Picking the Perfect Place

You have planned your study schedule, organized your lectures, and decided when you would take study breaks and sleep.  Now it is time to actually start studying which is probably the hardest part of the entire process.  When you decide that it is time to start studying like your study schedule tells you you should be doing you must decide where you would like to go to get your studying done. 

Make sure that you think of a place that will have least amount of distractions.  Sometimes this is hard to think of, especially during finals when the last thing you want to be doing is studying because of the nice weather or you are daydreaming of the freedom you will have once you have finally completed your classes. 

You probably do not want to go to a place this is really loud or has a television on in the background.  These are the two biggest distractions that anyone will experience.  If there are people talking around you, you may be tempted to try and eavesdrop because most likely even if they are talking about the most boring thing that you would never be interested in otherwise, when you are studying anything is more interesting than concentrating on what you learned in class.  Televisions are also distracting not just because of the noise that they make, but because of the graphic imagines.  Your eyes will be drawn to whatever is on the screen because it is colorful and moving. 

Your dorm or apartment may also not be the best place to select to study.  This is somewhere that you always are and should be the place during finals week that you look to go back to so that you can relax and sleep.  If you stay there you may be tempted to lie in your bed, make food, clean up, ect.  By staying in your dorm or apartment there will also be people around that are not studying because they may be finished with their finals or just do not care.  They will try to talk to you and make noise that will distract you.  It is best to get yourself away from situations such as these.

The areas that I find most beneficial to study are the library, in classroom buildings, and at the HUB.  The library is a study environment; if people are there they are there to study.  There are many different rooms to go depending on the type of area that you prefer to study in.  Many people also find classroom buildings beneficial to for studying because it is a similar environment to what you will be taking your final exam in and it is the place that you are used to learning.  Having relatable things such as these will help put you in the mindset that this is the time that you should be focusing on your academics.  Finally, while downstairs in the HUB may be distracting on the second and third floor there are a few study cubicles.  If you are one of the lucky people to get one of these you will be set.  You have your own desk area where you will not be able to look around for people to distract you and there are outlets if you need to plug in anything.

Make sure you think ahead of time where you want to study.  Finals week everyone is looking around for the perfect spot.  Plan it out and try and get there early to make sure you have the prime location where you will be able to maximize your time.