Improving Academic Performance

Such an interesting topic!!! It makes me think about my self in present and in the past, especially the period at the beginning of the high school. In general I am an organized person, who plan things and scheduled. However, I also had a period where I was more a procrastinated person.
When I was young (high school period), I thought that because I'm paying all my attention during the class time and I have a good memory, I do not have to study very hard. I was wrong, because sometimes my results could be much better if I was studying more. Anyway, I have changed; this was only a short period. I use to make a plan while I am studying, and I prefer to do it by small section. I never memorize things, only if it is really necessary. My strategy is to understand what I am talking about. Sleeping is also a very important element for me while I am studying. If I am too tired, I can't concentrate and it is a waste of time too tries to push my limits. In general I prefer a quite place for studying, library if possible than home. At home, I am more likely to be disturbed and interrupt my period of studying. Everything around me need to be in order and well organized. My sister’s strategy is completely different. She prefers to study on her bed with many books around in a very big mess. I never could understand her method, but it seems that it works very well for her. Both of us recite while we are studying, in that way we can understand ourselves and notice the errors. Attending class I think is very important. I prefer to do it, in that way I can visualize and understand better, even sometimes the professor is hard to understand. There are always questions asked by yourself or other people that may help you clarifying the misunderstandings.
This article is very useful, but also it depends on the person, we are not the same and do not have the same capacity to assimilate information. However, one thing is sure, even if you are very smart do not wait until the last minute, you never know what can happen and you do not have time to prepare the exam. A Romanian proverb says: "Don't let for tomorrow what you can do today!!!"