College is a place where making the grade is the most important thing to students. 

While extracurricular activities and work also matter, grade point averages are what define students’ success. 

Degrees, professional studies and future careers all depend on this decimal, and this decimal depends on study habits.

Like all habits, studying is something that can be done well or badly. Studying habits differ for each individual. 

When studying, students should try to review as often as possible. 

According to the College of DuPage, research has shown that reviewing new material within 24 hours of hearing it increases your retention of that material by about 60 percent.

While these habits work for some, they are not everyone’s preference. The key to successful studying is well-written notes. 

This includes keeping all notes for a subject together, dating each entry and writing down unfamiliar words and any words from the board. 

Also, ask questions when you do not understand something. 

Then, write down your question with the answer.

Spiral notebooks are good for note-taking because it helps keep all notes together in one place. 

Writing the date can help with organization and also homework for that day. By doing so, one can not only expand vocabulary, but  also know those words when they eventually show up in the future. 

Another helpful tip is to use small post-it tabs to mark each chapter. This helps with studying certain sections and also organization. 

Many people listen to music while studying, but it is not recommended. 

When you listen to music while studying, you are multitasking. 

Multitasking leads to slower mental processes. 

In simple terms, your mind cannot focus solely on the information.