Beneficial to study ahead in uni?

[Clara_tanone]

hi everyone,

i was just wondering, has anyone here ever tried to study ahead before uni semester starts?

if so, how did this go? is it extremely beneficial to do this in ur humble opinion?

in vce, i read in the forums that many people study ahead during the long summer break.

for uni, would studying ahead be just as beneficial, more beneficial or not as beneficial?

is it more useful to use the holiday period to forget studies completely, study a bit or go study ultra hard so that you will be ultra prepared before the next semester and you already know what questions to ask your tutor/lecturer during your weekly consultation hours?

im guessing if u study ahead you won't have to devote so much time to doing all your pre-reading during semester.
you can focus on doing the tute questions and making good summary notes and doing past exams near the end of semester.

how does everyone here study btw? do u try do some study everyday?

[Russ]

You can study ahead if you want. It's a personal judgement thing.
Whilst it's most likely beneficial, I don't believe studying ahead is necessary for uni (nor for VCE)

[Clara_tanone]

You can study ahead if you want. It's a personal judgement thing.
Whilst it's most likely beneficial, I don't believe studying ahead is necessary for uni (nor for VCE)

If you think it's beneficial then why don't you think more people do it?
More repetition time with study materials surely means your ability to get D/HD increases proportionally to the amount of effort/time you put in (but not always). It's also about being efficient as well as effective and 'studying smart' not necessarily 'studying hard'.

[ChickenCh0wM1en]

If you think it's beneficial then why don't you think more people do it?
More repetition time with study materials surely means your ability to get D/HD increases proportionally to the amount of effort/time you put in (but not always). It's also about being efficient as well as effective and 'studying smart' not necessarily 'studying hard'.

Because there's more to life than just studying on holidays etc. Savor it while you can and enjoy yourself.

[hobbitle]

Because there's more to life than just studying on holidays etc. Savor it while you can and enjoy yourself.

This.

[MelonBar]

I learnt some bio in the mid year break back in first year, but only because I hadn't done biology since year 10 and was taking semester 2 biol (skipped 1st semester biology at uni). It was pretty helpful but I only learnt the basics which is pretty much essential (mitosis, cells, nucleus, etc). If you're just looking to get ahead then I think you should just enjoy the break.

[Clara_tanone]

Because there's more to life than just studying on holidays etc. Savor it while you can and enjoy yourself.

hmm...the thought suddenly occurred to me that the reason why I ask might mostly be because currently I am unsatisfied with my productivity during the semester in uni. 

if you are a uni student you must work really hard during semester...what course are you doing btw?
edit: oh wait just saw from your signature.

how do you study for ur units if you don't mind me asking? do you consider yourself to be a hard worker?

[Russ]

If you think it's beneficial then why don't you think more people do it?
More repetition time with study materials surely means your ability to get D/HD increases proportionally to the amount of effort/time you put in (but not always). It's also about being efficient as well as effective and 'studying smart' not necessarily 'studying hard'.

Not just because it's not 'worth' it to do so, in that it costs you your holidays but also that it isn't necessary to do so in order to succeed (in the majority of cases) and it's hard to motivate yourself to do something unnecessary. Whether students study appropriately (smart) during semester is a separate issue, but uni students are known for not doing anything until week 9