Determine your unique learning style to determine the study habits that will help you earn the highest grades. For example, visual learners will find more success using mind maps or color coding in their note taking, while auditory learners may benefit more from reading their notes out loud after class or by making recordings of lectures to listen to before the test.
Decide where you want to study. If you have a roommate or find your dorm room distracting, consider studying in a library on campus or outside at your favorite location. If studying at home makes more sense to you, design your desk space specifically for studying, incorporating a spot for all the tools you will need like notecards, highlighters and textbooks.
Schedule study time into your daily routine. If you are a night owl, map out two hours of your night for studying every day of the school week. Dedicate the mornings to studying if you tend to run out of time at night. Commit to staying on schedule with your studying and adding in extra time throughout the week as needed.
Communicate with your friends about your study schedule. Invite them to study with you during the times you have to study. Remind them that during your study schedule you won't be able to go out and socialize, but that you would love to hang out when you have more time on the weekends or during study breaks.