The monograph examines the psychological factors that ensure student success, both during training and in future professional activities. Since the training of a modern specialist continues throughout his life, higher education “at its full potential” faces a new task - to teach students to learn independently. Solving this problem requires students to know their psychological characteristics and have certain self-organization skills that allow them to effectively organize their own educational and professional activities. The work provides methods for diagnosing relevant psychological factors, and provides recommendations for their correction and development. For psychologists, teachers, students and anyone interested in the issue of increasing their own effectiveness.