Undergraduate Tipsheet Index

Get the Most Out of Your Study Time

Make a study plan

• What time of day do you study best?
  
  
• Do you work better by focusing on one subject or task for a long period of time or
  switching back and forth?
  
  
• How long can you concentrate before you need a break?
  
  
• Is it more helpful for you to have a detailed plan or a more unstructured one? Try to have a clear goal for each study session, since it helps keep you focussed on what you need to get done.
  

Find a Good Place to Study

• Do you work better in complete silence or with some noise around you?
  What kind of noise (talking, music, TV, white noise, etc.)?
  
  
• Are you more productive surrounded by people, or by yourself? In your own “space” or a more neutral one?
  
  
• What materials do you need to have access to? Do you really need to be near a computer, or is it just a distraction?
  
  
• Will you be physically comfortable in the location you’ve chosen? Will you be too comfortable and fall asleep?
  
  
• Will you have enough light?
  
  
• Will you have enough space to spread your stuff out?