Mature Cheese - 2 for 1 **8 hour study days** & lots of self-study tips (A GYG Blog)

Summer 2022 is my stretch target, but in all likelihood, it'll be summer 2023. I only have a few of hours of study time per day available so I need to make it as effective as possible!

Ahh, do you work full time? It's so hard - I tried to study A Levels in 2018 but I was working 40/50 hrs a week as a waitress, bartender and like three jobs, and nothing really progressed with my studies.

Yep - I 37 hours a week and working from home helps somewhat due to no travelling. I think I can probably study around three hours a day on weekdays and more on the weekend when I’m back in the office, but we’ll see!

Have you registered for your exams? And did you manage to get your practical assessment for Physics done, or is that still something you have to do?

An update!

I went through a bit of a hopeless period for a week and a bit, but I'm now back to studying

I'm not putting pressure on myself to do 8 hour study days, but I made myself a fancy lil spreadsheet thing to keep myself on track & at least now I can clearly see when and how I'm behind.

Something I've learnt! I think it's more about getting through the content, as opposed to trying to do a set number of hours in a day/week, as it can leave you feeling incapable whenever you don't meet your target.

AND A BIG ONE
I don't think I want to do engineering anymore! :O My brain is naturally creative and finds this analytical math-y stuff much harder. So instead, I want to study dental hygiene instead and go for a foundation course, I think I'll be happier because it'll be less taxing for me and it's a field I'm also interested in

@Chopinnocturne31

Summer 2022 is my stretch target, but in all likelihood, it'll be summer 2023. I only have a few of hours of study time per day available so I need to make it as effective as possible!