Buenos Dias!
STUDY! STUDY! STUDY!! The word that is constantly on our minds, a word we wish DID NOT exist!!! BUT it does, and STUDYING is your BEST FRIEND if you want good grades! =)
Did you get tangled up in socializing the first few weeks and now you heard your professor mention in class, mid-term next week!? Yes, you did not think mid-terms would be so early in the semester right? And now you look like this:
DON’T WORRY!!! Take a deep breath and get yourself in ORGANIZED!
Especially if you are freshmen you will come to see that there are many differences in studying for college courses versus how you may have studied in high school. Regular worksheets are replaced by many midterms and exams which require knowledge about concepts rather than simple memorization of facts. You will find it easier if you adapt their study habits to the college setting. Here are some tips for getting started:
- Find the right place to study
- Get a buddy
- Use daylight hours
- Study in chunks
- Study actively
- Rank your classes
Finding the right place: it is essential to find the right place to study; it is always good to find a nice quiet area to get all your thoughts organized and away from distraction.
Get a Buddy: I know many people like to study alone because they feel a buddy would be a distraction, which in great part could be true, BUT if you find a buddy from your same class it could be VERY helpful to study with them. Your buddy might have written down some notes that you missed but needed. There you! The buddy saved you! Or you can even save your buddy! Always good to help as well as receive help =)
Use daylight hours: many night owls (like me) wait until the very last minute, at night, to study, but it is shown not to be such a good way of doing it. Studying while it is still light out gives you a clear mind to soak up all the knowledge! LET’S GET INTO THIS HABIT! That way you have the rest of the evening/night to do whatever you want. Doesn’t it sound awesome?
Study in chunks & Study Actively: you don’t have to over study, you just have to select a large part of your reading, go to the library after class read for an hour or two and then go home, attend your club meetings, or meet up with some friends, you can do that because you did your studying early, YEY YOU!
Rank your classes: This is very helpful, keep checking your syllabus, or maybe write down in your agenda every test or assignment that is due, look through those and then rank your classes weekly. For example the top three classes that have something due soon, those are the ones you study for. It becomes less stressful than trying to read every day a little from each class.
Day to Day
· Take good notes
· Be involved in your classes
· Review your notes everyday
· Keep up on your reading
If you follow all these tips, in NO TIME you will be looking more like this:
GOOD LUCK EVERYONE! im suuuuuureeeee you will do well =D
<3 Giselle