What are skills for studying smart in college?

This is what worked for me

-I took good notes

-I asked what types of tests would be given

-I asked former students who had that professor for that course how he was and what to expect

-I used most of my studying time on the really important main ideas

-acronyms and cute sayings help

-study a few times a week instead of crashing. But try to do it at night. Scientists say that your brain turns everything into your longterm memory overnight when you sleep so studying before bed can help you remember important info.

That’s all I can think of right now. I hope this helps!

Well most important to study smart is plan it and stick to it. Here are few thing that should be done,

1.Make a time schedule stick to it no matter what. Also you get to decide what to do.So u can have ur personal time.

2. Be prepared: make sure you do the hw before class and study the chapter before it is taught in the class.This gives you the idea about whats going on in the class.Also you get to answer all the questions the professor asks. this is bit hard but you never loose anything but gain info.

3. Do the reading when you have planned , i mean business mean business ,never skip no matter what !!!!!!

4. Most important you do these stuff you’ll never cram or study whole night during exam.

hope this helps.

He probably means don’t cram. I’ve done the whole cramming thing the night before a final and it’s the worst feeling. It’s a mental and physical breakdown and not the best way to study for anything. In high school it was easier but college… not so much. So study smart, when you know you have a test coming up don’t cram a million pages of notes into your brain the night before the test 🙂

It’s a bit hard to explain.

I always tried to take notes and pay attention in class.

I also, where possible, tried to take classes in any given semester that somehow related to each other–for example related to the same time period–so I was able to relate those subjects to each other easily. I also tried to do targeted outside reading on the general subject matter.

I made a point of paying close attention to the first test/quiz given in class so that I understood what types of questions the professor would be asking on future tests.

When it came to actual exam prep, it was pretty rare for me to spend more than an hour or two immediately before an exam studying.

It’s different for everyone, but I found that if you keep up with the assigned reading, etc., for each class you won’t be spending a lot of time studying specifically for tests in undergrad.

he means don’t wait until the last minute or review it all at once. when you finish a chapter in class or something go over the idea that day when at home. having a sheet of paper by your bed so you can refresh your knowledge of the ideas and write down what you know of them as practice for recall later is a good tool for when you’ll have to recall for the test.

interact with the material while you read, say things to yourself or make the concepts visual with your hands or what not just so that you know what you are talking about. you might want to do this alone or with friends that are close and comfortable doing this as well.

that should help if you put the effort and don’t have one of those “do it yourself” teachers. i really disliked those in high school types.sure it’s more rewarding, but it takes so much longer to get. oh ask questions when you don’t understand something. if you’re a visual learner then tell them to make it visual. interaction that’s key, and perceived confidence.

you’ll do fine in college. good luck.

read everything…write the important stuff down….take really good notes….be organized….

when studying very important content…..repeat it to yourself at least 3 times. the brain is very receptive to repetition…the more you do something or say something. it becomes easier for you to understands it and memorize it.

acronyms work extremely well.

also, think of your reading material after you finish reading it…then “pretend” you are trying to explain it to someone else…if you cant do it…you don’t know it.