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1. Take Hard Classes

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3. Sit in the Front Row

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payattentiontoeverythingbeingtaught.
Youcanhearbetter.Youcansee
everythingontheboardwithouthavingto
craneyourneckaroundtheheadinfront
ofyou.
Youcanmakeeyecontactwiththe
professor.Don'tunderestimatethepower
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you'relearning,heorshewillbeextrawillingtohelpyou.Besides,it'llfeellikeyou'vegot
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4. Ask Questions
Askquestionsimmediatelyifyoudon't
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toindicateyou'vegotaquestion.

Ifitisn'tappropriatetointerrupt,makeaquicknoteofyourquestionsoyoudon'tforget,
andasklater.
Havingsaidthis,don'tmakeapestofyourself.Nobodywantstohearyouaskaquestion
every10minutes.Ifyou'recompletelylost,makeanappointmenttoseeyourteacherafter
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5. Create a Study Space

Carveoutaplaceathomethatisyour
studyspace.Ifyou'vegotafamilyaround
you,makesureeveryoneunderstands
thatwhenyou'reinthatspace,you'renot
tobeinterruptedunlessthehouseison
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mostofyourstudytime.Doyouneedabsolutequietordoyouprefertohaveloudmusic
playing?Doyoulikeworkingatthekitchentableinthemidstofeverythingordoyoua
quietroomwiththedoorshut?Knowyourownstyleandcreatethespaceyouneed.
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6. Do All the Work, Plus

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6. Do All the Work, Plus

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Doyourhomework.Readtheassigned
pages,andthensome.Plugyourtopic
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7. Make Practice Tests

Whileyou'restudying,payattentiontothe
materialyouknowwillbeonatestand
writeaquickpracticequestion.Starta
newdocumentonyourlaptopandadd
questionsasyouthinkofthem.
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8. Form or Join a Study

Group
Alotofpeoplestudybetterwithothers.If
that'syou,formastudygroupinyour
classorjoinonethat'salreadyorganized.
Therearelotsofbenefitstostudyingina
group.Youhavetobeorganized.You
can'tprocrastinate.Youhavetoreally
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9. Use One Planner

Idon'tknowaboutyou,butifIhada
separatecalendarforwork,schooland
life,I'dbeacompletemess.When
everythinginyourlifeisononecalendar,
inoneplanner,youcan'tdoublebook
anything.Youknow,likeanimportanttest
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andadinnerwithyourboss.Thetest
trumps,bytheway.

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10. Meditate
Oneofthebestthingsyoucandoto
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improveyourentirelife,notjustschool,is
meditate.Fifteenminutesadayisallyou
needtofeelcalm,centeredandconfident.
Ifyoudon'tknowhow,here'saneasyway
tolearn:HowtoMeditate.
Meditateanytime,but15minutesbefore
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amazedathowwellyoucanperformasa

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