168.  That’s how many hours there are in a week.  If you’re a student, you probably feel like this isn’t enough. I know… You have so many assignments to do, projects to work on, and tests to study for.  Plus, you have other activities and commitments.  And I’m sure you want to have a social life, too. So here are a couple of ideas of how to study smart and become a better student.
1. Learn the same information in a variety of ways.
   It has been shown that different media stimulate different parts of the brain. So, to learn a specific topic, you could do the following.
Read the class notesRead the textbookWatch a Khan Academy videoCreate a mind mapTeach someone what you learned
2. Review the information periodically, instead of cramming.
1st review: 1 day after learning the new information
2nd review: 3 days after the 1st review
3rd review: 7 days after the 2nd review
4th review: 21 days after the 3rd review
5th review: 30 days after the 4th review
6th review: 45 days after the 5th review
7th review: 60 days after the 6th review
3. Don’t multitask.
Effective students focus on just one thing at a time. So don’t try to study while also intermittently replying to text messages, watching TV, and checking your Twitter feed.
Turn off notifications on your phone
Put your phone away, or turn it to airplane mode
Log out of all instant messaging programs
Use an app like Freedom
Close all of your Internet browser windows that aren’t related to the assignment you’re working on
Clear the clutter from your study area
( you can use any of this info for you final paragraph, but I hope this helps)
