When one enters a university and acquires at least some freedom, one should realize that, like one's life in general, studying should be a conscious process. In other words, one should approach the way he or she goes about his or her classes with much reflection. This is the reason why I found the pieces of advice on treating one's learning process thoughtfully so appealing. It is advised to be organized in one's learning and approach the topics on the basis of their merit. A student who wants to succeed at the university should schedule one's reviews and use all the help one can get in the process. I consider scheduling a very useful and effective strategy. It allows to use one's time wisely and plan ahead. It actually makes a student more confident because he or she knows that he or she is well-prepared and has not miss something important. I consider that scheduling will also work good on reading because it will allow to pace the reading and make me work with little chunks of the texts instead of postponing daily reading sessions.
Another advice which caught my attention is the way of scheduling one's reviews before exams. What is greatly important is that one should review the study material not only before one's exam, but make reviews a habit throughout the term. It is suggested to review the lecture notes during the lecture, briefly re-read class notes on the daily basis, schedule regular weekly reviews apart from doing those major reviews every student is used to (Becoming a Master Student, 181). Having read those pieces of advice, I was struck by the realization that students usually skip other reviews than the major one and how much they miss out by doing so. I suppose that effective reading works the same way as effective exam preparation: one should make room for small reviews that take a couple of minutes in order to be able to operate bigger chunks of information efficiently. I recognize the merits of the approach described above and I would like to work on incorporating these techniques into my reading process.
Works Cited
“What to Do Before the Test”, Becoming a Master Student, pp. 181 – 182.
