AND MAKE "FRIENDS" WITH YOUR PROFS!!! - Act like you are interested...bc even if you act like you are interested....you will still learn a lot more than, being non participant...answer questions in class....telling you I lived, with multiple women, a couple GF's, and by myself, and with a few roommates...you must go somewhere that to me the only answer is the College Library-It is always open at ok hours, and if not go to a coffee shop...these are open usually all the time late late in college towns...but anyways that is how I learned....I went in College, after a great high school experience, and the learning there in high school was top notch....but COLLEGE is a different entity in it's own right-Have fun..enjoy it, put yourself out there, maybe even a night you aren't studying, and drop by some spots, like coffee shops or even bars sometimes-people are out studying, having fun, pizza joints etc. I found tons of places- I always listened to music with my ipods in college so dunno....but study habits everyone has to bite the bullet, and figure out what works best for them... I also found getting friends in class, and studying with them has it's own GREAT benefits espesh with the women you can meet for group study dates!!
I had the same problem, in fact I was pretty mediocre in high school and it showed in college. But I learned to figure out when it is optimal for me to study. I realized that I cant study in the morning and my peak is at night. So even if I have time, space, and the materials ready, I was just wasting my time reading something that I will never retain. And in the afternoon, forget about it. The evenings were optimal and I could study into the wee hours of the morning no problem. Secondly, I figured to study in sections and made it as a goal. So, reading a chapter, writing a paper starting with just the introductory paragraph, jotting just the definition, or solving amount of problems. Essentially, if you break it up in pieces, by the time you get to the second, third or fourth sections, you're almost at completion. Third, give yourself a break and a reward. After each section, take a breather and food always does it for most folks as a reinforcement tool. Of course if you're on a roll and your body tells you to go ahead, don't stop the momentum. But reinforcement is vital for a job well done until you finish the next section. Lastly, embrace the process and find something that you like in the course. If you're studying something that is so boring and have no interest on, the sooner you accept it, the sooner you can also mentally and emotionally move on and do the work productively. Its part of higher learning, reading something that's we are forced to (research journals, mundane articles, textbooks, books that are laborious to read). Once you surrender to the process, it makes the sitting down and reading a little more accepting than from someone who loathes the class and study materials. Hope it helps!
If you could find somebody to discuss the subjects you need to study, that would help. If you can explain the subject you're studying to somebody else, you have a fairly good grasp on the subject. Other than that, I'd just sit in a quiet place and read over the material. If there are problems coinciding with the material, work on them after you go over everything, and then use the book for reference while you work on problems. If there aren't problems, once you've read over everthing, go back and study part by part, taking time to question portions of the text. Answer your questions on your own, or with a partner, or using other sources aside from your text book. The most important thing to remember about college is that your job is to be a student. Most students take about 14-18 hours of classes per week. That means you should be studying 24-26 hours per week to be a full time student. If you can do that, you'll be very successful in your studies.
Try studying on the toilet. It really helps. You can't really fall asleep and there is nobody there to bother you
dont do the drugs. drink coffee, get motivated, do what you gotta do. MAN UP. its tough, i know, i love to procrastinate, and procrastinating is bad but hey..it happens. what matters is knowing when its time to buckle down...BUCKLE down.
Be super smart and eliminate the need for studying :grin: I sucked at studying also. I personally like to use key words to help me remember boring crap.
Study in short increments. What I did in undergrad/grad school was study in 15-20 minute increments. Then I would do something for 15-20 minutes (like listen to music/watch sports/movies). It keeps your mind refreshed. However, I don't study for more than 2-3 hours at a time (including those 15-20 minute off time). That was my method. It worked for me.
You may want to look up Cornell note-taking http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornell_Notes You may want to look up the AVID system for study skills. http://www.vcoe.org/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=9tKPdjfJyiw=&tabid=3353
Surprised no one mentioned going to office hours. Talking to your professor can help you realize what you don't know and what topics you do and don't need to study for your exams.
Rap really effects studying? And thanks everyone. I'm going to try some of these out. And yes I go to U of H.
Anyone know where I can download white noise? The sound? So that it is nonstop and I could listen to it on repeat without any pause?
SimplyNoise. Select either white noise (when a TV had no signal in the 90s), pink noise (waterfall), or brown noise (ocean waves at a distance). It comes with slow, medium, fast oscillations, and a sleep timer for all 3 noises. Forget YouTube, this is the one to beat. The website also comes as an app. Also try Rainy Mood for the sound of rain and thunder.
^^^^^^^^^^ It is much truth to this I used to read each paragraph twice then read the whole chapter together. Highlighting main points on the first time. After I read through it the second time, I would write down what I understood about it. Writing what you read helped me remember big time. Grades went way up when I started doing that. Then read the whole chapter. It doesn't have to be all at once because you don't want to overwork yourself. Study in increments as someone said. I used to study for 1 hour increments maybe 3 times a day for major classes, and used down time like waiting for my next class to start or soaking in the tub to read.
