What are good study habits?

Make sure you keep up with course materials...don't leave class not understanding something Study a few days/nights before tests, not just the night before at 3 or 5 am Go to sleep earlier than usual the night before the exam (1 or 2 hours), and get up 1 or 2 hours earlier to study/refresh Hope this helps!

Some good study habits include: Set up a schedule, and follow it (adjust it, if needed) for your hours of study, and for your other things. If you get into regular study habits, it helps a lot. Avoiding and banishing distractions should help, too: turn off any messaging, cell phone, anything that might interrupt or distract you while you're aiming to focus on your work. If a topic seems overwhelming, don't despair, but break it down into less scary pieces. Remember that you can arrange for some tutoring (some may be free), or a study partner; you can visit a teacher perhaps (we had a college chemistry class convinced that most were failing, till they asked right in class and were surprised to learn that the teacher wasn't at all expecting them to memorize everything, a lot of it was simply to be breezed through, to know it was there, for reference!) Get a very good start: college may be a whole lot faster than high school, and falling behind can turn it into something of a nightmare - it can be hard to catch up. Better be a bit ahead, than a bit behind, if possible. Balance: study isn't your whole life - yet it's a very imporatnat part. A bit of social life is very good, but not if it's so much that it hinders your learning. Balance. "Moderation in all things": adjust things as you go along, keep balanced so things are just about right. Take breaks: non-stop study, can sort of paralyze the mind - if not now, later on as a delayed effect. You do want focused study, but see what is good for you: 20 minutes? 30? 40? an hour? before taking a good (if not too long) break. I'd be concerned about anyone going beyond, say, 50 minutes without resting their mind somehow. Need to keep fresh! - you learn far better when rested and alert. Encourage yourself: everyone "talks to themselves" in the mind, and a lot of that is semi-automatic. Listen in once in awhile, if it's becoming discouragement thinking, you can purposely introduces some uplifting and encouraging sayings into that inner world, and it'll help. Keep healthy: a bit of physical fitness (take walks? a physical ed. class or sport? personal warmup exercises? ) reaonable diet, the usual health things do help study, and are good study habits. Once in a while, notice if you're getting any eye-strain, wrist strain, check your lighting and seating and posture - the little things. Strech once in awhile, breathe once in awhile, to break up any tension. The art of memory: if you have time, look into it (gently), you can purposely help your memory to help you. Treat your memory courteously! :-) Give it a little structure. When memorizing something, memorize the cue you want to use for calling it back to mind, and practice a few times using that cue and bringing it back to mind. As you study a book or anything like one, and take notes: there are several ways to take notes, and an online search may give you clues, and you can choose the way that suits you best. It's good to review, so it'll help if you make notes that are purposely easy to review. Those are some that come to mind. I think also it's a good study habit, to set yourself up purposely to enjoy studying! Pretend it's a sport or a hobby, give it a dash of flair. have some fun. You can also enjoy making a cheerful study spot. Introduce a little variety once in awhile, that sort of thing. Hope you enjoy college, and do well there! Glad you don't want to repeat: it would indeed be rather wasteful, wouldn't it? Somewhere between laxness and overly tense, there's a fairly good middle ground that works very well. Explore and you'll find it. It varies from person to person.