How to Take on College Studying (Part 2)

How to Take on College Studying (Part 2)

Choose Where to Study :Where you should study depends on two factors: the environment in which you are best able to concentrate and the type of work you are planning to do.

ü      The best places to study have a good light, a comfortable temperature and enough desk space—usually your dorm room, your apartment or the library.

ü      For completing problem sets or brainstorming possible test questions, you may want to study with a group or at least in a setting where fellow students are available for discussion.

ü      When you are reading a book chapters or working on a research paper, you are probably better off in a less social environment.

ü      Improve Your Study Skills: here are simple steps you can take to help you get a handle on studying:

ü      Have a routine for where and when to study.

ü      Chose reasonable and specific goals that you can accomplish for each study session.

ü      Do things that are harder or require more intense thought at your most productive time of the day.

ü      Take breaks if you need them so you don’t waste time looking at material but not absorbing it.

ü      Get to know students whom you respect and can study with or contact to ask questions.

ü      Keep up with the workload and seek help when you need it.

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Study for Multiple Exams (Part 3)

Study for Multiple Exams

(Part 3)

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nglish, math, foreign language tips: PRACTICE—especially foreign language. It is 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 the 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

(Part 2)

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 ever think about writing. I then organize my research then sometimes prepare an outline before actually writing. 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 in team projects: never assume someone is doing what they are supposed to be doing. Have regular meetings and have each member show their work, not just give you or the group their word for it.

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