Enroute Basics and struggling

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Hello to all of you. I'm enrolled in Viritual Enroute Basics, and as the title suggests, I'm having trouble. We've had two blocks so far, and I've failed both of them. I know some people might think, "Oh, well, you probably just aren't meant for this," but I don't have trouble understanding the material; rather, I have trouble remembering it. I've asked a number of my classmates what they do, and many of them tell me that they don't even study, yet they still perform well. I'm not sure what to do. Since there are only three blocks remaining before the final, I will have time to recuperate, but to be honest, I'm not sure where to begin. I'm a little disheartened because it seems like I'm doing something wrong but no clue where , or is there a specific type of person that you have to be like to learn all this material in 26 days? Should I increase my study time after class, study material during the class while the instructor is just talking and reading the study material, or take notes? What helped you pass is what I'm really asking.
 
Hello to all of you. I'm enrolled in Viritual Enroute Basics, and as the title suggests, I'm having trouble. We've had two blocks so far, and I've failed both of them. I know some people might think, "Oh, well, you probably just aren't meant for this," but I don't have trouble understanding the material; rather, I have trouble remembering it. I've asked a number of my classmates what they do, and many of them tell me that they don't even study, yet they still perform well. I'm not sure what to do. Since there are only three blocks remaining before the final, I will have time to recuperate, but to be honest, I'm not sure where to begin. I'm a little disheartened because it seems like I'm doing something wrong but no clue where , or is there a specific type of person that you have to be like to learn all this material in 26 days? Should I increase my study time after class, study material during the class while the instructor is just talking and reading the study material, or take notes? What helped you pass is what I'm really asking.
Flash Cards brother, again and again. I never went through academy, but when I studied, I grabbed those 100 sheet stacks of paper and wrote/rewrote again and again. Writing reinforces my memory and so do flashcards.
 
Flash cards works. There’s lots of flash cards already made on that one flash card website. But I agree writing it down over and over is the best way. That’s how we learn maps.
 
Grab a pen & paper, and write down the important parts while the instructor is talking. The act of writing it down will help you remember, and when you study at night you'll have a guide as to what may be important. If I remember correctly the instructors would usually give hints about what may be important (eg. on the test.) I also encourage you to have a 1-on-1 discussion about your concerns with the instructor. You won't get help if you don't ask for it.
 
Our next block test is on Thursday, so I'll give it a go until then. I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to reply and help me; god bless you all. I was honestly expecting people to come on here and berate me for my struggles, but I will surely follow your methods. Thank you again for sticking by that; it never hurts to be polite.
 
Our next block test is on Thursday, so I'll give it a go until then. I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to reply and help me; god bless you all. I was honestly expecting people to come on here and berate me for my struggles, but I will surely follow your methods. Thank you again for sticking by that; it never hurts to be polite.
when I went through there was an objective section with some bullet points on each section. Those were the items you were mainly tested on. But it could be different now. Since you didn’t do well on the first two blocks you’ll have to find time to go back and learn that material cus it will be on the final
 
Our next block test is on Thursday, so I'll give it a go until then. I really appreciate you taking the time out of your day to reply and help me; god bless you all. I was honestly expecting people to come on here and berate me for my struggles, but I will surely follow your methods. Thank you again for sticking by that; it never hurts to be polite.

You just have to put in more study time if you are not getting the desired results with your current inputs. Some people can memorize better than others and that really has very little to do with being a good controller. If other classmates tell you they aren't even studying but performing well, that information is about as useful as tits on a bull. Find what works best for YOU.

All the other advice you've been given is good stuff technique-wise. Best of luck.

edit: forgot to mention... what helped me personally is establishing yourself with a great study group. Find a couple people that take it seriously and want to put the time in. Organize with them and study after hours every. single. day.
 
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Coming from OTS, I was always behind my classmates when it came to basics because most of them were CTI school or came from backgrounds where they could easily memorize "book knowledge." I would dread every knowledge check since it always took me a long time to decide on an answer. Sometimes I'd just randomly throw out an answer hoping it was right just so the class could move forward.

I would spend at least an hour every day reviewing my notes when it was over. If an hour still hadn't passed by the time I finished reviewing my notes, I'd go over again until I hit the hour mark. If an hour passed and I wasn't done reviewing my notes, I'd keep going until I was done. Afterwards, I'd quickly skim the next day's lessons so I could have a vague idea of the subject matter being covered. Not saying I wouldn't have passed basics had I not done all of this, but I definitely wouldn't be as confident going into the final test.

Anyway, whether it's the first week of nonradar (is this phased out yet?), last week of nonradar, first week of radar, or last week of radar, don't give up until you're mathematically disqualified. Way too many people fail because they psyched themselves out rather than lacking the ability.
 
Hello to all of you. I'm enrolled in Viritual Enroute Basics, and as the title suggests, I'm having trouble. We've had two blocks so far, and I've failed both of them. I know some people might think, "Oh, well, you probably just aren't meant for this," but I don't have trouble understanding the material; rather, I have trouble remembering it. I've asked a number of my classmates what they do, and many of them tell me that they don't even study, yet they still perform well. I'm not sure what to do. Since there are only three blocks remaining before the final, I will have time to recuperate, but to be honest, I'm not sure where to begin. I'm a little disheartened because it seems like I'm doing something wrong but no clue where , or is there a specific type of person that you have to be like to learn all this material in 26 days? Should I increase my study time after class, study material during the class while the instructor is just talking and reading the study material, or take notes? What helped you pass is what I'm really asking.
Are there specific things that are troublesome? Memorization of a ton information that’s mostly meaningless at this point can be difficult, but if there’s some context to connect the dots it could help.
 
I don't recall Virtual Basics being so full of info that it was an issue to remember information for the Block Tests, but maybe it's changed a bit in 3 years. I didn't get hit with the "firehose" of info until I walked into the classroom at MMAC, and that's when I started studying a little bit after class.

Are your instructors not giving you the 'wink-wink, nudge-nudge' on the really important sections of class? Are you not keeping track of what the practice tests ask you? I took screencaps of the answers I got wrong, and took the free time we had during virtual class to go over parts I felt I couldn't remember easily.

Short answer is, I paid full attention to the instructor, personally. I started with basically 0 aviation knowledge and knew I couldn't half-ass anything. I did not study outside of work hours, and I passed basics fine. If recalling info is a struggle for you, the Academy is ten times worse, so rectifying that now is an absolute must.
 
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