No one enjoys dropping hundreds of dollars on brand new textbooks every semester. When you're a freshman just entering college, you assume that you need to own all the books on your list. After all, the professor wouldn't list them if they aren't going to use them, right? Wrong.
Typically, the subjects you want to create study groups for are the subjects you aren't entirely comfortable with. If you don't know very many people in your group, it can be awkward and embarrassing admitting how little you know about the potential test material.
Don't be Embarrassed
What you don't realize is that everyone else in your study group is having the same insecurities. No one is perfect, and if they are opting to study in a group there is a chance that they are uncomfortable with some of the study material as well. However, when efforts are combined you can prove just how much you do know by answering their questions, and them answering yours. Everyone gets something different out of a single lecture.
While there are a few exceptions to this rule, most of your books you won't need until a week or so into classes. If, on a rare occasion, you are assigned homework on the first day, there will be someone you can borrow the book from until you get your own copy.
Be careful about what contact information you give. If you are still using your juvenile, middle school e-mail, you might want to consider getting a new, more professional one. Being known as pinkunicornlover4evr will not lend much credibility to you professionally.
Many college campuses provide textbook rental services. If your school doesn't, there may be a nearby textbook store that will rent books to students. Check with them early as rentals tend to fly off the shelf. This is a GREAT way to save a ton of money on your required texts.
Eliminate the things that would typically distract you, such as friends or Facebook. When you have organized as a group for a shared cause, none of you have much time to waste. You are all on a schedule based on everyone else in the group's schedule. Get down to business as soon as you meet, and stay on track the whole time.
Study groups are only as effective as the people that make them up. If your classmates are a bunch of goof-offs, you might not get anything done. Instead, invite people that inspire you and motivate you to do better. If you don't know anyone in the class, choose the people that you can tell are paying attention, even if it means they are constantly asking questions.
Be careful of inviting too many people to your study group, though. If there are too many opinions it can get out of hand, with no one able to agree about what the right answer to a question is or how to solve a certain problem. This can waste more time than you might studying by yourself and justifying your procrastination.
Be smart about how you purchase text books. It can save you thousands of dollars over the course of your college career. Whether you're attending a Nampa college or an Ivy League school, these practices may take a bit more time, but they are worth every penny they save you.
Typically, the subjects you want to create study groups for are the subjects you aren't entirely comfortable with. If you don't know very many people in your group, it can be awkward and embarrassing admitting how little you know about the potential test material.
Don't be Embarrassed
What you don't realize is that everyone else in your study group is having the same insecurities. No one is perfect, and if they are opting to study in a group there is a chance that they are uncomfortable with some of the study material as well. However, when efforts are combined you can prove just how much you do know by answering their questions, and them answering yours. Everyone gets something different out of a single lecture.
While there are a few exceptions to this rule, most of your books you won't need until a week or so into classes. If, on a rare occasion, you are assigned homework on the first day, there will be someone you can borrow the book from until you get your own copy.
Be careful about what contact information you give. If you are still using your juvenile, middle school e-mail, you might want to consider getting a new, more professional one. Being known as pinkunicornlover4evr will not lend much credibility to you professionally.
Many college campuses provide textbook rental services. If your school doesn't, there may be a nearby textbook store that will rent books to students. Check with them early as rentals tend to fly off the shelf. This is a GREAT way to save a ton of money on your required texts.
Eliminate the things that would typically distract you, such as friends or Facebook. When you have organized as a group for a shared cause, none of you have much time to waste. You are all on a schedule based on everyone else in the group's schedule. Get down to business as soon as you meet, and stay on track the whole time.
Study groups are only as effective as the people that make them up. If your classmates are a bunch of goof-offs, you might not get anything done. Instead, invite people that inspire you and motivate you to do better. If you don't know anyone in the class, choose the people that you can tell are paying attention, even if it means they are constantly asking questions.
Be careful of inviting too many people to your study group, though. If there are too many opinions it can get out of hand, with no one able to agree about what the right answer to a question is or how to solve a certain problem. This can waste more time than you might studying by yourself and justifying your procrastination.
Be smart about how you purchase text books. It can save you thousands of dollars over the course of your college career. Whether you're attending a Nampa college or an Ivy League school, these practices may take a bit more time, but they are worth every penny they save you.
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