Are you really doing everything you can to prepare for tests? Re-reading the chapter and looking over your notes is not enough.

1. Keep up to date with assignments.

2. Take notes in every class every day. This includes asking questions when you don’t understand.

3. Process information as you comes to it. Learning information is much different than “becoming acquainted” with it.

4. Process information systematically. Label in the margin works well for most people.

5. Adapt it to suit your learning styles. Capitalize on the discipline label in the margin requires and make it habit to process information from texts and make lectures, not just go over it.

6. Have a study place that is free of distractions.

7. Have a specific time for initial study of each subject. You may need more than this time, but having a set time will save you time.