How to master the material

To make A’s in all of your classes you need to master the material. How do you do this? Simple. Follow these steps.

• Attend all of your classes – We have covered this topic in prior posts but once again this is the foundation to succeeding in college.

• Read every chapter being covered – The topic of this post is “mastering the material” and there is no way to be proficient in what your learning if you do not read the book.

• Do all of your homework – Duh! But, not only do you need to do all of your homework, you also need to do the homework that isn't required. Complete all work that is assigned by the teacher, whether it is for a grade or not.

• Study daily – Studies show that if you review you notes within 24 hours that you retain 80% of the information. So constantly review your notes and stay up to date with what you are learning.

• Teach another classmate – You truly know the material when you can teach it to someone else. Create a study group and help you other classmates. You will feel so confident during your test if you have taught someone else how to do the work. You will feel like an expert.

• DO NOT CRAM – This is one of the worst things you can do. You will never retain the information by spending 24 solid hours on a subject. You might know it that day but if you do not review the information you will forget it.