This is probably really late and you may even be on summer break already so I’m really really sorry. But someone else might find it useful I guess? Okay first off, I can relate like a lot. This was literally me last year. I know it can feel like school is your entire world and wtf even is a hobby? Did you ever like doing anything other than hw? Who’s ever heard of free time?The key here is setting a cut-off time. From this time until the next day you’re literally not allowed to think about anything school related. This not only gives you something to look forward to but it actually motivates you to get your studying/hw done faster because well, you don’t have forever.Now I know this can feel challenging and like honestly if someone had given me this advice last year, I would’ve just gone “yeah sure, as if I had the time for that”. So, instead, you can try scheduling longer breaks throughout your afternoon. You can always come back to your work later but for that time, you can completely forget about it. The first option is definitely healthier but I know it’s difficult so do what you can. You need to remember, there’s so much more to you than school. You can’t let studying take up all your time because tbh, what you do with your time shapes you as a person and forgetting about your hobbies can really snuff out your personality.Some ideas on what to do during your free time!

Anon, you’re not alone. I honestlystruggle with this every day  What am I even doing here? All thesepeople are so much more competent than me. What could I possiblybring to the table? But then, then you talk to other peopleand you realize, everyone feels like that.I mean it even has a name – look into Impostor Syndrome. And yes,there’s going to be people that are better than you, always.This isespecially shocking once you get out of high school I think, whereyou could’ve easily been ‘the best’ at your thing. Honestly, you justhave to accept it, be like 'yes, they’re better at this than I am andI’m okay with it’. It doesn’t make your work any less valid orimportant. Say, do you see painters giving up on painting justbecause there’s someone who’s better at it than they are? Of coursenot, they probably look up to these people but they wouldn’t stopmaking art. That’s because everyone can bring something differnt tothe table. Whatever field you’re going to end up working in, you’llalways be able to bring something new, something that’s good andwouldn’t be there if you weren’t. So use these people as inspiration,strive to be as goodas them, believe that you are good enough to compete with them, tobetter yourself to the point that you’re better than them. But do notobsess over it, there’ll always be someone smarter, who gets bettergrades, who’s better at what they do. Butyou with your skills, as they are, are enough

You can get down about it, it’s just human nature and I 100% understand where you’re coming from. Here’s the thing though - you can’t control what others do, only how you react to it. If someone in your class gets a higher grade than you, you can be jealous and sad but that’s gonna take you nowhere. So you use that as motivation to study more for your next exam. This is literally the same, just upscaled. So they’re working really fucking hard? So are you. Aim to be better than any of those potential candidates. You are just as able to get amazing grades and do great things as they are. In fact you can be better than them.At the end of the day though, please don’t place all your hopes and dreams in this one university. You will be happy wherever you go, as long as you’re pursuing your passion and you surround yourself with people that lift you up. I have so many friends who couldn’t go to their preferred university yet all of them are perfectly happy where they are because they’re studying what they love.So, do your best, aim high and use others' successes as motivation rather than as a source of feelings of inadequacy. But also know that no matter what, you’re going to be ok and happy. Good luck with this process, I’m rooting for you!

Okay I’m going to suggest two things that you could try out that you may not have considereded just yet:

Also if you’re really struggling, please consider tutoring, it’s super helpful!

Sorry if this wasn’t very helpful but I can’t think of anything else rn. You may also want to check out my studying techniques tag.

Sigh I relate to this so much. So I’ll tell you the theory and then you’re going to need to challenge yourself to actually carry it out. Two problems here, perfectionism and time management.

So sorry it took me so long to get to this, here’s a coupon for charge-free murder, please take your place in the queue with those angry looking people with axes. Not but seriously, my apologies for being such a mess, hope this is still useful.

You’re asking the wrong person tbh. The short answer is cramming. When you cram, the information will be fresh in your mind and you’ll only need to invest a few days at max. Two drawbacks though - you’re putting yourself under a lot of stress and you’re not studying to learn but to get good grades (you’ll forget everything shortly after).I plan on writing a guide on how to successfully cram but the key things are: stay focused as hell, eliminate all distractions, take breaks only when you feel your focus drifiting off and distribute your time between the topics you have to cover.

How to spend less time studying, the healthy way

The most effective way to optimize the good grades - time graph is spaced repetition based on flashcards. You go over a topic the same day you covered it in class, you make the flashcards and then review them in your ‘dead time’ - bathroom breaks, waiting rooms, supermarket queues, public transport… Also another really good tip is that if you go to the gym every day and you’re allowed to record your lectures, literally just listen to that day’s lecture while on the treadmill/elliptical/lifting/whatever and then it should take you like no time to go through your notes for that lecture right afterwards and make some flashcards. That’s all I have! Good luck and sorry for taking this long to answer!

I would like to know what computer I use too but I just… don’t sorry 😂 I know it’s a Samsung and it has a 10" screen but it’s probably not even in production anymore. And then there’s my old 17" laptop which is too big and slow to take to class but it’s great for any kind of work I do at home. So what do I recommend?

Hope this helped, good luck!

Hi sweetie sorry for the late reply! I have a making friends tag where you can find several asks I’ve answered similar to yours plus some really great posts. Apart from all the tips I mentioned there, all I can recommend is that you get as involved in the community as possible. Go to gatherings (clubs, etc), sign up for a gym, join a hiking group (I’m pretty sure if you google your city plus hiking group something should come up, my mom found hers that way). And bring baked goods if it doesn’t seem totally out of place because tbh that always helps. Also, if you’re not in college, there are a few apps to meet new friends in your area - Patook, Skout... Best of luck, I’m sure you’ll fit right in!

Ooh right sorry. Well first off, I don't think anyone's handwriting is ugly. Your handwriting is a part of you, you know? If everyobody's looked the same it'd be kind of boring. That said, I know the feeling of wanting to make your handwriting more regular all too well so what I can recommend is that you look at a handwriting that you really like and try to emulate it. There are a ton of people in the studyblr community who have uploaded a sample of their handwriting so if you just look up 'handwriting tag' in the search bar, you should find something that fits your taste. Then it's all about copying the alphabet time and time again and then doing some sample sentences. My biggest tip is that you slow down when writing. You're basically re-learning to write so you want to get it as rounded and regular as possible. You can pick up speed once you are more familiar with the handwriting.Also if you're looking more to improve your lettering rather than your actual writing, I think your best bet is to watch something like this 'letter with me' video and try to emulate what they're doing. There are also a lot of videos like this one if you just look up 'letterijg alphabet' on YouTube, and they're great because they guide you through the whole alphabet.Anyway that's all I can come up with. Hope it was helpful and sorry for the late reply :/