You know what they say, for each credit hour you take in college you need to have 2-3 hours of studying. I will not disagree with that at all, but there are a few secrets about what might happen when studying. So here are 8 tips and tricks when studying in college.
1. Know who you are studying with.
Having a study session is fun, but you need to know who you're studying with if your friends going to be a distraction to you and it ends up being a giggle session instead.
2. Make a plan
Before you even get started studying make a list of what needs to get first. It doesn’t you a bit of good if you are doing an easy assignment that’s not due until next week but you have a hard assignment due tomorrow. Make a plan!!
3. Random conversation will happen...this is your warning!
It’s late you’ve been in the Library for six or seven hours you might take out your headphones to find your friends arguing about who would win in a fight Remmie or Stuart Little? Anything can and will happen, just roll with it.
4. Make rewards
Make rewards for yourself, after you finish a really hard assignment reward yourself by allowing yourself to check your phone for five minutes or get a snack or something to drink. Talk to the people you're studying with to see if they want to go to a Taco Bell or on a Canes run.
5. Plan study breaks
Studies show that after one hour of hard studying you should take a 10-15 min break. So put your phone away, get some homework done your Snapchat streak will still be there when you get back.
6. Music
Some people can listen to music while they study some can’t. Know what works for you, I personally like to listen to music when I study because it's easier to block out than conversation, but I also know that I can’t listen to music with lyrics when doing readings in my textbook so I have an instrumental playlist on my Spotify.
7. Distractions
If you are easily distracted then I would suggest going and finding a place in the stacks to studying where it's nice and quiet. But for distractions cut them out. Just tell your friends, mom, bf/gf, that you need to study and log off for 20 minutes
8. Resources
If you are struggling in a class and need help studying, use your campus resources talk to your professor. If you are in a learning community, greek life, talk to them they will help you. Ask your friends who are also in your class and see if they are struggling too or see if they can help you.
College is no cake walk, you may not have needed to study in high school but you will have to in college. There is no way around it but don’t be afraid! You aren’t the only in who needs to study. Keep your head up and remember the best way to learn something is not studying it 18 of 24 hours in a day, it's having interest in what you are learning.
