Intensive Study 6 3. Organize your materials. At school, Tom played basketball,"I was too busy to waste time looking for a pencil or a missing notebook, I kept everything just where I could get my hands on it, he says. Paul, a student in New mexico keeps two folders for each subject one for the days assignments, the other for homework completed and ready to hand in. a drawer keeps essentials together and cuts down on time-wasting searches6 3. Organize your materials. At school, Tom played basketball. “I was too busy to waste time looking for a pencil or a missing notebook. I kept everything just where I could get my hands on it,” he says. Paul, a student in New Mexico, keeps two folders for each subject — one for the day’s assignments, the other for homework completed and ready to hand in. A drawer keeps essentials together and cuts down on time-wasting searches. Intensive Study