describe your study habits?
103417
Usually put in minimal effort to maintain good classwork/assignment grades and cram up the whole syllabus 1 day before the exam. This is an intensive preperation method and works for me very well.
253352
Uni? What is your studies?
366748
the easy answer is, plan ahead and don't leave all your studying to the last minute :-)\n\nIf you don't have other classes to work around, here is what I would suggest:\n\nT=9:00      Wake up, get ready for the day\nT=9:30    Grab breakfast to eat while you study\nT=9:45    Study for an hour\nT=10:45   Get up, stretch, use the bathroom\nT=11:00   Study for another hour\nT=12:00   Check email, go chat with friends, and otherwise take a break.  Get some lunch.\nT=12:30   Go to a different place to study.  Try the library, or a commons room.\nT=12:45   Study a new subject for two hours (if you have more than one to work on).\nT=2:45   Get up and find somewhere new to study you haven't been to yet today.  Grab a snack on the way.\nT=3:00   Study another two hours\nT=5:00   Break!  Spend an hour or two with friends, playing a game, or basically de-stressing\nT=6:00   Eat dinner, start gearing up to study again\nT=6:45   Make your way back to somewhere comfortable to study\nT=7:00  Settle in and study as long as you can stand\nT=10:00ish Get up, check email, move around, head back to your room if you're not there already\nT=10:30ish Bring your most boring study material to bed with you.  Read it until you fall asleep.  You'll either get lots read (good) or get plenty of sleep (also good) :-)\n\nThis assumes you have a full day, but this gives you a good 11+ hours of studying, and still time to eat, talk with your friends, and generally not go crazy.  It also gives you at least 9 hours of sleep at night, which will really help!\n\nStudying in multiple places throughout the day helps keep you from getting bored (and sleepy) while you work.  Also, if always study the same subjects in the same rooms, it really helps your brain absorb the information faster (strange, but true!).  If your test involves remembering a bunch of facts (like who painted each of these pictures, when, what techniques did they use, etc), study each thing (painting, in this case) in a different room.  Then when you get to the test you can see a painting and remember "Oh, I read that one while sitting in the stairwell.  That means it was painted in X year by so-and-so."  It helps you keep the information from getting all mixed up in your head!
360127
Here's what I do:\n\nStart studying asap\nMake a calender for the last few weeks and be anal about planning\nPlan for study time, work/class, as well as some relaxing time (get lunch with friends, tan, draw...)\nDon't party the night before finals (maybe this is a "duh" but some people do)\nEat a good breakfast the morning of your final and get plenty of sleep BUT don't eat much more than you normally do or sleep too much (maybe it's just me but that totally throws me off)\nDon't worry too much about finals, know that you've studied and are competent enough to figure things out even if the answer isn't obvious right away\n\nGood luck :)
642703
What time of day are you studying?  How much sleep are you getting at night?  Are you working as well?  Do you eat a healthy diet?
551336
WELL FOR STARTERS YOU NEED TO CHANGE YOUR STUDYING HABITS. WHAT I DID WHEN I WAS IN COLLEGE WAS I WENT TO THE LOCAL LIBRARY AND CHECKED OUT A STUDY ROOM FOR MYSELF AND STAYED IN THERE FOR A FEW HOURS. AS FAR AS STUDYING ITSELF, I WENT THROUGH MY NOTES FROM CLASS HIGHLIGHTED THE IMPORTANT STUFF AND LOOKED OVER THAT. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO READING, I FOCUSED ONLY ON WHAT THE TEACHER LECTURED ON IN CLASS AND HIGHLIGHTED IT I MY BOOK. THAT WAY I COULD CROSS REFERENCE BETWEEN MY BOOK AND MY NOTES. ALSO I HAVE FLASH CARDS. I FOUND IT HELPFUL TO PUT ONLY THE MOST IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON MY FLASH CARDS SINCE THEY ARE SO SMALL AND I WOULD STUDY THOSE AS WELL. IF YOU HAVE SOME FRIENDS IN ANY OF YOUR CLASSES WHO ARE NOT GOOF-OFFS, STUDY WITH THEM TO. IT HELPED WHEN I SOMETIMES STUDIED WITH A FRIEND AND WE WENT BACK AND FORTH ON THE INFORMATION. BUT YOU HAVE TO MAKE THAT CHANGE BECAUSE YOUR GRADES WILL SHOW. IF YOU ARE SOMEONE WHO STUDIES WIT MUSIC, THEN DO THAT. I HAD SNACKS WITH ME SO I WAS COOL. BUT WHAT YOU LOOK OVER YOUR MATERIAL FROM YOUR BOOK, NOTES, FLASHCARDS, AND OR HOMEWORK, IT WILL START TO SINK IN AND YOU WILL RETAIN THE INFORMATION MORE EFFECTIVELY. I FOUND IT BETTER FOR ME TO STUDY AT NIGHT FOR SOME REASON. SO STUDY WHEN IT'S MOST COMFORTABLE TO YOU. ALSO DON'T MAKE IT A HABIT OF STUDYING AT THE LAST MINUTE. A BIG NO NO. UNLESS YOU ARE THE TYPE OF PERSON WHO CAN ACE A CLASS WITHOUT HAVING TO STUDYING DON'T DO THAT. FROM WHAT YOU SAID ABOUT YOURSELF YOU JUST NEED TO CHANGE THE WAY YOU ARE STUDYING. BEFORE A TEST, AND I MEAN LIKE IF THE TEST IS ON THE 9TH AND IT'S THE 1ST, TRY TO STUDY BETWEEN 1 HOUR AND A HALF TO TWO HOURS OR MORE IF YOU NEED IT EACH DAY UP UNTIL YOUR TEST. THAT WAY THE DAY BEFORE, YOU ARE NOT CRAMMING FOR A TEST. I CAN TELL YOU THAT CRAMMING IS NOT GOOD FOR THE MIND AND YOU GENERALLY DON'T DO AS WELL.  SO LOOKING AT YOUR MATERIAL AHEAD OF TIME WILL BENEFIT YOU IN THE LONG RUN. HOPE THIS HELPS YOU AND GOOD LUCK IN SCHOOL.
54762
study!!\n\nthats what im advised to do all the time!
233453
play my favorite music (not too loud)\nread and try to understand the subject (english)\nfor history read it like it was a story and memorize the imortant things sucha as dates or referneces like which one happened first, etc.\nfor math and science i just do a lot of problems to practice, since i love math and science i don't see studying as an obligation, but the best way to study is to practice.
830002
Study....\nStudy.....\nStudy.......
254881
Firstly, calculate how many hours of free time you have to study. Then compile a list of the subjects you are studying and rank them in order of which ones you need to spend the most time studying (ie the harder subjects, your weakest subjects).\nOnce you have done that you can assign each subject some time depending on where they rank on your list!\nthis way you can study everything and you ensure that the more difficult subjects are given priority!!
670881
Take notes, and review them as soon as possible then rewrite them in a different note book, each time you add new notes to the new notebook review the notes from the previous days, it only takes a minute to review and the time you spend rewriting your notes show where you may be confused. this method works great. I am a 4.0 student and this is my main study habit that helps the most!
108739
The way i like to study for a test is to read the material, think it through, and then try to write it down in point form. this is good because i will see what i cant remember, and the pointers can be used as a review.
443094
I LIKE TO STUDY WITH A STUDY BUDDY. YOU CAN QUIZ EACH OTHER AND TAKE BREAKS AND JUST SHOOT THE BREEZE WHEN YOU NEED A BREATHER.
402597
My best technique at learning something new is "M.U.R.D.E.R."\n\n*  Mood:\n      Set a positive mood for yourself to study in.\n      Select the appropriate time, environment, and attitude\n* Understand:\n      Mark any information you don't understand in a particular unit;\n      Keep a focus on one unit or a manageable group of exercises\n* Recall:\n      After studying the unit,\n      stop and put what you have learned into your own words\n* Digest:\n      Go back to what you did not understand and reconsider the information;\n      Contact external expert sources (e.g., other books or an instructor) if you still cannot understand it\n* Expand:\n      In this step, ask three kinds of questions concerning the studied material:\n          o If I could speak to the author, what questions would I ask or what criticism would I offer?\n          o How could I apply this material to what I am interested in?\n          o How could I make this information interesting and understandable to other students?\n* Review:\n      Go over the material you've covered,\n      Review what strategies helped you understand and/or retain information in the past and apply these to your current studies
293317
There are many sites which can give you good advice on study skills - use the search engines.\nIf you are having problems settling down to studying now, how will you cope if you get a place at university?\n\nAs codrock advised, log-off. Turn your phone off. Shut yourself away. I recommend no more than about 2 hours at a time including two short breaks.
534912
The golden rule for study is read, review, recall. This you must begin to do from the moment the topics and theories are introduced. Go beyond class notes and buttress these with research clarifying the arguments that surround the topic. It is better to have a thorough understanding and mastery of the subject than cramming to pass a one time exam. You MUST rest i.e. sleep well. Rest your body, mind and spirit. Let go of every anxiety. Take some warm drink (hot cocoa) before going to bed. Get into discussions with your classmates. Develop personal styles of recall. Use associations.Usually you are required to study for 3 hours for every credit unit per week. So do not wait till the exam is so close. In fact that way you can not fail any surprise test. Nothing can replace hard work. The more you study the more you increase your attention span. Sit down, do not answer the phone, do not go to the fridge, concentrate. Choose a spot where you will not be disturbed and if it works for you play your favorite music as background. Good luck.
362846
Draw up a study timetable and stick to it. Make sure you include ten minute breaks for every hour so that you are not tmepted to come online or watch tv until you finished that days' revision.