Ugh, I don't want to study

[emttim]

Anyone else having trouble studying for a scuba class they're taking? I just can't seem to get that far through my Rescue Diver manual...I'm going to chalk it up to post-semester burnout from taking calculus.

 

[Jim Ernst]

Anyone else having trouble studying for a scuba class they're taking? I just can't seem to get that far through my Rescue Diver manual...I'm going to chalk it up to post-semester burnout from taking calculus.

Tim.

With your Medical background Rescue will be a piece of cake for you, And I wonder if that is why... it is Maybe boring to read the Manuel??

We have pretty much the same Background and it It was hard for me to study for both Rescue and EFR Instructor as I pretty well knew most of it.

Rescue class will be mostly a breeze for you Buddy.

 

[1_T_Submariner]

I don't have any trouble studying for scuba classes. Motivated by my own obsession I guess. Now calculus won't even help.

I also am not try to take other classes so I would suspect burnout or at least study fatigue.

 

[Garrobo]

I have noticed over the years that I can read about and study anything that I am really interested in. Those things which do not interest me are hard to comprehend. Obviously, you may not be that interested in the subject.

 

[vladimir]

In your profile you lay out your plans for medical school and in your signature you have your plans for an economics degree. If studying for any scuba class is a challenge, then you definitely don't have the focus for med school and probably not even for a 4 year degree in economics. How's that for a pep talk?

 

[ronbeau]

Anyone else having trouble studying for a scuba class they're taking? I just can't seem to get that far through my Rescue Diver manual...I'm going to chalk it up to post-semester burnout from taking calculus.

If you can keep awake sitting through Economics lectures the Rescue Diver manual must be dowright exciting.

 

[rawls]

You got through the other certs so you will get through this one too. If you feel it might be burn out then consider taking the class at a different time after you have taken a break. One of the requiements for getting my divemaster certification included having to research and type up the answers to 300 questions. Talk about arduous. I found it very difficult at times to read all of the material I had to. When it began to get to me I just backed off for a few days or a week...sometimes two. After I had been away from it for awhile I found it easier to get back into it. Ask the instructor if you can put it off until the next class and explain to him or her why you want to. They should be receptive.

 

[emttim]

Tim.

With your Medical background Rescue will be a piece of cake for you, And I wonder if that is why... it is Maybe boring to read the Manuel??

We have pretty much the same Background and it It was hard for me to study for both Rescue and EFR Instructor as I pretty well knew most of it.

Rescue class will be mostly a breeze for you Buddy.

Jim, I think you've pretty much hit the nail on the head. I can't decide whether it's comical or pointless for me to be reading information on how to provide medical care to a diver with an illness or injury since I provide medical care every time I'm at work.

I don't have any trouble studying for scuba classes. Motivated by my own obsession I guess. Now calculus won't even help.

I also am not try to take other classes so I would suspect burnout or at least study fatigue.

Yeah, calculus is enough to make any sane person vomit...or at least dry heave.

In your profile you lay out your plans for medical school and in your signature you have your plans for an economics degree. If studying for any scuba class is a challenge, then you definitely don't have the focus for med school and probably not even for a 4 year degree in economics. How's that for a pep talk?

It was inflammatory, uneducated, and completely brushed off since my profile's outdated and for all I know you don't even have a high school diploma.

I have noticed over the years that I can read about and study anything that I am really interested in. Those things which do not interest me are hard to comprehend. Obviously, you may not be that interested in the subject.

Well, you're partially right, yeah. I'm not too interested in the medical aspect of it because I already know it. I haven't gotten to the actual procedures for how to handle panicked divers, tired divers, etc. which I don't know. Hard to study stuff you already know which would be the medical stuff. Plus I disagree with some of it since it states that high concentrations of oxygen make a significant outcome when given early to a patient and then tells you to use a pocket mask with supplemental oxygen. At best, a pocket mask with supp. O2 will give around 44% O2. I'm not sure as to whether a layperson without at least my level of training can use a bag-valve mask, but with supp. O2 those can give 100% O2 and it's not rocket science to use a BVM.

If you can keep awake sitting through Economics lectures the Rescue Diver manual must be dowright exciting.

I hear that from everyone. I guess that's good proof of my interest in economics since it's a snoozefest for everyone else. ;P

You got through the other certs so you will get through this one too. If you feel it might be burn out then consider taking the class at a different time after you have taken a break. One of the requiements for getting my divemaster certification included having to research and type up the answers to 300 questions. Talk about arduous. I found it very difficult at times to read all of the material I had to. When it began to get to me I just backed off for a few days or a week...sometimes two. After I had been away from it for awhile I found it easier to get back into it. Ask the instructor if you can put it off until the next class and explain to him or her why you want to. They should be receptive.

300 questions? Sheesh. I'm going to finish up Rescue Diver just so I have it done, but as far as Divemaster, I think I'm just going to tell my instructor that I'm more than willing to do the program as long as he understands that I may not do much for it for several months. I may wait until next summer to get all the bookwork out of the way and just get the waterskills module and internship out of the way in the meantime.

 

[Jim Ernst]

Just browse over the need to know info, And go through the knowlage reviews and quizes Tim, and I am willing to bet you will have no problem answering them, And if so you have it licked.

But do enjoy the class as it is a fun/ important one once you get into the physical portion!

 

[vladimir]

It was inflammatory, uneducated, and completely brushed off since my profile's outdated and for all I know you don't even have a high school diploma.

Apparently not completely brushed off, since you responded to it. I do have a high school diploma, and an undergraduate degree in mathematics from Johns Hopkins. So I didn't dry heave my way though calculus and I am reasonably well educated compared to most community college students. Perhaps it was inflammatory--I apologize for that. But a casual read of your profile, signature, and posts made me wonder how in touch you were with the reality of the requirements for medical school, a PhD in marine science, etc. I see you've updated it. Now that you've decided on economics, please feel free to PM me if you need any help--really. While I don't have a degree, I do have some undergraduate coursework and 20 years of experience as a trader on Wall Street. Wall Street, by the way, will be much more interested in your mathematics training than your economics training.