For some students the beginning of a new school year comes along with a set of new goals. In my case, one goal in particular that I set for myself is to stop procrastinating and use my time more effectively. This goal comes hand in hand with another goal, which is to study better.

The V.A.R.K questionnaire helps students find the best way to study and upon completion of the questionnaire students can find the best strategies to prepare for different classes. This insightful questionnaire can be found in the back of our handy Freshman Seminar Student Handbook. The title of this post, though punny, can be misleading because V.A.R.K. is actually an acronym that stands for Visual, Aural, Read/Write and Kinesthetic.

After completing a series 16 multiple choice consisting of different scenarios, the answers point a person to the type of learner they are. I scored 4 for visual, 6 for aural, and tied 7 for both read/write and kinesthetic. This was a partly shocking and partly known discovery for me as I always knew I was a fan of a more hands-on approach of learning but I always found reading and writing to be long and tedious. I look forward to weave these new found strategies to my study regimen in order to (hopefully) achieve my goal of a more productive school year.