STUDY VLOG | VERY productive days in my life | college finals week, study tips, note taking etc

So i'm gonna get back into muscle starting one hour cycle 3 58 a.m Hey guys, welcome back or welcome to my channel. My name is brianna and in this video I'm going to take you through a few productive days in my life during college finals week So how hard and how smart I work this week is really going to determine how I do in this course So if you have your own finals to study for then make sure to like and subscribe and let's get studying Hey guys, good morning, it is currently 7 20 in the morning and it is day one of studying for my exams and for some background I'm studying for my physiology final exam that is weighted 40 percent all multiple choice, but it is 115 Questions which I am so nervous about because I don't remember the last time I wrote an exam that long There are six units but more than 50 percent of the final is on the last three units I was trying to study 14 days out so I could dedicate two days per unit and then just have two days to either Chill or do practice exams, but that didn't happen. So now I have a one week time crunch But anyways, if you guys have watched my exam study vlogs Then you would know that I love a good schedule and I would say 99% of the time that I make a study schedule I make it in notion. So thank you so much to notion for sponsoring this video. It's my ultimate organization tool I use it as a student a research assistant a young adult and as a creator So you guys can sign up for a notion account for free at the link in the description box below and i'll also be linking All my notion templates there So i'm gonna make my study schedule with you guys and give you my tips and tricks to studying smarter Not harder and I guess also how to cram for an exam. I'm just gonna pull up my notion plan This is what it looks like completely empty. I have the date and then a quote of the week I usually make it something motivational because i'm gonna be looking at it all the time So this week's is there's nothing like the prospect of one's own execution to perfectly focus the mind And I think this fits perfectly because if I need to do anything this week, it is to focus So I already put in all the numbers for the week It goes monday to sunday and i'm going to start studying the most important units first. So that's cardio And one of the best study techniques that I recommend to you guys is using active recall It's the technique that you're using when you do flashcards onki or quizlet questions And I think active recall is one of the most effective ways to study because as the name says it forces you to recall Information from your long-term memory and forces you to apply it not just memorize it. My prof actually just made unit review questions So i'm definitely going to be doing this all week and now i'm just going to fill out the rest of my notion So this is what it looks like afterwards I'm doing the three most important units first because the last thing I want is to run out of time on these units Anything in bold is an unchanging or like a hard deadline And another study tip that I have for you guys is making a summary sheet and a concept map This is especially helpful for any content or concept heavy courses, especially mind maps because you can just see where all the connections are So it's important to visualize your content in different forms because that is what an exam is going to do to you And you don't want to be surprised. So this is just my completed notion schedule I also have an ongoing to-do list at the bottom kind of like having things on the back burner and also upcoming due dates Because I want to be focused not in a pigeonhole. So this is what the schedule looks like I'm going to try to follow this as best as I can this week And if you guys want to start using notion as well You can use it for free at the link in the description box below and now without further ado. Let's get studying I honestly can't believe that second year is almost over for me I feel like the first semester absolutely blew by but then this semester felt like a million years long And is it just me or are you guys lazier in the second semester? I feel like because it falls during the winter it has to do a lot with the weather like days are just so much shorter And it's too cold to do anything. So you're like cooped up in the house. But anyways, i'm so happy that spring is here It's a lovely reminder that summer is right around the corner and I have so many exciting trips for the break So I really just want to finish this semester strong and solidify those plans So Kobe, Aiden and I are going to campus today and the weather is so nice So i'm in a mini skirt just a small top and this cardigan because it was raining earlier I'm, just gonna grab my tote bag AirPods and open the door. Why do you guys have the nicest fit? What do you want to do Do I want to get starbucks or do you want to get I want to get starbucks, so we're gonna get starbucks all together Another study strategy that I use this week is mnemonics to help me memorize all the fine details of physiology I think this is a more efficient use of your time than rereading your notes over and over again Because you are passively working when all you could try doing is creating an acronym or identifying a pattern in the information For example, there are five classes of immunoglobulins and to memorize each one and their function I use the acronym MAGE, IGM, IGA, IGG and so on and I won't go too much into immunology But the first letter in the acronym aligns with the first response produced So this goes both ways to memorize all five of them But also their function and I also like to make up alphabetical patterns such as cytotoxic t-cells comes before helper t-cells Because c comes before h and so in that order they recognize class 1 mch and class 2 mch Because again one comes before two and it's just little tricks like this that helps the information be more digestible and memorable So I highly recommend trying this out if you don't use this already And if you do use mnemonics, let me know in the comments what your favorite one is Now we're talking about our google chromes Is it aesthetically pleasing right I wanted to Kobe what's yours again, it's literally just blue This is who my roommates would have been me and Aiden friends from high school And then me and Kobe who are friends from just like the internet stranger danger I'm, actually making pretty good progress. I think I have one topic left here Let me show you guys how i'm studying So I have all the lectures open and watched while I follow along with the course notes There's also these unit study questions that like test your learning and they're mostly application questions So they're really really helpful and it's good for active recall So what i've been doing is like skimming through the lectures and re-listening to things that I don't remember all the specific details Of and taking really sketch notes and answering these questions in my head and on paper The reason why i'm taking notes when I already have them typed out in a course notes notebook from my prof Is because one I like to keep my hands busy like these notes were extremely messy They were basically just a stream of consciousness. They were specifically for me and basically only legible to me So there's that I also really liked having a spare notebook just to make comparisons between the different systems in the forms of charts And two because I was also writing down the answers to my active recall questions while I listened to the lectures Finish the cardio unit and now i'm on respiratory So i'm trying to do a unit a day before the final but the respiratory unit looks pretty Short in comparison to cardio and a big chunk of the respiratory unit is gas transport in the blood Which I did in biochemistry, so I feel like a bunch of the content is obviously overlapping So yeah, i'm gonna try and finish up at least half of it before I have to go Okay, say hi hello brianna's little garden nurse No, it's not that's so weird You're weird. I have three bottles from the three of us. Wow Did I plan it? Maybe? How was the study day guy? I really enjoyed it. You enjoyed it? Was it very productive? It was productive and I enjoyed your company Why did you say your company not mine? No, like your company like oh like collective. Okay, let's run to make sure let me clarify Your guys is coming. Oh, okay. Thank you Hi guys So it is officially day three and three days before the physio final and based off of the notion and master plan that I made I'm gonna finish up the respiratory system and then move on to the muscular system So quite a lot of work cut out for me today So I just did a late morning routine because I also did have to edit and post today That video will be here if you guys want to watch it But yeah, i'm just really motivated to grind today So while I was stressed about this exam, I still enjoyed the course and learning all the content I think I mentioned at the beginning of the term that physiology was one of my favorite subjects in high school and it still is Now sometimes when people's favorite subject gets harder, they stop liking it but anyways I think the reason why I like to physio so much is because it's so straightforward in comparison to something like Biochemistry but honestly both weren't terrible this year and let me know in the comments if you guys would like a year-end reflection Where I talk about courses grades extracurriculars and all of that Definitely the hardest thing about doing anime doro is only watching one episode because I have such an addictive personality I hyper fixate on literally everything. I wish I was hyper fixated on getting a good grade on physio But that's just not the case right now And when I say that I have an addictive personality and that i'm a binge watcher I'm serious guys like I comfortably watch 12 episode animes in one sitting all the time and I need to stop because This final is not gonna write itself. Anyways, I just finished an episode of Sasaki to Miyano and back to work Hi guys, welcome to day four it is thursday afternoon I actually had a pretty late start to the day and i'm still making my way through muscles I aim to finish in the next two hours and also do immunology a little behind schedule, which i'm not super proud of but it's okay We're gonna catch up. I'm feeling pretty confident that i'll still have enough time to review everything. So yeah, i'm sending it back into it One thing that I like to do specifically for physiological processes is writing it in my own terms It's like writing a story almost sometimes the way something is taught is just not memorable at all All the processes are very similarly written so it can be hard to differentiate them Especially when they themselves are already alike. So that's definitely something I did a lot this week Also, I completely forgot that I had a japanese culture quiz I would have liked to have finished the muscular system in one go but this quiz is due in the evening not at midnight It was just a little bit weird like that. So I just had to get it out of the way So earlier you guys saw me hand in an assignment I was listening to mario kart music again because I feel like I don't have time to and not be working on physiology So I literally just banged it like 450 words in an hour and handed that assignment in Then I had some admin to do some research stuff to do and now it's now Agent actually brought me a study drink. I was gonna say study snack I seriously need caffeine to get me through the rest of the night It looks really bright right now because the weather is so nice, but it's actually almost seven o'clock So i'm going to get back into muscles So i'm about to start another really late night It's 3 a.m on the dot actually and i'm about to start a full-length practice exam I haven't finished reviewing all the content But I really want to take a look at what some of the past questions were I think i'm just gonna set a timer for an hour and see how much I can get through Also, this is the state of my desk I just opened up this lip balm and I have like takeout stuff. I i'm gonna clear this out. Hold on Okay, this is slightly better I closed all my notes and i'm just gonna write all my answers down in my notebook. I have a calculator This isn't done yet I've been working on this pack of candy for like three days and now i'm gonna set a timer on Flora because you kill your plant if you exit this app So i'm gonna start a one hour cycle and see how far I get on this walk exam. So Update on it's 4 41 and I am still reviewing some old stuff right now I'm trying to find the definition of like one word because I don't remember hearing it in the lecture Literally ever. Oh my god. It's right here How did I miss this? I miss this because it is the very very last page of the unit I'm gonna read this page over Hi guys, I am in the exact same sweater that I was in yesterday it is officially almost 24 hours before My final i'm not gonna lie. I feel pretty discouraged right now. I just don't feel Ready, I feel like there's still content that I haven't reviewed and obviously I should be doing that and not vlogging But yeah, that's just an update I might take a shower change into like proper clothes and then just push through the day because i'll be done in A little over 24 hours Now this might be tmi But as I edit this I now know why I was feeling super demotivated and not that confident and it's because I was about to Start my period I always feel super down and lethargic a few days before so this was just wonderful timing But later I actually talk about a few things that I normally do to shake off this kind of feeling and those are great actionable items They just didn't work for me at this time because when your hormones drop drastically, there's not a lot you can do So this is where my discipline as a student came clutch, but i'm not gonna lie at some points during the day I was just studying out of pure spite for the content. I don't think I can do this I took a break earlier and I did everything that usually makes me feel better I took a shower. I changed into fresh and cozy pjs. My family's doing takeout for dinner I've been drinking water cleaned up my room. I cleaned up my desk. Everything is perfect and I just cannot Watch any more videos about my immune system. I can't do it. Also. This lip balm is really really good Okay Never mind, we're just gonna do it. Anyways, i'm gonna tie my hair back i'm gonna sit up straight and i'm gonna try again Because this final is not gonna write itself. I'm just gonna turn on my little lights Turn on my leds and i'll even turn on this guy Right here because i'm trying to romanticize my study setup So i've been holding on to this candle for a while and I think this is the perfect time to light it I think the last time i was on camera I was literally having a breakdown but we're doing a little better now i'm Basically done re-watching all the lectures for all the units and that might not seem like a very efficient use of my time But I am an auditory and visual learner So hearing everything again and watching all the animations like the diagrams and stuff has been really helpful So, yeah, i'm gonna try to sleep by 4am because my midterm's at 4 and that'll leave me plenty of time to sleep in And yeah, it's exam day. We made it guys saturday april 9th I've just been reviewing the respiratory system because honestly, I feel like I don't understand this one concept It makes sense But then when I go to like recite it, it like doesn't make sense and I feel like it's not right. So I'm reviewing that but yeah, I feel okay. Am I gonna do amazing? Probably not. I feel like I barely made it to this point So I really just want to give it my best shot see what I can do I think i'm gonna review for another hour and a half and then my dad's gonna take me all the way to school Thanks, dad. Yeah first in-person university exam in t-minus like four hours Okay, so I am leaving now and i'm just gonna pack my computer And both my notebooks because i'm gonna review in the car and I also might be bussing home So I want to edit this video if I have the chance. I have to bring a calculator Maybe an adapter my sd card airpods and i'll grab my wallet later and my phone's almost fully charged I don't think i'm forgetting anything Okay guys, so I think this is going to be the end of the vlog Thank you for studying with me for the last like seven days. It's been great That was a lie. It's been hard I'll update you guys in the next final study vlog because this video is gonna have the part two So make sure to like and subscribe and stay tuned and i'll see you guys soon