You can prepare yourself to succeed in your studies. Try to develop and appreciate the following habits:
- Take responsibility for yourself Recognize that in order to succeed you need to make decisions about your priorities, your time, and your resources
- Center yourself around your values and principles Don't let friends and acquaintances dictate what you consider important
- Put first things first Follow up on the priorities you have set for yourself, and don't let others, or other interests, distract you from your goals
- Look for better solutions to problems For example, if you don't understand the course material, don't just re-read it. Try something else! Consult with the professor, a tutor, an academic advisor, a classmate, a study group, or your school's study skills center
- Look to continually challenge yourself.
- Discover your key productivity periods and places Morning, afternoon, or evening? Find spaces where you can be the most focused and productive. Prioritize these for your most difficult study challenges
- Consider yourself in a win-win situation When you contribute your best to a class, you, your fellow students, and even your teacher will benefit. Your grade can then be one additional check on your performance
- First understand others, then attempt to be understood When you have an issue with an instructor (a questionable grade, an assignment deadline, etc.) put yourself in the instructor's place. Now ask yourself how you can best make your argument given his/her situation
- Know what the expectations are for the class • Different professors and teachers have different expectations from their students •Pay attention in class. If the instructor writes something on the whiteboard or displays it on the screen, it’s important. But if they say something, that’s important too. •Some students focus on the written materials without regard for what the instructor is saying. •If you write down only one aspect of the professor’s instructions (e.g., just what they write down), you’re probably missing about half the class.
- Conclusion Don’t forget to learn!
- Studying isn’t just about passing an exam, as most students look at it as.
- Studying is an effort to actually learn things, some of which you might actually care about.
- While you’ll have to take your share of classes that have little or nothing to do with your interests, you should still look for interesting things to take away from every experience.
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