Comments on: Bar Exam Tips http://www.get-better-grades.com/blog/bar-exam-tips/ Get The Best Grades With the Least Amount of Effort Fri, 27 Jan 2012 03:12:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: Dr Marc Dussault http://www.get-better-grades.com/blog/bar-exam-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-574 Dr Marc Dussault Sun, 21 Jun 2009 05:48:02 +0000 http://www.get-better-grades.com/blog/?p=342#comment-574 Cheryl, After 20 years out of school, as a mature student, you need to give yourself time to adapt to new learning strategies. You also need to separate SPEED READING from note taking. One of the strategies that I explain in the program is that ONCE you've read as quickly as you can, you can then go back and highlight or take note of what's important. If you DON'T SPEED READ, the reading part takes you 2, 3 or 4 times longer. Eventually, you'll be able to determine WHAT you want to take down as notes. The best suggestion I have for you is GIVE IT TIME TO WORK FOR YOU. Don't expect an 'overnight' miracle any more than stepping into the gym and expecting to be 'fit' after one session. Post another comment in a few weeks after you've had a chance to get comfortable with the process. The issue is you are trying to do A LOT at once - GOING BACK TO SCHOOL and learning to learn again... Stick with it - it only gets easier. Just like the gym - the first 3 weeks are the worst which is why most people never make it past the 'crunch time'. Cheryl,
After 20 years out of school, as a mature student, you need to give yourself time to adapt to new learning strategies. You also need to separate SPEED READING from note taking. One of the strategies that I explain in the program is that ONCE you’ve read as quickly as you can, you can then go back and highlight or take note of what’s important. If you DON’T SPEED READ, the reading part takes you 2, 3 or 4 times longer. Eventually, you’ll be able to determine WHAT you want to take down as notes. The best suggestion I have for you is GIVE IT TIME TO WORK FOR YOU. Don’t expect an ‘overnight’ miracle any more than stepping into the gym and expecting to be ‘fit’ after one session. Post another comment in a few weeks after you’ve had a chance to get comfortable with the process. The issue is you are trying to do A LOT at once – GOING BACK TO SCHOOL and learning to learn again… Stick with it – it only gets easier. Just like the gym – the first 3 weeks are the worst which is why most people never make it past the ‘crunch time’.

]]> By: Cheryl http://www.get-better-grades.com/blog/bar-exam-tips/comment-page-1/#comment-570 Cheryl Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:59:15 +0000 http://www.get-better-grades.com/blog/?p=342#comment-570 Dr. Dussault, I have returned back to school after almost 20 years to become a Nurse. This has not been easy so I needed help and have both Speed Reading video and How to Get Better Grades book. I am still struggling to put all your tools into practice. It seems I am both visual and auditory learner. My toughest problem is reading the material first and then making the necessary notes. Hence the issue, speed reading. I have tried to speed read but feel I am not retaining anything I read. The Nursing information is very technical and new to me. I slow down to read the definitions and I also continue to read everything subconsciously. I know I should not still be doing this but I don't know how to stop and get past this. Any suggestions? Dr. Dussault,

I have returned back to school after almost 20 years to become a Nurse. This has not been easy so I needed help and have both Speed Reading video and How to Get Better Grades book. I am still struggling to put all your tools into practice. It seems I am both visual and auditory learner. My toughest problem is reading the material first and then making the necessary notes. Hence the issue, speed reading. I have tried to speed read but feel I am not retaining anything I read. The Nursing information is very technical and new to me. I slow down to read the definitions and I also continue to read everything subconsciously. I know I should not still be doing this but I don’t know how to stop and get past this. Any suggestions?

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