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59 Tips on
How to Achieve Your Best Possible Grades are set out below. There
are ideas for everyone on how to STUDY SMART and still have time
to enjoy the activities fraternal association and college life
have to offer.
STUDY
SMART - 59 Tips on How to Achieve Your Best Possible Grades
ATTITUDE
1) Set high goals.
2) Realize good grades take a lot of determination and hard work.
3) Keep a positive image of yourself.
4) Donšt underestimate your academic ability.
ATTENDING
LECTURES
5) Sit in the front!
6) Maintain eye contact.
7) Be on time.
8) Attend every class.
9) Take notes of the main points. Capture the concepts being taught.
Donšt just write down words you donšt understand. Try to paraphrase,
using as few words as possible.
10) Prepare for class in advance so you recognize the main points.
11) Spend most of your time listening.
12) Take notes of anything the professor puts on the board.
13) Take neat, legible notes. Pencils are neater than pens.
14) Actively participate in the class. Concentrate on what the
professor is saying. Ask questions.
READING
15) Stay caught up!
16) Review lecture notes within 24 hours of the lecture.
17) Study in a quiet place, without distractions, music or beer.
18) Read assigned material before the lecture.
19) Effective reading starts with a survey.
20) Underline main points and main points only.
21) Write notes in margins and write pertinent equations, formulas
or key points on the inside cover.
22) Ask questions as you read.
23) Focus on learning concepts rather than memorizing material.
Understand the 'why'
of the subject.
24) Read the questions in the back of the chapter.
25) Re-read assigned material within 24 hours after the lecture.
DOING HOMEWORK
26) Stay caught up!
27) Do homework on time.
28) Do it yourself.
29) Get help if you need it.
30) Make it neat and legible.
CORRECTING
HOMEWORK AND MID TERMS
31) Stay caught up.
32) Correct homework and mid terms - Unless you know what you
did wrong, you will never know how to do it right.
33) Review the solution when you did it right.
34) Correct and review when the homework or mid terms come back.
PAPERS
35) Start early. You will give your self an incredible edge over
the other students in the class. There is no excuse for not giving
a paper your best effort.
36) Have your paper critiqued before turning it in.
VISIT YOUR
PROFESSORS
37) Visit your professors. This is one of the best things you
can do to improve your academic performance. You can increase
your understanding of the course material, learn what the professor
wants, make an impression on the professor and correct grading
mistakes.
EXAM PREPARATION
38) The best exam preparation is daily preparation. Do your work
everyday as it is assigned. Read, go to lectures, review your
lecture notes, re-read, do your homework assignments and correct
your homework and mid terms.
39) Find out what kind of exam it is going to be.
40) Always attend the class before the exam.
41) Review the main points underlined in your book.
42) Read your lecture notes.
43) Review your homework.
44) Adopt a two day exam preparation strategy.
45) Learn the vocabulary of the subject.
TAKING EXAMS
46) Have your mental attitude prepared.
47) Have a game plan laid out.
48) DO NOT PANIC!
49) Cycle through true-false, multiple choice and problem solving
exams.
50) Try to eliminate multiple choice possibilities.
51) Look for words such as 'always', 'never', 'either', 'or' and
'and'.
52) When finished with a problem solving exam, read over the exam
and your answers and check your calculations.
53) On essay exams, calculate how much time you can spend on each
question.
54) Briefly organize essay answers in a quick outline.
55) Use the vocabulary of the subject in your essay answers.
56) Read over your essay answers when you are finished.
TIME MANAGEMENT
57) Schedule each week in advance. You will be amazed by how much
you can accomplish!
58) Include time for 1) Study, 2) Exercise, 3) Recreation, 4)
Relaxation and 5) Sleep.
59) Make school an 8 to 5 job. You will then have time for other
campus and social activities without guilt and without sacrificing
your good grades.
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