question on a study tip

[JRock310]

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bought the EC series...

jw, do you recommend studying/mastering ONE subject at a time? or rotating between them?

i dont know if i should read an entire subject book/study from it/master it and then move onto the next, or just read a little of one, switch to another, etc.

thanks! 😳

 

[iA-MD2013]

I did the "master one subject than move onto the next" thing. It worked well for me because I was weaker in one subject (bio) than the others. However, I had the patience to spend all of my time on one subject. A lot of people get bored quickly, and they can't do it. So it depends on you. Either way should work fine...as long as you get through the material 😛

 

[zayka]

I would actually recommend doing a bit of one subject and then moving on to teh next, etc. That way you don't get really sick of studying the same thing for too long. But still, stick to one subject for maybe 4h or so, and then switch.

 

[dedicate]

bought the EC series...

jw, do you recommend studying/mastering ONE subject at a time? or rotating between them?

i dont know if i should read an entire subject book/study from it/master it and then move onto the next, or just read a little of one, switch to another, etc.

thanks! 😳

I had this same question before.

At first I did one subject start to finish and now I am almost done alternating 1 sub each day. The latter method I feel is infinitely better. You tie the concepts together better I find.

 

[0Complications]

I had this same question before.

At first I did one subject start to finish and now I am almost done alternating 1 sub each day. The latter method I feel is infinitely better. You tie the concepts together better I find.

I'm doing the same thing, but I think it's preference.

I pretty much do verbal daily, and am doing Bio and Orgo together (few hours each) then Physics and Gchem together (Need more work here, so I'll be spending a lots more time concentrating on these).

Once you start studying you'll figure out what works for you. Just don't do what I did when I first started. I would spend about 15 hours on a single chapter of material I felt comfortable with to memorize and create note cards on minutia. It was a complete waste of time, because I realized shortly thereafter that I not only just retained the essentials, but none of those tedious details are tested. They are more for background knowledge.

This led me to burn out quickly as well. I had to take a week hiatus to recover and get back to the grindstone.

 

[tiedyeddog]

I agree with the above posters, it is totally preference. I can't stand sitting through and cranking out that many hours of one subject so I broke it up. Also, it probably depends on how many hours you will do a day. If you're only doing 4-5 hours a day then it would be better to just do one subject, I guess.