Study System

Odd Careers

• Ice cream taster-Dyers, 3 cartons daily, spice free diet• Dog food taster-Alpo, tasting but not

swallowing• Hair simulation supervisor-hair

follicles• Wrinkle Chaser-shoes

• Snake milking-milking venoms (medicinal purposes)• Laughter therapist-canned laughter• Deodorant tester-nose opening

• Hot walker-with horse after a race to help horse avoid kidney damage• Bird poop jeweler-encasing poop in

acrylic to turn to pendants and earrings• Gum buster-removal of gums on park

benches

• College is career preparation stage of schooling.

“College Freedom”

Cut class

Delay work

Fail

Price of Wrong Decisions

• Being an irregular student• Delaying graduation and

employment• Unattractive Transcript of Records

Mission

Planning Activities

• Consider wake up time.• Consider preparation time.• Consider travel time.• Consider breaks.• Consider study time.• Consider time for other duties.

Activity 1: Organizing Schedule

• In the worksheet to be provided, plot your Monday schedule.• Organize class schedule first.• Schedule other activities.

Attend class.Prepare for class.

Focus on Academic Activities

Study alone. Study with others.

STUDY TIPS

Eating Brain Food

• Almond• Cashew• Avocado• Banana• Blueberry• Cherries• Orange

• Tomato• Strawberry• Grapes• Chicken• Eggplant• Cauliflower• Broccoli

Eating Brain Food

• Soy beans• Spinach• Oatmeal/Corn

Flakes• Dark Chocolate• Peanut butter• Potatoes• Brown rice

• Salmon• Tuna• Cheese• Yogurt• Water• Milk• Green Tea

Cramming

• Cramming means quickly reviewing for an examination.• It must be avoided.• It must be a last

resort.

Techniques while Cramming• Eat apples instead of

drinking coffee.• Review in a well lit

place.• Avoid distractions and

comfort.

Techniques while Cramming• Focus on more

important lessons.• Write down key ideas.

Techniques while Cramming

• Review chapter summaries.• Have 5-minute

intervals per hour.• Sleep at least for

an hour.

Before the Test

• Make sure you are only reviewing for the examination.• Review in chunks.• Highlight or underline

key information.

Before the Test

• Make a reviewer.• Post reviewers all

over.

Effective Study Plan

Study Area•Well ventilated•Focused

Effective Study Plan

Study Schedule•Regular•Early

Effective Study Plan

Materials•Arranged•Complete

Before the Test

• Analyze past examinations.• Study for 45 minutes

to one hour each day.

Before the Test

• Practice answering.• Associate familiar

ideas with concepts.• Review with others.

Before the Test

• Prepare things ahead of time.• Sleep soundly.• Eat well.• Come on time. • Survey the test paper.

Before the Test

• Take a deep breath.• Bring needed

materials. • Combat distractions.• Pray.

Prayer to St. Joseph of Cupertino

O Great St. Joseph of Cupertino who while on earth did obtain from God the grace to be asked at your examination only the questions you knew, obtain for me a like favour in the examinations for which I am now preparing. In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked.

Through Christ our Lord.St. Joseph of Cupertino, pray

for us.Amen.

Prayer to St. Joseph of Cupertino

O St. Joseph of Cupertino who by your prayer obtained from God to be asked at your examination, the only preposition you knew. Grant that I may like you succeed in the (here mention the name of Examination eg. History paper I ) examination. In return I promise to make you known and cause you to be invoked.

O St. Joseph of Cupertino pray for me.O Holy Ghost enlighten meOur Lady of Good Studies pray for meSacred Head of Jesus, Seat of divine wisdom, enlighten

me.

During the Test

• Read instructions.• Fill out information

completely.• Read the question and all

answer choices before marking anything.

During the Test

• Do not spend too much time on any one question.

• Answer the easiest questions first.

• Skip difficult items, but go back to them.

During the Test

• Do not change your answers unless you are very uncertain about your first answer choice.

• Answer all questions.

During the Test

• Eliminate two wrong answers.

• Find key words in the questions.

During the Test

• If your arm tires during testing relax the grip.

• Think positive despite the difficulty of some questions.

During the Test

• If you need to guess, do it well.

• If your answer is not among the choices, choose the closest answer.

During the Test

• Fill in bubbles fully. • Write neatly.• Check if you were able to

answer all items.

During the Test

• Eat something sweet yet light.• Drink but not too much.• Review answers.• Pass your papers.

I know C isn’t the answer!

Testwiseness

• Consider the length of answers.• Never choose similar answers.• Choose one of the opposite

answers.• Avoid answers with distracters like

always, never, all, or no.

Testwiseness

• Choose the numerical answer in the middle range.• Choose answers B or

C.

After the Test

• Denial • Anger• Bargaining• Depression• Acceptance