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Here are some tips to help you get the most
out of studying
* Make sure when you are taking notes during lectures that you copy the
information down legibly so that you can re read it afterwards, a lot
of students make the mistake of scribbling down notes and this makes it
hard to understand what you wrote.
* Copy out your notes into something more readable as soon as you can
after the lecture.
* Try to study as much as you can during the daylight hours, you are more
alert during daylight hours than you are at night therefore you remember
things more easily and the information is more likely to sink in.
* Buy different colour note books for different classes and use these
to take your notes down you will be more organised and colours will help
you to associate and focus on one topic.
* If you struggle during lectures writing your notes without the lecturer
getting too far in front then abbreviate words, an example of this would
be ppl instead of people, but make sure you are able to understand the
abbreviations afterwards for copying up.
* If you type fast then if possible use a laptop computer to take down
notes during lectures instead of writing using pen and paper.
* Always make sure you have a couple of spare pens handy in lectures in
case one runs out of ink.
* If using notepads for note taking then try using paper which is lined
it helps to keep your notes even and more readable afterwards.
* Make sure that you have read materials relating to lectures beforehand
and out the information leaving plenty of space to add notes during the
lecture.
* Always make sure that you are fully relaxed and rested before attending
lectures.
* Mark and high light key information in different colours to help you
remember it more easily.
* If you are borrowing a friends notes to work from make sure that they
got everything right, you really shouldn't copy or borrow someone else's
notes because they might have missed something important or got something
wrong.
* When re writing your notes from lectures write them out and then write
them out again elaborating a bit more the second time.
* If you are trying to learn a short passage from a text book then sing
it yourself by way of your favourite song.
* Get all other things out of the way before sitting down to study, if
you have to call your mum then do it now, if you have to a job then do
it before you study, just clear your mind of all other distractions first
then you will be able to concentrate on your studying.
* Try studying with a study buddy they can test you and you them on the
notes you took together in the lecture.
* If you find that you cant concentrate and your mind is wandering from
your studying then get up and take a 5 minute break, open the window and
let some air in and stretch you legs.
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