You’re a college student now and studying is a bit different here than in high school.   acai So, let’s start the year out on a good foot and create habits that will help you throughout your next four years at Siena Heights University.

Make a study plan based upon your own habits and proclivities:

What time do you study best?

Do you work better by focusing on one subject or task for a long period of time or switching back and forth?

How long can you concentrate before you need a break?

Is it more helpful for you to have a detailed plan or a more unstructured one?  Try to have a clear goal for each study session, since it helps keep you focused on what you need to get done.

 Find a good place to study:

1. Do you work better in complete silence or with some noise around you?  And what kind of noise (talking, music, TV, white noise, etc.)?
2. Are you more productive surrounded by people or by yourself?  Do you need your own space or a more neutral one?
3. What materials do you need to have access to?  Do you really need to be near a computer, or is it mainly a distraction?
4. Will you be physically comfortable in the location you’ve chosen?  Will you be too comfortable and fall asleep?
5. Will you have enough light?
6. Will you have enough space to spread out comfortably?

Adapted from www.princeton.edu mcgraw/library/for-students/

The Ten Study Habits of Successful Students

1.  Try not to do too much studying at one time.
2.  Plan specific times for studying.
3. Try to study at the same times each day.
4.  Set specific goals for your study times.
5.  Start studying when planned.
6.  Work on the assignment you find most difficult first.
7. Review your notes before beginning an assignment
8.  Tell your friends not to call during your study times.
9.  Call another student when you have difficulty with an assignment.
10.  Review your schoolwork over the weekend.

Adapted from www.howtostudy.com