STUDY AND NOTE TAKING #7

School is like work you got to get there on time study and take notes. School even got deadlines too, school can be fun once you got a system especially when it come to studying.
For me I can study with the radio or tv on or with my son playing his games or making noise. Some people can study only when its quite. Good studying begin with good note taking if you are going to school or college. Do not follow my study habits.
When you decide to study find yourself a nice quite well lit place where you can sit.
Never study lying down on your bed or your bedroom because you will fall asleep. Why a quite place because less distraction for you so a library or the study lab will do.
At times I study aloud, meaning I got to read my notes a loud. Make sure you study on a full stomach, because if you study on an empty stomach that is a distraction.
Set a purpose that will help you study, ask yourself question about the topic you about to study and try and find the answer while studying also take notes.
Take an active role in your study at times we all find yourself not concentrating. We would read the same sentence or chapter over and over, one way to make sure that this don't happen take notes while reading because sometimes in your own hand writing that help you a lot because it is your note.
We are creature of habits so study in the same place and the same time. That means we all have a favorite place that we go and sit to clear our mind or go and thing about things when we are in trouble, used that place because you will not be distracted.
Have a set,start and end time because sometimes we find yourself studying every day nothing get accomplish because we try to cram so much that it cancel out when test time.
Set a time when you going to study if you find that the evening work for you set two hours aside, if morning is good for you set a side two hours and always keep the same time.

TAKE NOTE
Note taking is important in college life, but if you are not in class then you are in trouble. Always be on time for your classes and be prepared.Sitting in front or in the back doesn't matter to if you want to learn its all about the individual.
Always be prepared to take notes once you are in your classroom so have your notebook, pen and a clean sheets of paper ready to go. If you are using your laptop to take notes make sure the battery is charged, turn on and ready to go.
Use a binder, I know it is bulky to carry around but it can be used over and over. Using binder make it easier to organize your notes, if the professor give handouts it is easy to put in your binder. If someone need to borrow your notes it is easier to lend them the sheet instead of the whole note book.
When taking notes make sure that you can read your own hand writing because you will used them to study from. No scribbling allowed, make sure your notes are neat.
Review your notes regularly. Always have a classmate phone number or email address so you can both compare notes or maybe you did not make it to class you got someone who can share the notes with you. Date your notes and highlight the important points this will help you a lot and it make looking for certain notes easier to find.