Study Tips - Avoid Anxiety

Some anxiety about taking tests is normal, but when the anxiety affects how you perform on the test, it is time to build your confidence. Learn how to study and manage your time. Organize your material that is to be studied. Be aware of outside influences that affect performance. Learn from your testing mistakes.

Study Tips - Test Preparation

In order to make a good grade on your tests, you must learn the material and review it. Some techniques to learning the material include taking notes in class and from the textbook and reviewing these notes as quickly as possible after taking them. It helps to review the notes before going into class.

Study Tips - Cramming

Cramming is not the best way to study for a test, but sometimes it is unavoidable. If you have to cram, use some strategies that you know will work for you, but plan to be ready to study for your next test. Cramming is not the way to get through college. If you cram too much, you will increase your anxiety level, and you will not do as well in your classes. Cram when you must, but develop tried and true study strategies to study throughout the semester.

Report Writing Tips - References

Here are some tips on how to properly handle references for reports either as footnotes or endnotes:

1. Find out if your instructor prefers footnotes (end of page) or endnotes (end of document)
2. Make sure to number your references
3. Within the text ensure that you refer to the number either in brackets eg. (1), or in superscript, eg. ²
4. There are two main formats that you can use for reports and references MLA or Chicago style (my preference is Chicago)
5. (EDIT): Photos, Tables, Diagrams, Equations, numerical facts all should be referenced