I am not entirely sure how I developed the system I use, but my biggest secret is avoiding procrastination. I am still very much guilty of it but when I create weekly to-do lists and organize them by due dates it helps limit how much I procrastinate. Doing this in time-lengths and in a format that works for you may be helpful. Academic success requires knowing your limits, don’t over schedule yourself, know your workload, and lean on a study/homework schedule. Not overscheduling also applies to your life outside of school; if you stress yourself in your personal life it will bleed into your school life. Leave time to enjoy the little things, even if it’s only for a few hours a week.
When it comes to studying take advantage of the tools your teachers and school give you while using things that specifically are useful to you. Choose a study place that works for you, know what distracts you and what to avoid. I study in my room, even though we’re told not to, I get most of my work done when I am alone in my own space. Once you do find you place and have the useful tools study, start a little right after you learn new material to help remember it more, keep checking back in on the information leading up to the quiz or test. Use resources given to you to help you understand material you may be struggling with. Lastly, I know teachers tell you not to cram but a little is helpful. Study or review for a short amount of time the day before or the day of the test or quiz, it helps the information be fresh in your mind while also relying on the studying intervals you had throughout the days leading up to the test or quiz.
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Throughout high school you spend your days receiving warnings about the differences between high school and college. Most of these warnings have turned out to be untrue. High school guides you; you spend your time on a schedule and there is a timeline for your work and classes. There are many things that are considered unacceptable while in high school, such as not being where you’re supposed to be. When you’re eating lunch, you are required to be in the cafeteria for the entire time. This isn’t the case in college, you go where you want when you want. Same goes for class attendance, though college encourages you to attend all your classes you are typically not required too, yet in high school you are. Many of the teachers will try to say that college is as “strict” and this appears to be untrue, so far. Even though I relied on the structure and help that high school provides, the freedom I now find in college is not something I would trade for high school again.
My college experience is limited as I’ve only been here for a year but from what I’ve gotten to do so far, I appreciate the structure and the ability to do your own thing, which is something I’ve always found better for me. To a point, you make your own schedule, work on your own time, when you want, how you want, there is no one telling you that the way you write your notes or study is wrong like some teachers would in high school. In the end I do think that the way both go about their education is useful at these specific points in students’ lives. Currently as a college student I feel it’s expected that I would take kindlier to the way colleges operate compared to high school.
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