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Student Success: Studying Skills

Information on Study Skills

  • Learning
    Dartmouth offers a comprehensive source for being a successful student. The site includes a list of topics for every student.
     
  • Outlier.org: How to be Successful in College
    This website provides a list of things that college students should keep in mind to help them succeed, The article includes things such as managing time, learning new and difficult concepts, and overcoming challenges. While Outlier.org's main business is offering online courses the tips and links in this article can be very helpful.
     
  • Improving Memory and Retention
    Another link from Dartmouth's Academic Skills Center that gives advice on study methods and places to study.
     
  • Listening Skills
    California Polytechnic State University provides lots of resources for study skills. This link goes to tips on effectively listening in lecture courses.

  • Test Anxiety
    Tips for dealing with test taking anxiety from the people at the Princeton Review.
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