One thing about being in college is that you are totally on your own. Most professors don’t really care much if you are able to understand anything they say in class. They’d help, but only if you take the initiative to ask for it. If you’re having trouble following a teacher’s lecture in one of your classes, these tips might be able to help.

One thing you can do is bring a recorder to class and record the whole lecture so you can go back to it over and over when you study. All you’ll have to do it sit in class an listen. Try to absorb everything you can.

If you don’t have the luxury of buying a recorder, you can always do your best to listen and get the most out of the lecture – and this means jotting down notes.

Remember that fast lectures won’t let you do underlining, highlighting, erasing using a whiteout, or elaborate sketching. Simply listen as closely as you can and write down the important stuff using short phrases and bullet points. Do not even attempt writing what the teacher says verbatim.

If you make a mistake, simply scratch them out. Yes, it could be messy and might be difficult for those students who like to keep their notebooks clean and neat. If you are one of these people, you can always take down notes on a pad and re-write them on your real class notebook later on.

If you have further questions, you can simply make an appointment with your teacher for consultation. They might seem not to care, but most would be happy to entertain your queries.