For every course, some students may find it a quite easy course requiring very little studying. For others, the same course may be the very hard, and still others somewhere in between. One's memory of how much studying is done may be inaccurate or biased even. One may not think of it as "studying." When I took psychology I did not think of it as "studying" but rather enjoyment! I was reading chapters ahead of my professor. Now this was not the case for some of my other courses! :-)

The first important consideration you should make is "Do You Have Time for this Course?" Many students do not realize the required study time for average difficulty courses is 2-3 hours per credit hour. That is 6-9 hours of studying outside of class, per week, for one course alone. And this is just for a grade of "C!" Please keep this in mind. Ask college students who get A's in the majority of their courses, just how much outside class time they put into their studying. I'm sure you will find it is quite a bit more!

Then there are many other elements which play into being successful in any college course. I am including a variety of weblinks for you to look at to see what is important & what you can do to improve in those areas. A more thorough web search can provide even more help. Please read the HIGHLY Recommended Section and use the Additional Section as needed! I also have a psychology section which I will keep adding to. Many of these links are have been provided by students and colleagues around the world! If you find any great links send them along to me & I may add them also! Hope they help!