Struggling to study?

“You can relax throughout your first year at uni, it doesn’t count!” This is probably one of the biggest lies you can get told before going to university. People tell you that the first year is just for drinking and partying, when in fact, studying and working is extremely important too.

You need 40% to pass the first year, which doesn’t seem a lot, but other factors get tied in with this. If you’re constantly going out and not turning up to your seminars and lectures, your attendance will be very low and on some courses can effect your overall grade at the end of the year. Also, it’s extremely easy to fall behind. Missing a few days of seminars can put you at a disadvantage and it’s difficult to catch up. Here are some tips to help you out if you’re struggling with balancing your social life with your work load.

• Be organised - Students always get stick for being unorganised and procrastination, so prove those people wrong! Getting a diary and writing down what work you have will help a lot when it comes to meeting deadlines. It’s easy to forget about some assignments and the last thing you want to be doing is rushing it on the last day and doing an all nighter! 

• Don’t go out every night - As tempting as it sounds, try not to go out every single night. You wont do any work in the evening, and lets face it, you wont be doing work when you’re hungover. Limit yourself to one or two nights out a week when deadlines are near, it will cause you a lot less stress. Remember, it’s all about priorities. 

• Don’t isolate yourself - It’s easy to lock yourself away in your room and bury your head inside a book, but believe it or not, this can make it worse. If you’re constantly reading and studying, sometimes it wont sink in and you can end up stressing yourself out and make yourself ill. Regular breaks definitely help when it comes to preparing for exams and writing assignments.

• Group work - Try meeting up with some people on your course and do the work together. This way you’re getting both the social side and the studying done at the same time. Discussing your work with others is a good way to get help.

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