At the end of each unit, or at least every two weeks or so, use your notes and textbook to write an outline or summary of the material in your own words. (Remember the paragraphs you wrote to summarize each class or reading? They’ll be very helpful to you here.) After you have written the summary or outline, go back and reread your outline from the prior unit followed by the one you just wrote. Does the new one build on the earlier one? Do you feel confident you understand the material? At least a week before a major exam, ask yourself these questions: What has the instructor said about what is included on the exam? Has the instructor said anything about what types of questions will be included? If you were the instructor, what questions would you ask on an exam? Challenge yourself to come up with some really tough open-ended questions. Think about how you might answer them. Be sure to go to any review sessions the instructor or your section leader holds. Do they cover what the instructor has suggested might be on the exam? After reviewing your outlines, reread the sections of your notes that are most closely associated with expected exam questions. Pay special attention to those items the instructor emphasized during class. Read key points aloud and write them down on index cards. Make flash cards to review in down time, such as when you’re waiting for a bus or for a class to start.

 Surveys from Grand Canyon University states that “Majority of students (50.5%) study 0 to 2 hours per day. However, 34.4% study 3 to 4 hours per day.”  They also state “we wanted to know how much time students are devoting to it. Roughly half of our respondents (50.5%) said they spend, on average, less than two hours per day hitting the books. Another third of students (34.4%) say their time allotted for studying falls into the three-to-four-hour range and 15% of students regularly study more than five hours a day Similarly, students are most likely to spend somewhere between six to 10 hours per week studying, with 22.7% of respondents falling in this range. The group of students studying Agriculture/Veterinary (29.4%) and Education (31.6%) said they study zero to five hours per week. However, students in Business (28.2%), Engineering/ Manufacturing/Construction (25.42%), Health/Welfare (20.12%), Humanities/Arts (24.6%) and Sports (33.3%), said they study six to 10 hours per week.”

All in all reviewing or studying is very helpful especially when you don’t understand certain subjects.