Studying is the most important part of your university course, if you don't study it will show when it comes to your yearly results, unlike GCSE and A-Level you won't be able to wing it. Here are some simple tips for studying.
- Get a planner, a nice big wall planner would be even better so you can mark down when you have exams and module tests coming up so you know when to say no to nights out. It's so easy to blow off an exam and then realise you should of revised the night before if you don't have a constant reminder of the exam.
- Pick the modules that will be most interesting to you, most courses after the first year will allow you to choose 2/3 modules of the year. The ones you find interesting will much easier to pass if you find the module fun.
- Develop better studying skills, get good at typing so essays that'd take 2 hours will only take 1 hour to type up now, find the best sites to get your information from: Wikipedia, Google, and sites related to your course – also remember information on the Internet isn't verified.
- Work with your friends, it's likely that each of your friends will have different skills and you can all benefit from helping each other.
- Use all the available resources you can, get books out of the library that you think may be beneficial. Ask your tutors for help and advice when you need it, never be afraid to approach them for help – that's what they are there for.
- Work steadily throughout the year, try not to cram all your work toward the end of the module/year. Not only will it help you learn the content much easier but it will be a lot less stressful.
- If you are planning on getting a job to help fund your student life bear in mind that any job exceeding 14 hours per week can have an adverse effect on your studying, it can be hard to keep up if you work more than you study.
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