How to get the most out of studying

College Majors Engineering Majors
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<p>I came across this video on the website of our Academic Success Center here at Iowa State. I watched all 5 parts and I am already seeing better results. </p>

<p>The concepts appear to be very simple but please, go over each video and pay attention to all the concepts discussed. </p>

<p>The concept of metacognition is a a powerful one and the reason why I think was doing poorly my first few months here- once you understand how metacognition can affect your study skills, you are on your way to doing much better.</p>

<p>I am glad I came across this while I am still a freshman here. For people who went through engineering school and finished with poor grades, chances are, your had poor study habits, you knew they did not work but instead of changing the approach and reevaluating what you were doing, you kept doing the same thing hoping that the outcome would be different, unfortunately, that does not happen!</p>

<p>[How</a> to Get the Most Out of Studying: Part 1 of 5, “Beliefs That Make You Fail… Or Succeed” - YouTube](<a href=“http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH95h36NChI]How”>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH95h36NChI)</p>

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<p>You can do better by posting a written version even if its a summary.</p>

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<p>No, I am not going to be posting some type of summary here. What is up with young people thinking that they are going to find shortcuts to everything? Sorry but the world does not work that way!</p>

<p>This could be very helpful for people who may be struggling and want to do better but if you are not even willing to take 30 minutes out of your day to watch the videos, then I have nothing else to say. Good luck!</p>

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<p>Good stuff, this kind of thinking is helpful for someone transitioning from high school to college</p>

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<p>Thanks for the post! I’m a high school senior who has never had to study before so hopefully this will give me an advantage.</p>