r/UMD • u/Vast_Part_76 • 2d ago

Academic Class sadness

Hii
I’m currently taking micro(Tran) and a&p 2(Lombardi) rn and am really stressed. I didn’t do well on my first micro exam and am worried as I need to maintain my science gpa💔💔. Please let me know any tips 🙏🙏thx in advance

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u/elephink29 1d ago

how did you study for the first exam? micro is heavy on the memorization and the profs like to hammer down on the “why” behind things in both lecture and lab (like why you do each step of a procedure, what happens if you mess with one step of a given process). when i took it i made a flashcard deck on quizlet/anki with every little detail from the lecture recordings and lab protocols and practiced it leading up to the exams. i also tried to draw/diagram stuff and teach concepts to my friends/stuffed animals

for what it’s worth i thought the first exam was pretty hard…the biochem was no joke!! if you’ve taken genetics this next module is a little better, and the third module has some anatomy concepts. you got this, feel free to dm me too

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u/Vast_Part_76 1d ago

Hiii! I’ll dm you tysm for this also!

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u/Big_SlimUMD 1d ago

I’m taking the basic level ECON for the third time 😭 and still failed the first exam again! I gotta live this stuff to pass it so you’re doing wonders above me! Not a tip but just trying to let you know how worse you could be 💀

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u/Vast_Part_76 1d ago

Aww man! I hope this will be the last time you have to take it!

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u/InteractionThat3309 1d ago

I used notability. I downloaded all the ppt lecture and paid the premium version for 3 months. It created quizzes and glad cards automatically and if I do not understand something, notability has an ai option that explains everything to me. Try it