CHAPTER
IV
First
year
students
have
a
lot
of
advice
about
studying
thrown
at
them
during
the
first
few
weeks
of
college.
"You
should
study
an
hour
on
your
own
for
every
hour
you
spend
in
class."
"Your
study
habits
will
have
to
be
a
lot
different
than
they
were
in
high
school."
"You'll
have
to
put
in
time
if
you
want
to
get
anything
out
of
this
course."
Not
only
is
this
kind
of
advice
intimidating,
it
doesn't
tell
you
a
lot.
What
exactly
should
you
be
doing
during
your
study
time?
Does
every
course
require
an
hour
of
studying
for
every
classroom
hour?
And
what
if
you
sit
down
to
'put
in
time',
but
find
your
mind
always
seems
to
wander?
Studying
isn't
as
hard
as
you
think.
Sure,
it
takes
time
and
effort,
but
if
you
follow
a
few
proven
study
techniques,
you
can
decrease
the
amount
of
time
you
spend
at
the
books
and
increase
the
amount
you
learn.
In
fact,
we
are
convinced
that
study
skills
play
as
important
a
role
in
college
success
as
intelligence.
17
WAYS
TO
STUDY
SMARTER
1
.
Attend
classes.
Don't
make
the
mistake
of
cutting
classes
and
trying
to
teach
yourself
from
the
text.
Save
yourself
the
bother
-
your
teacher
has
already
identified
the
highlights
and
important
points
of
your
textbook
for
you.
Since
it's
the
information
your
professor
thinks
is
important
that
will
appear
on
a
test
or
exam,
it
makes
sense
to
go
to
class
and
find
out
what
that
is.
You'll
then
be
spending
your
study
time
reviewing
what
you
need
to
know,
not
teaching
yourself
what
you
hope
you
need
to
know.
Pay
special
attention
to
the
last
five
weeks
of
the
semester.
It's
been
said
that
50
of
course's
work
takes
place
in
the
last
third
of
the
term.
2.
Know
your
instructor.
Take
time
to
learn
what's
needed
to
get
through
each
subject.
Study
the
syllabus
(course
outline)
and
refer
to
it
periodically
to
make
sure
you're
on
track.
Find
out
your
instructor's
testing
format,
gradingmarking
system
and
expecta
tions.
You'll
be
able
to
tailor
your
work
to
meet
his
reqt
ments.
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3.
Schedule
regular
study
periods.
r
If
you
don't
set
aside
a
specific
time
to
review,
chance
you
won't
review.
The
most
effective
way
to
learn
anytl
is
to
rehearse
it
regularly.
Whether
you
are
practicing
piano,
sports,
or
reviewing
your
notes,
you
are
lean
through
the
principle
of
repetition.
4.
Be
realistic.
When
you
make
up
your
schedule,
decide
how
muchi
you
really
want
to
study
and
divide
that
time
among
)
courses.
It's
better
to
spend
half
an
hour
on
each
subject
I
to
plan
one
hour
for
each
one
and
not
follow
through.
5.
Establish
a
regular
study
area.
When
you
study
in
the
same
place
every
time,
you
bea
conditioned
to
study
there.
Your
mind
will
automatically
into
gear,
even
when
you
don't
feel
like
studying.
A
regular
study
area
also
gives
you
a
permanent
pis
keep
your
notes,
texts,
pens
and
other
supplies.
You
i
waste
10
minutes
each
day
collecting
the
materials
youi
-
they'll
already
be
there.
6.
Study
short
and
often.
Your
brain
takes
in
information
faster
and
retains
it
t
if
you
don't
try
to
overload
it.
Four
short
study
periodsai
are
more
effective
than
two
long
ones
for
two
reasons:
(1
quent
repetition
is
the
key
to
building
your
memory,
and
you
leave
a
long
time
between
study
periods,
you
mayra
a
good
portion
of
the
material
you
studied.
7.
Start
study
sessions
on
time.
It
sounds
like
a
small
detail,
but
it's
amazing
how
qu
those
10
minute
delays
add
up.
Train
yourself
to
usei
minute
of
your
scheduled
time.
8.
Study
when
you
are
wide
awake.
The
majority
of
people
work
most
efficiently
during
light
hours.
In
most
cases,
one
hour
during
the
day
isi
1
12
hours
at
night.
That's
one
of
the
reasons
we
erica
you
to
use
the
hours
between
classes
and
other
small
po
of
time
during
the
day
wisely.
Decide
what
your
best
time
is
and
try
to
schedule!
study
time
accordingly.
You
accomplish
more
when
yl
alert.
If
you
find
yourself
nodding
off,
give
in
to
it.-
It's
to
wake
up
early
to
finish
the
last
hour
of
homework
than
try
to
get
through
everything
when
you
can't
straight.
i
9.
Set
a
specific
goal
for
each
subject
you
stud)
You'll
accomplish
more,
faster
if
you
set
a
specific
go
each
study
session.
Let's
say
you've
set
aside
30
mint
read
your
accounting
text.
If
you
start
reading
without
ticular
purpose,
you
may
get
only
9
pages
read.
But
if
y
a
goal
of
15
pages
in
that
time
period,
you'll
probably
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