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24 Study Hacks that will save you this semester.

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Broward chapter.

Take regular breaks every 30 minutes, taking regular breaks will help you boost focus and you will be more productive.  

 

If math isn’t your favorite subject, then you should give photo math a try.  Photo math is an app that solves an equation for you and it even shows you how to solve the equation. 

 

If you are stuck on a question or can’t think of that essay topic you should go for a walk and clear your head. 

 

When you learn something try to teach it to someone else.  Teaching it to someone else will help you recognize what areas you are lacking on.  

To satisfy your sweet tooth leave candy all over and in-between your textbook so you will be motivated to go through your textbook. 

 

If you have a speech to give the next day be sure to go over the speech the night before maybe two or three times. 

 

Walking can increase your brain power and increase your memory, before an exam take a walk for about 20 minutes to improve your performance. 

Times New Roman is the fastest font our brains can process so when writing your essays make sure to write it in Times New Roman. 

 

If you choose to listen to music while you are studying, choose songs with no lyrics, the lyrics would distract you from what you are trying to study. 

 

Try to change up the places you study, moving around will help your memory. 

 

If you are chewing a specific flavor of gum while you are studying during your exam chew that same flavor of gum because it would help you remember the information you were studying. 

 

The best way to get ready for a test is to do a lot of practice test, it trains your brain to retrieve information.  

 

Make sure to get a lot of sleep before an exam otherwise when taking the exam your brain will fog up and you will not do so well on the exam.  

Start a study group with other students in your class, you can bounce information of each other and they can help you work on areas you fall short on.  

 

Meditation is great to reduce stress and help you concentrate better. 

 

 

If you have a lot of things to do before an exam try to make a to-do-list so you make sure to do everything and finish on time.  

 

 

Another great app is Study Blue it has flash cards and test to help you on any subject you have. 

 

 

If you are having a hard time grasping something try YouTube, hearing it in a different way will help you to understand it a little more.  

 

 

Coffee is a great way to boost your energy but make sure you get some sleep. 

 

 

If you have a big exam coming up and you need to study a mass amount of information, try to divide that information into smaller chunks and study little pieces every day.

 

 

If you tend to forget things you should make a schedule and stick to it. 

 

 

Before you enter a lecture read the information your professor will go over, this will help you understand what the professor is talking about and the information will stick with you. 

 

Google has a lot of practice exams, so if you google site:edu [ subject] exam, you can find any practice exam you are looking for. 

 

Figure out what works best for you, if you are a morning person or a night person or if you like to study in groups or just by yourself. Anyway you choose make sure you are getting the most out of your study session. 

Daughter, sister, best friend, feminist, vegan, animal lover, adventure seeker and student, not in that order. 
Ana Cedeno is a journalism major and campus correspondent for Broward College. Originally from Guayaquil, Ecuador, she immigrated to the United States when she was twelve years old and continued her education in the sunny, politically contradictory, swamp state of Florida. She has since been published by both her college newspaper and the online grassroots journalism publication Rise Miami News. A fan of literature since age 6, she's an enthusiast of language and making her opinion known, while still hearing out the other side and keeping an open mind for growth.