Organizing Your Study Time

This is very personal and depends on how you learn. Morning person, night person? Long study periods, lots of shorter periods? Whatever suits you, make a plan to ensure you really devote the time and that your study is of quality. In planning your study time each quarter, consider free mornings and afternoons, breaks between classes, and evenings. Avoid all-nighters. Be careful about scheduling weekends.you will probably need a significant portion of one day for study. And remember the Study 25-35 program. This is a good rule of thumb but you need to allocate the time effectively. Some courses require more time than others. For example, the national recommendation for calculus is at least three hours per week of study for every hour of class; we recommend this for most science and math classes. You should maintain a daily planner and study log. Enter in the planner when you have classes and other responsibilities and the times best for studying (make sure your plan is consistent with the recommended hours). During your first quarter, enter in the study log each day the number of hours you studied. At least weekly add up the hours to see how close they are to what we recommend.