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    Succeeding In College: Dos and Don'ts From Fellow Students
    Succeeding In College: Dos and Don'ts From Fellow Students
    Succeeding In College: Dos and Don'ts From Fellow Students
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    Succeeding In College: Dos and Don'ts From Fellow Students

    By Kevin Barry

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    Research studies show that the majority of college students procrastinate. Moreover, college students who procrastinate also suffer other consequences beyond poor grades, such as unhealthy sleep patterns and diets.

    Succeeding In College - Dos and Don’ts From Fellow Students includes three parts:

    * Procrastination
    * Three Biggest Opportunities to Secure Great Grades
    * Quotes From Fellow Students (managing time, working with professors, joining organizations, social life, and more)

    By evaluating your decision-making skills, maximizing your time with instructors, and taking to heart the feedback from your peers, you’ll be an active participant in your college experience and decrease the likelihood of your falling into the procrastination habit.

    A Companion to Best Practices To Graduate at BestPracticesToGraduate.org.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKevin Barry
    Release dateApr 18, 2015
    Succeeding In College: Dos and Don'ts From Fellow Students
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    Kevin Barry

    Kevin J. Barry is founder of Best Practices To Graduate and Plant Foods for Humanity. Best Practices To Graduate defines five best practices to help college students attend classes and complete study sessions so they can graduate. http://BestPracticesToGraduate.org Plant Foods for Humanity highlights publications that speak to the human health and environmental benefits of a whole foods, plant-based diet. http://PlantFoodsForHumanity.org

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      Succeeding In College - Kevin Barry

      Notice of Liability

      The information and advice contained in this book is not intended to reflect the opinions of colleges, donors, sponsors, or any of their affiliates. All students are encouraged to access a number of different qualified resources in making decisions that are most appropriate to their individual circumstances.

      Notice of Feedback

      If you have feedback, insights, or advice that you would like to share with fellow students, please send them info@BestPracticesToGraduate.org. Your responses might be included in the next edition. To respect your privacy, your last name and associated college will not be referenced.

      Notice of Rights

      All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright holder at info@BestPracticesToGraduate.org Copyright © 1993 - 2013 by Kevin J Barry.

      SUCCEEDING IN COLLEGE

      DOS AND DON’TS FROM FELLOW STUDENTS

      We can learn from our own mistakes - some people would call this painful.

      We can learn from others’ mistakes - some people would call this smart.

      One thing is for sure; it’s our choice.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Part One - Procrastination

      Making Big Plans to Catch-Up

      Making Time Endless

      Making Homework Doable

      Squeezing in Study Sessions

      Something Vs Nothing

      Specifying and Skimming

      Unproductive Locations

      Letting Exceptions Fool You

      100% Concentration

      Catching a Few Z's

      Part Two - Three Biggest Opportunities To Secure Great Grades

      First Opportunity

      Second Opportunity

      Third Opportunity

      Benefit of the Doubt

      Part Three - Quotes From Fellow Students

      College Life

      Planning for Your Classes

      Studying

      Study Groups

      Attending Classes

      Time Management

      Balancing Academics

      Where to Study

      Working with Professors

      Joining Organizations

      Social Life

      Safety

      Alcohol Awareness

      Dating

      Things in General

      PART ONE

      PROCRASTINATION

      Part One

      Some people would suggest that the real solution to obtaining great grades has to do with desire; that if you really wanted it badly enough, you would have studied more. I would argue differently. ‘Wanting it’ is only half the solution; knowing how to effectively plan for your studies represents the other half. This part talks about that second half. By making ‘better decisions’ as outlined in this section, I transformed myself from a ‘C’ student to a student who consistently earned A’s.

      – Kevin, Graduate

      Making Big Plans to Catch-Up

      Background

      You are taking a class that involves a major project due at the end of the semester. It is now mid-semester and you have done nothing.

      Questionable Decision

      This weekend, I am going to spend all day Saturday and most of Sunday working on the project.

      Better Decision

      "Starting today at a designated time and location, I am going to spend approximately 50 minutes working on the outline to my project. At the end of the 50 minute study session, I will clearly define the work

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