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Finding a calm relaxing place to study is hard especially at college. You have all the all the distractions around you with parties, loud music, noisy people, and you feel like you have no where to go! But let me tell you, you do! #1- THE LIBRARY Let’s start with the obvious. For those of [...]

Studying for a test is stressful for most people, but what happens when you have to try and study when you have high anxiety? Studying for an exam can be so difficult with trying to concentrate and keep your mind focused when you have  Test Anxiety. What is Test Anxiety? Test anxiety is a type [...]

When you have a huge test coming up, you might find yourself drowning in facts to memorize. Use these tips from Keren Perles @ brighthub.com to memorize lists of facts easily and quickly.

Most students seem to have considerable “test anxiety”, and many talk themselves out of doing well before they even see the exam. If you do this, you will not be able to show what you are really able to accomplish. You need to try to gain some confidence in your own work, and realize that [...]

So you have made it to med school and you are thinking, “I can handle this studying thing.” Then, you receive the score for your first anatomy test and you wonder whether law school would have been a better option. Disclaimer: THIS IS NORMAL!

Studying at university often signals coffee, cramming and more coffee. Just opening a text book can induce sleep for some students. But those dreaded revision and study sessions need not be a chore if you can get a handle on some basic skills. Here’s some great general studying advice from the people at nus.org.uk

With so many things going on around you in college it can be an extremely difficult to achieve an academic and social balance. Here’s a great article from Marc Silver @ usnews.com that provides you with great advice on how to study efficiently.

Procrastination can be a major problem for any individual that is attempting to prepare for a particular exam, interview, or other similar situation. This is because, in most cases, individuals that procrastinate regularly perform more poorly than individuals that seldom procrastinate because they have less time available to complete each task that they need to [...]

Students frequently complain that it is too hard to concentrate when studying or reading textbook assignments. How often do you hear yourself say, “I can’t concentrate!” But is this true? Isn’t the problem that we really find it harder to pay attention because we don’t like to read our texts as much as the latest [...]

Here’s an informative article from Nick Sanders that provides you with many helpful tips on studying at university! Studying in an academic institution becomes competitive and some students don’t know what they need to survive the first few weeks, In their attempts to survive many students will face a number of obstacles that they will [...]