Although true to unplug all of the things that distract you, I always founded it harder to study if the only thing I heard was the clock ticking on the wall. So, I always turned on iTunes or Pandora. The radio is okay too but the commercials and talk about upcoming concerts always took me away from my project. Something with more music flow. And yes, it is okay to sing, I would do it with out even noticing and I am a graduate!

Setting hours is a great idea but you should do it as part of your every day, not just when you have something to study for or a project to work on. Allow time everyday. If you have no homework that day, do something for the next day or start an assignment that will be due later so you don’t have to cram then. After all, you never know what might come up next week.

Studying all night is never a good idea and taking something to keep you up is an even worse idea. Find a place where you can be alone and don’t study with close friends. This will almost always lead to social chit chat and result in time wasted. Instead, meet with classmates you know but not from the same social circle as you so that you not have a lot to talk about but class and studying.