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captainjanegay · 3 years

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hello kasia!! ok so i know at this point you’re probably sleeping? maybe? you should be at least! 😂 but earlier i promised i’d check in! i just came upstairs from “finishing” my physics homework, so i’m pretty exhausted 😅 it’s very note heavy and as someone who hates reading with every fiber of their being, it’s frustrating. pushing through, though!!

today was pretty tough, i’ll admit. i accidentally forgot to take my anxiety med last night, and it’s usually ok if i catch up in the morning, but i slept through my alarm and 1) missed breakfast, and 2) forgot my meds AGAIN. so i was both hungry, late on my anxiety meds, and i forgot my adhd med 🤦🏼‍♀️ i surprisingly made it through the day though? i had work after and it was so crazy (the people who were there earlier in the day weren’t keeping up on the orders and i ended up having to do a speed run of nearly 100 items in less than hour— i was a little late but i didn’t really care at that point lmao). partway through my shift, i started feeling the effects of my forgotten meds too because i was feeling sick. it wore off though and i’m feeling okay now!

honestly at this point i’m just really tired and i want to watch a show to relax a bit! i also think i somehow chipped the back of my front tooth while eating, so that’s been driving me crazy all day 🙄 today has just been awful so i’m hoping tomorrow goes better!

ok i’ll shut up about me now! i’m so happy you’ve been doing a bit better kasia! you deserve that, so i’m glad you’re feeling better and that your writing has been going well ☺️❤️ i hope i didn’t jinx it! i’m sending you all my love and my biggest hugs honey, i love you so much 🥺💕 i hope you have a great tuesday! (i almost just said monday realizing it is not, in fact, monday tomorrow 🤦🏼‍♀️😂)

I was sleeping! Dhjajs 😂💚 so I've woken up to seeing your name in my notifs, which is the best way to wake ;') 💚

Ugh, I hated physics at school and I was pretty bad at it. Like at most science subjects even though I do find some of them interesting, like I love reading popular science books and articles but learning it at school? Nope, thanks.

I'm sorry you've had a rough day but I'm so proud of you for making it! Even despite forgetting about your meds you've felt with everything and that's so great 💚💚 and getting so much work done even despite feeling bad! You're so incredible!

I really hope you've been able to watch some supernatural and chill and take a breather, you really deserve it! 💚 I send you all the good vibes, all of my love and affection and all the strength to deal with school and work although you have plenty of your own! 💚

Yeah, I've been awfully stressed about uni since I've skipped that other week when I was sick (I'm still only a bit better though dhsjsj) but the classes were ok and I didn't miss as much as I thought :') so obvsly I worried for nothing but that's standard for me dhjsjs and being able to write is great although I'm not a big fan of the things I write but the important part is that the writing log is working and it keeps me motivated and I can edit all the bad shit later :') which would be hard in its own way but hey, that's a problem for future me dhsjsj I've been hearing so many nice things about my writing lately it makes me think I might not suck so much dhsjsj :')

It's ok, I never remember which day it is, time is a lie anyway dhajjs Thank you so much for sending this! I really enjoy hearing about your day, your opinions and thoughts and literally anything that's on your mind! 💚 Sorry the reply took me a while! I love you so so much and I hope the rest of the week will be kind to you cause that's what you deserve! 💚💚💚

#also i was like #im gonna make myself some tea before i continue with my bad christmas movies marathon #and while i wait for the water to boil and tea to brew i should write something! for the sake of the log!#but then i was like #'how about answering that ask for helena instead i was supposed to do that earlier anyway' djjsjs #so you've saved me from having to finish that bad dialogue I've tried to deal with yesterday #i guess I'm gonna leave it to the 2 a.m. me shes gonna handle it dhsjsj #i love you sweetcheeks 💚💚💚

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stubblytc-blog · 5 years

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11/12/18 - 11/21/18

lol this is so late but i’ve been so busy so... enjoy like a week of S content 😌

Monday 11/12:

I wore a D R E S S

i never do that shit b but I freaking did it and I looked cute. It’s like a collared black t-shirt dress (it was FAR too cold for justify me wearing it but I was being that bitch) and my friends said I looked like a school girl (interesting).

Anyways when I got to his class he was playing some absurd 90s rap. I obviously mocked him and he jokingly called me “narrow minded” (we love fun and fresh banter). We had a quiz and while we were waiting for others to finish he took my notes (I was ready to take notes after we all finished the quiz like the good student I am 😌) and read my handwriting and made faces at it. I was kinda paranoid I might have spelled shit wrong or been weird w my shorthand but he was cute sooooo. idc.

Also me and my friend saw her coach through the window waving at her while S was lecturing and we both kinda laughed. S didn’t notice and was like “are you two okay over there?” lmao he prob thinks we are crackheads i’m dead.

Tuesday 11/13:

I saw him walk past me in the morning which was odd lmao but I can’t complain 😌 nothing really happened that day but my friend asked what a term was from our psych class last year. I responded with “cocktail party effect!” kinda loud before we were dismissed from class and S repeated it to me jokingly.

Wednesday 11/14:

Nothing really happened but over the announcements they announced a new female wrestling thing and he jokingly asked me if I was gonna join oof.

Nothing much happened for the rest of that week 😔

BUT

I was volunteering for a club by bagging groceries. I was with my friend and we were waiting for the club leader to arrive in the lobby of the store. And two other girls in the club ran up to us saying that they saw S and ran away from him. I was like, oof, because I deadass KNEW this would happen to me. Worst part is I looked SO rough. Like pony tail, no makeup, heavy bags . I had come home late from a concert the night before and it was a pop punk show and I was MURDERED in the pit. So I was really not looking my best. So my entire club walked through the store and me and my friend made eye contact with him in an aisle and i was like sksksdjajajqjaja WHY. We went to the checkout area and he self checked out while me and my friend began bagging on the aisle... and we were coincidentally placed right next to self check out (i love how the world works sometimes). My friend was looking at him and I deadass couldn’t look at him. He wasn’t looking back at us but I was so embarrassed that I couldn’t do it. After he got his stuff he came up to us and kinda teased my friend and told her not to steal. He told us to stay out of trouble. I think he knew I felt uncomfortable lmao I could not look at him at allllll. OOF

I skipped school monday because I was dead from the show so rip.

Tuesday 11/20:

I had a phat quiz in his class I was nervous about but I was really happy in his class. I kinda teased him about my handwriting (if that makes sense...? Idk i was a lol flirty). Also Like, because of where my desk is placed sometimes when he addresses the class I am So close to him and we stare at each other and it’s ... beautiful.

Wednesday 11/21:

Last day before break! I made fun of a rap song he was playing in class (what’s new LMAO). I mentioned how i only liked two of his song choices throughout the entire year. He was kinda teasing me and was like “wow you only liked two!??” and I told him he needed to get a better music taste. He acted all shocked and did a face lmao it was cute. Some other girl talked about how she liked the song and he kinda compared me to her lmao. Also I asked him for the note sheet I missed monday, and I kinda raised my hand and did a little point that he copied. He called me “fraudulent” for missing class on Monday. I said it wasn’t my fault because it hurt whenever I took a breath. S said that it hurt whenever he breathed LMAO. I was like.....,.,.. OOF. Also I had a loud discussion about being sick with my friends and I said that throwing up was gross and he mocked my by pretending to throw up. It was cute.

AnywAYS sisters i have a whole essay due in his class on tuesday and it is sunday night and all i’ve done is... the outline. i’m gonna go to bed but wish me luck 😔 i really screwed myself over.

also i got my hair CHOPPED and it looks so good so he’s gonna be sister shook when he sees me 🥰🥳

#s <3 #tcc #tcc blog #teacher crush community blog #teacher crush community #teacher crush #student x teacher #teacher x student #teacher student

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okaystraykids-blog · 5 years

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don’t go; it’s a mighty long fall

2 out of ??

Genre: fluff/angst/school ..

Seems like it’s going to turn out to be a hyunjin ff but we’ll see

WARNING: some mature themes

| the start of part two |

"Hey Alice, can we sit with you?"

The words echoed in my head and I just stared at Hyunjin as he inquired. The four boys just blinked awkwardly, and I realized they were waiting for an answer. "Sorry, no. I kind of want to stay alone." I kind of glanced away from Hyunjin, and my eyes caught Changbin’s, he was looking at me intently, a wondering expression on his face. The sound of chairs moving disrupted my thoughts, the guys had sat down, Hyunjin on one side of me, Changbin on the other. "I thought I told you no." "You did, but I don't really care." Hyunjin chuckled, pulling out a bento box containing his lunch. I clenched my jaw, my nails digging into the palms of my hands. Please get me through this. I glanced up around the cafeteria and my eyes unwillingly landed on the biggest asshole and reputable fuckboy, in the school, Lio. Lio raised his eyebrows, and winked at me. Turning back to his friends with a sly smile. I could feel my cheeks getting red. This is exactly why I don't hang out with people, I hate attention. Especially from someone like Lio. "Who's he?" Someones voice made me jump. Chan was looking at me questioningly. "Uh, just some fuckboy. He has a big reputation and basically owns the school." "Seems like a fun guy." Jisung scoffed. I couldn't tell if he was being sarcastic or not. I sat with my arms close by my sides, nibbling on my sandwich. I don't like eating with people watching me, it makes my anxiety spike. After a while, I couldn't take it anymore, my skin felt like it was on fire and my hands were trembling. It wasn't like the boys were talking about weird stuff, they were talking about normal boy things, but I just couldn't take being around that many people anymore. I slid my chair back and walked out, not noticing I forgot my book.

By the end of the day I was drained, that lunch took a lot of energy out of me. It was the end of the day, and I was heading to the bus when Chan suddenly called out to me, "Alice! Want a ride?" I shook my head no, and gave a weak smile. I lived alone at the moment, my parents were working out of the city and my siblings were all older and moved out. Chan nodded and turned away. I watched him as he went and eventually I saw him and the 3 others driving away in a large, fancy, SUV. I walked down the steps and saw a familiar group of boys, Lio and his friends. I passed a cloud of vape smoke and shook my head slightly. We get it, you vape. "I'm gonna ask-" "Dude she's boring, she doesn't party-" "I'ma change that." I tried to ignore it but before I could even get down the last step, Lio's caramel raspy voice called out to me. "Hey, it's Alice, right?" I glanced back at him, nodding softly. "There's a party tomorrow after school. You should come." The way he said it made me realize, he wasn't asking, he was telling; if there was one thing I knew not to do, it was not to piss of Lio Drew. I hated that it was a short week and there was no school Wednesday, Thursday or Friday. I've never been to a party, and I knew Lio and his friends were all 18, but I was 17 so I didn't expect to do much. "I guess... yeah sure." I started walking away and overheard again. "Damn you did it bro." "I did, and I'm gonna have a good time tomorrow night." I shook my head, What have I gotten myself into.

MESSAGE RECEIVED 8:45PM

[Changbin] hey a, how was ur day?

[Me] iffy.

[Changbin] iFFy IFFy yEaH YEaH iFFy IffY YeAh

[Me] I JUSt ChokED On An ICeCuBe LMAO

[Changbin] i gotta go, but have a good night! there's a party on tuesday, u coming?

[Me] ahh, nah probably not. gn though

[Changbin] :(

Even the guys are going? Wow. That's just perfect.

I was just about to go to sleep when my phone buzzed off, it was an Instagram notification.

LIO_REAL Followed you

LIO_REAL Sent you a Direct Message

OPEN MESSAGE?

YES/NO

(LIO_REAL)

hey there ce, i hope you can make it, the parties at 10, here's the address

xxx-xx AVE.

I closed my phone, oh god, now I have the biggest fuckboy in the school following me, and he gave me a nickname. This is wonderful. The clock beside my table read 9:24 PM and I finally was able to go to sleep.

The next day I was ready early, just wearing black jeans with slits in the knees, and a tighter than usually fitting maroon tee shirt. Because of this, I was able to catch an early bus. When I arrived, much to my surprise, Changbin and the others were there sitting out front. Changbin looked pretty good I begrudgingly have to admit. Hyunjin too. They looked like they walked right out of a music video. I attempted to sneak by, but Jisungs voice rang out across the quiet morning air. "Alice!" I turned to him and plastered a smile on my face. Damn how I loved his mullet. I walked over to them, sitting on one of the steps. "So," started Chan, "I heard Lio Drew invited you to his party tonight." Both Hyunjin and Changbin looked up at me in shock. I shrugged, looking down. "I guess you could say that... I might not go. I haven't decided yet." Chan raised his eyebrows questioningly, he may have just transferred here but even he knows that when Lio Drew invites you somewhere, you don't say no. I nodded slowly, standing up as it got closer to the bell for first period. "I'm going to go, I have to go to art." Hyunjin jumped up, "we're both going there. I'll come with you." I was about to refuse his company, but something about how genuine his smile was made me grin and nod, "Okay." The whole way to class he was rambling about how his friends and him are making music and how back in Korea his family was moving, and just random things. I was feeling anxious for some reason, and everything he said just went in one ear, out the other. "Alice, can I get your Snapchat and maybe give it to the guys?" I paused for a moment... "Um well I guess so." After I gave him my Snap we continued walking, and as we turned the corner, Lio and his friends were laughing and walking down the hall towards us. Lio saw me, and stared me down, a smirk on his face. He glanced at Hyunjin on the other side of me, who was adorably oblivious. As he passed, his hand sneakily reached out and grabbed my ass. I gasped, turning to face him but he was already rounding the corner. I could feel my entire body burning and I started to tremble. What the fuck. No one has ever bothered me until I started hanging out with Hyunjin and them. Lio has never even spared me a glance. This is all their fault, It's Changbin's fault.

LIO_REAL Sent you a Direct Message

OPEN MESSAGE?

YES/NO

(LIO_REAL)

sorry bout that ;) my hand slipped. you better still be coming tonight, or i'll bother u more, luv.

I just stared at the message. I should have ignored them better... Hyunjin just looked at me. "Are you alright? Did he say something?" I felt terrible. Sick to my stomach. I just stared Hyunjin dead in the eyes, and walked away. I've never skipped before, but I couldn't handle being around him for two classes. I went to the lunchroom, sitting by the windows rather than my usual spot. My brain not fully comprehending that that was right beside where Lio and his friends usually sit.

[Changbin] im bored :( meet up with mee

[Me] im in class, not today

[Changbin] nO, nOt toDAYyy, nOnO noT toDaY

[Me] lol.

I continued to sit, staring outside, and before I knew it I had fallen asleep. I slept for two class periods, each class 80 minutes long, and I finally woke up right as the lunch bell rang. When people started arriving, I didn't even turn to watch. Until Lio's voice interrupted my train of thought. "Well. Isn't this a surprise!" I spun around and found him sitting at the table behind me, his teeth biting down seductively on his lip. I slipped off the stool in an attempt to leave, but his foot swung out, blocking my way. "Stay." He said simply. Kicking out one of his less important henchmen. "Sit." I could feel eyes on me and I had no choice but to obey. It was obey, or become the victim of abuse from everyone in school. Lio eyed me up and down and waited till I sat down. I glanced to the door and saw Hyunjin walk in, followed by Chan, Jisung and lastly, Changbin. They paused and looked at me sitting with Lio, surprised. Chan was looking at Lio with a frown. Lio noticed that look and proceeded to lean across the table. Before I knew it, his lips were next to my ear and he whispered, "I'm excited for tonight baby-girl." I felt repulsed. I slammed my chair back, grabbed my bag, and walked out. Fuck this school. Fuck Lio.

At 10:00 PM I was laying in my bed watching YouTube, when my phone buzzed. It was a snap from Hyunjin,

I let out an awkward squeak, holy shit he's so pretty. I was about to respond when I suddenly got an Instagram notification...

LIO_REAL Sent you a Direct Message

OPEN MESSAGE?

YES/NO

(LIO_REAL)

where are you.

(OKAYALICE)

im not coming, lio.

(LIO_REAL)

if u dont come, im gonna fucking ruin the rest of senior year for you. i swear on it.

I stared down at my phone, my heart racing. Is this not blackmail? I glanced out the outfit I had previously put on my bed, and I groaned. "Well. Fuck it." I looked at myself in the mirror. I was wearing a decently tight, short, black, skirt and a silver crop top that just covered my belly button. My outfit wasn't complete until I put on my converse. My makeup was different than usual. I was wearing dark red lipstick and I had eyeliner on. I checked the clock. 10:45 PM. Well, fashionably late I guess.

When I arrived outside the house, I could feel the ground booming from the music and I was surprised it hadn't gotten shut down yet. I started walking up the driveway. Already seeing wasted teenagers. It wasn't much better inside. People were everywhere, making out, drinking, smoking, dancing. I thought to myself,

maybe this was a mistake.

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theaussiedragon · 6 years

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Lmao so for some reason I gotta go to school on Monday and Tuesday (normally during exam week we only go for our exam but we need to go on those days???) and like my film class is gonna have a fucking sick movie day for BOTH days and Im all hyped up about it

And like my math class is doing some party shit idk thats not really interesting lmao?

And then Art is gonna be a bitch because they wanna take my shit away from?

And then I got a super awkward spare calss (that I might skip?????)

and then Tusday is the same normal deal- get to go home early due to off-Campus shit and the film stuff and IT is fun af since I fifnished that and my English is due Tuesday.

Wednesday I got the day off because no examx

Thursday I got my last ever Math exam (fuck yeah boi)

And Friday I got fuckin art catch up but the cut off is Monday so idk what im gonna fucking do for that?

then thats exam week done and then after that its grad week

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goodrush · 7 years

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day 31

Hi friends. People have been giving me shit about my posting decline, and ugh I am sorry but I get tired at night!! I will try harder to be better :(

But I can tell you about many days today! Friday was pretty good. Liam and I got to talk about those companies he asked about. talking to my mentor was really great (and she was on time)! We went to this uber cute Italian place and I got some cheeses, and did a Barry’s class beforehand because I got out of work relatively early! So two Barry’s days in a row and they were both super intense. Even though I ate cheeses and bread that night, I woke up the next morning looking tight af!!! My tummy like was super flat and you could almost see abs. I was truly in shock.

Couldn’t really waste my time checking my self out though, bc boy did I have a wild time on the TRAIN trying to meet this BB banker. I facetimed w E beforehand, which was nice. But trains only leave my town on the weekends every like 2 hours, so I could only get on a 2:08 for a 3pm meeting, which SHOULD have been reasonable. But even though my mom said I would be taken, when I needed to leave, no one was home ??? So my dad had to race back home and get me to the station. Even though he rolled up to the house at literally 2:05, I somehow made it. Then I ran through the transfer station and made an earlier train to NYC than the scheduled transfer. But as SOON as I texted E saying “I’ve had relatively good luck with trains so far, let’s hope it lasts”, my train STOPS on the tracks for 20 minutes. I knew I was gonna be late at this point, so I emailed my guy and he seemed understanding but tbh who really knows. But that’s not ALL. I got to New York and got on the AC subway, as Google maps told me to, but when I got to west 4th, they told me they fucking wouldn’t be servicing spring, canal, or chambers, and I needed to get off and get on an E!!!! So I got off and waited for an E, which finally arrived, but it SKIPPED CHAMBERS AND WENT STRAIGHT TO THE WTC. I was actually embroiled with pure rage and sweat, and had to run back up to the agreed upon coffee shop.

I, a frizzy haired, sweaty, red faced agitated mess, greeted my networker in a daze and sat down. He asked me if I needed water, which I got, and after that the conversation seemed okay. Lasted a healthy 50 minutes, and he said he genuinely wouldn’t hold it against me for being late. So that was good I thought. After we parted ways, I simmered in a juice press with a comfort smoothie and then went to target across the street. I picked out a couple seemingly cute things, and headed downstairs to a dressing room. There were two. Two dressing rooms. And one was closed. And the other one had a line and a woman was in there for over 20 minutes!!!! After we banged on the door and security kicked her out, out she wheels “over 500$ worth of merchandise, guess you don’t want me to buy it then! And I’m so sorry you guys, there’s only one open room, what are you gonna do?” What a late stage capitalism bitch. Disgusting.

Then they found a used pad on the floor of the room, which they picked up, and then the room was ready for use! One top was cute so I bought it. Go me.

Then I walked up to have dinner with T after many reschedulings. But it was fun; she’s so adorable and so fun to talk to. I really hope we remain friends. We talked about work, boys, some crazy friends, uchicago, family, and the future. All good vibes. Our dinner was yummy Korean food, and we hung out for like over four hours! Walked around the WTC too and then she caught a train. What a doll, I honestly love her!

So then I went home, and I felt bad that I was in the city and didnt work out. I should’ve gone in earlier and taken a class at like 1 or something, but I got lazy. I wish I had more discipline :/

So Sunday though was relatively speaking way more chill. I got up at 10:30ish and went practice driving with my dad to Mont, and it was mostly fine except i missed an exit and kinda got rattled and parked badly in front of my house as a result. But I didn’t die! When I headed to Mont to meet @autonoesis for real, it went much better, and I parked great. He brought his friend Erin, which was really fun; she’s super cool. We ate at this SUPER yummy middle eastern brunch place (Joe’s idea!); I got the shakshuka, which was heavenly. After, we went shopping in the cute area, and I got some posters (one of fruits and vegetables), a few books as gifts, and a handmade facial scrub. You can imagine just how bougie this place was but i thrive on it.

Then we parted ways and I drove home, and then M surprise texted me and came over for a bit to chill. We talked about his ex, my ex, our lives, and his race he had that day which he did really well in! I would’ve done it if he’d asked lol. I may have convinced him to see John Mulaney. That shit would be worth it. And he invited me to go to the beach on Sunday… in his Jeep, which I think of as like the beachiest vehicle. I hope he takes the top off the car, or maaaaybe the half doors (?) but that still kinda freaks me out. Then it would be the MOST summery. But if I’m going to the beach, gotta work my butt off (more like my tummy off and my butt on) this week to show off a cute bod. Another motivator is E coming to see me next tuesday (and flying home Sunday)! But the biggest motivator is ME. Gotta keep myself going.

Today I went to work again, which was fine. I made some progress on the two pager, and got a new ballz high score lmao. I think I’m talking on the phone with a trader tomorrow, but he hasn’t emailed back to confirm, so we’ll see. Phone convos always freak me out a bit, so hopefully this one will go well. My lunch salad today was overdressed AGAIN! Definitely getting dressing on the side next time. Then I left at around 6ish for my 6:50 Barry’s class. It was HARD! I think it might be because I didn’t work out on sat or sun, and also the first round was just brutal (20 minutes of floor, THEN 20 minutes of treadmill with incline). But I did order a fuel bar shake. Protein powder tastes weird. And today I got another special treat: my dad came into the city for an unrelated reason and drove me home! So I got back really early.

Tonight at midnight I’m fting my old camp friend from the U.K., so hopefully that goes well/normally. It’s super coincidental that he reached out to me first. We maintain like a 25% friendship, which is enough for me. I’ve also been talking to @gossipmelons a lot more and she’s having a weird time, but I’m tryna support her from across the globe. Sigh just tryna live and all. I’m gonna reach out to this sorority sister and my childhood camp friend’s (a diff one) brother, who we like have a weird friendship with as a family. So hopefully that stuff works out. I’m just trying to chill tonight. Hopefully I get my workout mojo back and my academic/career power.

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kocshei · 7 years

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‘Ello, studyblr! Maths (or Math, whatever) can be quite / extremely / obscenely frustrating at times and very simple at others and it’s sort of hard to find a bridge between that. You can’t exactly cram for it either or study in under a week for finals so after flunking my first term epicly, I came up with a strategy of sorts and now my grade’s an A+ (yay!!). Anyway, thought I’d share ‘cause this shit could have saved me a lot of tears.

01. Consistency is key. Again, maths isn’t something you learn overnight, no matter how good you are at it because even if you know your formulae really well, it’s how you apply it that matters - the same formula applied to the same numbers can give you two pages worth of calculations or half a page, and you have to know how to solve your problems most efficiently. And the more you practice, the more natural it will be for you and the less floundering and panicking.

Do your classwork everyday. As in: do it again at home, because though a certain type of problem might seem easy in class when the concepts are fresh as milk (?) in your head, you tend to forget over the course of the year. Obviously do your homework too, especially if it counts for part of your final grade. 10% may not seem like much but it could push your marks into the next letter grade.

Once you finish a chapter or a unit, try all the exercises in your textbook or workbook, as well as solved examples. Your teacher may skip some questions in your textbook that’ll be on the paper.

Cheap study guides usually have a vast amount of sums you can try, and if you’re hell-bent on getting really good grades or a full grade, buying/downloading one of those probably helps. They also mention questions that appear frequently in your paper.

Either make or find practice tests online and do them without your textbook/notes open. This’ll give you some idea of your strengths and weaknesses.

At the end of each month, revise the topics that you’ve covered and do some questions so you don’t forget what you’ve learnt.

02. Find out how you’re graded. Make a list of everything that’s considered for your grade and see how you can score the most marks.

If it’s based on assignments and projects spread out through the year, make sure you do them and try and submit them early if you can. Try getting a rubric from your teacher and try to do well on all the aspects. Most projects have points for neatness or presentation so slacking on those may not be a good idea.

For exams, most question papers come with an answer key or a marking plan that sort of allots points to things you have to mention. For example, a three mark question might have one mark for the formula, one mark for the calculations, and one mark for the final answer. Familiarising yourself with them will probably increase your score.

03. A month or two before finals (or midterms, you get it):

Try doing a few sums in each chapter, then get a past paper and try writing it. Give yourself a half-hour or so more than the time you’re actually allotted. Get the corresponding marking scheme and either correct it yourself or ask a friend/sibling/parent to do it for you, or a teacher, if one is willing. Try to give yourself the least marks possible so you know where you stand in the worst case possible.

List out your topics on the basis of your ability in them - from worst to best, and start solving problems everyday for at least an hour, and increase your time everyday.

When you’re thorough with everything, solve past papers the way you’d do your actual test - set a timer, isolate yourself from your notes and texts, and solve the paper. Your scores in these should hopefully be higher than the one you did in the beginning. If you can, try bullying a bunch of friends into solving the same paper, separately, in an empty classroom, so you feel like you’re writing the actual exam.

Identify questions that’ll be on the paper for sure, or questions you find hard in general, as well as geometrical proofs, etcetera, and write them out neatly on separate sheets of paper. Don’t do diagrams or colour-code extensively - just try writing the question in black and the answer in blue or vice versa. Make sure your handwriting is kinda big and legible, and put the sheets in a project file or just staple them together.

04. Planning!!

Come up with a plan for how you’ll write your exam. My tests are always divided into four sections where the first has 4 questions for one mark each, and the second 6 questions for two marks, third 11 questions for three marks each, and the fourth 10 questions for 4 marks. If you do the math (lmao), you’ll see that the last section has the most weightage, and so that’s the one I do first.

We’re allowed to do the sections in any order, and a friend of mine went in the order it was printed - so 1 marks, 2 marks, etc, and she was seriously short of time and couldn’t do the last four questions. She lost 16 marks on a 90-mark paper which is nearly 20% - just because four questions. Find out if you have to do the paper in the same order or not, and if not, try doing it in descending order of weightage so you don’t lose as much marks.

Divide your time. I get three hours for writing, and 10-15 minutes for reading the paper so I mark questions I don’t know the answer to at all, and do those in the end. I take one hour for the 4m questions, 45 minutes for the 3m questions, a half hour for the 2m questions, and 15 minutes for the 1m questions which leaves me with another half hour wherein I try the questions I don’t the answer to and check my answers again.

05. A week before doomsday:

Do papers everyday and try to improve on your weaker areas. If my exam’s on a Wednesday, I do a paper each day starting the previous Wednesday - meaning one each on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday.

On Saturday I’d take a little breather and either focus on other subjects or just flip through my textbook and see if I’ve missed anything because paranoia and anxiety ahahaha. I’d do a paper again on Sunday and Monday, and take it chill on Tuesday, and hope to do well on the exam.

06. The day before your exam:

Wake up late. Like super late. Put your textbook, cheatsheets, notes, etc. in your backpack + a pencil pouch with at least three pens and whatever else you need. Don’t forget your geometry kit if you need it/calculator if you’re allowed one. Then put your bag in the back of your room and don’t think about it.

Get breakfast, listen to some music, watch tv, idk. Just don’t go to like a party or something.

Try getting an early dinner - if you eat at 9, try 7. After dinner, go over your notes once again. If you’ve got a certain type of problem that you always mess up, try it one last time and go to bed early. Set like a thousand alarms, and wake up an hour before you usually do on a school day.

07. The day of your exam:

Take a shower. Studies have probably proven some correlation between showers and smart people. I don’t know. But seriously, do it. Then get dressed comfortably. Grab a hoodie or a sweater just in case.

Breakfast! Don’t eat just a bowl of cereal - get something filling, but don’t overdo it either.

Grab your bag from wherever you put it. You should now have an hour or so until you leave for your exam centre.

I’m always groggy, confused, and dysfunctional before 10 in the morning, and I find that it is always hard for me to get into the flow (?) of writing and I start off too slow and I end up wasting time. Hence the questions I do in the first and last half-hours always tend to be wrong. Use the extra time you have in the morning to calmly go over important points and just do a few simple questions so you get used to the, erm, mathing.

Stay calm.

08. The exam !!:

Don’t panic. Have a bottle of water on hand. Make sure you have everything you need with you.

Do the questions you know the answer to first - in order of most weightage to least.

For geometry and trigonometry, diagrams sometimes have points, so draw those.

Don’t be in a hurry or be too relaxed. Try and finish the paper with a half hour or fifteen minutes to spare so you can check your answers again.

I’m not sure if everyone else does this, but for proof/geometry questions, I write ‘given’ as a sub-heading and list out everything that’s been given in the question (AB=7cm, PQ and QR are equal chords, etc.) and under ‘to prove’ what I’m expected to prove. It helps me sort stuff out and they also carry a half-mark each. If you have anything similar to write, don’t forget to.

Even if you don’t know how to solve a question, still give it a try. If you’re headed in the right direction, you’ll probably get some points for it.

Check your answers. Seriously. Do it like thrice.

Hope that helped! Good luck xx

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no one gotta read this [unless you want to? i guess] it’s just easier for me to write out my problems and I don’t feel like opening a Word doc or handwriting

ok so, problems:

-I took a nap from 1-3:30

-I ordered pizza, cheesy garlic bread, and mozzarella sticks after my nap because I was too hungry to think properly and then I only ate some of it and now everything feels wrong

-I didn’t go to the pre-Passover Shabbat dinner, which is bad because I SHOULD have socialized but I was too freaked out to leave the house, and also because it’s rude for me to skip every Hillel event and then make a fuss about the one event I’m hosting

-also I should’ve gone to talk to the president of Hillel about how I’ve fucked up every part of planning this event, but I didn’t, so now it’ll just be a fun surprise

-there’ll probably be like 5 people at the Seder I’m planning, meaning I let down my mom who’s been arranging the whole thing and looking forward to it, and I’m gonna look stupid, and I let down the Hillel board who were counting on me

-because I started work so late there’s no flyers and no way to heat the food because Food Services is kind of a bunch of dicks, but it’s my fault tbh

-I have a writing project due Tuesday that I’m nearly done drafting but I need to edit it as well

-My conference work for policy, lol, what a joke, I shouldn’t have taken this class because I’m not good enough for it

-I watched Black Mirror to cheer myself up which is a TERRIBLE idea? did not work? and now I feel caught in a swirling void of nothingness

-oh I forgot I self-harmed again yesterday! thank fuck it was with a butter knife so it didn’t do shit

i guess uh good stuff:

-I’m taking the evening off because I’m clearly having an episode, which is not whiny and bitchy it’s just... there, and tomorrow is a new day. Tonight is SUPPOSED to be for recovery and recovery doesn’t always have to be Go For a Jog! Reach Out to Your Peers! Eat a Kale Cupcake and Shove a Bowl of Quinoa Up Your Ass! like sometimes when there’s not immediate shit I gotta get done, it’s OK to eat garlic bread and cry

-I have had... WAY more shit to get done in the past and gotten it done really well

-I like writing! Once I start on the last pages of this project it’ll get done hella fast

-there was never going to be a Crowd at the seder, and anyway it’s not like we’re making money off it or whatever, no one is counting on this thing being a royal banquet, it’s just Pesach

-food is not evil jesus christ... besides now I have leftovers which I clearly need

-everyone knows Food Services is shitty. it’s not my fault

-lmao like... no one was expecting my policy conference work to change the world. I’m an undergrad. it’s probably better research than I’ve ever done. like it’s supposed to be a challenge. god forbid I’m not the star student of every fucking class I ever take

-besides social justice isn’t about being a hero, it’s about helping people. the Garry Gergich theory of public service: get the job done, don’t get the job done glamorously

-listen A [i don’t want to put people’s names on Tumblr, but this is just referring to the president of my campus Jewish organization] is graduating this semester. like worst comes to worst she’ll hate you which is not gonna happen. most likely bad scenario, she’ll think of you as kinda irresponsible but with a mom who’s a good cook, and if you try to use Hillel as a reference in the future you might get slightly fucked over... but like... OK! jesus fuck! you’re not gonna die in a ditch because the Seder has only 7 guests and the food is heated in the Black Squirrel or some shit in a panic

-dear God I hope Food Services doesn’t fuck us over

-ok well I feel better and I’m gonna maybe watch something cheerful like an episode of the Librarians or something

#self-harm tw #can't wait for people i know to read that and be like 'ewww gross! you're so creepy'

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