Catching up on lectures/Uni Work

How do I catch up on the reading/lectures/seminar stuff while I still have reading work to do and lectures and seminar groups to attend?

Is it possible to catch up on my missed lectures? I really wanna be up to date so I don't have to worry about missed information when the time comes for exams etc

Reply 1

Maizyyo

That's my exact problem, the work just seems to keep coming, and suddenly you are drowning in it.

Reply 2

College_Dropout

Well yes. You go through everything you have missed. I dont know what kind of answer you was expecting?

Reply 3

Simmy0403

Original post by College_Dropout

Well yes. You go through everything you have missed. I dont know what kind of answer you was expecting?

That someone would tell me how I can go through everything effectively, in a structure or timetable that would work and without me missing anymore lectures

Reply 4

College_Dropout

Original post by Simmy0403

That someone would tell me how I can go through everything effectively, in a structure or timetable that would work and without me missing anymore lectures

You're at university. You know how much workload you have, im sure you're capable of sorting this problem everyone faces out, you are the only person who knows what system will work best for you.

Reply 5

Simmy0403

Original post by Maizyyo

That's my exact problem, the work just seems to keep coming, and suddenly you are drowning in it.

Bruhh.. You get me loool

I actually don't know how to catch up on work... I dunno what's the best way for it

Reply 6

jelly1000

Original post by Simmy0403

It's about prioritising. You can't know every topic well enough, choose a few to learn in detail.

Reply 7

Maizyyo

I sometimes find it helps to make kind of like a 'to do' list, but make one for short term things, e.g. practical prep work, or an essay, that needs to be done for that week, and a more long-term list with things like all the lectures you want to write up, and subject areas you want to revisit at some point. Then you know exactly what needs doing and can see where your priorities lie and what needs to be done first, so you can start with that. You can then tick off all the things as you do them. Also, just seeing how much you have to do, on paper, can be good to motivate you to actually start doing your work and working through your list of tasks.
Also, if you have a lecture/session timetable from uni which has when your lectures and small group sessions etc. are scheduled, you can fill in the gaps where you have breaks with what you want to get done at that point, e.g. 2-3pm blank space on schedule- you could write in 'write up lecture 18 of module x' and try to get that done in the time, instead of just wasting time trying to think what needs doing.

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Reply 8

username2336123

Ask classmates for a copy of their notes from the relevant sessions.

Work out how much "free time" you have during the day i.e. lunch hours etc., and try to see how you can economise on time. Read whilst on the bus, spend half as much time eating (if you're comfortable able to speed--eat) and the rest of the time you would have spent eating use to go over whatever.

Cut down on the socialising until you're through the woods. Or even better, if there are other people in a similar position (maybe they have attended lectures you haven't, but you attended a seminar they did) organise a group study session one evening.

Reply 9

Kevin De Bruyne

It can be pretty difficult/overwhelming but just do as much as you can, maybe giving up a bit of free time, and work through the lectures in order.

Reply 10

doodle_333

you know what you need to do, work yourself out a plan of what you need to by and by what date and then set yourself a target for each day and stick to it (and that target should be in terms of what you produce e.g. 3 lectures worth of notes, 2 sets of reading, not time)