The HYPA journey
Start where
you are.
I'm documenting what happens when a 28-year-old who struggled with school decides to start over — learning how to study, build discipline, and become a nurse.
- Currently
- Preparing for the TEAS
- Route
- Starting over → TEAS → WGU → BSN → NCLEX
The roadmap
Full timeline →- CompletedStart
- CurrentTEAS
Currently: Preparing for the TEAS
- UpcomingWGU
- UpcomingBSN
- UpcomingNCLEX
The journey
Episode 01
I'm starting over at 28.
Why I'm going back to school, pursuing nursing, and documenting the process.
Watch episode →How I'm learning
The full system →Get a first pass through the material. Understand it well enough to explain it badly.
Close the book. Put the notes away. Explain the concept from memory.
Use it. Work problems, answer questions, apply it somewhere it wasn't taught.
Find exactly what you got wrong, and why. Be specific. "Chemistry" isn't a gap.
Come back to it on a schedule, right before you would have forgotten it.
Simulate the real thing. Timed, closed book, no excuses. Then start the loop again.
From the journal
All entries →I Finally Started Taking Studying Seriously
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Why I Chose Nursing
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What I'm Doing When I Don't Want to Study
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Things that
actually help
All resources →- 01
TEAS
What I'm using to prepare for the entrance exam.
- 02
Anki
Spaced repetition flashcards. The review step, automated.
- 03
Obsidian
Where notes, plans and study logs live.
- 04
GoodNotes
Handwritten notes and working problems by hand.
- 05
Books
Books about learning, habits and getting things done.
- 06
Study tools
The small things that make sitting down easier.