Description: The college years are an incredibly vibrant, intense, and exciting time. From freshman to senior year, from admission to graduation, we have collected tips for each of your study periods to make these years as useful and interesting for you as possible.
Tips for Students For many, university is a way to extend their childhood, but once they graduate, they don't know what to do. To avoid finding yourself in this situation, spend your college years as efficiently as possible. We have prepared a couple of recommendations that will be useful for this.
To study. Find your study style Some students find it easier to work in a group, while others work independently. For some students, the capacity for work in the morning is off the charts, while for others the brain only turns on after 6 p.m. Some of them perceive information audibly, others only visually. Some are able to understand and analyze even in the subway, even at a rock concert, and some need a certain environment and atmosphere. Each of the possible learning styles is unique, with its own advantages and disadvantages. You need to pick the one that's right for you to make the learning process as effective as possible.
Work on the K-R-E-M-Y principle. The secret of successful studies lies in the K-R-E-M-I strategy, each component of which corresponds to certain skills and qualities:
K - creativity. Ability to apply non-standard approaches and use imagination when solving certain tasks.
R - thinking. The skill of analyzing received information and obtaining knowledge on its basis, as well as the ability to assess own work and achievements.
E - efficiency. The ability to set priorities competently, to effectively manage one's resources (time, effort, emotions).
M - motivation. Clear understanding of the necessary result of this or that work, expediency of certain actions to achieve the goal, the ability to maintain the work pace and mindset.
I - initiative. Active participation in the learning process (both physical and mental).
Remember that your career starts at university Universities provide not only the necessary theoretical knowledge. to strengthen the acquired skills, as well as to acquire new ones, do not ignore the practice, get an internship. In addition to the highly specialized skills needed by certain professionals, you acquire skills that will be useful in all professions: teamwork, creative thinking, stress-resistance.
Study Yourself Engage in self-analysis to record your goals and steps taken to achieve them, successes and failures. Analyze your emotional state: which activities give you the most pleasure, and which ones you should literally force yourself to do. Periodically review your notes; they will help you understand your strengths and weaknesses, as well as help you decide which skill is worth developing.