Have you ever studied for a test/quiz?

[NormannTheDoorman]

I rarely ever study for quizzes or test. And if I do I only study for at least 5 minutes unlike some teenagers who study for hours into the morning. I find it rather tiring to study that long. I still pass the quiz or tests. Not sure what your take is on studying for quizzes and tests. But I would like to hear them.

 

[typus]

you're still in high school, rite

 

[NormannTheDoorman]

2nd year in high school.

 

[Fukyo]

I sense bragging.

 

[Yourmother]

Look, we have a badass over here.

 

[ℜεмїηїs¢εη¢ε]

I might look through the textbook a few minutes before the test is passed out. Paying attention during class is almost always enough for me, homework and studying is unnecessary.

 

[Affinity]

That 5 minute study shit works well for K-12. Not so much after

 

[HDINTP]

No I do not have enough how do we call it. Oh yeah self-discipline I guess. Now at HS too and came to conclusion it gives me almost nothing but I will try on advice I think. My main goal should be to learn how to study first before I finish HS though. As for teenagers who study for hours till the morning - meh I always ended up just with that idea not realization. So basically no studying to 5 minutes usually and still more than enough.

 

[Nocturne]

I might look through the textbook a few minutes before the test is passed out. Paying attention during class is almost always enough for me, homework and studying is unnecessary.

Hm. As for myself, I rarely pay attention in class. What I get out of a class is usually based on the given texts. >.<

 

[mu is mu]

Yes, I study for every quiz and test I have, although I was once a lazy fool who procrastinated on a regular basis. From my perspective, if someone is too lazy to study, then he's only cheating himself. With some classes you'll be able to take the lazy route and still manage to nab some A's, but eventually the challenging classes will come and you will perform poorly; if not now, then in college.

I was probably smart enough to graduate with a 4.0—or at least very close to it—in high school, but I didn't largely because of such stupid behaviors as failing to study. I have no one or nothing to blame for that except me.

So don't be so foolish yourself—I can now say with experience that studying definitely pays off, even for INTPs. I never regret studying.

 

[Vrecknidj]

I teach at a university. I give tests, I don't take them. And my students who don't study, usually fail.

 

[pjoa09]

I never used to study, even when I was studying. It takes a good 30 minute head in the fucking book moment to bring out an A.

They were as rare as a blue moon.

But if I am determined enough I can probably gobble up a few pages of notes fairly quickly.

Unfortunately, the internet was invented and long story short, procrastination isn't exactly helpful.

 

[Jackooboy]

I never studied until my junior and senior years of high school. I still managed to get mostly A's and B's. Overall, I studied during college (managed to graduate summa cum laude), but not to an extreme because I value life/work balance. I am still in school, and find myself not valuing grades as I age, but rather balance in life. When you're young, you're usually trying to impress or you play the "I don't give a shit" card. When you're older, you're looking for health and balance; at least I am.

 

[Inceptacon]

I know it would be... better... to study... JUST a little bit or "enough" (I'm talking 10-30 minutes) for every class, every weekday. I'd be in such a more favorable position right now, and I wouldn't have so much stress in my brain when tests are coming up.

The Affinity is right high schoolers. You don't know this yet but you will learn to study in college, to some semblance of a degree of success, or you will fail your ass out so fast.

Btw I am pulling a blitzkrieg of an all-nighter right now

I'm a junior in college and have an Organic Chemistry exam in about 4 hours. I absolutely hate lack of sleep but you reap what you sow. Got to go

 

[Distant]

I didn't study for tests at all in year 1 and 2 (out of 3) in HS. I had a break from HS between year 2 and 3 and realized I would waste any potential I might have if i didn't quit abusing my brain and neglecting studies. I pulled myself together and got mostly 5's (eqivalent to B) in my third year. from 1st and 2nd I had mostly between 2 (E) and 4 (C). I'm now on a one-year course in university, studying a field I don't care for. Meanwhile, I'm taking exams in most of the year 1 and 2 studies again through self-studies.
So, because I neglected studies through 2 years, I'm now at age 20 still studying HS subjects in order to get into the field I want.
Pull yourself together, HS pupils. The future will arrive regardless of how much you loathe it. Putting a small amount of effort into your studies gives disproportionally huge benefits.
Also, if you're in the typical "don't give a shit"-mentality, then get out of it. The sooner the better.

 

[fissionesque]

I usually study for tests, but it really depends on the test. If it's an easy class, I may not study too much for the test and direct my attention to something a bit more difficult. But, as a rule, yes, gotta study. I try to make sure to get as much information about the test as possible in order to make sure I study the right material. Develop good habits now, because if you don't, you will be in for a rude awakening in college and either get bad grades, or be extremely miserable for the first couple of semesters. You don't have to study into the wee hours of the morning, but just do 20 minutes a day on each subject (plus the homework). Steady work goes a lot farther than cramming.

 

[Etheri]

As long as there are no actual disadvantages to not studying, continue doing so. But keep in mind it's not eternal
Some people just do the same tasks faster, tho. I'd assume most INTPs are rather good at going through information pretty fast.

 

[Niclmaki]

I don't study anything I already know. If there's anything I have trouble understanding, I work more on that. It's easy to know the difference (at least for me, I'm not sure about other people)
The general "studying" method that I see most people do is rather... pointless. It just seems like a repeditive act that they expect to put the information in their head somehow.

 

[clarinet-cigarette]

I'm a HS junior in the IB program. I rarely study. Oh, maybe that's why I make bad grades. (Well, not too bad. But could be better.)
It's just so hard to find the motivation to study things that I'll forget about by the end of the week.

 

[Ziast]

Never studied during high school. I did fairly well in most every thing but Math, but I don't entirely blame myself for that. Now in college I still don't really study. I may open the book a lunch the day before a final, or in the ten minutes before, but nothing really happens.
Still got a 3.6GPA last semester, but I've been told I have a freakish memory.

 

[joal0503]

no...unless you count vigorously searching the internet for understanding hours before the paper is due, as a form of studying.

i guess when it comes down to it, if somebody tells me the way to study (i.e. read x pages these days) ...i reject it and find my own way to learn. so i guess, technically it would be a form of 'yes'?

 

[CallumD]

I've tried... Doesn't seem to pay off that much and I am not that efficient at studying.

Also, I will do assessments the night before and procrastinate.

I get average to good marks so I can't complain, better than half the people that actually try.

 

[scorpiomover]

Yes, and I got good marks in those exams and tests. But then again, I studied in the UK. I've heard from others that our school system is very different to that in the USA.

 

[walfin]

I rarely ever study for quizzes or test. And if I do I only study for at least 5 minutes unlike some teenagers who study for hours into the morning. I find it rather tiring to study that long. I still pass the quiz or tests. Not sure what your take is on studying for quizzes and tests. But I would like to hear them.

Not to worry, you will certainly start having to study in university. It will be all the worse for you because you're not used to it.

Perhaps your goal should be something better than a pass if that is too easy for you.

 

[Teohrn]

Previously, I could get by - not only get by but also get very good grades - not doing any homework, studying or even meeting up in classes. That there were no challenges are amongst the top reasons I was rather apathetic at that time.

 

[rrgjl]

In university I was lucky enough that we had weekly tutorial groups that you had to prepare for. You had to read articles, answer questions about them, and discuss it in the group. So basically that was my studying during the year. I barely studied for the tests themselves. A few hours maybe (which really isn't a lot at uni level).

 

[ummidk]

Lemme get in on this bragging...

I remember studying for vocab tests in 10th grade whichwas pretty mucha neccessity unless you had like a master level vocabulay but that was for like 5 min each. i studied for my AP calc test which in retrospect i prob didnt have to. im a soph in college atm and the no studying thing seems tto still be working but most classes ive taken are geneds whuch tbh are like grade 13....i also studied for my calc 2 class last year but idk if id cal that studying so much as teaching myself calc 2 seeing as i only attended tests due to not being able to understand my mind numbingly boring esastern euro teacher

 

[InsertImpossibility]

I was used not to study in HS. Passed it without doing shit. Threw away half year study time this year, because I did not study for my university courses, because I never learned to study and never even had to do it.

This is not only a problem of being a rebellious teen, but with the fact that HS is focussed on the people with average intelligence, people with above-average intelligence will get bored fast with no challenge they will just sit back and relax. Ofcourse there are above-average intelligent HS students who do study, but there are loads that don't and these people will face a problem in University just like I do.

 

[ummidk]

This is not only a problem of being a rebellious teen, but with the fact that HS is focussed on the people with average intelligence, people with above-average intelligence will get bored fast with no challenge they will just sit back and relax.

Yup, Public schools expend loads of resources trying to make mediocre kids average that they could be using be using to make intelligent kids, exceptional.

 

[InsertImpossibility]

Yup, Public schools expend loads of resources trying to make mediocre kids average that they could be using be using to make intelligent kids, exceptional.

This is so true, and contributes to the fact that the above-avarage intelligence people will do even less, because no one pays extra attention to them. All the focus of teachers will always be on the average or the mediocre.

 

[Vay]

I never really study and I don't really play attention in class because I daydream or sleep or classmates distract me.

I usually just do the home work and learn from the book. Studying is only necessary for certain classes. Although classes that I do find interesting I get really excited about learning new things. I do admit that I need to work on study habits because it's a good skill to have.

 

[InsertImpossibility]

I never really study and I don't really play attention in class because I daydream or sleep or classmates distract me.

I usually just do the home work and learn from the book. Studying is only necessary for certain classes. Although classes that I do find interesting I get really excited about learning new things. I do admit that I need to work on study habits because it's a good skill to have.

You're contradicting yourself. You say you never really study, but that you do the home work and learn from the book. That is what studying is.

For people who never study they won't even do homework, maybe open the book once or twice but not more.

 

[Chad]

To be frank I don't study and I have graduated both college and high school. I realize that I could have gotten better grades if I would have ever learn how to study properly but I never did. I have never gotten worse then a C in a class my whole life and personally I have not problem with C's therefore I have never hand any motivation to study.

I do read the course work. I have read ever text book I have ever had in a class front to back. This takes time but it not honestly studying at least not in the way I see others study.

I don't take notes
I don't record lectures
I don't high light the book
I don't re read the book.
I don't read the book after the lecture (I always read before the class so I know what is going to be worked on, In some classes this isn't possible but for most classes this is as much process as I put into them.)

I have tried studying a few time in my life and I never get anything new out of it. If I didn't understand it in the first time very little out of re looking out it. At least not enough to justify the effort. I also pride myself and not taking testing too serious. If I do poorly on one test I will still make up for it in assignments/Papers/ and future test.

I graduated high school with a 3.5 and College with a 3.0. I when on to try another degree online and I had a 3.75 average when I had to stop due to financial issues.
I have taken advanced Math, History, Science, Philosophy, and Criminal Justus course work with all the same Philosophy and I have yet to fail a class. I am not a genius and tutting my own horn here. I am just saying that reading the book, talking with the teacher about issues I don't understand, and being present for lectures has my key to educational success. I am not a A student and I am okay with this.

I guess my brain over obsessing issues that I don't fully understand may account for studying but this is nothing formal. Also it realize almost completely on my ability to remember how a argument was presented for one lecture or one read of the text.

I am not suggest my strategy for anyone by the way because most of my associates in College who didn't study in high school said they would have been completely lost if they didn't learn to study in college. I also wish I had developed these skills but if I am honest with myself the truth is studying was always my weakness in school. Honestly I would have been a much better student if I could have studied effectively.

 

[VII]

During my school years I never revised as I found paying attention in class enough to suceed in getting a high grades. Now I tend to study on a permenant basis simple because I enjoy it (mainly so I can be a smart arse and challenge professors

 

[thekatspajamas]

Lol. High school? No. College? Whole different ball game.

If you make it through an astrophysics degree without studying, drop me a line.

 

[HDINTP]

Lol. High school? No. College? Whole different ball game.

If you make it through an astrophysics degree without studying, drop me a line.

How long did it take you to decide what exactly you want to study or are you still unsure about your choice?

 

[thekatspajamas]

How long did it take you to decide what exactly you want to study or are you still unsure about your choice?

I applied to one college knowing that I wanted to major in astrophysics (they have a great program there). I switched my junior year to astronomy and graduated in 2011 I knew that I wanted to do either astrophysics or aerospace engineering from the time I was 4 or 5 years old. I grew up going to Sally Ride science festivals and Space Camp (twice lol). So I was very set from early on.

 

[C.Hecker88]

I only study for my AP (college) classes. I get above average grades normally without studying.

 

[Nezaros]

Studying for me consists of listening in class, occasionally taking notes, and skimming over those notes a few minutes before the test. It's worked out pretty well so far.

 

[Wolf18]

Studying for me consists of listening in class, occasionally taking notes, and skimming over those notes a few minutes before the test. It's worked out pretty well so far.

Likewise.

SW

 

[tokoum]

I did not study or really even attend class much in high school. I got average grades overall. When I go to college, however, I plan to try and act like a good student for a couple of reasons. First, I'm electing to be there, and it's expensive, so I'd better try. Second, I am actually trying to gain some knowledge; I chose to go to college because I realized that there are still things I want to learn before I stop going to school. So the next step is learning how to study, I guess.

 

[Brontosaurie]

you're gonna hit da proverbial (?) brickwall later.

 

[Happy]

I wish I'd made a decent effort in high school. Make the most of it while you can. It will get you into a good tertiary institution (i.e. University or other). Not studying (and succeeding or not) should not be a badge of honour. I wore it as one and regret it to this day. It's said that you only get out what you put in, and its true. Even something that seems so trivial like high school is important. Its a time of growth (in many aspects, including academically). You're gifted with intelligent thought. Use it.

This is coming from someone who very rarely touched homework or study material all the way through high school - right to the end. It was inexcusable. I can attribute to what I now know is AD/HD, but that's a different matter, and I can't use external influences such as that as an excuse.

I'm one of the lucky few gifted with natural high intelligence (IQ 140+) and its the only reason I got into university in the course I desired. What I learned from my experience is that although it doesn't seem important now, the effort you put in in your teens reflects in your adulthood. I've now (mostly) turned that around, but it took a lot of hard work, and I feel I could have accomplished far more in my adult education if I'd formed good habits early on. I'd also have a much broader range of knowledge that could be applied to what I do. I now have to learn things the hard way, but I'm catching up. I'm nearly there.

It should also be noted that it took me 3 years of university before I finally started to catch up and realise my potential. I'm in my 4th year now and fortunately its not too late because I still have another 2 and a half years to go...

Don't dig your own grave like I did. Its mighty difficult to dig yourself back out. I'm thankful that I have the capabilities to do so, but I still slip into old habits sometimes. Make things easier for yourself. Don't screw yourself over.

-Happy

 

[Valentas]

I made huge effort in high school. Scored all maximum grades and almost all exams were top-notch. I was somehow obsessed to be the best in my final year. I did.

I plan to do very very serious work at uni. It will be a ton of times harder. I saw my curriculum lol. They expect us to know linear algebra. Tough times ahead but challenge accepted.

 

[Arzailich]

I did the same when I was in high school, and I usually got good marks. Then came university and everything changed. Partial differential equations, Fourier integrals, Maxwell equations, etc. Not likely to be memorized 5 minutes before the test.

 

[walfin]

I don't take notes
I don't record lectures
I don't high light the book
I don't re read the book.
I don't read the book after the lecture (I always read before the class so I know what is going to be worked on, In some classes this isn't possible but for most classes this is as much process as I put into them.)

Yes I agree this stuff is generally useless. I could never understand how some people thought blind copying could help them understand things.