What are some perfect study tips?

What are some great study tips?

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  1. First, make a list or timetable of everything you need to study or plan for. Prioritise it. To be able to study you need to make sure you have efficient time to study. Finish all major assignments early! Trust me, I was awake for 40 hours straight trying to finish my major major assignments! 2. Have an assignment notebook and calendar where you write down every single assignment -- this way, you know what is due every day. 3. Choose specific time slots in your week to study specific subjects. Don't blow them off -- treat study time like a job and show up! 4. Shut off all distractions. This includes cellphones, music, video games, chatting, TV, and the internet -- yes, the internet! -- studies show that just having the internet on in the background distracts you. If you have a favourite show or a few, that's okay. Just make sure you get your parents to tape them! 5. Do not eat a lot of sugar or drink fourteen cups of caffeine before studying. Scientific evidence shows that ONE SMALL coffee or tea is best for making you alert without being jumpy! You need to be rested, alert, but not to the point where you feel like jumping off the walls and the roofs to test what you know about physics. Sit down with a very large bottle of water (to prevent you from using 'need more water' as a procrastination excuse) -- keeping hydrated will help you stay alert, too. 6. Study by using your notes -- you DID read the question about how to take good notes, right? -- or with your textbook. Make each bold heading into a question, and quiz yourself until you can answer it. Learn the meanings of all the words in bold. If you have a study buddy, quiz each other until you can each recite answers and definitions correctly. 7. Make a Study Deck - get a pack of index cards (some people like to cut each card in half to make smaller cards). Write one term on the front of each card, and write the definition or explanation on the back. Take these cards everywhere with you! When you get a few minutes (like when you're waiting in line, sitting at a stop light, or riding the bus or subway), study these cards. Read the word and see if you can give the correct answer. If you can, turn that card upside down -- if you can't, study the answer a few times, then shuffle that card back into the deck so you will see it again. When all the cards are upside down, you will know your material! 8. Write summary sheets of everything you are supposed to know for subjects - don't rote learn to start with, just write down what you currently can't remember by heart. If you keep doing this and then going back and doing it again, your brain actually works out that it is easier just to remember much of it, to save you writing it out again. Takes a long time at first, but it really helps in the end. More from our WikiReaders: If you need snacks, then that's okay. But limit them! I find that one of my procrastination techniques is to grab an apple. Then I think... hmm, my hands are full... can't do any homework until I've finished eating this. Hmm... this could take a while... maybe I should see what's on TV? Go to every class Go to every class SOBER! Don't text or IM people in class Don't let anybody distract you! If you actually manage to get going, the last thing you need is for someone to put you off! DON'T open MSN unless it's for homework emergencies, DON'T have your phone switched on, and tell people you're SERIOUS about the 'disturbers will be prosecuted' sign on your bedroom door! If anyone in your household has loud music, tell your parents you're trying to study and you couldn't *possibly* think with THAT noise. Make them wear earphones. Or, go somewhere quiet - university libraries are actually really really good for studying, even for high school students.Pay attention and take notes Keep a calendar on your desk of all the HW and tests that are going to be in the future. Interact with your teacher -- ask questions if you do not understand Ask yourself if you need a tutor for help with anything - if it's too expensive, ask teachers for help, or even ask them to refer you onto a previous A-grade student. Ask questions if confused Go to learning center if your school has one Do all the reading assigned If you have a computer at your desk, LEAVE IT SWITCHED OFF! Until you have completed at least 2 hours of productive study, leave it off, or it will be too tempting to play games or go internet-browsing! Find a quiet area to do HW, reading, and studying (library, etc.) Find a study partner! Your partner might know many things that you don't and you might know a lot that he/she doesn't know either. Group study sessions are a no-no. No matter how good your intentions, if it is not a group task, don't do it unless you really need help. Often, you get sidetracked and can't concentrate, or your friends will get sidetracked and they will lose your focus for you. Don't procrastinate. Start working on things right after they are assigned and then enjoy the free time after wards. If you decide to hang out and BS before and put everything off, your work will not be at full potential. or you might not finish it. Don't stay up late (past 12) on nights you have class the next day