Manage your study time: Studying is a full time job and managing your time is Important. If you are doing a job or if you participate in extra - curricular activities, you need to keep your priorities in mind and your priority should be your studies , your education should come first . How much time do you devote to studies ? A recent survey suggested that students are not studying enough . So how much is enough ? You should spread your learning or study hours over the week. Suppose you decide to study two hours a day with Sunday's totally off on that way you are actually studying 12 hours a week which is good enough .