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7 Essential Skills to Acquire when Studying Abroad
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Skills are essential for success, especially if you are studying abroad. You may have been good in studies and activities during your school, but continuing that to your college is a bigger challenge. No doubt your knowledge and skills got you in the college, but its a place where much is expected of you. Students are a lot and from all parts of the world. The competition to succeed is high. You have to think critically and work to attain your aim in college. In this write-up, we will mention some essential skills that define your success in college.
College is where you thrive, and skills are that take you high on achievement carry a lot of weight. Skills dont go out of trend.
1. Quick or skim reading
You have to cover a lot of course material; you are not clear, which are the topics carrying more importance. You cannot read all the topics in detail, which will waste your time. So the best way out is to quickly browse through books and read the abstracts to find if they are important for the tests or assignments. You should check the reviews and the summary of the book to check if its worth the time.
2. Dedicating time to various activities
You have a lot of activities that take
place in a day. Attending college, doing assignments, socializing are some.
Many may even be doing a part-time job. Managing all the things, and
maintaining a balance between work and life, are skills to be developed at the
beginning of your program. You dont want one thing or activity to affect or
dominate the other. So design your schedule that you cope well with your
college activities and stay on top of all. It should not be like a max score in
Mathematics but a bad performance in a language. Schedule your time so that you
get good rest and are engaged in activities too.
3. Performing in the exam
You may be a good performer in the class activities but to get good grades, you have to perform well in the exams. Give time and solve the questions of practice papers. You get a self-assessment that you can manage the time given to write the exam when you solve former question papers. You also know that you are prepared with the syllabus when you solve the papers. Make an exam hall atmosphere, like without gadgets, which will give you a real assessment of an exam situation.
4. Use correct references
Assignments are graded and contribute to your total scores. When you research and use the inputs, do make those of the credible books and resources. You can use papers published on Google books or websites with (.edu) extension, but a reference to Quora answer, social media pages need to be avoided. Your correct references may make a good source of higher research, so it's best to take them seriously not only for good grades but for further education as well.
5. Note making
When in class or even when preparing
your exams, make a habit of making short notes. They help you in revising and
grasping the topic immediately. Make a broad point of a topic that you are
studying and make its sub-points. This is a tested method by leaders and
researchers to perform best on many occasions and tests.
6. Brushing up soft skills
Your communication and behavior are important determinants when you appear in interviews. Your body language and speech are also considered. So when you are appearing for the viva or applying for part-times and internships interviews, keep a measure of your soft skills. These are the once to be noticed first and create an impression on the host.
7. Networking
Networking implies the people you are associated with. They may be connected to you through technology such as LinkedIn or even you have their contact number or are otherwise in your peer group. Having associations and connections when graduating and studying abroad is crucial as once you are done with your studies, you may look for work opportunities. This is when people in your network help you by giving references or by guiding you to apply to those industries which match your skills.
When you have acquired the skills to perform in the college, you have to upscale it during your education when you are studying abroad. Your skills are what make you succeed and will be with you for the entire time. Work on them, groom them.
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