HOW TO TAKE ON COLLEGE STUDYING

PART 2

CHOOSE WHERE TO STUDY

WHERE YOU SHOULD STUDY DEPENDS ON TWO FACTORS: TH ENVIRONMENT IN WHICH YOU ARE BEST ABLE TOO CONCENTRATES AND THE TYPE OF WORK YOU ARE PLANNING TO DO.

v THE BEST PLACES TO STUDY HAVE GOOD LIGHT, A COMFORTABLE TEMPERATURE AND ENOUGH DESK SPACE—USUALLY YOU’RE DORM ROOM, YOUR APARTMENT OR THE LIBRARY.

v 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.

v WHEN YOU ARE READING BOOK CHAPTERS OR WORKING ON A RESEARCH PAPER, YOU ARE PROBABLY OFF IN A LESS SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT.

IMPROVE YOUR STUDY HABITS

HERE ARE SIMPLE STEPS YOU CAN TAKE TO HELP YOU GET A HANDLE ON STUDYING:

v HAVE A ROUTINE FOR WHERE AND WHEN YOU STUDY.

v CHOOSE REASONABLE AND SPECIFIC GOALS THAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH FOR EACH STUDY SESSION.

v DO THINGS THAT ARE HARDER OR REQUIRE MORE INTENSE THOUGHT AT YOUR MOST PRODUCTIVE TIME OF THE DAY.

v TAKE BREAKS IF YOU NEED THEM SO YOU DON’T WASTE TOME LOOKING AT MATERIAL BUT NOT ABSORBING IT.

v GET TO KNOW STUDENTS WHOM YOU RESPECT AND CAN STUDY WITH OR CONTACT TO ASK QUESTIONS.

v KEEP UP WITH THE WORKLOAD AND SEEK HELP WHEN YOU NEED IT.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

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