Keys to College Success

[heytheredelilah]

Hmm ... I feel like the tips on the page the OP posted are only helpful if you're medicated. I only kind of skimmed through after seeing write notes on losel leaf paper.

The chances of me ending up with an actual collection of notes if I write on lose leaf paper is ... um, 0! I may forget my spiral notebook sometimes, but chances are I ll end up with about half the notes I need.

And cramming does work! The only three exams in my university career that I aced, I started studying for the night before (for two of them, I had never opened the textbook before)... and I remember everything I learned. I like to think it's all scarred into my brain because of how panicked, stimulated w/ coffee, and sleep deprived I was. There were a thousand alarms going on in my head.

[anonymouslyadd]

Originally Posted by karijoo90

what kinds of things do you guys request from your office of disabilities at your school? i don't even know where to begin on what kind of specific accommodations i'd like...

1. Tape recorder for lectures
2. Extra time for exams
3. Quiet area for exams

[brandon_g]

Well I am still a freshman in high school for another 12 school days... So this is not very helpful college wise... however it may come in handy for homework and such... I seem with my medication to be able focus for 30 or 40 minutes stright even with distractions... and about 60 to 85 minutes in a nice quiet enveriment such as a room with only me and a teacher. But defiently this helpful.

[Rikatah]

"Time management- DO NOT STUDY FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS AT A TIME - Your brain really does shut down and any studying you do after that point is just a waste of time."

I've always wondered about this- I've always felt like my head shuts down after a while... never really understood why, this is very helpful for school in general. Will definetly try to remember it all for sophomore year.

Something I found out helps me at times is drawing pictures that I associate with what I'm learning- it kinda triggers my memory

[discplaced mind]

this is extreamly helpfull going to to refeer to this again

[ariannehowell]

I like the tips you shared and this will be very helpful to all students who really want to pass their college life. If you fail on the first time make sure that you will strive hard better and you should be motivated in your career path.

[ericmorgan]

Hi, its really awesome for success to college.. thanks for sharing this walllllllllllllllllllll my dear..

[hs_sci_teacher]

I freak out when I see a lot of text, too. Something that has helped me is copying text from a website into a word document. Sometimes I change the color and the font to sometime I and read more easily. This article has a lot of bullet points, so I generally just scan the first few words of each to see if I want to read on.