Swot vac is simply not long enough to cover all your work at the end of semester. To be most effective, you should review your notes soon after the lecture, preferably within 24 hours . Rewriting your notes to make them perfect is a waste of time and is usually a passive exercise. Active study strategies for science and engineering students. Many students turn up for lectures expecting to be surprised or entertained, but you will get more out of your classes if you prepare for them.
Few students have time to read and prepare for every lecture.
You have an understanding of what some of the main issues are You are familiar with some of the new terms or concepts that may be introduced. At the very least, try to arrive at the lecture in sufficient time to reread the previous lecture so that you have some context for the new information you are about to hear. It's difficult to participate actively in tutorials if you don t prepare for them, but please attend anyway. Plan Your Time Time management is a crucial issue at Zuni as your time is less structured than at school and there are no teachers to monitor progress or even check on your own work. It's easy to procrastinate or to spend all of your spare time on the Baillieu lawns, at the Caf or pub, the Sports Centre or at the Rowden White Library in the Union.