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10.  Successful Students are good time managers. Successful students do not procrastinate. They learned that time control id life control and have constantly chosen to be in control of their life.

An element truth: you will either control time or be controlled by it! It’s your choice: you can lead or be led, establish control or relinquish control, steer your own course or follow others. Failure to take control of their own time is probably the no.1 study skill problem for college students. It ultimately causes many students to become non students Procrastinators are good excuse-makers. Don’t make academics harder on yourself than it has to be. Stop procrastinating. And don’t wait until tomorrow to do it!

The 10 items listed above are paraphrased from an article by Larry M Ludwig called Ten Commandants for effective study skills which appeared in the teaching professor, December, 1992

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Study for Multiple Exams

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English, Math , Foreign language tips. PRACTICE- especially foreign language. It is hard to succeeding a foreign language class if you are just showing and doing the wok. But if you are in you room and look at objects and try to say them in the language you are learning it actually helps. Or if you send a simple text to a friend think about it, can you translate that to German or Spanish? These are little things that will help. Here are my final words of wisdom for students who want to get better grades in college: Time management and organization are critical key factors to succeed in college. And never be afraid to ask your teacher for help. They have office hours for a reason, use them!

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My strategies for written assignments: Everyone has their own writing styles. I generally come up with an idea and do massive amounts of research before I ever think about writing. I then organize my research then sometimes prepare an outline before actually writing. I always print out the paper then come back to it the next day to re-read it. That is the easiest way for me to catch my own mistakes. I have to give my eyes a break from it, and if I just wrote it I think it looks perfect. But if I look at it a day later I almost always find grammatical error or phrases and sentences I just want to reword.

How I succeed in team projects: Never assume someone is doing what they are supposed to be doing. Have regular meetings and each member show their work, not just give you and the group their word for it.

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Sarah’s Academic Success Story

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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 problems that I had extra difficulty on. Many times I would ask the teacher for any additional materials they could provide. If it was a class the 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 they were going to be essays I would try to take the terms and apply them to an example or create different questions on the concepts focused throughout the semester.

My time management secret: I always always always carry a planner with me. I even use different color highlights to show what each event on my calendar is for. For example, pink is personal, yellow is school, orange is work, blue is for appointments, and green is for my sorority. Although I use whiteout frequently, I can see in bright yellow if say I have the project for finance due on Tuesday. I need to start working on it on (the previous) Wednesday so I can just get it done. My friends have always been amazed at how early I get things accomplished but that is really all I do.

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Sarah’s Academic Success Story

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Time management became a key factor in my study skills for college. In high school, there were times I was able to study for an hour or two the night before a test and get away with it. This was not the case in college, I made sure in college I was prepared for each class. Sometimes that meant writing out the terms for the chapter we read (even if it wasn't required) to better understand them. That way, when the mid-term test came around I was able to understand what I was studying. I started taking excellent notes in college classes. I might have done this in high school, but in college I started typing up the notes after class. This helped me understand what I just went over in class then when I had a test one week later I was more likely to remember then as well.

My overall study method: Structured. One thing I learned was I had to adapt or change my study method according to the class. I couldn't study for a religion class the same way I studied for finance class. But making sure I had enough time to study for each class—even if it meant carrying a planner with me all the times was a big part of my success

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English, Math, Foreign language tips: For math, all I can say is do all the problems assigned. It is the only way to practice and that’s really all it is for math. It’s the same for chemistry, if you do practice problems you will be able to understand the material so much better because those subjects are just not memorization like history, you need to be able to apply what you have learned in practical situations. As for English, I am no longer taking it, but I would say to leave yourself plenty of time to write essays and papers. They take time to get all the information out of your head and into the page, so don’t leave them until the last second.

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You can succeed every day

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My overall study method: I break up studying over several days and over the course of the evening and day. Cramming never works for me so I try not to do it. I will have longer sessions on night before the big test, but I never stay up much later than normal before tests. I know that if I take the test tired the next day I will not do as well as if I was rested.

How I've overcome an initial bad grade: I usually look over the test or paper to see what I did that the teacher did not want. Basically, I do not stress out about grades that much because for me they are not worth getting really upset about. I do well because I know that I know the material. However, if I do get a bad grade, or one lower than I expected, I make sure that the next time a test is coming I study even more so that I won’t be surprised by the questions.

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Effective study methods

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How I deal with multiple projects/tests: 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 the project that I know will 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 studying into different sections, I feel like I got much more done. Cram sessions 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

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My time management secret: My secret is to use time wisely. I know that on certain days I do not 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 is for me 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 am going to do every day helps me plan out my week and my days. If I know I don’t have any time on Tuesday, I will to get more things done on Monday or Sunday. I plan ahead, especially if I am going to be on the road playing a sport. When I am on the road, I bring my books and read on the bus/plane hotel room. Missing class is killer 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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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 on what the teacher said would be on the test if there was a review session. Also, I go through the book inset stories and add to my flashcards. I also use online assignments and old tests. Once the test is over I keep those flashcards so that I have them 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-spaced rehearsal. If you forget something it is because you have not repeated it enough times for an extended amount of time.  Repetition is a law of learning, therefore, to learn to learn and remember, to recall, it is mandatory that you repeat over and over the thing 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 a 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. 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.

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