HERE ARE SOME STUDYING SUGGESTIONS:

1. TIME MANAGEMENT
   Get a pocket appointment calendar and use it!!!!
   Prepare a weekly schedule: Include reasonable homework allotments
   Sign up for a time management course or seminar
   Take a course in study skills
   Utilize available resources: library, tutors, computers, and peers

   NOTE: Make sure that they are serious about the course or have received a good grade in the course.

   Try not too sleep past noon on weekdays!!!!

2. IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS
   Inquire about a writing laboratory
   Ask a friend to critique and edit your writing samples
   Use SPELL CHECKER on the computer or other word processing tools
   Use GRAMMER CHECKER on the computer or other word processing tools
   Plan your thoughts by outlining them first

3. NOTE TAKING
   Sit close the front of the class so that you can see the instructor, the board, and hear the lesson
   On the RIGHT side of your notebook write down the main points of the lesson
   On the LEFT side of your notebook write down the details of those main points
   BUY some colored markers and use them:
   • Black or Blue - underline key points
   • Orange or green highlight - underline points that you might need to revisit or are unsure of
   • Red - highlight:
     QUOTES from your instructor
     items that will be on the EXAM
     items that you should NOT FORGET
     items that the instructor RE-EMPHASIZES a million times
   Leave white space in your notebook for additions or edit changes
   Re-type or re-write your notes for further understanding
   Take a course in short-hand or a seminar on note taking

4. NOTE TAKING: EDITS AND REVIEWS
   Read your notes within a few hours of writing them!!!
   Re-type or re-write them in a PERMANENT notebook
   Try to outline the contents of the lecture
   • Make a list of KEYWORDS and PHRASES
   Try to anticipate possible EXAM QUESTIONS
   Audio-tape the lesson for future reference

5. CHOOSING A GOOD TUTOR
   BE CLEAR about your goals and objectives. Ask for constant feedback concerning how well you are progressing from session to session.
   AVOID those tutors who talk too much about their experiences and not the lesson of study
   CHOOSE someone that is knowledgeable about the subject matter, can explain it well, has anticipated questions, is encouraging, and knows when enough is enough for the session
   CHOOSE someone who cares that you are learning and absorbing the material

6. FALLING BEHIND?????
   EVALUATE your own performance (identify weaknesses)
   SEEK your instructor for help and to let him/her know that you are trying
   Schedule MORE TIME to study
   FIND a serious study partner
   Check the bookstore for STUDY GUIDES and REFERENCE MATERIALS
   GET a good tutor
   Ask others that have taken the course for their NOTES, TIPS, HINTS, and SUGGESTIONS

   

   
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