Succeeding in college, study skills, work habits and time management?
Thursday, January 22nd, 2009 at
1:25 pm
MrGoodyear812 asked:
i m horrible at all of that! what can i do so i dont goof off when i have to study, i mean i am a smart kid, i just dont have the drive or the structure! help! im drowning in the pressure!
Tagged with: Succeeding In College • time management • Work Management
Filed under: Student Time Management
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First of all, make out a schedule and post it in a prominent place. Rather than just listing the times of your classes (i.e. ECON 101–10-10:50; SPAN 3 1:10-2:00) block out an entire day, with hourly blocks from say, 9-5 (or whenever your classes start and end). Black out any hours during which you do not have class, and leave white the time blocks that you have a class. This allows you to see when you have free time and how much free time you have. If you have a regularly scheduled job, make sure to include that as well.
Regarding study skills, you should not rely only on the professor, but also on the textbook. Take notes on the text book, then also take notes on what the prof says in class–then compare the two. Sometimes the book will cover something that the prof didn’t or vice-versa. Unlike high school, te professors will not write down the notes on the board, so you will need to determine what notes to take If you are not good at notetaking, you can taperecord the lecture and go home and take the notes from it.
Most importantly, talk to your professors. Go to their office hours. Unlike high school, it is not a stigma to go talk to your professor. Soetimes professors will grade better if they know you and your personal circumstances/views.
Whoa! Ignore the prof’s advice. I promise that if you just read and show up to class you’ll be fine.