Jakobi Davis | Student-Athletes

study advice i needed as a student athlete at 15, not 23.

real talk. as student athletes we do not have time to sit in the library for 6 hours. we need to study the least amount of time possible and still get the best grades possible.

that only happens if you have a system.

this one took me 2 to 3 years to build at cornell. it took me from a 2.7 gpa my first semester to a dean’s list engineer while playing d1 baseball. you are getting it here for free. please actually use it.

here it is:

weekend. use sq3r on the upcoming material and write down every knowledge gap you have. not notes. questions.

before class. quick refresh so the material is warm.

in class. front row. you already know what you do not understand, so you are listening for those answers.

when the professor hits that part of the lecture, one of two things happens. they answer it and you write it down, or they explain it in a way that still does not click and you raise your hand and ask the clarifying question. now the gap is closed before the homework even starts.

right after class. close your notes. you should not be able to see them. brain dump for 3 minutes. every answer you remember, every equation, every concept. think of it like a file transfer from what you just heard into long term storage.

spaced repetition. you come back to it. homework and normal test prep will do most of this for you if you are consistent.

that is the free sauce. do that and you buy your time back for practice, lifts, film, and sleep.

the test prep side of this lives inside my playbook and it is about to launch to the public. comment WAITLIST and i will send it to you.

i already know what we need as student athletes. i lived it.