HOW TO STUDY

1. The first order of business is making a study schedule and sticking to it.
2. Next what you need to do is find the proper area to study in. You will want an area that is well lit, quiet, and most importantly NO distractions. Put the T.V, radio, ipod etc. away and get your school books out.
3. Make sure you are sitting at a desk and not lying down. I have done this too many times and fallen asleep then the next thing you know, it's morning and back to school you go unprepared for your exam. Also make sure that your desk has plenty of space on it for all of your books and supplies so you do not have to hunt for that pencil or notebook.
4. As you study try to picture the lesson in your head adding key details as if you are writing the lesson on your own.
Ask your self questions like "What are they trying to tell me?
5. "What is the basic meaning behind that statement?" Make up words to associate with hard to remember names and dates. For example, the colors of the rainbow you probably remember your teacher telling you to remember the name Roy G Biv . Each letter represents a color of the rainbow in order from top to bottom. Red-Orange-Yellow-Green-Blue-Indigo-Violet =Roy G Biv
6. Only study around 50-60 minutes at a time, then take a 15 minute break. I found that if I forced my self to study all the way through, I would end up losing the information that I wanted to remember, and become frazzled.
7. One last tip and this one is the most important of all. Every one of these study techniques or any study guide that you inquire about, is dependent on you and how badly you want to learn and improve your grades. If you do not have the drive to excel, nothing will work for you. You must make the decision to better yourself. As my friends used to tell me--work smart, not hard.