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I definitely made some major changes to my study habits between high school and college.

First, any reading required in high school for homework was covered thoroughly the next day in class, whereas in college the lectures may compliment the reading, but do not directly reference anything from the text. Thus, while in high school I could avoid reading multiple days in a row and not fall behind, it became increasingly impossible in college to do this. Therefore, I became diligent in my rea... Read More

Studying in college is a lot different than in high school. I study by reading a lot more than I ever have and I listen in class to make sure I remember what's been talked about in the lectures. I also type out study guides for all of my classes, which I don't think I ever did in high school until it got to final exam time. It is strange, but I find that I am studying less now that I am in college, but I am studying the more important stuff. I have figured out which information is important in a... Read More

In high school, I didn't study much in groups as I do in high school. I feel I learn better when I can teach other people information and we can exchange notes taken in class because sometimes other students pick up on more important information than others. My overall study method: I prefer to study in small groups and practice problems where I can work out the methods verbally with others. My test study method: I have very different techniques. For financial tests, I try to w... Read More

(Fortune Magazine) -- What makes Tiger Woods great? What made Berkshire Hathaway (Charts) Chairman Warren Buffett the world's premier investor? We think we know: Each was a natural who came into the world with a gift for doing exactly what he ended up doing. As Buffett told Fortune not long ago, he was "wired at birth to allocate capital." It's a one-in-a-million thing. You've got it - or you don't.
Well, folks, it's not so simple. For one thing, you do not possess a natural gift for a c... Read More