5 Tips to Make the Most out of your Studying – and How to Make Time to Study!

This post is about making time to study, and how to make the most out of your study time.

Let’s be real – college is pretty rough. You’re surrounded by new friends and you’re in a new place, and then you realize you have to study 90% of your time. Juggling a social life, grades, clubs, a job, and potentially a new relationship takes up all of your time, and then you add school on top of that.

Planning space in your schedule to study can be really hard! Here’s some tips to help you figure it out.

Drop your extras

Making time to study can be really hard. The key way to do this is to prioritize! First on your list of priorities should definitely be your grades. Next, figure out what’s most important to you and drop the things that are at the bottom of the list. This way you quit the things that are least important to you anyways, and you freed up some time. Now make sure you keep this space open. At the beginning of the semester you may feel like you made a mistake and have too much time, but once you take a look at the 5th tip in this list you’ll know that you need it later on in the semester.

{RELATED: How I use Google Calendar to get Straight A’s}

Plan out a schedule – and stick to it

After learning how to use google calendar to run your life, start using it to schedule out study time, too. I do this by looking at all of the events I have to be at that week, especially any syllabus dates. I then have a separate google calendar connected to the same email as my main google calendar titled “daily.” I add all of the study time I need under this calendar, so I can easily click it on and off and see the main events I have to be at. I plan out all of my study time based on upcoming assignments, readings, quizzes, and tests. Every Sunday I take a little bit of time to do plan out study time for the upcoming week.

{RELATED: How to Use Your Syllabus to Get Straight A’s}

Make the most out of your time

Making the schedule is probably the easy part. Now, you have to actually use that time to effectively study. This can take a lot of trial and error depending on how strenuous your high school or previous school curriculum was. I took lots of college classes in high school, so I was able to develop a really great routine. I would recommend learning how to study a few different ways, and seeing which way works best for you. I personally need to quiz myself, where others need to use repitition. It all depends on how you learn!

Stop all the distractions

I know that I do not do well with group studying. I get off topic, talk about irrelevant things, and learn almost nothing. Make sure you actually buckle down and study during the time you have planned. If you’re finding it hard to stay focused, even in a quiet room, try studying in 25 minute bursts with 5 minute breaks. This is scientifically proven to help you learn more, study longer, and stay more focused. This is another skill that requires trial and error. I may not be able to learn in group settings, but I find that leading study groups with material I already know really locks it down. Just find what works for you!

Alongside this, turn your phone on airplane mode and don’t let yourself look at it. Leave it in your dorm if you have to. We all know how one youtube video can lead to a three hour long clickhole and suddenly it’s 3am and you’re in the library crying because you got nothing done. Don’t be that person.

{RELATED: 26 Questions to ask your roommate before move in day}

Make habits

Surprisingly, it’s totally possible to not cram a ton right before finals. This takes a lot of planning, coordination, and commitment, but you can do it. Plan time each week to review the material you covered that week. This takes more and more time as the semester goes on depending on how much you cover during your class periods. Using a method like this is just one example of a great way to create a study habit – now just make sure you stick to it!

Planning time to review every week is a great study habit to have, but there are tons of others you can have, too. Once you find out what method of studying works best for you, come up with a routine that implements this study method every day – every time you study.

This post showed you how to make time to study

Other Posts You May Like: 

• 26 Questions to ask your roommate before move in day
• 21 DIY Holiday Gift Ideas That Won’t Break the Bank
• First Day of Class Essentials

Pin For Later