College exams are never fun, they are quite stressful, and a lot of work to study for. Whether you have a low grade in the class and need to bring it up by your college exam, or you have a high grade and don’t want it to lower because of it, there are things you can do. A college exam doesn’t need to be as scary as you make it out to be. We all know the most important thing is to study, but there are a few other things you could keep in mind to raise that grade also. Check out some of the things you can do to get the grade you want on your college exam.
Take good notes – Taking good notes in college is very important. Since college is so fast paced to learn about a whole subject, the professor is going to try to tell you everything that’s important in class. Taking good notes will make it so much easier to study when the exam is around the corner.Get a study buddy – Having a friend from the classes makes study time a lot more fun and worthy of your time. Study with someone can help you out more than you can think. If you’re studying they may mention something you never heard of and might be able to explain what it is. Or maybe they heard the teacher say “you need to study this, it will be on the exam.” They can help you out a ton, think of all the information you know and just and some more help with a study buddy!
Friday
veggies
I truly dislike peas. You couldnt pay me 1 million dollars to eat them. My advice that i would give a parent whos kid doesnt like vegetables is to talk them into eating the vegetable. The child may genuinely dislike the taste, texture or odour of certain vegetables, especially if they have been overcooked. Some adults do not set a good example to children by eating a
wide variety of vegetables themselves. Some adults assume that their child won't like certain vegetables. The child can pick up on this assumption and refuse to try new vegetables. You should also offer vegetables in a positive, casual manner and assume the child will enjoy them. They may not of course, but think positively.
wide variety of vegetables themselves. Some adults assume that their child won't like certain vegetables. The child can pick up on this assumption and refuse to try new vegetables. You should also offer vegetables in a positive, casual manner and assume the child will enjoy them. They may not of course, but think positively.
notes
What is the most effective notetaking strategy? For me the Cornell Notetaking System works the best. The Cornell Notetaking System (Record, Reduce, Recite, Reflect and Review) is a five - step notetaking process used to take notes from textbooks or lectures. Even though this strategy works best for me there are other strategies that I will share with you that I believe will also be beneficial in future classes. I will admit when it was first introduced to I couldn't stand it and would reject using it. Now as I progress in school I realize how beneficial it is.
The first notetaking strategy is Annotating which is highlighting, underlining, making marginal notes, etc. Basically just marking any and everything that you feel is important to know. Annotating has always been a strategy I’ve used and I think it is very helpful, especially for my reading class. In my reading class my teacher has us play a game of Jeopardy to study vocabulary 5 chapters at a time. Having words and information highlighted or underlined makes it a lot easier to brush up on my need to know words.
The second strategy is the Two-Column System defined as a notetaking system that shows topics, vocab. terms and/or study questions in the left column and details in the right column. This particular system will be helpful in the upcoming semester because I have to take English. I feel this system will help simplify the different rules of grammar which was something I had trouble with in high school.
The final strategy would have to be Outlining. Outlining provides a skeleton or an overview of the structure of printed materials of a complete chapter. This system is pretty much self explanatory and seems to be effective in social studies class. Outlining is an awesome alternative to time-lines. I’ve used this strategy also, haven’t used it since high school but when I did use it things seemed to make more sense. I’m not sure if I will have to use this strategy or not because I’m not sure what I will be taking in the future. This is my first semester of my freshman year so I am still sort of lost but I will make this my primary notetaking system whenever the time comes to take a social studies or history class.
Well, I’ve told you how I prepare my study materials by explaining the notetaking strategies I use. So, to conclude my view of these strategies I’d like to hope that a mixture of these few strategies will make me a great success in future college courses and I hope to learn even more helpful techniques.
The first notetaking strategy is Annotating which is highlighting, underlining, making marginal notes, etc. Basically just marking any and everything that you feel is important to know. Annotating has always been a strategy I’ve used and I think it is very helpful, especially for my reading class. In my reading class my teacher has us play a game of Jeopardy to study vocabulary 5 chapters at a time. Having words and information highlighted or underlined makes it a lot easier to brush up on my need to know words.
The second strategy is the Two-Column System defined as a notetaking system that shows topics, vocab. terms and/or study questions in the left column and details in the right column. This particular system will be helpful in the upcoming semester because I have to take English. I feel this system will help simplify the different rules of grammar which was something I had trouble with in high school.
The final strategy would have to be Outlining. Outlining provides a skeleton or an overview of the structure of printed materials of a complete chapter. This system is pretty much self explanatory and seems to be effective in social studies class. Outlining is an awesome alternative to time-lines. I’ve used this strategy also, haven’t used it since high school but when I did use it things seemed to make more sense. I’m not sure if I will have to use this strategy or not because I’m not sure what I will be taking in the future. This is my first semester of my freshman year so I am still sort of lost but I will make this my primary notetaking system whenever the time comes to take a social studies or history class.
Well, I’ve told you how I prepare my study materials by explaining the notetaking strategies I use. So, to conclude my view of these strategies I’d like to hope that a mixture of these few strategies will make me a great success in future college courses and I hope to learn even more helpful techniques.
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