Dudes, I'm a teacher's aide/ tutor and former college student (been twice, so far). Here's my advice-

1) Get a tape recorder! Read the text of your book into it and play it over and over! You will learn it! Tape recorders are also good for those of you who are verbal (as opposed to writing) people. I had a guy who could barely write, but could tell these wonderful stories. I had him tape his stories and then go through and transcribe them. He got a "B" in his English class (he had an "F" when we started!).

2) Get it done early! The kids thought I was crazy getting started on my term paper a few weeks into class- when finals came around, THEY were going crazy trying to study and do the term paper. Mine was all done and I could focus on the finals! And this goes for regular assignments, too! Do them early and never put a paper off until later. .

3) Write stoned! I did most of my papers stoned, but I would "clean them up" straight. My ideas flowed beautifully, but my spelling totally sucked when I was stoned! (Graduated with honors, incidentally) One English teacher said she saved my papers "for dessert" - she thought they were that good! Math, for me, was a disaster when I was stoned, but I'm not a "math person".

4) Eat a healthy diet! Yeah, I know, that doesn't sound like a study tip, but it is! Your brain just won't work as well of a steady diet of junk food.

Good luck in your studies! - Granny