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1. Always have a schedule planned out. I often use “Trello” to plan out my weekly schedule and keep track of what I need to get done as well as what I have completed. This keeps me on track and aware of what is due.
2. Have people to study with. Having people with similar interests and passion that you can work with and bounce ideas off of is very important in being successful academically.
3. Choose something you enjoy. If you do not enjoy what you’re doing you will not be committed to it academically.
4. Ask for help if you need it. Assuming you know how to do something that you don’t know how to do can be detrimental to your success as a student, so ask for help.
5. Always write own hat you are learning. Hearing it is one thing, but writing it can help it stay with you.

1. Have someone take a leadership role. If it is something you are comfortable doing, then do it. Having someone who can lead group discussions and make decisions for the group is a major key to being successful as a team.
2. Have meetings in person. This often gets overlooked because of all of the ways we can communicate through technology, but it is important to build a rapport with your team members and be able to discuss ideas in person as well as through technology.
3. Have a schedule. Having a schedule is essential when doing group work especially when you are splitting up work and you have deadlines to meet. Every member must know what they re accountable for and when it needs to be completed.
4. Make sure everyone agrees before making decisions. A group where members are not all on the same page can immediately ruin a group. Some members doing the project one was and others going in a completely different direction can never make for a good project. This also ties back into having someone take a leadership role and have the group make decisions together.

One note taking strategy that has helped me a lot throughout my academic career is having my notes online. I have most recently used the app notability for this Notability is a note taking software that allows you to save your notes online and access them on all of your devices. This is a huge help in this age of having many devices at your exposure. No matter where yo are or what device you’re using you can always access your notes. You can also insert pictures into your notes if you have an outline to follow or you want to edit a sheet that as notes or information already on it.