This document provides tips and strategies for developing strong study skills in college. It emphasizes setting goals, taking responsibility for your education, controlling distractions, prioritizing tasks, developing effective reading and note-taking strategies, understanding different learning styles, cultivating good listening skills, managing stress and sleep, and strengthening critical thinking abilities. Adopting these approaches can help students successfully handle the challenges of balancing coursework, family, and finances while in school.

1. Study Skills

2. Change-Setting GoalsChanges in the days to come!One of the first changes you may notice about continuing your education is that you have to learn to juggle many things at once. This will include your course work, finances, and maybe your family. Learning how to set priorities is a critical step to successfully handling the challenge. You need to keep your goal in sight at all times and tell yourself you can do this!

3. Change-Setting Goals

4. Change-Setting GoalsTake control of your own life

5. Adopt the idea that you are responsible for you

6. Refuse to allow friends and family to tear you down

7. Control what you say to yourself

8. Take carefully assessed risks often

9. Don’t compare yourself to other people

10. Develop a victory wall or victory file

11. Keep your promises and be loyal to friends, family and yourself

12. Win with grace – lose with class

13. Set goals and maintain a high level of motivationPersist

14. PersistF? What Do You Mean an F?There will be times when you are disappointed with a grade. What do you do? Be truthful with yourself and examine the amount of time you spent on the project. Consider the following:Did you attend class regularly?

15. Did you come to class prepared and ready for discussion?

16. Did you ask questions in class for clarification?

17. Did you meet with the instructor during office hours?

18. Did you seek outside assistance in places such as the writing center or math lab?

19. Did you ask your peers for assistance or join a peer/study group?PersistYou may be surprised , but the way you act in (and out of) the class can mean as much to your success as what you know. No one can make you do anything or act in any way that you do not want to. Consider the following:Bring your materials to class daily

20. Come to class prepared: read your texts and handouts and do the homework

21. Turn in projects on time

22. Participate In class

23. Ask your instructor about the best time to come for extra help

24. Do not sleep in class

25. Be respectful to other students

26. Turn off your cell phone