How to Take On College Studying

Part 2

Choose where to study depends on two factors: the environment in which you are best able to concentrate and the type of work you are planning to do

. The best places to study have good light, a comfortable temperature and enough desk space-usually your dorm room, your apartment or the library.

. For completing problem sets or brainstorming possible test questions, you may want to study in a group or at least in a setting where fellow students are available for discussion.

.When you are reading book chapters or working on a research paper, you are probably better off in a less social environment.

Improve your study habits

Here are some simple steps you can take to help you get a handle on studying:

Have a routine for where and when you studying

Choose reasonable and specific goals that you can accomplish for each study session

Do things that are harder or require more intense thought at your most productive time of your day

Take breaks if you need them so you don’t waste time looking at material but not absorbing it

Get to know students whom you respect and can study with our contact to ask questions

Keep up with the work load and seek help when you need it  

10 Time Management Tips for Students

Organizing your life

Managing your time well is an important element of success- especially if you’re a student. If you set priorities that fit your needs and lifestyle, you’ll have a better chance of achieving your goals. Here are some tips for taking control of your time and organizing your life.

Tip1. Make a To-Do List Every Day.

Put things that are most important at the top and do them first. And don’t forget to reward yourself for your accomplishments.

Tip 2. Use Spare Minutes Wisely. When you’re commuting on the bus or train, use the time to get some reading done.

Tip 3. It’s Okay to Say No. if your friends asks you to go to a movie on a Tuesday night and you have an exam the next morning realize that it’s okay to say no. keep your short- and long-term priories in mind.

Tip 4. Find the Right. You’ll work more efficiently if you figure out when you do your best work. For example, if your brain handles math better in the afternoon, don’t wait to do it until late at night.

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

                                  Habit 7

Habit 7: Sharpen the Saw

3.) Heart: always do what is right so your heart, your conscience, will feel peaceful. When you do wrong, your conscience will prick you create regretful sensations within your heart. When you do what you honestly feel, you won’t have any regrets. Your heart is your internal compass-it gives you direction and discernment. Just like a magnetic compass gives directions, even true north, your personal compass, your heart, will point you in the true north, the exact directions and paths you need to tread.

4.) Soul: Study scriptures and other sacred literature daily. In other words, feed your spirit because your spirit needs spiritual food just like your physical body needs temporal food to survive. Pondering, meditating, and reflecting are excellent Soul-sharpening activities. Try writing your thoughts, feelings, aspirations, concerns, and decisions in a dairy or journal. Writing helps you focus and make good decisions.

Get into the habit of daily improving your body (physical fitness), your mind, your heart, and your soul.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 6

Habit 6: Synergize

Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create something better than ether could alone. Through this habit, teens learn it doesn’t have to be ‘’your way’’ or ‘’my way’’ but rather a better way, a higher way. Synergy allows teen to value differences and better appreciate others habits. Learning to synergize is like learning to synergize is like learning to form V formations with others instead of trying to fly through life solo. You’ll be amazed at how much faster and further you’ll go. Synergy doesn’t just happen it’s a process. You have to get there. And the foundation of getting this: learn to celebrate differences.

A good band is a great example of synergy. It’s not just the drums, or the guitar, or the sax, or the vocalist, its all of them together that make up the sound. Each band member brings his or her strengths to the table to the table to create something better than each other could alone. No instrument is more important than any other  

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

                       Habit 5

5. Seek First to Understand, and then to be Understood

Because most people don’t listen very well, one of the great frustrations in life is that many don’t feel understood? This habit will ensure your teen learns the most important communication skill there is: active learning.

Why is this habit the key to communication? It’s because the deepest need of the human heart is to be understood. Everyone wants to be respected and valued for who they are-a unique, expose their soft middles unless they feel genuine love and understanding. Once they feel it, however, they will tell you more than you may want to hear. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Listen with your eyes, heart and ears. 7 percent of communication is contained in the words we use. The rest comes from body language (53 percent) and how we say words, of the tone and feeling reflected in our voice (40 percent).

Most people are eager to talk and had rather talk than listen. We have one mouth and two ears. This means we should listen twice as much as we talk. Learn to listen and listen and learn. Listen, really listen, for understanding.

Seek first to understand then to be understood—LISTEN.

            CHOOSE THE RIGHT!

10 tips for student success

1. Attend your classes remember in the words of Woody Allen’s seventy percent of success in life is showing up

2. Know your faculty. Make sure you know who your teachers are, when their  

3. Make sure the faculty knows you. Sit in the front of the classroom. Participate in class discussions. Consult with your teachers during office hours.

4. Use a daily planner. Note the dates of exams, assignments term papers

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6. Know you campus resources. Visit your academics dean office regularly. Become familiar with the services and programs offered by the counseling center, the freshman center, the career center, the campus ministry office and the student life office

7. Take care of your health get enough sleep. Eat well balanced meals exercise regularly. Make informed and ,mature decisions about alcohol, sex and drugs visit the health office as needed

8. Work only as necessary. Try not the exceed 20 hours during a school week. If possible work on campus. Apply for financial aid and loans if you need them. Manage your expenses carefully.

9. Get involved in campus activities it will help you learn valuable skills expand your social network and enhance your self- confidence. Seek out opportunities to apply what you learn in this classroom.

10.Keep your eyes on the prize clarify your goals. Know why you are in college in the first place