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How to become a straight-A student : the unconventional strategies real college students use to score high while studying less /

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Offers time-management strategies, tips on taking tests, techniques for writing essays better and faster, and self-assessment tests to help students analyze their study skills.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Newport, Cal
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Broadway Books, ©2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
Study skills.
College student orientation > United States.
Étude > Méthodes.
EDUCATION > Study Skills.
REFERENCE > Personal & Practical Guides.
SELF-HELP > Personal Growth > Success.
College student orientation.
United States.
Nonfiction.
Self-help publications.
Livres de croissance personnelle.
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Table of contents
Contributor biographical information
Publisher description
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Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Study basics
  • Manage your time in five minutes a day
  • Declare war on procrastination
  • Choose when, where, and how long
  • Part one cheat sheet
  • pt. 2. Quizzes and exams
  • Take smart notes
  • Demote your assignments
  • Marshall your resources
  • Conquer the material
  • Invest in "Academic disaster insurance"
  • Provide "A+" answers
  • The plan in action
  • Part two cheat sheet
  • pt. 3. Essays and papers
  • Target a titillating topic
  • Conduct a thesis-hunting expedition
  • Seek a second opinion
  • Research like a machine
  • Craft a powerful story
  • Consult your expert panel
  • Write without the agony
  • Fix, don't fixate
  • The plan in action
  • Part three cheat sheet
  • Conclusion.