I Am a Student

Depends on what are these 5 pages about. If it's physics, chemistry or math, that would take a daamn long for me. No chance to learn it in one day. I could manage biology, history, art history...But 5 pages in a day doesn't sound very effective to me. I would forget much of it right after the exam. I have to study gradually in order to get information deeper.

In college, we had to memorize around 500-1000 pictures of artworks - who was the author, approximate date when it was created, sometimes additional information. Somehow, I was able to pass on the first try every time but I never tried to learn everything all at once. I had to create "layers" in my memory. I memorized few one week, had a pause and memorize few again.

I also used to write down everything I learned before the exam. And I relied on my visual memory - what my notes looked like. I visualized a page in my mind and it helped me to remember what was the content.

College can be a tough transition. You might want to pay a visit to Student Counseling Services.

baby steps. Read and re read a sentence until you're completely focused. Once you're on a focus roll it gets smoother. Time yourself to 15 minutes of complete focus everyday and then keep excercising that muscle and extending the time.

15 minutes is key for me. If I take long breaks from studying 15 minutes of focus practice will set me right again.

Approach your studies without any prior judgments about it... become curious about it

uhm prioritize, most importent things first and see how far you get

You're more than capable. Take some time off and do nothing. Try to deal with anything else in your life that is causing a distraction or is not allowing you to focus if there are any. Taking 3 months off while in college was the best thing ive ever done .

You’ll survive

I would chunk your work. That's what I do. College is really hard. It's rough at the start. Also, look for the important details and focus on those over everything else. You don't have to read everything.

Eat Almonds with honey. 😎