HOW TO BE A SUCCESSFUL COLLEGE STUDENT.docx
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HOWTOBEASUCCESSFULCOLLEGESTUDENT
It'sout!
Ournewbook,TheSecretsofCollegeSuccess,isnowavailable"whereverbooksaresold."ForloyalfollowersofthisU.S.Newsblog—andforwebsurferswhojuststoppedby—weofferour10besttipsforcollegesuccess(thebookhas627more):
1.Takecontrol.
Formanystudents,themoststrikingdifferencebetweencollegeandhighschoolisthatatcollegethere'snoonetheretostandoveryouandtellyouwhattodo.Gettingtoclass,doingthehomework,gettingyourpapersinontime—allofthesearethingsyou'regoingtohavetodowithoutaparentorteachertobeatonyou.Stepuptobatandtakeresponsibility.You'reinchargeofthisthing.
2Auditionyourprofessors.Manyenteringstudentsthinktheyshouldjusttakethe"standardfirst-yearprogram"theiradviserhandsthem,andbedonewithit.Butafarbetterideaistogotothefirstclassortwoandassesstheprofessor.Askyourself:
Isthematerialpresentedclearlyandforcefully?
Doestheclasshaveaclearpoint?
Istheprofessoratleastmoderatelyengaging?
IsthissomeoneIfeelIcanlearnfrom?
Iftheanswertoanyofthesequestionsis"no,"droptheclassandfindanother.
[Read10WarningSignsofaBadProfessor.]
3.Gettoclass.Moststudentshavea"cuttingbudget":
thenumberofclassestheythinktheycanmissandstilldoprettywellinthecourse.Forfour,five,six,sevenclasses,youmightthink:
"Noproblem,I'llgetthenotes."But,misssevenclassesand(ifthecoursehas35meetings)you'vemissed20percentofthecontent.ThiscandomajordamagetoyourGPAcomethetests.
4.Adjustyourattentionspan.You'reusedtogettingyourcontentinshort,entertainingblasts:
one-tothree-minuteYouTubevideos,hyperabbreviatedtextmessages,and140-charactertweets.Butyourprofessoristhinkingintermsofa50-minutelecture,dividedintoperhapstwoorthreesegments.Retrainyourattentionspantoprocesslong—verylong,itwillseem—unitsofcontent(ratherthanzoninginandoutasthingsstrikeyou).
[GettipsonhowtoPayforCollege.]
5.Study;don't"study."Thoughnobodyquitetellsyouthis,atcollegemostoftheworkisdoneoutsidetheclassroom.Ruleofthumb:
onehouroflecture,twohoursofpreparation.Assoonasthesemesterstarts,findyourselfaquietplacetostudyandblockoutthetimesoftheweekyou'regoingtodothestudying.Aboveall,don'tcountstudy-relatedactivitiesasactualstudying:
copyingoveryournotes,gettingthee-readings,listeningtothelectureagain,and"gettingacquainted"withyourstudygroupareallfineactivities,buttheydon'tcountasstudying.
6.Alwaysanswerexactlythequestionasked.Morepointsarelostontestsandpapersbynotansweringthequestionaskedthanbygivingthewronganswer.Professorsgotogreatlengthstocraftappropriatequestions(andsub-questions)andexpecthead-onanswerstoexactlywhattheyasked—ratherthangeneralsurveysofanarea,dumpsofeverythingyouknowaboutthesubject,orramblinggarbage.
7.Takeeachtestthreetimes.Beforetheexam,constructapre-test(usequestionsfromthestudyguide,fromlastyear'sexam,orfromhintstheprofessordroppedinlecture)andtakeitunder"testconditions"(writeitout,understricttimelimit,withnolookingatthebook).Attheactualexam,writefullanswersthatdrawonallthecoursematerials(lectures,readings,anddiscussions)andthatwouldbecleartoanyintelligentreader.Then,whenyougetyourtestback,gooveranycommentsyourinstructorhaswrittenanddothequestionagaininyourhead,giventhenewinformation.
8.Connectwithyourprofessor(orTA).Thesinglemostunderutilizedresourceatcollegeistheofficehour,nowavailablein-person,bye-mail,orbySkype.Youmightnothaverealizedit,butprofessorsarerequiredtobeintheirofficetwotofourhoursaweektomeetwithstudentsandhelpthemwiththecourse.Yourtestsandpaperswillgobetterifyou'vehadachancetoaskaboutthingsyou'reconfusedabout,and,withanyluck,receivedsomeguidancefromtheprofessoraboutwhatyourthesissentenceshouldbeorwhat'sgoingtobeonthetest.
9.Nevermajoronthewayin.There'stremendouspressurethesedaysatmanycollegesforstudentstodeclareamajoreitheratorientationorveryearlyinthefirstyear.Unlessyou're100percent,positively,withoutadoubtsureaboutwhatyouwanttostudy,don't.Amuchbetterideaistotakethreeorfourcoursesinthefield—someintroductory,someadvanced—andthenseewhatit'sactuallyliketoworkinthatfield.Anddon'tdoubleortriplemajorunlessthere'ssomeacademicreasontodoso:
marketingandMandarinChinese,orchemistryandmicrobiology,gowelltogether;arthistoryandichthyology—well,that'sacombinationforthebirds.
10.Pursueyourpassion.Amidstallthedistributioncourses,generaleducationrequirements,prerequisites,andmust-do'sforthemajor,it'seasytoforgetwhatyourintellectualinterests,gifts,andpassionwereinthefirstplace.Eachsemester,besuretotakeatleastonecourseinsomethingyou'regoodatandarereallyinterestedin.Thejoyofdoingsomethingyouenjoy—anddoingitwell—willgoalongwaytomakingupforalltheunpleasantthingsyouhavetodoatcollege.Guaranteed.
Gotyourowntipsforcollege?
We'dlovetohearthem.Dropusanoteatprofessors@.
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