<p>I strongly advise students to be wary when they read books or opinions about being successful in college by cutting corners. It is important for every college goer to realize that their learning styles can be completely different from the OP or person giving advice.</p>
<p>So what if cramming works wonders for a person? What if it doesn’t work for you and you own yourself on the final? The best thing to do is what study style is right for you.</p>
<p>And that nonsense about college work having nothing to do with “real life work” is BS. Ok there definitely are courses in college where you learn skills that you never use after graduation. So what? The learning that you do, irregardless of how relevant it is to what you are going to do after college, simply makes you a smarter person. Memorizing calculus formulas probably won’t do you any good in the office. They won’t quiz you on that, you could just open up a reference book while working. </p>
<p>But the work you put in and the brain racking that goes into a lot of college work just makes you a smarter, more analytical, and a better problem solver.</p>
<p>Going to college with the attitude that “nothing you learn is actually going to be useful” is a very very bad idea. Respect education and respect what it allows you to do: be a useful and contributing person to society.</p>