This is a rule that you should use while studying and doing homework. You should study or do homework for 50 minutes. Then you should take a break and do some kind of exercise for at least 10 minutes and then study for another 50 minutes and so on and so forth.

You should study or do the homework of your hardest class right before you go to bed. You should do things because your brain will continue to think about what you just learned when you are sleeping. Studies show that your brain will also go over learning something a lot faster than when you are awake.

A to-do list is a list of tasks that you need to complete. They help you remember what you need to do and by which date you need to do it. You can use a to-do list for your assignments from your classes so you don’t have to trust your memory on remembering you need to do an assignment when you have four classes.

Folders and binders are a good way to keep all of your class work safe. They also help keep your assignments in good shape. They are also a good way to keep all of your classwork from different classes separate.

When you are sleeping, your brain is actively strengthening your memory of what you are learning. This process of your brain strengthening your memory of learning takes about 8 hours to complete, so when you get less than 8 hours, your brain doesn’t fully complete the memory process.

Exercise can mean a lot of things to a lot of different people. To me, it means to get your heart pumping and a little bit of sweat. When you are exercising, your body is increasing molecular targets, which are used to help us improve your memory, which equates to helping us learn.

Annotating is where you basically talk to the text. You highlight words, write down big ideas, and ask questions. Annotating is good for two things. The first is when you look back on the text, you don't have to reread everything because you wrote down the big ideas. The other reason is so you don't space out when reading the text.

When you are in college, it’s very easy to eat junk food. But junk food isn’t good for your body. It will make you put on weight. It will also disrupt your sleep. So you need to make sure that when you are in college, you are eating healthily. This means you should eat your fruits and vegetables with some kind of protein. Yes, it’s ok to eat junk food every once in a while.

First off, you should be drinking until you are 21 years old, and you really shouldn’t be drinking until you are 25 because that when your brain is fully developed. But let's say that you are 21 years old and have started to drink often. When you drink alcohol, it affects your brain's learning when you sleep. It does make you fall asleep faster, but don’t get as good sleep as you would get if you didn’t drink.

Have a goal of why you are in college and why our classes are important to you. Mine was to be able to start flying. It has helped me when I just don't feel like doing homework or studying to get it done so that I can reach my goal.

Keep all of your old tests and homework that you have gotten back from your teacher with a grade. It's a lot easier when you are studying for tests and finals to look back at it and redo some of the problems that your teacher has already graded. So you don't have to worry about, "Am I doing this right?

When you are studying for a test or doing homework, put your phone away from you where you can't hear or see it. I get a ton more homework done just by putting it on my bed. When you hear your phone, you are going to think, Who just texted me?

When you study for a test the day before and you try to cram as much information in. You affect your long-term memory of the info by creating stress and anxiety about the test. When you start to study two weeks before a test, it gives your brain a test to move the info into your long-term memory.

When you have a fixed mind, you don't think that you can grow. You think you are the best at something, or you can't do it at all, and most of the time you aren't the best. When you have a fixed mindset, you have the belief that you can't do something, yep, and that you can always get better at something that you are already good at.

When you are struggling with a subject and you don't know where to go. Ask for help I didn't ask for help the first six weeks for my Earth Science class and struggled. As I asked the teacher for help, it was an easy class.

Talk to your advisor. My roommate this year didn't talk to our advisor for aviation, and he didn't make the program for this fall. Your advisor will tell you what you need to do get your degree/certification

When you are staying in the dorm, you're not going to have everything that you had at your house. You need to make a list of everything that you are going to need and then buy it for your dorm.