Effective study Methods part 3

How I deal with multiple projects/test: when I have more than one test or project, I break up my studying. I will study for one test for 30 minutes or so and then switch to the other one. If there is some part of a project that I know will not take me very long, I will do it when I don’t have much time. If I am really in a crunch for time on a specific day, I will study for one test in the morning and the other in the afternoon or at night. By breaking up the studying into different sections, I feel like I get much more done. Cram session do not work for me. I need to study something for a shorter period of time more often for it to sink in.

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Effective study methods part 2

                           

My time management secret: my secret is to use time wisely. I know that on certain days I don’t have time to run errands or hang out with friends even. Each minute of each day is used for something. One thing that works really well for me is to write everything down. I mean everything. I write down if I am going to email people, write letters, or study. It works for me to have a planner that goes by the day and shows me what I am going to be doing every day. Knowing what I have to do every day helps to plan out my week and my days. If I know that I don’t have time on Tuesday, I will try to get more things done on Monday or Sunday. I plan ahead, as especially if I’m going to be on the road for volleyball. When I’m on the road, I bring my books and read on the bus/plane/hotel room. Missing class is killing to make up from, but if you are upfront with your professors, they are usually nice about having to turn things in late or not being in class.

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Effective study methods part1

My test study method: when it comes time to study for the test, I usually start 2-3 days before the test. I go through my notes and make flashcards on what was important for those sections, paying special attention to what the teacher said would be on the test if there was a review session. Also, I go through the book and read the inset stories  and add to my flashcards. If there are practice problems or online assignments or test, I use those to help me study for the test as well. One the test is over, I keep the flashcards so that I have tem for the next test or for the final. Flashcards are a marvelous learning tool. The key to remembering something is to repeat it numerous times in a loud voice of a period of time. Repetition is a law for learning; therefore, to learn and remember, to recall, it is mandatory that you repeat over and over the things you desire to learn and remember. You may be thinking “oh, no, repeating something.” You need to get used to it. For example, the more you practice a song on the piano, the better you become at playing that song. Learning and remembering is like playing the piano the more you practice saying or doing it the better you can remember it. Look now at what you remember. You remember it because you have repeated it numerous times since first being exposed to it. So, practice rehearsing those things you desire to remember, and they will stick with you.

Practiceà proficiency à pleasure

The better you remember, the more pleasure you obtain from studying and learning.

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Original Quote.

"Do what's right in your life, you'll feel great if you do."

Student Success Statement.

“You will never regret doing what’s right.”

Anon.

What I think about this statement, is that it’s true about not regretting what you did that’s right. 

Academic success part 2

Laura B.’s academic success story

In high school I was one of the good students who didn’t really have to study to be a good student. The information that I took for notes in class usually sunk in enough for me to be able to get by on the test by simply reviewing the material just before the class began. It wasn’t that I didn’t try, I had a 4.0 all throughout high school, but I never really have to put forth much of an effort to get the results that I wanted to see. In college however, the changed. Not only did I start studying and reading the book, but I began to understand that the little tiny facts were just as important as the general concepts. My overall study method: I do the reading that is required for the classes, and I try to keep up. If I do fall behind, I usually use the reading that I did not get to as an additional study aid. I take good notes in class and actually attend every class that I can. Sometimes, with volleyball, it’s tough because of volleyball I make sure that I get the notes from another student in class. Also, for a subject such as chemistry, I do practice problems to help me understand what the material means.

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Student Success Statement.

“Light and darkness can’t occupy the same space at the same time. CTR is light-CTW is darkness.”

Call/Haymore.  

What I think about this statement is, To always choose the right every single time you do anything within your own life.