More and more people are going back to school to take courses to get further qualifications these days. These like-minded people want to improve themselves for better futures. These mature students, along with current students in college or university, may find it a real challenge to keep up with all the studying required to do well in their courses. Indeed, this is very much related to productivity issues of getting enough done.

如今，更多的人回到学校进修以获得更多的资格认证。希望提升自己以获得更好的前途人想法都是相似的。你们这些业已成年的家伙们在和学院或大学中现有的学生们同班就读时就会发现，要想跟上趟可不是件容易的事，因为你要把每门课都学好。说到底，这主要是个学习效率的问题。 

When I started in university many years ago, it was a bit of a culture shock. One of the most extreme differences on campus compared to high school was that the professors didn’t really seem to care whether I showed up for classes or not. In some classes, many students were even falling asleep.

多年以前，当我在大学里刚起步之时，可算是实实在在地体会了一点文化震荡。大学校园与高中之间最大的一个不同，就是教授们其实好像真不怎么在乎你是否去上课。在上某些课时，有很多同学甚至都睡着了。

I enjoyed this freedom of showing up for classes whenever I wanted. But the rude awakening soon came when I got my first set of grades. My marks sank to ‘C’ averages and I was even at risk of failing a course or two.

我很享受这种想去上课就去、想不去就不去的自由。但在我拿到第一份成绩单的时候，我猛醒了。我的分数降到了平均成绩“C”，甚至到了挂掉一两科的边缘。

Better study habits

更好的学习习惯 

My study habits were poor and last minute cramming for tests or exams made university life quite stressful. Some things had to change as I faced the possibility of dropping out of university without a degree. If you are either a current or returning student, I’m sure that you don’t want to be in this type of situation either.

我的学习习惯不好。在测验或考试之前最后时刻临时抱佛脚，让我的大学生活鸭梨很大。需要作出一些改变了，因为我可能会没拿到学位就退学。无论你们是应届生还是复读生，我保证你们也都不想这样。 

Fortunately, I stumbled onto a study skills strategy that saved me. This method virtually eliminates the need to cram for exams. I started using this strategy to completely change my study habits and it made a huge difference for me.

幸运地是，我连滚带爬地摸索到了一种学习技巧，这种学习策略救了我。这种方法让我不再需要考前临时抱佛脚。我逐渐用这种方法彻底改变了学习习惯，它让我焕然一新。 

This study strategy is ideal especially for courses that involve final exams that cover all material that was introduced during a semester or entire year. Here is what this strategy involves.

对于那些在期末考试中要考查一学期或一学年内所有学习内容的课程，这种学习方法尤其有效。下面就是这种学习方法的要点。

For each of your courses, schedule a regular study session each week.

l 对于你学的每一门课程，在每一周中都规划一个特定的学习时间段。 

Stick to this study session schedule faithfully like a job.

l 就像上班一样遵守这一学习日程安排。 

During each study session, review everything that you have covered in your course so far from day one to present.

l 在每个学习时间段里，复习从这门课第一天到目前为止的所有内容。 

Continue reviewing all content each week even if you don’t have an upcoming test or exam.

l 坚持在每一周都复习所有的内容，即使不是面临测验或考试。 

Although there will be more material to cover each week for each course as you move along the semester, covering earlier material will become faster as you become more familiar with them each week. You might not have to increase that much time to each study session as the year goes by.

在一个学期中，尽管每周你要学的内容都比上一周更多一些，但越早学的材料你越熟悉，所以也会越快。所以在这一年里，你在每周每次花的时间并不会增加那么多。 

The beauty of this study habits strategy is that by the time final exams roll around, you will be quite familiar with most of the course content because you have been reviewing it each week.

这种学习习惯建立策略的优点在于，当期末考试的滚滚车轮压到你面前的时候，你将会对课程中的大部分内容非常熟悉，因为你每周都在复习。 

Using this strategy will allow you to go into your final exams with much more confidence than ever before. The only new material is the most recent since older content will be well absorbed into your head from all those weeks of regular study.

运用这种策略，你在迈入期末考试的考场时会信心十足。只有刚学过的那些内容才是新的材料，因为经过每周有规律地学习，旧的学习内容已经记得很牢了。 

No more cramming for exams

考试不用再临时抱佛脚 

This study strategy worked wonders for me as it took me from a ‘C’ average student to ‘B+/A-’ average by graduation. This not only allowed me to finish my degree successfully, it got me into MBA school where I needed to have even better study habits in place.

这种学习策略对我来说很有效，因为我的成绩从平均得“C”提升到了毕业时的“B+/A-”。它不仅让我成功地拿到了学位，还让我得以就读 MBA 商学院，在那里我有了更好的学习习惯。