How can I stay motivated to study this semester?

Question

im a junior in college and its always seems so boring to study. what are some good habits or tips for waking up for class and for studying? plzzz help

Answer 1

I agree with Love2B...

   tips on waking up... eat healthy, go to sleep at a decent hour (about 10pm) to make sure you get 8 hours of sleep, don't drink caffeine at night.

   Study tips... pair up with serious students who really want to study, or download an mp3 recorder (internet has free ones like ProMP3) so that you can record yourself reading your study material, this will help when you're on the go or driving, you won't have to read your notes just listen to them on your ipod or cd. It helps me a lot because now I can study while I'm working out, running, driving, shopping, etc.

Just remind yourself, the more you study, the less stress you'll be under the whole year because you'll actually understand what's going on. Plus, you're a junior...you're almost done. You want to have a good GPA to add on your resume for job apps... otherwise you're kinda wasting your time.

Hope this helps!  

Answer 2

study with friends

make a study group

study "on the go"

• bring study group out to restaurant

• go hiking while reviewing flash cards

what are your other interests?

incorporate studying and your new found knowledge into that!

make it fun!

tips:

• exercise in the morning - gets you awake and ready to go

• cold shower wakes you up for class

• take a break every half hour or so of study to get up and move around

• if memorizing is hard, then get a picture to go with it - everyone has photographic memory to a degree - the picture will help trigger the fact

• make songs to go with what you are learning (sounds cheesy, I know - but I did it and I still remember everything I learned in Driver's Ed!)

best of wishes