how to take on college studying

How to take on college studying

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part 1

Develop good study habits

In college, you’ll need to build on the study skills that you learned in high school. The demands of a college education class are probably more rigorous than those you are used to.

You can succeed by knowing what to expect and how to handle it. Think of college as a full-time job, in which you spend 40 hours a week on class, labs, study groups and doing homework.

Being organized and using your time well are essential. Learn more  about time management, and use the guides lines below to develop your study skills.

Decide when to study

Work out about how many hours you need to study every day. Then make a schedule.

·        Figure out what blocks of time you have available throughout the day, in the evenings and on weekends.

·        Consider what time of day are most alert- there are morning people and night owls – and try to schedule your studying accordingly

·        Think about whether you do better for a few hours at a time or sitting down for marathon sessions

Study for Multiple Practice

Study for Multiple Exams

Part 3

 English, math, foreign language tips: PREACTICE – especially foreign language. It’s hard to succeed in a foreign language class if you are just showing and doing the work. But if you are in your room and look at objects and try to say them in a language you are learning it actually helps. Or if you send a simple text to a friend think about it, can you translate that to German or Spanish? These are the little things that will help. Here are my final words of wisdom for students who want to get better grades in college: Time management and organization are critical key factors to success in college. And never be afraid to go ask your teacher for help. They have office hours for a reason- use them!

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Study for multiple exams part 2

Study for multiple exams

Part2

My Strategies for written assignments: Everyone has their own writing styles. I generally come up with an idea and do massive amounts of research before I even think about writing. I then organize my research then sometimes prepare an outline before actually writing. I always print out the paper and then come back to it the next day and reread it. That is the easiest way for me to catch my own mistakes. I have to give my eyes  a break from it, and if I just wrote it I think it looks perfect. But if I look at it a day later I almost always find grammatical errors or phrases and sentences I just want to reword. How I succeed on team projects: Never assume someone is doing what they are supposed to be doing. Have regular meeting and have each member show their work, not just give you or the group their word for it.

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Study For Multiple Exams Part 1

Study for Multiple Exams

Part 1

How I study for multiple exams, deal with multiple projects: Really it is my time management that I explained above. If I see I have multiple things due or to study for all at the same time I spread out my time beforehand. For example, if I have a test Monday , and 2 test Tuesday then I will study for my Monday test Thursday and party of Friday. Start studying for my next test on the second half of Friday and part Saturday, then my second test Tuesday test on Saturday as well and part of Sunday. Then Sunday night I can review for my test because I already studies for it. When that test is over I can begin reviewing for the other tests. My overall study method: I try to break it up over several days or at least two. I get bogged down if I try to pull and all nighter. How I’ve overcome and initial bad grade: If I received a low grade I probably knew it was coming because I didn’t prepare properly or I didn’t use the right habit for that class. I usually try to go over what I did wring and sometime discuss with the teacher what I can do differently on the next exam or what they suggested I do for studying for the nest exam.

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Sarah's story Part 2

Sarah’s Academic Success Story

Part 2

My test study method: I have different strategies for different types of tests or subjects. For me, any type of math is exceptionally difficult so I had to spend extra time on that. I would go back through the homework problems focusing on the problems that I had extra difficulty on. Many times I would ask the teacher for any additional study materials they could provide. If it was a class that required memorization or applying concepts I would create a sort of study guide for myself many times focusing on what were key focal points in the class. If I knew there were going to be essays I would try to take the terms and apply them to an example or create different questions on the concepts focused in throughout the semester.

My time management secret: I always always carry a planner with me. I even use different color highlighters to show what each event on my calendar is for. For example, pink, pink is personal, yellow is school, orange is work, blue is for appointments, and green is for my sorority. Although I use whit-out frequently, I can see in bright in bright yellow that if I have that project for finance due Tuesday, I need to start working on it on the previous Wednesday so I can just get it done. My friends have always been so amazed at how early I get things accomplished but that is really all I do.

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