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by Impossipuzzle
Tue Jan 08, 2013 9:32 pm
Forum: Studying
Topic: Need tips for study/improving memory
Replies: 6
Views: 5207

Re: Need tips for study/improving memory

I've also found a voice recorder to be very useful.

Then of course comes the problem of actually remembering to take the little thing with you to lectures!
by Impossipuzzle
Mon Jun 18, 2012 7:46 pm
Forum: Studying
Topic: Disability support requirement
Replies: 4
Views: 4339

Re: Disability support requirement

Thanks for all the advice folks :D I got in touch with the Uni again and they said I could send them a copy of the report from when I was first assessed and that would set the ball rolling. The impression I get is that they want to use it as a baseline for what they would need to learn from an up to...
by Impossipuzzle
Sun Jun 10, 2012 6:43 pm
Forum: Studying
Topic: Any report writing hints or tips?
Replies: 7
Views: 5322

Re: Any report writing hints or tips?

This happened to me a lot when I had to write a dissertation. Try not to obsess over it, your brain turns into a goopy, fatigued sludge! Breaks are important :D The advice my supervisor gave me at the time was to write a plan then "barf the whole thing out onto the page/screen". Her thinki...
by Impossipuzzle
Thu Jun 07, 2012 8:50 pm
Forum: Studying
Topic: Disability support requirement
Replies: 4
Views: 4339

Disability support requirement

Hi folks. I'm starting a Masters course in spetember having completed my first degree last year. Now due to sheer bull headed stubborness ](*,) I didn't approach the disability services of my old university for help at any stage during the degree. This is something that I regret as , while I came aw...
by Impossipuzzle
Tue May 22, 2012 9:12 pm
Forum: Studying
Topic: Problems with essays and Bibliographies
Replies: 1
Views: 3447

Re: Problems with essays and Bibliographies

I hate referencing but there are software packages which can do much of the leg work for you. Your school/college/university might have such software on their computers already (all the computers at Dundee had this dealie called "End Note") and your librarians/IT chaps should be able to ta...
by Impossipuzzle
Tue May 22, 2012 9:01 pm
Forum: Day-to-day living
Topic: My coping strategies - what are yours?
Replies: 44
Views: 47207

Re: My coping strategies - what are yours?

I'm so pleased to see that other people use the "phone-keys-wallet" mantra (or some variation thereof!) and I fully agree with the original posters "tell the truth" technique. At the recommendation of my friends I've tried to keep a day planner but alas I always forget to read th...