How to... learn
Learning properly at university - we'll show you how!
A lot of things are different at university than at school: personal responsibility and independence are now required! Nobody reminds you when you should study or which documents are important - you organize it yourself. Notes, summaries or mind maps? From now on, they are part of your toolkit.
While teachers used to guide you step by step, lecturers and professors are primarily there to present, discuss and classify the material - not to prepare it for you in full.
Therefore: Prepare your courses cleverly before and after! Read the recommended texts, get an overview and actively attend lectures or seminars. This will make it easier for you to think along, ask questions and deepen your knowledge.
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Don't worry - nobody expects you to have everything down perfectly straight away. The most important thing is to keep at it and find your own learning rhythm. Because everyone has different strategies for mastering the material at university. There is no right or wrong here, so feel free to try out different methods.