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For all those like me who had no one teach them how to take notes when you read the text, let me give you some tips that I’ve figured out.

Keep a notepad handy. Yes, an actual notepad and pen, pencil, marker, crayon, whatever is fun to write with. I use fountain pens solely for writing because it’s fun. This is important. As you read the text, write all of your snarky thoughts, commentary, ‘this is nonsensical,’ write it down.

Meanwhile, in your textbook, have several different color highlighters. Use one for IMPORTANT things, the major ideas. Use another color for subclauses of the IMPORTANT things. Use another for subclauses of those. Use another color for interesting things.

Get another notepad. Go back over the text and write down what you highlighted. Use your own words, but don’t be afraid to use word for word the textbook. This is so you remember. When you take notes, put the IMPORTANT things down first, then on a new line and offset from those, the next set of highlighted information.

Scream into a pillow because nothing makes sense anymore.

Search for videos to explain things and pray it’s not so obscure that no one knows what the thing you’re talking about is.

Search for anything that might be helpful, a coloring book, a 3D model you put together, someone’s studyblr.

When crunch time hits, search YouTube for the study songs you know someone has put out there.