Propelling your own learning can seem like a daunting process at first. However, it's not as challenging as it seems! With clear structure, an awareness of your learning styles, and an internal sense of motivation you can set yourself up for learning success without a teacher. Read on to learn some effective methods of self-study.

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Experiment.

  1. When possible, do experimental stuff first, because it helps you to get into the topic. Physicists for example often try to explain why something works like they've seen in the experiment, so it would be good if you can do the experiment on your own, make a thought-experiment or get a video of that experiment. Although in some fields like mathematics concrete examples may lead off-road, in most cases it will help you to understand what's that stuff all about. It's not beneficial to learn some formulae, statistics or dates if you can not imagine what they describe.
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Tracy Yun, MBA
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This article was co-authored by Tracy Yun, MBA. Tracy Yun is the founder and CEO of Manhattan Elite Prep in New York, New York. With over 14 years of experience in test preparation and admissions consulting, Tracy specializes in managing educational service firms which offer test preparation classes and tutoring courses for SAT, ACT, TOEFL, IELTS, LSAT, MCAT, GRE and GMAT. They also offer K-12 homeschooling services as well as college and graduate school admissions consulting and language, computer, and career training. Tracy graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BA in Economics from California Lutheran University and holds her MBA from Columbia University Business School. This article has been viewed 133,036 times.
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Updated: March 22, 2023
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