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. MANT
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 WOILD
TRY TO TAKE THE TERMS AND APPLY THEM ON 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 IS PERSONAL, YELLOW IS SCHOOL, ORANGE IS
WORK, BLUE IS APPOINTMENTS, AND GREEN IS FOR MY SORORITY. ALTHOUGH I USE
WHITE-OUT FREQUENTLY, I CAN SEE IN BRIGHT YELLOW THAT IF I HAVE THAT PROJECT
FOR FINANCE DUE ON TUESDAY, I NEED TO START WORKING ON IT ON [THE PREVIOUS]
WEDNESDAY SO I CAN JUST GET THINGS ACCOMPLISH BUT THAT IS REALLY ALL I DO.
CHOOSE
THE RIGHT!!!
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