“People Like You Help Us”: Man Shares His Study Method After Scoring 7 A’s in Matric, SA Grateful

• A local man who scored straight A's in matric shared a detailed breakdown of his unique and effective study methods
• The informative clip was shared on TikTok, where it went viral, and many learners and parents thanked him for the tips
• Social media users were grateful for the educational content, with some asking for university-level tips, while others wished they had such technology in their days

A young man captured the attention of social media after sharing a video containing invaluable study advice.

The clip, shared by TikTok user @timstudyfetch, gained massive views, likes, and comments from viewers who showed gratitude and an outpour of admiration.

The young man, who scored seven distinctions in Grade 12, shared that he did not study hard but used a few different study methods that worked well for him. For English, he used the Feynman technique, which he explained as choosing a concept and oversimplifying it. The goal is to explain it to a child and then go back to the textbook to fill in the gaps. For Maths and Physics, he said he would not read the textbook but would go on YouTube, search for the concept, and learn it from the videos.

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Studying smart and not hard

He also gave a shout-out to a YouTube channel called Kevin, adding that he would then do past papers many times until he could no longer do it. He also shared that for History, which was his best mark, he used the SQ3R method, calling it simple and promising to explain it in a video to be shared later. For Biology, he said he used a technique called Active Recall, where he would take all his notes and put them into an app that converted them into approximately 100 flashcards.

He then would go through the flash cards every week for about five weeks leading up to the exam. For Chemistry, he used Active Recall for the flash cards for all the definitions, and for the calculations, he used the same method as Maths, YouTube and past papers. He also noted that for Afrikaans, he was saved by a YouTube channel called Juf Nagel.

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SA shows gratitude to the A student

The video went viral, attracting massive views, likes, and comments from grateful social media users. Many learners thanked him and promised to use the methods he shared. Parents also noted that they had shared the video with their children, hoping it would be helpful to them.

Some who were older said they wished such technology existed in the 90s and 2000s, saying they would have done much better. Others asked for tips to use at the university level, showing their gratitude for the valuable information.

User @lisamare63 said:

"It would have been life-changing if uncapped WiFi, tiktok and being able to watch unlimited YouTube videos to help study were a thing back in 2015."

User @Zimkhitha shared:

"Saving this for my son who's currently in Grade 3 😁😂."

User @Sinceisbeautiful added:

"Thank you so much. People like you help us a lot, and I'm really grateful for that."

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User @homegoodies165 commented:

"You're just a hard-working, consistent, disciplined, well-organised & diligent student. No shortcuts there🧡💯."

User @Tortellini shared:

"This is why for my kids 80% is the bare minimum. Kids have all the tools nowadays."

User @Mfundo Ncedo said:

"You're smart for figuring out these study methods."

Watch the TikTok video below:

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Source: Briefly News