Planning and Organising Study Time
You should aim to organise any free time at college and at home into a workable timetable for the week. This will allow you to structure you time so you can complete homework, review notes, prepare revision materials and prepare for tests and exams while still enjoying leisure time with friends, sporting activities and any part time work you might be doing.
One of the best ways to organise your workload is by using a calendar on your phone such as google calendar.
Universities and employers expect students and employees to be able to organise their time without any help; you should start to develop this skill now.
When to Study
You will benefit more from doing an hour or two each night than by trying to catch up at weekends or in holidays. Too much study in a single day only results in inefficient learning. Try to establish your own routine, setting aside a couple of hours each night, or at least on the nights when you've had chemistry that day. (Don't forget your other subjects either!)
Effective Study
Researchers have shown that we concentrate best for periods of 20 - 40 minutes without a break. After this time our attention wanders and studying efficiency falls off rapidly. So give yourself a break every half hour or so - it may just be enough to get up and walk across the room or to have a chat with someone or look out of the window.
How to Study
Remember, you can make your notes using any format you wish; electronic notes via word, ‘powerpoint’ style slides with images and videos; voice recordings, hard copies on paper, hand written or hand draw notes etc. In fact it is useful to try and employ a variety of different styles and methods to create your notes. Indeed, some topics will lend themselves to a certain method.