Comments for How to Study in College Effectively http://faststudyskills.com/blog If you're asking: "How do I study effectively in college?" - then they didn't prepare you! Get effective studying skills for college students inside. Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:54:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 Comment on How to Concentrate on Homework & Studying [video] by how to study for finals http://faststudyskills.com/blog/how-to-concentrate-on-homework-and-studying#comment-4180 how to study for finals Sun, 01 Apr 2012 02:54:21 +0000 http://faststudyskills.com/blog/?p=218#comment-4180 Hey Mr. A, I like your blog, lots of applicable tips on stuff that students at every level are struggling with...especially focus, because I think you really cant get stuff done at all without that skills. I started my own blog geared towards struggling university students called <a href="http://www.howtostudyforfinals.com" rel="nofollow">how to study for finals</a> Hey Mr. A, I like your blog, lots of applicable tips on stuff that students at every level are struggling with…especially focus, because I think you really cant get stuff done at all without that skills. I started my own blog geared towards struggling university students called how to study for finals

]]> Comment on What’s Your Biggest Fear or Frustration with Studying? by merr http://faststudyskills.com/blog/why-is-studying-hard-for-you#comment-4179 merr Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:17:11 +0000 http://faststudyskills.com/blog/?p=116#comment-4179 a fear of not having enough time to study, so always feeling the pressure of finding the time to study, esp when there is alot of material to learn..and also, just the fact that studying can be draining, and it interfers with so many other things in your life a fear of not having enough time to study, so always feeling the pressure of finding the time to study, esp when there is alot of material to learn..and also, just the fact that studying can be draining, and it interfers with so many other things in your life

]]> Comment on How Well Have You Been Taught How To Study? by JoJO http://faststudyskills.com/blog/how-well-have-you-been-taught-how-to-study#comment-4178 JoJO Sun, 05 Feb 2012 21:56:14 +0000 http://faststudyskills.com/blog/?p=62#comment-4178 hey im gonna try working with this and i'll tell you how i do in the future my secret name will be Dr.J hey im gonna try working with this and i’ll tell you how i do in the future my secret name will be Dr.J

]]> Comment on Study Tips for Exams [video] by Anjum http://faststudyskills.com/blog/study-tips-for-exams-improve-study-skills#comment-4177 Anjum Wed, 18 Jan 2012 18:03:31 +0000 http://faststudyskills.com/blog/?p=223#comment-4177 I always start fresh with a good mind to get full in my tests but end up wasting time and getting a normal pass.. as a result upseting my parents. I find it really hard to study faster and mostly feel lazy to put up my talents. I am a class 12 student, and its very important for me to work hard , I wake up early in the morning but tend to feel sleepy withing an hour.. Please advice its urgent. And I also have the habit of writing and studying as i cannot recollect if i dont write after learning. I feel it takes time thought its effective, any other method uyou can suggest. I always start fresh with a good mind to get full in my tests but end up wasting time and getting a normal pass.. as a result upseting my parents. I find it really hard to study faster and mostly feel lazy to put up my talents. I am a class 12 student, and its very important for me to work hard , I wake up early in the morning but tend to feel sleepy withing an hour.. Please advice its urgent. And I also have the habit of writing and studying as i cannot recollect if i dont write after learning. I feel it takes time thought its effective, any other method uyou can suggest.

]]> Comment on Clarifying Study Secrets 2 of 12 – Memorizing vs. Skills by Mr. A http://faststudyskills.com/blog/study-secrets-2#comment-4176 Mr. A Tue, 22 Nov 2011 17:13:57 +0000 http://faststudyskills.com/blog/?p=154#comment-4176 Hi Hal, Great questions. Yes to your first question. For example, if you’re in a swimming class but will never have to swim, then you can choose just to memorize information and succeed in the class. If you’re in a swimming class and will have to swim, then when you practice you will gain new learned skills by actually doing it – plus succeed in the class. It does not necessarily mean you get to understand the theory and practice the theory. I may understand the theory of how to swim (get an A in the class that only requires memorization) and end up drowning in a boating accident. Homework and labs are supposed to be where you can practice theory. You might understand how a mathematical or chemical formula is supposed to work when the teacher shows you how (theory), but without practice you won’t know what its like to do it on your own on the test. In the program I share what to do to get better grades faster, easier, and more often. When you practice the techniques, you’re building new skills (i.e. memorization skills, test taking skills, etc). -Mr. A Hi Hal,

Great questions. Yes to your first question. For example, if you’re in a swimming class but will never have to swim, then you can choose just to memorize information and succeed in the class. If you’re in a swimming class and will have to swim, then when you practice you will gain new learned skills by actually doing it – plus succeed in the class.

It does not necessarily mean you get to understand the theory and practice the theory. I may understand the theory of how to swim (get an A in the class that only requires memorization) and end up drowning in a boating accident.

Homework and labs are supposed to be where you can practice theory. You might understand how a mathematical or chemical formula is supposed to work when the teacher shows you how (theory), but without practice you won’t know what its like to do it on your own on the test.

In the program I share what to do to get better grades faster, easier, and more often. When you practice the techniques, you’re building new skills (i.e. memorization skills, test taking skills, etc).

-Mr. A

]]> Comment on Clarifying Study Secrets 2 of 12 – Memorizing vs. Skills by hal stirrup http://faststudyskills.com/blog/study-secrets-2#comment-4174 hal stirrup Tue, 22 Nov 2011 02:09:48 +0000 http://faststudyskills.com/blog/?p=154#comment-4174 hi, Question? Are you saying depending on what your objective for studying a subject is, you can choose whats is best method or simply you practice new learned skills by doing it? So dose that mean you get to understand the theory and practice the theory as suggested? hi,

Question?
Are you saying depending on what your objective for studying a subject is, you can choose whats is best method or simply you practice new learned skills by doing it?

So dose that mean you get to understand the theory and practice the theory as suggested?

]]> Comment on Study While You Sleep? How To Memorize Better by Chris http://faststudyskills.com/blog/how-to-memorize-better#comment-3079 Chris Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:05:08 +0000 http://faststudyskills.com/blog/?p=59#comment-3079 Going off of this post slightly, I think teaching methods should adapt to the needs of the students in a classroom and allow some variation in the schedule if students really seem to need it. I am attending a university myself, and for the past several years I have been working a full-time job in addition to full-time attendance. Working was really unavoidable at the time to pay my rent and other miscellaneous bills. The last semester in particular I saw a dip in my performance exponentially because I would work 20-22 hours on Saturday and Sunday alone, and frequently had exams on the following Monday. I feel that so often teachers do not take into account students with needs such as these, and on occasion when I brought it up I was really given the cold shoulder and they suggested that I should quit my job or ask for a cut in hours. The problem was, I needed the money and my job was not very lenient. Studying is very difficult to get to with the many variables of life. I definitely saw a dip in my performance due to a lack of sleep myself (and a lack of studying, I think they're correlated). I will see how the next semester goes as I was essentially forced to quit my job on account of some medical issues I have been dealing with. Going off of this post slightly, I think teaching methods should adapt to the needs of the students in a classroom and allow some variation in the schedule if students really seem to need it. I am attending a university myself, and for the past several years I have been working a full-time job in addition to full-time attendance. Working was really unavoidable at the time to pay my rent and other miscellaneous bills. The last semester in particular I saw a dip in my performance exponentially because I would work 20-22 hours on Saturday and Sunday alone, and frequently had exams on the following Monday. I feel that so often teachers do not take into account students with needs such as these, and on occasion when I brought it up I was really given the cold shoulder and they suggested that I should quit my job or ask for a cut in hours. The problem was, I needed the money and my job was not very lenient.

Studying is very difficult to get to with the many variables of life. I definitely saw a dip in my performance due to a lack of sleep myself (and a lack of studying, I think they’re correlated). I will see how the next semester goes as I was essentially forced to quit my job on account of some medical issues I have been dealing with.

]]> Comment on How Well Have You Been Taught How To Study? by Chris http://faststudyskills.com/blog/how-well-have-you-been-taught-how-to-study#comment-3076 Chris Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:55:46 +0000 http://faststudyskills.com/blog/?p=62#comment-3076 You make a really good point here. Even in elementary school/high school, students are frequently not being taught how to study properly. It is almost like it is expected that students know, because on the surface studying seems like a relatively simple task. Sit down with your textbook, read, re-read, and so forth. The reality is that, the students who are doing particularly well and really engaging their material in unique ways that other students may not even think of. For example, even making flashcards out of the textbook material can be a better method of studying for many people. I think what students need to do is really just engage their textbook as opposed to "reading it" in a sort of distant and disinterested fashion. You make a really good point here. Even in elementary school/high school, students are frequently not being taught how to study properly. It is almost like it is expected that students know, because on the surface studying seems like a relatively simple task. Sit down with your textbook, read, re-read, and so forth. The reality is that, the students who are doing particularly well and really engaging their material in unique ways that other students may not even think of. For example, even making flashcards out of the textbook material can be a better method of studying for many people. I think what students need to do is really just engage their textbook as opposed to “reading it” in a sort of distant and disinterested fashion.

]]> Comment on Can’t Memorize? by Chris http://faststudyskills.com/blog/cant-memorize#comment-3075 Chris Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:52:27 +0000 http://faststudyskills.com/blog/?p=67#comment-3075 This definitely seems like a topic that can go under "The power of positive thinking." I'm not really a big fan of that ideology of sorts, but there is a lot of truth behind at least that statement. Our mental processes are really sort of funny things, and it is kind of crazy to imagine just how much we can handicap ourselves simply by thinking we are incapable of doing something. This happens so frequently, especially in very difficult classes, where a student does everything in their power to avoid and ignore the challenging material. This definitely seems like a topic that can go under “The power of positive thinking.” I’m not really a big fan of that ideology of sorts, but there is a lot of truth behind at least that statement. Our mental processes are really sort of funny things, and it is kind of crazy to imagine just how much we can handicap ourselves simply by thinking we are incapable of doing something. This happens so frequently, especially in very difficult classes, where a student does everything in their power to avoid and ignore the challenging material.

]]> Comment on How To Read For A Long Time (Research Papers & Textbooks) by Chris http://faststudyskills.com/blog/how-to-read-for-a-long-time#comment-3071 Chris Mon, 20 Jun 2011 14:43:30 +0000 http://faststudyskills.com/blog/?p=69#comment-3071 I think another key is that a research paper does not need to necessarily be drawn out and boring. I like to invoke some sort of personality, or occasionally go on relevant tangents so I can add some subjective qualities to my papers; even if they are hard science papers. This makes it easier on writing and critiquing your own paper, but it will also make it more interesting the eyes of a professor who has to trudge through hundreds of papers on a similar topic. Your advice on organization is definitely useful, and from what I have seen, a lot of students seem to miss this fact! I think another key is that a research paper does not need to necessarily be drawn out and boring. I like to invoke some sort of personality, or occasionally go on relevant tangents so I can add some subjective qualities to my papers; even if they are hard science papers. This makes it easier on writing and critiquing your own paper, but it will also make it more interesting the eyes of a professor who has to trudge through hundreds of papers on a similar topic.

Your advice on organization is definitely useful, and from what I have seen, a lot of students seem to miss this fact!

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