Study Buddies

All throughout high school I enjoyed having friends who were in my classes so we could do homework and study together. It is always more motivating to complete work with others than it is by yourself. Thankfully throughout high school I developed good study skills and learned techniques that worked best for me. Everyone has their own preferences but sometimes one person's way is helpful to another. By working with other people you learn new skills and can determine what works best for you.

Since I have come to college I have been connected with so many people. Some are in a lot of my classes and are great study buddies and some aren't in any of my classes but I love being with them and are just great friends.

Two of my friends, Emily and Lauren, have become great study friends. Lauren and I work well together to figure out problems and finish homework. All three of us though love to go sit in the coffeehouse and just review or study. Most of the time when all three of us study together we don't work together but it is one of those motivators to have people around that keeps you going!

Just a few techniques that work for me in studying/learning...

1) Skim the chapter/material

2) Go back through and read bold face and important details

3) Take notes on material or create notecards (sometimes both)

4) Study lectures, personal notes, and notecards

If you keep up with this, it works well! This way does not work if you are not doing homework in a spaced out amount of time. To really learn and study well you can't cram. All of the information you studied the night before the quiz will be gone the next night... I know because I have done it.

Continue to review previous notes as the weeks progress so when exams come the old information is still fresh! Review each other if you are working with friends. Talking out loud or hearing someone else repeat the information is helpful in learning too.

All of this to say, I am thankful for the different people God has connected me with in school. I am thankful for the teachers I had in high school and my parents who encouraged me to develop good study habits because I am definitely seeing the benefits through college!

I know it is only a few weeks into school but seeing all of this now will hopefully help me to stay on top of all of the work as the days turn into weeks and weeks turn into semesters and semesters into years!