Stick to your schedule. Prioritize your tasks. Be specific about goals you want to accomplish and reward yourself when you meet those goals. Listening and Note-taking Since many professors test from their class lectures and discussions rather than the textbook, taking good notes in college is a vital skill. However, many students assume that taking good notes is easy, but if you have a concentration problem or if you are dealing with unfamiliar information, you may find yourself with notes full of gaps and misinformation.
Notes are only as good as the note-taker.
The first step to good note-taking is to devise a system of abbreviations and signs that will help you write faster. Students who try to write a transcript of a class lecture, inevitably miss important information. Good listening skills are also important to good note-taking. Verbal cues will identify main points from minor ones while repetition is a clear signal of important information. After a lecture, read through your notes immediately and fill in gaps.