Need help with study tips...

Haha thanks :)

Any more suggestions?

My advice:

Ignore your rating. Focus on improving your play, and improving your understanding of the game. Rating tracks playing strength, not vice-versa.

By that, I mean that if I gifted you with 200 rating points, it would not improve your chess play at all... but if you became a stronger player, your rating would go up. Don't put the cart in front of the horse.

At your level, you should focus on eliminating blunders, improving your tactics, on model mating patterns, endgames, pawn structure and the effect that it has on middle-game plans, and on the proper choice of which candidate-moves to analyze.

Pawn structure and endgames are important not just in themselves, but also so that you will recognize a winning position when you have the possibility of heading for one.

Play slow time-control games, and post some of your losses on the forum for criticism. It's hard on the pride, but it will help you identify which areas of your game need to be worked on.

Join a group which has a few strong players who are willing to play unrated training games against weaker players.

Thanks blueemu, I really appreciate it thanks for the help and advice!

I'm only 1201 USCF, I may be stronger now, haven't been able to get to a tournament the last few years, but I think blueemu gave great advice. I believe the key to improvement, is understanding. And since critical thinking is the key to that understanding, I'd recommend that besides chess--become a critical thinker:

http://www.criticalthinking.org/

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpyvWfo9diMIMi_wX5LUbSQ

Oh cool thanks!

Finally got over 1500! I am now 1567!

Congratulations happyface79!! Happy to see this :-)

Thank you!