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eldridan
eldridan asked in Education & ReferenceHigher Education (University +) · 1 decade ago

Advice for 1st year university student?

I will soon become a uni student and im a bit confused about it. I will have to read many books but how should i take notes? In the high school, we had one subject/one book but how should i organize my notes now? Accourding to the subject or book, if im going to read like 2-3 at one time? Do you have some good note-taking system that is quick and possible to understand a few months later as well (when you prepare for test and dont have the book anymore)?

Also, im not sure wether i read fast enough. It takes me about 3 and a half min to read one page with full understanding of new terms (the page that is without pictures of course) is that fast enough? If not, how can i improve?

Thanks for your advoce :-)

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  • stevestone_ky
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago
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    Congrats on your higher education adventure.

    Your university probably has some "study skills" classes offered (they do in US colleges)

    There are all kinds of web sites that I pull up when I do a search for "college study skills" or similar. I liked this one at first glance http://www.dartmouth.edu/~acskills/success/study.h... (Dartmouth is in the same league as Harvard) or, looking at UK resources, the Open University has study skills http://www.open.ac.uk/skillsforstudy/

    There are also books on how to be successful in college, check any college bookstore, and thumb through them and get ideas, and buy one only if it looks really good.

    Because you will find your own way. Not all advice will work for you.

    You will get to be a faster reader as you do it more. Speed readers often don't have the comprehension needed to do well. It's better that you read slow and take time to understand, than look at every word, but don't get the meaning.

    Your concern shows that you will succeed. Keep looking for ways to improve, and you will do fine.

    Source(s): 15+ years as an academic librarian
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