What top students should do : 

1. Get Organized:  making a plan for what you are  going to do and when you going to do it will make sure you're always ahead of the curve -literally. 
2. Sleep:  don't underestimate the importance of those eight hours every night.  Getting a good night's rest will sharpen your focus and improve your working memory.
3. Set a schedule: top students should find a schedule that works for them and stick to it. 
4. Take notes: taking notes will not only keep you more engaged during class, but will also help you narrow down what you need to study when exam time rolls around. 
5. Manage the  study space: find a place that will maximize the  productivity. Look for places away from the television and other distractions. Whether it's a local library or just a place somewhere outside. So, take away the telephones and computers!  

What top students shouldn’t do: 

1. Stay up all night working: you may think that if you spend all night for studying , it will give you good results. However these hours are thoroughly horrible and definitely don’t produce good work.
2. Sit on social networking sites while studying: sitting  on Facebook or Instagram might seem like way to make working less stressful and more fun, but it’ll make it harder to focus and really think through a problem.
3. Stress out when they fail: even the best students mess up. Don’t let one bad grade dishearten you.
4. Work in a  bedroom: working in your room always seems like a great idea at first,  but actually it’s a way to unproductive work. 
5. Plan to work right up to a deadline: you end up working just as hard as everyone else, but later, and often more frantically.