Do you have any tips for studying – specifically biology and chemistry? Xxxx

I study biology, and only small amounts of chemistry that is relevant to the human body!
I’ve found a few ways to study!

• watch all your lectures and write out the learning objectives for each topic, mark the parts of the lectures which go over the main learning objectives
• whilst watching your lectures, be writing down YOUR notes of the important bits which match up with the learning objectives.
(Such as in my topic of the nervous system and neurology, one lecture can be 70 slides long, but only about half of that is actually relevant to the course and the objectives, and the other half to gain a better way to try and understand it!)
• so now you have your own set of notes explains in your way what you need to know. I now usually try to either teach my boyfriend, which helps because if I can’t explain or there’s gaps in my answer I can go back and revise! Or I have someone quiz me, and if I can’t answer I can go back and revise that!
• I also love drawing diagrams of different human body systems to visualise what I’m talking/learning about!
• I also love to apply it in real life situations. Because I’m studying to be a nurse it’s very easy for everything I learn in biology to be applied to the study I do!
Sciences like biology, chemistry, and physics, are happening all the time everywhere around us, and applying what you learn into real life can really help you gain a better understanding into what you’re studying!
I hope this helps xx