The LIST That Can Save Your College Life:
429 Secrets Ingredients for College Success
by Dr. Rob Gilbert, Ph.D. and Carl Galletti
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11. Buy a small dictionary. Keep it with you at all times. Look up every word you don't know.
This is the top selling dictionary on Amazon:
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition
by Merriam-Webster
For an online version:
http://www.m-w.com/dictionary.htm
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12. Stop thinking like a STUDENT and start thinking like a TEACHER.
And if you're REALLY serious about it get this book:
Teaching Tips : Strategies, Research, and Theory for College and University Teachers
by Wilbert J. McKeachie, Graham Gibbs
Or, this one:
The Craft of Teaching : A Guide to Mastering the Professor's Art
by Kenneth E. Eble
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13. The night before the exam, make up your own exam and answer it. Better yet, do this in a group where everyone brings his or her own exam.
Recommended reading:
"Is this going to be on the Test?" and Ten Other Questions That Can Save Your College Career (3rd Edition)
by Randall E. Majors, Joan Marie Yamasaki
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14. Start a study group for your difficult courses.
Recommended reading:
B's and A's in 30 Days : Strategies for Better Grades in College
by Eric Jensen, Tom Kerr (Illustrator)
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15. Stop whining and get back to work! Nobody wants to hear about your labor pains; they just want to see the baby.
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16. Required reading #1:
The Memory Book by Harry Lorrayne and Jerry Lucas.
If you can't find it locally, try here at Amazon.com:
The Memory Book: The Classic Guide to Improving Your Memory at Work, at School, and at Play
You might also be interested in these selections:
Super Memory-Super Student:
How to Raise Your Grades in 30 Days
by Harry Lorayne
Cliffs Memory Power for Exams (Test Preparation Guides)
by William G. Browning
How to Remember Names and Faces:
Harry Lorayne's Proven, Easy-To-Use System Is Practiced All over the World (Cassette)
by Harry Lorayne (Reader)
How to Improve Your Memory/Cassette
by Harry Lorayne
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17. Never miss a class.
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18. Get involved in an extracurricular activity that you have never done before.
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19. Read #17 again. (i.e., Never miss a class.)
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20. "College is a fountain of knowledge.
Some students come to drink.
More come to sip.
Most, unfortunately, come just to gargle."
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