Here is a sampling of sites that provide tips to help you manage your time, take better notes and study more effectively, work on your memory, take tests, and handle the stresses of college life. You can also explore your learning style and explore some excellent general academic success sites.

 

Time Management Pretest

The 168 Hours in a Week Exercise  What do you do with your 168 hours/week?
Great Handouts From Dartmouth University

Blank Hourly Schedule   More Detailed Weekly Schedule (in Half-Hour Slots) 

Sample Weekly Study Schedule    Monthly Schedule

More on Time Management Schedules From CalPoly 

Ten Time-Management Tips From CollegeBoard.Com

CollegePrep101-A Great Time Management Essay by a Student

Using Your Course Syllabi for Semester Planning for Courses

Creating a Course Chart

Prentice Hall  - Read About How Partying Patti Took Charge  

TAMU - ABC Method of Time Management and  To-Do Lists Forms 

George Washington U - Good vs. Bad To-Do Lists 

George Washington U - Obstacles to Time Management 

KSU - Managing My Time Means Managing Me! 

Remembering What You Read - CSB | SJU

Active Reading Checklist 

Barriers To Effective Listening in Class  

13 Points for Taking the Best Notes 

Note-Taking 

Making Notes Instead of Taking Notes 

Editing Lecture Notes       Predicting Test Questions

Mind Tools - Information Skills - Concept Maps

Concept Mapping 

Memory Principles  

Preparing for Tests
How to Be a Successful Student 
The Six Hour D -- from Russ Dewey, a discussion of how long hours of studying might not pay off unless you structure that studying correctly 
General Purpose Learning Strategies

Study Skill Checklist (linked to help resources)

Rehearsing to Learn and Student Academic Success Inventory 

Mind Tools - Memory Techniques and Mnemonics 

• Study Distraction Analysis 
• Test-Taking Strategies  
  
• Test Taking  Ten Commandments 
• Test-Taking Pitfalls  
• Reasons to Go Over Graded Tests   After the Exam 
• Strategies for Analyzing Past Exmas
  
• Seven Strategies for Improving Test Performance  
• Test Anxiety   How to Keep Calm  Test Anxiety Workshop 

First Year Focus Allyn & Bacon's site devoted to surviving your first year

Transition to College - Top 10 Issues Identified by Students 

Ten Tips You Need to Survive College 

How do you learn best? Try out these assessments of your learning style preferences and then consider exploring some study techniques that fit your preferred mode of learning. 

DVC Learning Style Survey

Background on the Four Learning Styles in the DVC Survey 

Multiple Intelligences Inventory 

 

CollegePrep-101 —  This should be a first stop site for you.  The lessons on "Study Skills", "Time Management", and "Stress Management" are of particular value.  Several other lessons are also likely to provide you with useful information.
 

How To Study — Study tips by Ronald C. Blue, at Lehigh Carbon Community College.  Addresses how much time you probably need to study and several specific study practices.  Mirror sites include: How To Study, How To Study and How To Study.

PsychREF: Academic Study and Coping Skills for Effective Learning and College Life —  Dozens of links to sites devoted to your academic success.  Developed and maintained by  Vincent W. Hevern, SJ, at LeMoyne College.

Sites to Promote Academic Success  — Linda Walsh has compiled an extensive list of sites with study tips.  Test-taking tips and dealing with test anxiety are also covered.

Study Schedule  — Download or print out a convenient, one page, 7day/24hour Schedule for planning your week.  Or, use a more general Time Budget.  (Also great for scheduling viewing time for your favorite TV programs.)

Succeeding In College — Tips from Ralph H. Logan, at North Lake College.  Addresses Time Management, Stress Management, Note Taking Skills, Reading a Text, Study Habits — Preparing for an Exam, and Taking Exams.