Yes, about 40 people per place said so. I can only sympathize with you. I watched the YouTube channel “Анжели в Индии”. The girl already graduated, and her parents are doctors, of course :). She didn’t speak any languages when they transferred her to a school in India, and then, when she applied for the first time, she didn’t get in either, although she says it’s normal, some people get in before they’re 40. It was a shock to me, but the other day I saw that a woman got in and is studying in our country at 37, a mother of two, and even with a degree in economics. We don’t have the same salaries as you do, and we don’t have the same respect. But the workload is enormous, and the attitude is terrible—seven days of night shifts in a row—I wouldn’t wish that on my worst enemy. Anyway, I won’t go into all the difficulties and I won’t discourage her either, although if you have the money, it’s better to study anywhere in another country.
The question was about the FSRS, but I have no experience with it and no experience preparing for your exam (spying on the channel’s creator while he’s preparing doesn’t count). So I wouldn’t answer, but they still don’t talk about the benefits of sleep. Some even believe that sleep accounts for 50% of a good memory. If the first 50% is the effort of paving the way, then the remaining 50% is the road construction that the body performs while sleeping. So it’s important to choose the optimal time for memorization: when you’re awake and truly feel rested. Then you can and should quickly review the material, literally for 10 minutes, and then start learning something new while your body still has the strength and desire to learn. Whether this time is morning or evening is up to you; not everyone has the opportunity. If you study during the day or in the evening, then before bedtime, you should just leave the repetition to keep your brain occupied with the task overnight. When you wake up, if you have 10 minutes, spend that time on repetitions. Even 10 minutes is enough; if you spend 3 seconds per card, you can review 200 cards in that time.
In connection with this learning strategy, I recommended the following time for adults: 1m 10m 1h 6h
Specifically for adults, those who study after work and have no other time!
People study for no more than an hour in the evening; they don’t have any free time. So “1 minute, 10 minutes” is the usual study time, and “1 hour” or even “2 hours” (if you study for more than an hour) is set simply to provide cards for review again before bed. The same applies to “6 hours”—to ensure they are ready to review again after sleep. However, if people only get 4 hours of sleep, this number might need to be adjusted. So, setting these intervals depends on your study strategy. You can, of course, stick with “1 minute 10 minutes” and study as much and as often as possible, but only if you see that it’s truly helping.
I’ve always been amazed that there are all sorts of subjects in school, but for some reason there’s no subject on how to memorize effectively and quickly :), even though it’s the most useful subject.
