Do not, and I repeat, do not plan to do ALL your studying for one day and lock yourself in a room swearing up and down that you will complete it. You won't. This is what I like to call a pseudo-study or fake study. There are distractions everywhere when you pseudo-study. There is your phone with the latest update of Instagram and Twitter posts. Let's not forget the food. If you plan to stay there all day, you will most likely bring food, and that food will be the most tempting thing in the room. Your electronic devices and food will be the bane of your studying. In short, you will get nothing. To study well, plan to study each subject for short periods of time, away from each other, so you don't get bored. This way, the information will be absorbed better and you won't get bored sitting for six hours telling yourself that you're studying but actually pseudo-studying. Tip no. 8: Learn from your elders. Chances are, other students have already taken the classes you signed up for. Go ahead in the game. Ask about the best way to study for that class, the best place to sit, the teacher's personality, and his or her pet peeves. Learning these things ahead of time allows you to avoid making mistakes that could put a target on your back