#CBSE BOARD

[ramblingsfromthytruly]

my academic journey (warning: i ranted) -

so ever since i started school till about the end of 8th grade i was always a 90%+/straight A student. the kind of child my classmates & cousins would be compared too. not trying to glamorize comparison btw, i personally think that's really toxic & pressurizing. so yeah, i was a "good" quiet kid. i listened attentively in class and submitted all my homework on time. the only complain teachers had about me was that i was "too quiet" but that wasn't a real issue. i was just shy but talkative with my few friends yano. i spent the entirety of 7th grade & most of 8th grade in online classes so my habits of studying went to shit. still somehow managed 91% in my 8th grade finals. and then 9th began and it all went downhill. teachers kept saying 'next year is ur board exams, u need to study a lot, etc, etc.' so if u're not from india we basically have these major 'board exams' at the end of 10th & 12th grade. but 10th boards don't really matter all that much, teachers just make a big fuss about it. 12th boards matter, but that's also the time we give college entrance exams and that sorta matters more according to most ppl. n yeah, idk what happened but i got overwhelmed. i could no longer just do well in class and study before exams and get good marks. i felt dumb. my grades didn't see a single improvement. i honestly gave up in the middle of it all and got sick of school. and at one point, it became less burn out & more clinging to the familiarity of not doing anything. i became lazy. and i became a hypocrite. i'd always tell myself, this time i'm gonna study, this time i'm gonna score well. well that 'this time' never came. 10th grade got even worse and i scored 73% in my board exams because i barely studied at all. at the same time, my relationship with my parents has constantly been unraveling. and i saw just how much of their 'pride' was dependent on me being the kid they could show off and smile widely when others replied 'wow she's going places'. my father can't hold a single conversation with me now that doesn't go back to me being a disappointment. and now i'm the kid who has to listen to her parents compare her to others. 'be like her, your friend', they say. halfway though 11th rn and i guess what?? still no fucking improvement. but the thing is i know this is the last straw. i can feel it. i got around 64% in my first tests (pa-1) of 11th. haven't gotten mid term results yet but i'm estimating just above 50%. and the thing is it's not that i can't score well. i know my potential all too well. i know i can score such high marks. but the problem is i don't study. if i just studied a couple hours every day, i can easily manage above 80%. with constant improvement i can manage above 90% again. but i don't. and that's ending right this instant. i'm not gonna turn into an academic weapon overnight or smth ik that. but i'm gonna start slowly but surely working hard. i have big dreams, i know i can achieve them if i just put in the effort. plans have been made, all i need to do is execute them. execute my laziness. i'm gonna get better. i'm gonna prove everyone who thinks i'm never gonna do it wrong, and i'm gonna prove myself right. this comeback will be for me, my inner child. the little kid in me deserves to not wind up a washed-out failure.

academic goals! -

pa-2 - 75-80%

11th finals - 80-85%

12th pa-1 - above 90%

uni - iiser (college for pure science research, bs + ms integrated)

[studywithmith]

What is the forgetting curve and how do you combat it?

The Forgetting Curve shows the process by which forgetting occurs. It demonstrates that if we learn something new, but then make no attempt to revise that information, we remember less and less of it as the hours, days and weeks go by. The forgetting curve is a memory model created by German psychologist Hermann Ebbinghaus. In fact, according to the curve, you forget:

50% of all new information within a day.

90% of all new information within a week.

HOW TO BEAT THE FORGETTING CURVE:

1) USE SPACED REPETITION

The easiest way to overcome the forgetting curve is by using spaced repetition. This means to reinforce your knowledge of whatever you are learning, by reviewing constantly at periodic intervals. There are multiple techniques such as flash cards, active recall and blurting.

2) OVER-LEARNING AND CLARITY

This means using far more intensive memory techniques to put more amount of effort in whatever subject that you are learning. This enables deep work and broadens your understanding, which creates clarity.

3)KEEP THINGS RELEVANT

This means to make an effort to make the material that you need, to be clear, concise and meaningful without anything that is irrelevant from an exam point of view. This involves also using various techniques for your notes. Rather than writing everything down in lengthy text formats, present information in diagrams or graphics where possible. This makes it easier to learn and improves retention.

4)MAKE LEARNING MORE INTERACTIVE

People learn better when they’re actively involved than when they’re just passive observers. This involves using various resources and gamifying your learning experience through flash cards, mini quizzes and mock tests to reinforce your learning and making it engaging.

Love,

Mith<3

[academicgremlinhehe]

saving a half wasted day </3

18th october 2024

academic/learning ~

went to school

up-to-date with chem lab observation book

chem classwork (stuff i missed on monday when i skipped was absent)

other ~

planned till first week of november

finished reading a fanfic lol

applied hair oil after so many weeks lol

washed my hair

convinced my mom to let me stay home tmr

daily routine ~ ✅/❌

at least 7 hrs sleep ❌

brush teeth + morning skincare ✅

make bed ❌

glass of lemon juice ✅

duolingo lesson ✅

practice playing keyboard ❌

read newspaper ❌

exercise/movement ❌

bath/shower properly ✅

drink at least 7 glasses water ❌

brush teeth + night skincare ✅

failures ~

came home, spent so much time "planning" that it was 6 when i actually started actually doing productive shit came home at 1

social battery once i came home was really low and i seem to not have the energy to interact with a certain person anymore

did not do any psychology notes like i planned to, anyways i'm skipping school tomorrow so hopefully i'll get it done

[neet-aspirant]

Tuesday, 12th March 2024

my results were pretty good today and I'm happy! ofc, i gotta work harder this new term to score wayyyy more but yes! i can do it!!

class 11 is officially over!! i'm literally a 12th grader now wooohoo! from tomorrow, extra classes for class 12 begin at school, then from 23rd, one week of break and then from April, the new term officially starts!

if any seniors (especially desis cuz indian education system yk) but also anybody else at all have any tips on how to start out with class 12, please tell me! because this is board + neet year and i wanna manage time well, so!

senior year begins baby 🥂 (a lot of miseries, spirals, screaming, crying, throwing up, lost hope, rejuvenated faith, love, laughter, good marks and successes coming right up because beta, ab dikhega real wala fun :D)

[noctqrnxl]

when the last lesson said "will they make them sing in german, even the pigeons?" and when lost spring said "food is more important for survival than an identity" and when deep water said "i shouted with joy, and gilbert peak returned the echo" and when the rattrap said "if he wanted to spend next christmas eve in a place where he could rest in peace, and be sure that no evil would befall him, he would be welcomed back again" and when poets and pancakes said "this was perhaps the only instance in all human history where a lawyer lost his job because the poets were asked to go home" and when going places said "damn that geoff, was nothing sacred?" and when keeping quiet said "now i'll count up to twelve / and you keep quiet and i will go" and when aunt jennifer's tigers said "the tigers in the panel that she made / will go on prancing, proud and unafraid" and when journey to the end of the earth said "a lot can happen in a million years, but what a difference a day makes" and when the enemy said "i wonder why i could not kill him?" and when and when and when and when

[helalokithor]

The lockdown was difficult because it did not allow me to grow mentally.

My mind is still stuck at 8th grade where I could get 2nd or 3rd position without trying and putting efforts just by studying the night before. But now I'm giving my final exams at 12th grade my brain doesn't know how to put efforts and just procrastinates and i regret everything and have a panic attack the night before. And it will be disastrous once i get to college.

I think i need professional help because everyday my anxiety is getting worse and my friend had to calm me down from attacks through whatsapp.

Can anyone please give me some advice

[vidyaandassociates]

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[stevensgus]

My time has come *boards will begin this month*

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[orangejuice707]

Me looking at the friends who used to fail in maths unit tests get more than 10% from me in my maths board result 👁👁

[jeahreading]

I uh, got 87%, didn't cross the threshold to 90 but it's alright, the lowest I've got on an official exam so a little bummer(little is an understatement, everyone I know save for 2 people has got above 90)

[ramblingsfromthytruly]

15th September 2024, Sunday

day 21/50 productivity challenge

💤: 6 hrs

🕒 11:30 a.m. - woke up

morning skincare

extended duolingo streak

applied hairoil

made notes psychology ch: human development (not fully)

took headbath

studied + made notes biology ch: cell: the unit of life (not fully)

planned for mid terms

🕒 6 a.m. - was gonna take a 30 min nap (i planned to pull an all-nighter) but that turned into 7hrs.....

🚰: 4 glasses - i knowww

[studywithmith]

How to study for long hours/

I find it easier to study with the pomodoro method, where you focus for 25 minutes at least and then take a break.

However during exam preparation or whenever we have situations where there’s a lot of portions to cover, focusing is really hard. We often get distracted by our phones and devices as well as social media.

So I introduce my favourite life changing app!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE this app, it’s available on both android and iOS.

It basically has a feature where you can choose the apps you want for studying and the rest of the apps are blocked.

It also has a study log where it basically tracks how long you study for a subject.

It allows me to use the apps that I WANT for studying as well as block social media. It reduces my screen time and distractions immensely and I’m able to focus much better !

(Ps- this is not sponsored)

I hope this helps!

Love,

Mith <3

[academicgremlinhehe]

14th november, thursday

children's day

so like.. let's just ignore how i have't been active for quite a bit. depression fucking sucks. in desperate need of a reality check cuz wdym my next periodic tests are a month away?? i was chilling in my dussehra holidays just last week (it's been a month). less depressing fanfiction, more textbooks :(

i'm going to be trying to get back into the flow from tmr!! for the past few days i've only been up-to-date with notes & submissions and that's it. i haven't done any more actual "studying". i just need to make more time for it & get through it. i like my subjects & i'm gonna continue reminding myself that i actually love what i'm learning, even when it's difficult.

soooooo, today was children's day! we didn't have to wear our uniforms and omg everyone looked so good!! like the way everyone styled their different clothes & accessories was all so pretty! we had a special assembly at school at first where our teachers danced too. we were supposed to have the first half of our regular classes but our teachers mostly let us pass our time. me & my friends were just talking & snacking the entire time (a few pics were also taken!). i usually don't get my phone to school cuz my dad directly drops & picks me up, but today i took my phone to school to take pictures! (technically my mom's, i don't actually have my own phone). then our two classes were combined (science+commerce) & our class teachers conducted a few simple games. mostly simple fun stuff involving cups & balloons. before leaving me & my friend managed to click a few more pics. then i got home & fell asleep for a few hours lol (gimme a break i got around 5 hrs of sleep. also i somehow woke up around 5:45 a.m.! i barely get myself to get out of bed at 7:30 on other days)

today was really fun tbh. like me & this one friend mostly just yapped but i'm feeling so grateful for her<3 met her on the third day of school this year & suddenly it's been more than 5 months & the only constant is that we're both always yapping in our classes. yk when u find someone u can joke around with & tease yet also have deep conversations about stuff like humanity, art, politics, religion, career, our futures, marriage, etc. we have a lot in common too (introverts, book lovers, weird relationship with parents, love writing). feels like she just gets me yk. it's really nice..

[neet-aspirant]

hi does anyone have their cbse physics mid term question paper which has part 1 chapters in syllabus? it can be of past year also if you're a senior. please lemme know if you do, i wanna attempt a practice paper but i can't find any qp which has only part 1 chapters 😭

[mayakrish08]

FREEEDDDOOOMMM!

BOARDS ARE OVER, PEOPLE! FINALLY, SWEET SWEET FREEDOM IS HERE! ANIWJHWIJHWIUWHWIUHW! WE DESERVE THIS FREEDOM AFTER 1 WHOLE ACADEMIC YEAR OF PRESSURE AND EXPECTATIONS!

Tenth students be like -AHHHHHHHHHH like Olivia in All American Bitch!