lmao

we were doing olive harvesting today so i didnt get to do much work today, ill try do more tomorrow

goodnight, -tay <3

[vixen-academia]

The Getting Your Sh*t Together Challenge

Look, I have nothing against the glow-up community, or clean girl/that girl, etc, but it is always so Christian, pastel colors, yoga/pilates girl... We Dark Academia folks usually are a freaking hot mess, so this is a challenge for us to maybe not have a glow-up, but at least, as the name says... get our shit together.

Rules

Pick up to 5 habits you want to develop and/or maintain. OH, BUT I HAVE MORE THAN 5 THAT I WANT TO HAVE my brother in tumblr, lets take baby steps first okay?

Think what you need to do to archive this. For example, if one of your goals is to wake up earlier, that also means that you probably should sleep earlier too.

You can post daily or weekly, it's up to you

The challenge can be done more than once and at any time, but the idea is to try to do this for 30 days.

PLEASE choose reasonable goals. If you're used to waking up at 1 pm, you probably won't be able to wake up at 5 am out of the blue! The objective is to feel better about yourself, not to feel more frustrated. So choose wisely.

The tag will be #shit together challenge, cuz its funny lol

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[oniiion-studies]

aug 8 2024 – thursday

academic weapon challenge – day 2

what i thought was my "seasonal allergies" turned out to be full-scale pneumonia... which gives me a LOT of time to rest at home! i'm still going to be doing this month's challenge, but it might look a little different than it normally would.

sleep: 8 hours, i'm debating getting an apple watch to pair with my phone so i can better track my sleep since there aren't any apps out there that are able to do it accurately. $190 isn't real easy to come by, but it's something to consider!

routine: i was thrown off quite a bit this morning with my urgent care visit, but i did manage to drink tea, have something light to eat, and take my vitamins. i also took some over-the-counter decongestant to help, and i'm on an antibiotic now :,)

deep focus: watched an art history lesson, because my pneumonia brain cannot handle any more latin structure *sob*

body: the best thing i can do for my body right now is to keep it fed and watered. and rested!! no strenuous activity for me today :(

reading: i finished "this is where it ends" and i will have a review coming soon!!

reflection: today has been a really good reminder to take breaks and recognize burnout. if you don't take time to rest, your body will pick a time for you, and it will almost always be the most inconvenient time.

take care of yourselves !! <3

[legal-poppy]

monday 2.24.2025. class today was easy, felt like i actually understood the materials and how to apply them. since the only mandatory reading i had left for this week was legal pro, i got to spend most of my time outlining today! i got through about half of the current crim pro unit and the first unit of sales. if i have time tomorrow after my practice midterm i want to read for employment law but we barely go over the reading assignment in class so it's kinda pointless honestly.

total study time- 8 hours 45 minutes

3 hours in class

30 minutes reading legal pro

2 hours 45 minutes outlining crim pro

2 hours 15 minutes outlining sales

15 minutes in career services asking questions about a weird interview i had last week

[ashs-nerd-den]

*Teanga Tuesday*

This is a challenge that I'm making for myself, but anyone else is welcome to join.

The explanation: "Teanga" pronounced 'Cha-nga' is the Irish for language. So every Tuesday, I'm going to do 1 Irish reading/listening comprehension maybe one in French. I will also put out a post with something to do with gaeilge every Tuesday aswell.

The reasoning: I struggle so much with reading comprehensions. They are my downfall along with so many other people in my school. A French teacher that I follow recommends to do one reading or listening comprehension every week. And, I need to get H2s in as many subjects as I can to get the psychology course that I want, so I need to buckle up with the Irish reading comprehensions.

The invitation: Every Tuesday, do a specific piece of language learning, whether you listen to a podcast as Gaeilge , go through a couple of French school TV's french videos or learn off the vocab from my weekly #Teanga Tuesday post

[westernsunshine]

Get your shit together challenge (Day 19/30)

🇮🇹: I took a ‘find your level’ test today and it said I’m A2/pre-intermediate! I think I’m a bit far off that level to be honest; maybe I can read Italian to an A2 level and comprehend some speech, but I absolutely can’t converse at that level because I just don’t have enough vocabulary ingrained in my brain. Still, it’s nice to know I’m somewhat on the right track. I reviewed all my Babbel vocab today since I’ve been slacking really bad, read up on direct and indirect object pronouns and I’ve been trying to find a fun youtube channel to watch. This one looks promising; the videos are short and digestible and the guy is hot so he should hold my attention even if I don’t comprehend what’s going on.

🇸🇦: Still learning the alphabet. I tried to write the whole thing from memory today and it was pretty much a mess, but fuck it, we ball.

📚: Read a chapter of Cloud Atlas. Honestly I’m so close to the end at this point that I might be able to finish it before bed.

🏃🏻‍♀️: I did Yoga With Adriene’s yoga for cramps and PMS because I was fighting to remain on this plane of existence today I won’t even lie to you.

💸: I bought an electric razor and some summer clothes, mainly t-shirts because I realised last year’s have gotten baggy on me.

[izicodes]

Friday 22nd September 2023

I have been doing some coding the past few days but simply forgot to post about it... I have been working on doing the Computer Science path on codeacademy, learning about Python dictionaries and working with files like .csv and .txt!

Last night and today I have been working on the random project to test my skills with jQuery and SCSS!

Subjects I have been studying: ✧ Python (completed) ✧ SCSS (completed) ✧ jQuery (completed)

[wolfie-evening-studies]

🍂October 26th, 2023 -Thursday | 26 de Octubre 2023 - Jueves | Día Diecisiete de #studyingunderthefallingleaves autumn challenge🍂

Day 17: What is your favorite thing about having a studyblr blog?

to share my educational journey with anyone who's interested and inspired them to create their own Studyblr also it's like you're own little study journal/archive

[wecandoit]

30102023 day 8/30 of intentionality

my intentions for today:

work: 9-5, crisis support training

health: meds, hygiene, skincare, exercise, diet log

study: exam prep

🎧: That Way by Tate Mcrae

reflection: in case you couldn’t tell, an intentions went down in flames today. but its okay, it rly is because the consistency of last week gave us a little bit of a safety net