Even students who don't have a private study area remain organized. A backpack or drawer keeps essential supplies together and cuts down on time-wasting searches. HOW TO READ - Look at how a textbook is organized by checking its table of contents and chapter headings. Some students write down the chapter headings on paper so they have an outline of the chapter before they begin reading. Others highlight important concepts to help remember them or make notes on another sheet of paper of the main points of each paragraph.
Some students rely more on class notes and handouts than the textbook when studying for tests.
Experts agree that if you do some kind of brief review of you class notes on or near the day of that class, you can save many hours of relearning. YOUR ACT - Neat papers make a better impression. However, you must realize that if you don't understand something in class, there are probably other students who don't. Experts confirm that students who make up possible exam questions often find many of the same questions on the test and thus score higher. Finally, one of the most important secrets of the high-achievers is not so secret.