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The Tips
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- Do homework early. If you
have questions about the assignment, you can ask the teacher and/or classmates for help before the assignment is
due. Wait until the night before,
and you might not be able to find any help if you get stuck.
- Meet fellow classmates and exchange contact
information. At a maximum, you could become study partners
or even friends for life; at a minimum you'll have someone to contact in
case of an emergency. You can set
up a Yahoo! group to exchange messages and share files, and set up
direct connections via LinkedIn and other
social networks to stay in touch after the class end.
- Participate in class, even if you're not graded on it. Participating can help you in a number
of ways. First, if you say
something the teacher agrees with, you'll get confirmation that you're
on the right track. If the
teacher says you're wrong, then you know what not to put in your
homework or exam. Second,
teachers have been known to be a little more forgiving in their grading
with students who participate.
Finally, if you do get graded on participation, participate! I've seen a (formerly) 4.0 student get
a B because 10% of the grade was based upon participation and she didn't
speak up once during the class.
She was very upset her GPA track record was blown, but why was
she surprised? Simple math
dictated she wouldn't get an A.
- Meet with professors one-on-one, preferably during
office hours. Before and after class can be hectic
times for professors. If you're
having trouble with any part of the class material, ask for help. If you're not, ask questions about
more advanced material not covered in class, careers, applications in
the real world, etc. It's during
these talks that often teachers disclose key information that will help
you do better in the class.
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