Distance learning gives you freedom that campus students can only dream of. But freedom rewards structure. After guiding thousands of students through self-paced programs, we've seen the same five habits in every successful graduate.
First, read your course guide thoroughly before anything else. It covers your professor, lessons, grading, assignments, and how to access forums, libraries and materials. Ten minutes here saves hours of confusion later.
Second, submit assignments on time. Late work may be penalised, and more importantly, deadlines keep your momentum alive. A student who submits steadily finishes; a student who postpones rarely does.
Third, keep your course materials organised in clearly divided files, and track every deadline in a notebook or calendar you actually check. Your memory is not a filing system.
Fourth, defeat procrastination with a study schedule. Block out regular hours each week and start assignments early, while the instructions are fresh in your mind.
Fifth, remember why you started. Write your goal somewhere visible. On the hard weeks, and every student has them, that sentence will carry you further than motivation ever will.
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