Favorite Study Tip

Going to college online can be hard. You may find that you have difficulty staying organized or disciplined enough to get your work done in the time you have to complete it. We asked students and alumni for their favorite study tip to help you stay focused and motivated.

鈥淲rite as many notes as you can then read and understand your subject every day, and create mnemonics you will remember. Make them really crazy so you will remember them!鈥 鈥擜nn Scorza

鈥淔ind what works for you鈥攆lashcards, reading, even coloring.鈥 鈥擧eather Butterfield

鈥淒on鈥檛 procrastinate!鈥 鈥擥ina Cronrath

鈥淚 do 3鈥5 minutes of core pump workouts through my study sessions鈥攈elps me stay alert and healthy.鈥 鈥擲amuel Colby

鈥淔ind your quiet place away from others. You will find it hard to concentrate and absorb the knowledge with the dog barking, phones ringing, children running around, television blaring, etc.鈥 鈥擝illy Whitley

鈥淪tart early! Read all instructions. Don鈥檛 procrastinate鈥攕omething else will happen. (Murphy鈥檚 Law will apply, as will the first corollary鈥擬urphy was an optimist!)鈥 鈥擝ill Hefley

鈥淯nless you鈥檙e using your phone to do coursework, keep it out of reach and out of sight.鈥 鈥擟olleen O鈥橰eilly