How to Study with Strategy and Get the Most of Your Overseas Study Experience

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How to Study with Strategy and Get the Most of
Your Overseas Study Experience
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• Work hard and you will get good results, they
  say. Yes, discipline is a key factor of results.
  But if you want to have outstanding grades, or
  maximize your studying time, you will need to
  study smart. With discipline and a well-planned
  studying strategy, you can say goodbye to study
  stress and achieve a healthy balance between
  school and your life outside college.

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• Who wants to spend all that time studying and
  worrying about grades when you have a life to
  live, right? Study smart and plan your schedule
  well. Getting the best out of studying abroad
  depends on your time management skills.

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• Our Overseas Study Loan tips are based on awesome
  stuff that was written more than a couple
  thousand years ago. We will be taking a few
  quotes from Sun Tzu's book "The Art of War". And
  we will break down his lines into something that
  can be applied to your studying plans.

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• Sun Tzu was a brilliant general from Ancient
  China. He was - and still is, well-known for his
  war strategies. And up to this date, his writings
  have been translated to many languages. His
  wisdom has been used by many business people to
  achieve effective and efficient results.
• If his strategies could work for others in this
  century, they sure can work for you!

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1) Know thy self, know thy enemy. A thousand
battles, a thousand victories - Sun Tzu

• Battles come in all shapes and sizes. Going
  overseas to take on a college degree program is a
  battle itself - you have to struggle with
  adapting yourself to another country and culture
  and also do your best to learn and excel in your
  chosen field. Regardless of which country you
  choose to study abroad in, you will face exams,
  tests, and presentations.
• Some people know that mountains of stress are
  piling but they choose to ignore it. It is okay
  if you are the type who can prioritize and
  achieve good results by cramming. But if you are
  not, take some time to build your stamina to
  study.

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• The average mugger who does not have a habit of
  listening in class needs around four hours to
  figure out and understand each chapter. Two hours
  of reading, and two hours for practice. If you
  have been listening in class, you could refresh
  your memory in less than two hours.
• Every subject has anywhere from 12-24 chapters in
  a textbook. So plot your course well. You know
  yourself best. So design your study plan to suit
  your needs.

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2) He who knows when he can fight and when he
cannot, will be victorious - Sun Tzu

• How long can you sit still at your desk in front
  of a textbook or assignment without getting
  distracted? There is no need to worry if you have
  the attention span of a gold fish. Training the
  mind is just like training the body. You need
  discipline to set aside certain amounts of time
  to get things done.
• Start by increasing your study durations bit by
  bit. On your first day, you could start with
  around three minutes, then, gradually increase it
  by two minutes each day until you can study for
  15 minutes a day effortlessly.

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3) Victorious warriors win first and then go to
war, while defeated warriors go to war first and
then seek to win - Sun Tzu

• Plan strategic study time into your schedule and
  you will have a better grasp of dealing with your
  assignments, tests, and presentations. Being
  well-prepared reflects on your professionalism.
  And this will be a trait that you can bring into
  the workplace after graduation.

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