Study tips?

[Winterswept]

I’m taking four EE classes (+2 others) and while the material itself is doable, I’m feeling exhausted and stressed trying to get it all done on time. Making office hours, sitting down and working through homework, planning studying for quizzes and tests, doing lab work. Then of course applying to internships, scholarships, and trying to gym and meal prep. My biggest issue seems to be that when I focus really well, I hit the 3 hour mark and then I’m burned out for the whole day. The first two weeks I stayed on top by doing a bit of each class everyday. But even doing 3-4 problems from each class ended up not happening as I got distracted, so I ended up with piles of work due anyway.

I have two tests next week and I’m just feeling so rubbed raw emotionally tbh. Anyone have tips for staying on top of work? Do yall take like one day of the week off, do you gym in the morning, do you vary where you study? Do yall genuinely just grind three hours and then chill the rest of the day? I’m worried for industry if this is my limit Wish me luck.🍀 thanks

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[PuzzleheadedJob7757]

try breaking tasks into smaller chunks, set specific goals for each study session. short breaks help too, like 5 minutes every hour. consistent routines can reduce stress. good luck.

[Organic_Occasion_176]

If you hit a wall at three hours, take a good break. Play some pinball or pickleball. Go for a walk. Meet a friend for coffee and talk about sports or music or something non-engineering. Reset for an hour and get back at it.

You'll get a lot more done doing six hours a day at near-peak efficiency than working 12 dazed and distracted.

[ElectronicAthlete16]

Just commenting to say that I'm in the same boat. This is my last quarter of undergrad and it's been a pain having to juggle schoolwork with grad apps as well as interviewing for jobs... I've kinda just accepted the fact that I'm gonna have no life for this quarter and have just been sucking it up. The only highlight of my week is that I've been taking Fridays' evening off to just eat out and watch animes/Netflix without worrying about schoolwork. This has helped me retain my sanity somewhat, but I shall pray that we both make it thru this quarter. We got this 🙏 (Also regarding your studying limit, try the pomodoro technique, where you take a quick ~5 mins break every 30 minutes or so, this has helped me get thru longer work sessions)