Tips on how to study? and how long to study?
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Never study more than 45 minutes (30 better) on each subject at a time, for instance 30 minutes for math, take a 5 minute break, then 30 minutes of English, and then you can repeat for the other subjects or return back to the first.\n\nIt helps to study the things that are harder, because you do not understand them as well rather than study the easiest subjects because you already understand them.\n\nRemember breaks are important to refresh you brain for new information to enter.\n\nThat is one reason that the most padres of religious services limit their sermons, people get bored.
194048
Get up and stretch.  Try studying in different places.  And truly, if you don't already have a good idea about the material, cramming it in now isn't going to help a whole lot.  30 minutes is great studying time.  When you study for too long of periods, the information tends to become mixed and confused.  Study for 30 minutes, then go for a walk or take a snack break, call a friend.  After a 15 or 20 minute break, you can try to study for another 30 - 45 minutes.
1166006
As a graduate from high school and college this always worked for me:\n\nStudy 5 minutes\nRest 3 Minutes\nStudy 5 Minutes\nRest 3 Minutes\nStudy 5 Minutes\nRest 15 Minutes\n(Repeat until you feel confident in your memorization)\n\nYou are trying to memorize something in a hurry so you need to work that part of your brain correctly.  You have about 15 minutes before studying is worthless so you need to break often.  Make sure to get some OJ and good luck!
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!
356656
how long do you have before youre test date? i recommend breaking your studying into different sections, and making time every single day. you probably should take a sample test first to see what areas you need the most improvement with. you can get a sample test here: http://www.ssat.org/\n\nfor math it's pretty easy to brush up on the basics if you understood the main concepts the first time you learned them in school.\n\nfor vocabulary there are vocab lists you can get to study from (which is basically like memorizing) but i've always found looking at the words themselves to be most helpful. break them down into parts. the word "confusion," for instance, looks like "con" and "fusion." you can figure out that "fusion" is the noun form of "to fuse" which would be bringing together different parts. "con" is a negative, or the opposite of something, so con-fusion would seem to be breaking up the parts that were once together. that's not exactly the precise definition but it gets you close enough that you could guess the right answer from your choices (you know it's negative and about order or disarray). try to approach your multiple choice questions that way, by eliminating the options that definitely don't work.\n\nfor reading they're testing how well you understand what you're reading and can figure out the main points of the paragraphs. try to summarize the essays into one or two sentences. what is the new idea the author is trying to say? what wouldn't be common knowledge? a lot of times the extra details aren't as important.\n\nfor writing make sure your grammar is perfect: noun, verb, punctuation. also try to write a paragraph the same way the reading selections are formed: include a topic sentence and then explain in more detail why you are claiming what you do.\n\nyou might make a light mark to the left of any answers you skip if you're not sure of them, so you can go back if you have time. but focus on getting as many answers done as you can from those you're more confident about.\n\ngood luck!
742864
well this is how i usually do it. first read and understand what u need 2 study then suummryz what u r gona stdy hope it helpzzz good luckkkk
911406
I usually start studying for tests about 4 or 5 days in advance.  Take 1 or 2 hours each day before the test and go over 1 chapter per hour.  I usually get a notebook and jot down important things I see in the chapter.  Then I read the chapter summaries several times.  I then go back through my notes and go over them several times.  Then I take a 20-30 minute break.  Humans can only pay attention for about 45-50 minutes at a time.  Be sure not to study non stop, or you won't absorb material.  Take breaks.
1067002
get a planner...write down all your assignments before they are due...make note cards to help you study...take notes in the margins of your books...(if you bought the books)...get a notebook for each class...write the title of the class, the day, and time on the front of the notebook...get a calendar and write down the dates and times of your finals ahead of time so there are no surprises...just stay focused...don't try to do too many things at once...take 20 minute study breaks and do something fun...then get back into it...you shouldn't study for more than an hour for each subject...take breaks and come back to it...if you have a test study right before you go to sleep and then don't think about it anymore...hope these tips help...
718337
Think about it differently.  Before you go the drug route or anything like that, sit at your desk for 15 minutes or however long you can, and study a chapter, an equation, a definition...whatever it is.  Then, instead of just walking away and zoning out for a bit, take your book or notes, and sit down at your kitchen table.  Study another chapter, equation, question or definition there for awhile.  Then, head out front to your front porch, or back yard, and continue to do it.  \n\nI'm the same way, but I found that doing that not only takes out the monotony of studying, but when it comes time to take the test or give the presentation, I associate certain parts of what I studied with where I was studying it.  Maybe, I remember looking at a particular tree while I was trying to memorize a set of words or somethnig, you know what I mean?  It kind of triggers the memory and helps me out a bit.
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Unless there's not a lot of material, never study the day before. split up the material over a time period that would allow you to study for it without feeling overloaded. What worked for me is reviewing all the material 1 or 2 days before the exam after having studied it all. \nSay you have 5 chapters for an exam. \nDay 1 study chapters 1 & 2, highlighting the important facts. \nDay 2 study chapters 3 & 4. \nDay 3 study chapter 5. \nDays 4 and/or 5 review the material that you highlighted. \nSometimes writing important notes while studying helps you remember.
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read about it every day, think about it, talk about it, draw pictures about it, and before you go to sleep, read a little about a narrow subject.\n\nReview your notes in the 10 minutes before class starts.\n\nCramming makes for memory that easily evaporates, repeated reviews go into longterm memory.\n\nThe human mind can only study profitably for about 45 minutes at a time, then you need to take a break to let what you study seep into your memory. Then write in your own words a summary of what you had just studied. Then continue to study for the same subject about 30 more minutes.
739802
Study until you feel you know the information. Some nights you might study 2 hours but others a half an hour. It all depends on what you need to know and how well you know it.
304656
U must alays study with a clear mind and in an environment u can focus. Some people like to have a little soft music on the side to calm them down while others like total silence, u just choose what u prefer. Read as much as u can in 30-45mins and take a 5-10min break at all times, this helps so u dont lose yo concentration. To remember key points u must always have acronyms which are letters which represent a poi eg B- Be organised.
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sleep well, eat well, don't study more than 2hrs a day.(unless you're in Uni)\n\nWhen you study, focus on what you know you'll be asked, and when you have to learn something just be able to answer this question "What is it about?" and then "And so?".\nYou need to be able to develop on the point of the class.\n\nIf you know the point of your lesson then it's fine.\nIf you have to study a foreign language, just work on your vocabulary, have a small notebook in which you write words and read them as much as you can.And try to think in this language you learn while you do simple things.\n\nDon't waste your time re-writing your lessons, that's my main advice.\n\nAnd don't over work nor start to revise one week before the deadline.Final exams shouldn't demand a particular extra work one week before the exams, it's a long run work.You're meant to be able to know about all that you've been working on for the last few months and even years; so just rely on your memory and sense.\n\nIf you don't know something while doing an exam, try to be logical as much as you can, and if your instinct tells you something write as if you were 100% sure about what you say, you either get the points or get nothing but it's worth trying, if you're unsure about what you say you won't get the points anyway.\n\nSo, I would say on a personnal experience (I'm lazy), if you're responsive in class, you've done 80% of the job.Then it's just a wee bit of homework, some reading and a final touch of luck.(yep, luck does count whatever people say)\n\nGood luck to you!! ;)
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1. Have a regular time and location to study.\n\n2. Get ahold of upcoming lessons and read ahead. *The reason for this is important. If you study ahead - when you do take the subject in class it is a review for you. You'll actually be ahead of the class when preparing for your exam.\n\n3. Work with someone who can help you - not distract you. * This is a mastermind technique you'll use in the business world. Get use to it.\n\n4. No TV. ( a little quiet background music is acceptable)\n\n5. Learn memory techniques. Do not rely on rote memory. * Use ridiculous association for subjects where you have alot of facts to remember. Your mind is like a filing cabinet. If you don't have a filing system you won't know how to retrieve the knowledge when you need it.\n\n6. Use colored post its to mark , "must knows, could knows, and should knows. Remember - most of your hard cover books are filler. Focus on what your teacher wants you to know.\n\n7. Eating before study causes blood to go from the brain to the stomach. Watch when you eat.\n\n8. Get plenty of rest. Don't party on school nights.\n\n9. Do "all your assignments!" "Write all your tests!" - falling behind because of missed assignments or classes will make studying difficult. If you have to miss a class - have someone provide you with notes and <ask> the teacher if you're confused. DO NOT FALL BEHIND!!!! Knowing your subject is like building a house. If you miss information your foundation will be weak and your house will not hold up! That's why students who miss class have a bad time of it.\n\n10. Set a goal for yourself in each subject you take and shoot high. That is to say...shoot for an A and you'll most likely get a B. Write your goal in the present tense - I.e. It is Jun 2007 and I have completed Math 30 with an A plus. (Describe the reaction of your teacher/parents/friends and how good you feel about achieving your goal. "Remember - if a goal doesn't have a time limit set on it - your goal is just a dream!"\n\n11. Never get into a tiff with your teacher - show genuine interest and you'll see a higher grade.\n\n12. Keep good notes - no...excellent notes. Notes that refer back to your text book and highlight the must knows! Have a table of contents.
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The best way is to study at least 12 minutes a day from day one of the class. \n\nTake good notes. Make index cards for vocabulary words. Study the reviews at the end of each chapter.
475315
Take 15-20 minutes per class and study!  Each night..only review the topic you don't know and take 5 minutes to concentrate on one topic...no music, no distractions...and always go with your first instinct!