A First YeAr’s

University
Survival Guide
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Keeping focus through long lectures is difficult for us university
Through Long students.
Lectures.
  Set aside a designated time to do the readings as the readings are
Do The important so when you get into the lecture you already have a
preconceived idea of the content being discussed during the
Readings! lecture and allowing for a more cohesive understanding of the
content.
 This helps summarise the content covered in the lecture and it also
helps yourself from understanding what information you know and
Create one what content you need to further study. (
page notes This is a good habit because it encourages progressive studying and
prevents the bad habit of cramming when the date for a test or
after lectures assignment. It helps people get better grades (instead of rushing
before it is due)
Get to know  Getting to know the people in your course will be a great benefit
as you’ll start good friendships and you’ll be able to ask them for
that people in help when struggling to understand certain content. They’ll be
your course! able also provide support during times of need etc…
Lectures and  If you’re struggling to understand certain content and you’ve
already ask other student for help go ahead and ask your lecturers
Tutors aren’t and tutors. They’re the one’s who are co-ordinating that particular
that scary… course and will provide the necessary information…
Don’t leave the  Leaving assignments to the last minute is something that most
students will do at least once at university however, it is an
assignment to extremely bad habit it continue. It is rather better that one
remains organised so that cramming is prevented and reduces
the last minute stress etc…
  Over studying is is another bad habit that one faces as is leads to
Do not over stress and irritation. Ironically overstudying can lead to people
studying content that is irrelevant to the course as well as not
study! efficiently studying because your not fully understanding what
you’re trying to study.
  Starting university is a huge milestone and deserves to be
celebrated. After the party of week zero, semester one officially
starts and it is time to get ones head into the books. You’ve had
It is no longer the entire summer to party and celebrate however, now you are
the summer expected to organise your time effectively so you are able to
succeed in the course you’re worked hard to get into.
holidays!  I am not saying that you have to stop parting till the end of
semester but have a good balance whereby you prioritise your
study over parting but still having time to study.
 Going to bed at three in the morning and having a class at nine
GO TO BED! o’clock will not do you any good so to study effectively one has to
have an appropriate amount of sleep.
  It is common for people to miss lectures and instead spend time
Missing studying for an upcoming test of assignment that is due soon.
Although lectures are recorded it is still good for students to
lectures… attend all lectures so they have the opportunity to ask questions
about the content to the lecturer or tutor.