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If you... lack interest in the subject
- Read actively. Raise questions and then read for answers. Recite what you have learned.
- Relate the subject to you. Connect the course and content to your life, your goals, and your future.
If you... need better reading and study skills
- Make an academic skills coaching appointment.
- Review strategies to boost reading skills.
- Complete EffectiveU's Boost Your Study Skills tutorial.
If you... have trouble getting started
- Choose specific spaces to study to help you associate studying in that location(s).
- Set a definite starting time. The sooner you begin, the sooner you will be free to do other things.
- Warm up to studying with a brief review.
- Remove distracting visual (photographs, souvenirs) and auditory (favorite music) stimuli from your study space.
If you... worry about academic performance or deadlines
- See your professor to talk over grades or unclear assignments.
- Talk to your academic advisor to discuss difficulties you are experiencing.
- Make an academic skills coaching appointment.
- Build a schedule to organize how your use your time. Try using your UMN calendar (Google). A benefit to using your UMN calendar is being able to sync it with Canvas course calendars!
If you... are distracted by noise
- Find a study room, an empty classroom, or a corner in the library away from campus traffic.