Looking to jumpstart your GPA?
Most college students believe that straight A’s can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don’t study harder—they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the first time the proven study secrets of real straight-A students across the country and weaves them into a simple, practical system that anyone can master.
You will learn how to:
• Streamline and maximize your study time
• Conquer procrastination
• Absorb the material quickly and effectively
• Know which reading assignments are critical—and which are not
• Target the paper topics that wow professors
• Provide A+ answers on exams
• Write stellar prose without the agony
A strategic blueprint for success that promises more free time, more fun, and top-tier results, How to Become a Straight-A Student is the only study guide written by students for students—with the insider knowledge and real-world methods to help you master the college system and rise to the top of the class.
Author(s): Cal Newport
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Year: 2007
Language: English
Commentary: v3.0_r4 source, improved TOC
Pages: 224
Tags: college;self-help;learning
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Also by Cal Newport
Title Page
Copyright Page
Introduction
Part 1. Study Basics
Step 1 Manage Your Time in Five Minutes a Day
Step 2 Declare War on Procrastination
Step 3 Choose When, Where, and How Long
Part One Cheat Sheet
Part 2. Quizzes and Exams
Step 1 Take Smart Notes
Step 2 Demote Your Assignments
Step 3 Marshal Your Resources
Step 4 Conquer the Material
Step 5 Invest in “Academic Disaster Insurance”
Step 6 Provide “A+” Answers
The Plan in Action
Part Two Cheat Sheet
Part 3. Essays and Papers
Step 1 Target a Titillating Topic
Step 2 Conduct a Thesis-Hunting Expedition
Step 3 Seek a Second Opinion
Step 4 Research like a Machine
Step 5 Craft a Powerful Story
Step 6 Consult Your Expert Panel
Step 7 Write Without the Agony
Step 8 Fix, Don’t Fixate
The Plan in Action
Part Three Cheat Sheet
Conclusion
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Getting in is just the beginning