Testimonials by Students
Doing this Study Skills Course helped and motivated me to start doing a regular study plan. It also helped give me a greater understanding of what studying actually is and what I should do with study time. Doing this course helped to give me some practical skills that I can take away from the course and use in my schooling and study time.
Year 11 student, Scorch College, Melbourne. March 2010
P.S. This student's mother drove him over four weekends from Melbourne to Bendigo to attend this course.
This course has done a lot of things for me. I am now much more confident learner and I getting more out each class. This course helped me to become a better listener and helped me with conversational skills.
Year 7 student. Bendigo South Secondary College
February 2010 class
This course taught me how to organise my work, my study time and how to revise effectively.
Year 12 student, B.S.S.C Secondary College
February 2010 class
At the very start of this course I was motivated to learn more about achieving my goals. Some of the modules I had learnt before, but there were some interesting aspects of some modules that I think will definitely contribute to becoming more knowledgeable and organised.
2nd Year uni student (La Trobe, Bendigo)
February 2010 class
This course made me think about how I behave and go about my schooling. It was very good grounding for the start of the year.
Year 12 student, Catholic College Bendigo
February 2010 class
Dear Vijay,
I am glad to inform you that I have moved up 17 places in my year and have made a significant improvement. Some subjects need a little more attention however, this shows how effective your course was. Thank you for all the help.
Sincerly,
Year 9 student.
Sydney Grammar, August 2009 class.
The study skills course has helped motivate me and has taught me helpful morals to apply to life through its helpful quotes and audio clips.
Year 8. August 2009, Sydney Grammar School
The Study skills course made me aware and taught me valuable life and study skills that will not only be helpful in school but throughout my life.
Year 9 student. August 2009, Sydney Grammar School
This course has helped me to realise how to study for exams and achieve good grades. These essential assets are not things that we learn in school and can be rarely be picked up naturally. Thanks to this course I will now be able to achieve great grades. Thank you!
Year 9. August 2009, Sydney Grammar School
This course has helped me because even though I know a lot of this it was good to know how to use these skills that we are taught as a tool to finish our project (exams). There are inspirational quotes by psychologist that we learn and can use to study.
Year 8. August 2009, North Sydney Boys
Even though some of the skills we were taught were already know, Vijay showed us many of the techniques which would help us improve in our learning skills. This course has motivated me through the study notes provided by Vijay. These will help me in my future exams when I apply the lessons taught.
Year 9. August 2009, Homebush Boys High
This course has given me the drive to achieve well in my studies and in my exams. It has shown me skills that I can use towards getting better grades.
May 2009. SSC Leichhardt, Year 10 student
This course has helped me by giving me more techniques to getting better grades throughout school. It has also given me more ways to stay focused in class. Using these skills can help me to do better in my exams.
May 2009. SSC Leichhardt, Year 10 student
I know now where to begin and get started in studying. The master summaries are fun to do and make it easier in my head to remember what I am learning. I am now a keen listener in the class and I am not easily distracted.
Year 12 student, Ultimo TAFE, February 2009
This course has motivated and helped me by teaching me how to study better. Using and improving skills to get more knowledge out of everything I learn. This course has helped me with my reading and listening skills.
Year 12 student, Asquith Girls High School, February 2009
The course has helped me learn how to study in an easier and better way. It's great and it makes my school life much more easier.
Year 9 student, February 2009
I have learnt to notice what I was doing wrong in the class. I also learnt to notice hints from teachers about HSC exam and questions. I learnt how to study and take notes.
Year 12 student, Ultimo TAFE, February 2009
The Study skills course has been effective in showing me the importance of constant revision and the connection between constant revision and good exam marks. Constant revision dominates cramming information, any day of the week!
Year 12 student, Christan Community High School, February 2009
It has helped me because before I did the course I didn't really know how to study, also I didn't want to study. But now I know how to study and I want to study.
Year 7 student, Golston High, September 2006
I have learnt about commitment, tolerance and concentration, these skills can be applied to any situation. I have learnt many study skills that not only help me with my grades but increase my overall understanding of life and of difficult subjects.
Year 10 student, Hornsby Girls High, September 2006
The study skills program has given me knowledge on the different types of study skills and life skills available. It has shown me advantages of study that will be useful both in and out of the learning environment.
Year 10 student, Ryde Secondary College, September 2006
I have actually started concentrating in my class, my writing speed has increased and I am getting good marks in my test. Master summary technique really helped me out. I learnt some study techniques and I have started working hard. The movies were very motivational and interesting.
Year 9 student, Turramurra High School, September 2006
This course has helped me by teaching me how to study more efficiently; I am getting better marks in tests and in home work. I got 18/18 for a big assignment in Science, and I had never got 18/18 in a science assignment before.
Year 9 student, St Ives High, April 2006
This has helped me already. I have noticed change already and improved marks. It has not only helped me at school but made me more organised.
Year 10 student, St Leo's College, April 2006
It has shown me how to revise properly and set my priorities straight.
Year 10 student, St Leo's College, April 2006
Besides teaching me a few good techniques for studying and a few good life skills, this course instilled in me a great amount of enthusiasm and energy for attacking problems, staying focused and working full steam ahead and not letting anything distract me.
Year 10 student, Lake Memorial High, April 2006
This course has taught me to study harder and has helped me to take notes in class.
Year 9 student, St Leo's College, April 2006
This course has taught me to rely on myself and not others to get work done. It has also taught me to set goals and strive to reach them until I reach them and then set more goals.
Year 10 student, Arder Anglican School, April 2006
Going through this course, I have learnt many new skills. Watching the movies and Vijay's examples has motivated me to make myself a better life.
Year 9 student, Marist College, Kogarah, April 2006
The quotes through this course have motivated me a lot in my study and sports. Every section we have done has helped me to gain more marks and more understanding on how to study.
Year 10 student, Knox Grammar, Dec 2005
This course has shown me how I can be more organised, for preparing for my exams. Since learning how memory works, I have been able to recall a lot more information that we have been learning. My concentration isn't such a big issue any more, e.g. my daydreaming. It has helped me in being prepared for my school work and in general.
Year 9 student, Northholm Grammar, Dec 2005
I think it's amazing the way he goes into so much detail and shows how basic things can add up to be effective!!. I accidentally have found myself being more attentive, knowledgeable and generally paying attention to my surroundings. I didn't want to do the class at the beginning but I have learnt a great deal without really realising it. Thank you so much Vijay, you have put so much effort and its paid off.
Year 9 student, Brigidine College, St Ives, Dec 2005
Through this course I have been motivated to create master summaries and implement study skills straight away. Not only it taught me study skills but also showed me "Life skills" which I can take away after my education finishes.
Year 11 student, Asquith Boys High, Dec 2005
It has taught me how to study. My school says to study but doesn’t tell you how to study. So this course has helped a lot.
Year 9 student, Normanhurst Boys High, Sept 2005
This study skills course helped me understand how important my attitude towards life and study really is and that it needs to develop into a good habit now.
Year 9 student, Asquith Girls High, Sept 2005
Due to this course I have learnt a lot. It has helped me to study, before I never studied or did much work. From this course I have learnt how to study effectively. Also it has motivated me to try harder and attempt to reach my goals.
Year 9 student, St Leos College, Sept 2005
After coming to the study skills course, I feel more motivated to study and try hard; it is clearer why we have exams and homework and also how beneficial the right studying can be. The tips he gave us were really helpful and easy to apply. Overall it’s a really good course and will definitely help me going into year 11.
Year 10 student, Hornsby Girls High, Sept 2005
This course has given me the confidence and the 'know how' on how to actually study and benefit from it, as opposed to spending pointless hours thinking that you are studying. The Master summary format was particularly helpful and will help me a great deal in achieving my goals at school.
Year 11 student, Ashfield Boys High, June 2005
This course has shown me that there are many 'Life skills' which will help me in the future. The study skills course has taught me most effective ways of studying and has motivated me to get higher grades.
Year 10 student, Marist College, Eastwood, June 2005
This course has helped me to understand what I have to do in order to achieve better grades at school.
Year 12 student, Cherrybrook Technology High, June 2005
On this course I learnt the importance of studying and how it determines my future. I now have an advantage over other students on how to study effectively and obtain higher grades.
Year 8 student, St Pius College, Chatswood, June 2005
In the past I wasted a lot of time when studying, but now I can study more effectively as I have learnt effective ways of studying. Now my aim is to use these effective study techniques to get good grades and to manage my time more effectively.
Year 10 student, St Leos College, June 2005
This course has motivated me to keep up with summaries and with time management. Vijay has taught me about different learning strategies, these simple but effective strategies are already helping me a lot with my studies.
Year 10 student, Kuring-gai High, June 2005
Wow! This course has changed the way I apply myself to my studies. It has taught me many different ways on how to approach the work I need to learn. I would recommend this course to everyone as it can change your life and make learning a whole lot easier.
Year 12 student, Pennant Hills High, April 2005
This course has helped me open up my eyes and see how important these last 3 years of school are! It was taught in an easy to understand format and it was easy for me to ask questions. The modules were awesome they help you so much. I highly recommend you going to Vijay’s Study Skills course.
Year 10 student, St Ives High, April 2005
I thought this course was excellent, because now when I leave the class, I have better understanding of what has been taught during the lesson. Now I combine all the study skills we learnt and I have already begun to see drastic changes in my work and test results.
Year 10 student, Asquith Boys High, April 2005
I think this course has both inspired and motivated me in many different ways. I enjoyed the unconventional method of teaching, and my study skills have improved. I now set out to study with a set goal in mind. I think I have also leant important life skills for the future. I would recommend this course to anyone who wishes to understand how to study effectively.
Year 9 student, Hornsby Girls High, April 2005
This course has motivated me and helped me because you can have the best study notes and listening in the world but you can’t study properly. This course helped me do this (action plan). It gave me every chance of increasing my grades and I have gone from the middle of the class to the very top. It is a great course.
Year 8 student, Normanhurst Boys High, April 2005
The course has shown me new ways that I can use when I am studying; it has also taught me how to study properly.
Year 10 student, Knox Grammar, April 2005
The master summary technique has helped me to brainstorm effectively, as a method of remembering ideas when writing essays. The movies and motivational quotes inspired me to work to my level best and realise my true potential.
Year 10 student, Epping Boys High, April 2005
This course helped me a lot. It showed me where my weaknesses were and what study skills I was lacking. I would recommend this course to anyone who wants to get the most out of their study or need that little bit of added motivation.
Year 11 student, Ku-ring-gai Creative Arts High, April 2005
It taught me how to study as a part of my every day routine, how to manage my time with study, sports and social events. Also the use of motivational movies and quotes has inspired me to work harder.
Year 12 student, Pennant Hills High, April 2005
This program has been one of the most exciting, interesting and worthwhile thing I have done to help me study and meet my full potential. Mr. Patankar is a great mentor and I recommend this program to anybody and everybody. I thank Mr. Patankar for his time, wisdom and help.
Year 10 student, Asquith Girls High, Nov 2004
This course has given me a wider understanding of the different types of studying skills you can have. I am now interested and eager to go to class and wanting to learn. I can’t believe it, I am starting to become more organised than ever.
Year 9 student, St Leo's College, Wahroonga, Nov 2004
I really enjoyed the whole course as it helped me to improve what study skills I had and showed me how to properly implement them. I am now working harder and achieving more of my goals where as before I was just procrastinating and putting off for “tomorrow”.
Year 11 student, Gosford High, Nov 2004
I am a student of year 10 going into year 11 and I came across this Study Skills Program. Study skills is a great course which didn’t just teach me study skills but it also taught me life skills, which I will definitely benefit from not only through high school but through further education and life. Vijay also supplies you with simple equipment so there are no excuses for forgetting your book and pens!
Year 9 student, Asquith Girls High, Nov 2004
The course helped me to put everything in perspective, and elaborated on the minimal skills that I already had. It showed me the benefits of study that will be useful both in and out of the learning environment.
Year 11 student, Gosford High, Nov 2004
I can actually get out of bed have a shower and get stuck into writing master summaries or reviewing chapter, to get a head start – in all it is a great course.
Year 10 student, Asquith Girls High, Nov 2004
The course has helped me to understand many ways and forms of learning, and also to develop my own learning style. It’s also great to meet new people.
Year 9 student, Asquith Girls High, Nov 2004
At the beginning I felt that I was not smart enough to do the course, but after a few lessons I did enjoy going, I was going of my own free will, not my mum pushing me to go. I am so much more focused, now I have started year ten, I feel much more confident and I know how to go about studying and doing assignments, and even the relationship with some of my teachers that I did not get on with is really good now. I suppose I have changed and they can see that.
Year 10 student, Mercy College, Nov 2004
I have been on this program for only four weeks and enjoyed every bit of it. It has strengthened my understanding of what has been taught at school more effectively and precisely. I have also been able to grasp highlights of every lesson rapidly and am grateful I had the opportunity to attend this course.
Year 10 student, Carlingford High, July 2004
I am 52 years old and not planning to undertake any studies in the near future. During my school and university years I always struggled to keep on top and never found a suitable study method that would help me achieve better grades. I came across Vijay's study skills program and decided to enrol in his course; just to find out what was missing in my approach to study that caused me so much stress over the years. After completing this course I feel at peace and confident about my learning abilities. I feel I can study anything without getting stressed and can achieve high grades. I strongly recommend this course to anyone who is studying. After learning how to study effectively I am now confident that I can help my two teenage sons with their school work at home.
May 2009, Adult student.
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