The summer is almost gone, so now you are full of enthusiasm to make a fresh start successfully. Aren’t ready yet? Here is a ready-made plan for you to prepare for the school year ahead and have a successful semester.
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1. Keep Account of Your Progress
Create a table in Excel and classify the material using the following points:
- Name of a subject;
- Your average grade;
- Reasons for getting your grade;
- Questions;
- Ways to solve existing problems.
Keeping things neat and organized is a great way to reduce stress, boost productivity, and improve your time management!
2. Prevent Plagiarism in Papers
You can find some tips on avoiding plagiarism on the website of your educational institution, so start using them. Besides, save your time and develop the habit of checking your papers on plagiarism before every submission using sites like Turnitin.com.
3. Boost Academic Writing Skills
To make your academic writing strong (so you can ace any research paper), follow these steps:
- Pay attention to following writing style guidelines, and learn the differences between them;
- Find out how to compose a bibliography, make footnotes, citations, or quotes;
- Paraphrase, but acknowledge the author.
If you need additional help or want to gauge how you’re doing so far, check out your school’s writing center!
4. Share and Gain Experience Online
As a rule, students surf the web to search for answers on their own, instead of asking their teachers for help. To memorize the material better, be sure to arrange and attend various webinars, organize online discussions, and ask your questions on blogs.
5. Make the Best Use of the Pareto 80/20 Rule
This special technique is based on the principle that 20 percent of effort gives 80 percent of the result. Well, it’s time to change your time management habits and stop reading Twitter while working on the course paper.
6. Reliable Sources Provide the Maximum Benefit
Beware of unreliable sources containing wrong facts and plagiarized content.
- Use only academic sources;
- Use online encyclopedias or sites with .gov or .edu domains to find accurate research figures;
- Check the meanings of all the newly-created terms and use them properly.
7. Make Lifetime Learning Your Trend
Self-educating is getting more and more trendy these days, as intelligent people have broad-based knowledge and are easier to communicate with. Be trendy, subscribe to several websites and read them through to keep your knowledge level high.
8. Speed Up Your Skills
Consistency is the key factor when considering ways to boost your writing and reading skills. Practicing on a daily basis is probably the most efficient way to increase your productivity in any skill.
9. Train Your Brain
With no training, your brain becomes like a weak muscle incapable of doing ordinary procedures. So, boost your memory by building associations between words, memorizing numbers, and revising all the new information you receive–and play some fun brain games!
10. Find Your Motivator for a Successful Semester
Create a system of special gifts you can make to praise yourself after each successfully completed challenge. Surround yourself with enthusiastic people and borrow their positive energy to complete all of your plans!
Remember that your motivation is almost half of your future success. After all of the secrets of student success are revealed, the only thing left for you to do is to start using them. Just let it happen and enjoy positive changes!
