Study Skills:
100 Suggestions for Success
The following suggestions are gleaned from experiences of students and teachers throughout the nation. Some are personal recommendations, while others are statements to be considered.
- Keep your sense of humor.
- Get plenty of sleep.
- Study for long-term memory.
- Use an index card as a pocket organizer.
- Get a tutor before it’s too late.
- Review your notes right after class.
- Use flash cards to help you remember and rehearse retrieval of information.
- Write everything down.
- Find a quiet place to study.
- Take lots of notes.
- Use an electronic organizer.
- Establish a routine.
- Ask questions again and again until you understand.
- Study with a partner.
- Take all the time you can for a test.
- Ask professors to give a test study guide.
- Get a head start on your reading.
- Do more than is required.
- Give yourself rewards.
- Start research papers early.
- Take hard classes in the summer.
- Parent yourself.
- Be accountable for yourself.
- Trick your mind into thinking you like something even if you don’t.
- Go to summer school.
- Read all your assignments.
- Fight the odds.
- Burn an assignment into your brain. Live it, breathe it, think it; make it a part of you.
- Divide large projects into small steps.
- Read information on university bulletin boards.
- Spend lots of time studying. It works!
- Study smart.
- Be patient. It all works out.
- Relax.
- Make many friends.
- Develop a good attitude.
- Be pleasant and polite.
- Work hard. College can sneak up on you!
- Get work experience in your major field.
- Take aptitude and interest tests.
- Do internships.
- Be confident.
- Be sure your professors know you by name.
- Be realistic.
- Balance work with recreation and pleasure.
- Approach each semester as a fresh beginning.
- Travel and get a global perspective.
- Attend all classes.
- Avoid complaining.
- Resist the easy way out.
- Demonstrate a sense of confidence.
- Keep things in proper perspective.
- Learn from everyone.
- Use the resources of the university.
- Read the university newspaper.
- Recognize your limitations.
- Learn how the system works.
- Understand that the university is not against you.
- Try and fail, but never fail to try.
- Be resourceful.
- Explore all the avenues available to you.
- Expand your horizons.
- Aim for the best grades you can get.
- Pretend the professor is going to give you a daily quiz.
- Remember that learning is a process. Enjoy the journey.
- Face your anxieties.
- Avoid procrastination.
- Know your learning styles.
- See it! Say it! Do it!
- Use multi-sensory learning strategies.
- Use the library.
- Resolve past hurts. They interfere with learning.
- Find a listening friend.
- Do your best; always give more than the rest.
- Study even when you don’t have specific homework.
- Being too social can be death of good grades.
- Remember why you’re in school – keep your eyes on the prize.
- Choose extracurricular activities which will enhance your career.
- Learn how to use technology.
- Survive your first semester.
- Practice making up test questions.
- Make up essay questions; write the answers.
- Take tests backwards.
- Find a way that works for you and stick to it.
- Get to know your professors.
- Sit where the professor can see you.
- Study to remember.
- Over-learn.
- Learn from those who do well.
- Attend university events and seminars.
- Emulate good role models.
- Study just before sleeping.
- Get to know other students in all of your classes.
- Study as if you are the professor who will be giving the lecture.
- Keep track of your grades in each class. Be in charge of your achievements.
- Don’t be afraid to pray.
- Practice good listening skills.
- Show appreciation.
- Perform community service.
- Do it now!!!