<p>d average in highschool now in CC and ready to actaully try....any tips and trix for getting A's ...ie, note taking strats...listening/ studying skills open for any help ... thanks ....or links to site that would help k thanks...</p>
<p>i know this is very general advice but dont get lazy as the semester goes on. i did that in high school. its very easy to say you're going to work hard but keeping it up the entire semester/year is not. make sure you dont lose focus.</p>
<p>If you have any kind of trouble - at ALL - in a course... go to prof Office Hours. </p>
<p>Join study groups.</p>
<p>Attend ALL classes.</p>
<p>Do homework/reading/studying as a routine, not as cram sessions just before quizzes/tests. </p>
<p>Form a routine that builds in relaxation and fun.</p>
<p>You will do well now that you want to. Good luck.</p>
<p>This is just personal preference, but I find it harder to study in study groups because of potential distractions. I'm much more productive studying by myself, locked up in my room.</p>
<p>Go to the writing center as much as possible when working on a paper.</p>
<p>nice thanks for the help.</p>
<p>Well you ready need to set your head straight because it's not as easy as saying you'll work harder. Start off strong, if your a D student for a reason it might be hard to focus in class, so just try to do your best. I know a lot of people who are D students that took classes with me in college that promised to do well but ended up missing a lot of days and always cheated and most of them ended up with C's in easy classes.</p>
<p>Just want to say that jk_91 has a point that study groups don't work for everyone or for every course. So, if you're thriving in a course and prefer to work alone... good plan.</p>
<p>If you're struggling in a course: office hours, TA help, Academic Support office (there's one on practically every campus by some name or other), study partners, finding alternate texts..... try whichever combo seems like it might help. But definitely try SOME of them.</p>
<p>Read every syllabus. At the beginning of the term, figure out what things will hurt your grade a little bit, and what things will hurt your grade a lot. Figure out what you can get away with- not so that you can get away with things, but so that you know where you stand, and what not to let happen.</p>
<p>This might seem like obvious advice, but twice I was hurt or almost hurt by not following it:</p>
<p>The first quarter of Organic Chemistry, I was PSYCHED to be in that class (after waiting through a whole year of Gen. Chem.), and was totally captivated by the subject matter. My interest in the class gave me a false sense of security grade-wise, so I did not spend time with my syllabus throughout the term making sure I was on-track to get an A. I was not stressed about the homework, because I was spending my free time reading extra material and doing non-assigned activities which were more interesting at the time, and so I completely forgot quite a few homework due dates. Because of this, I ended up with a B.
Moral: Even if you love a class and study things above and beyond what is assigned, if you don't do well on the things the syllabus says will determine your grade, you will not get a good grade. So figure out what will determine your grade, and make sure you do well on those things before you do extra studying for fun!</p>
<p>I took a technical writing class recently. I've taken mostly science and math classes, so I was a bit clueless about how to do well in this writing class, and I did not follow my usual strategy of syllabus reading. This was a big mistake. During the term, we had frequent small writing assignments due. At the start of the class, I knew that most of them were only worth a few "points", and that there were some "bigger" assignments, but once the term got underway, the most immediate challenge in the class was going to class everyday and participating in tedious discussions, which I did, so it seemed to me like that class was going fine.... and I quickly forgot to review the syllabus as the end of the term got closer.
The last day of the term, after I had sent my final project via email and half an hour before midnight (the deadline for submitting re-writes) I picked up my syllabus and I realized that one assignment, which I had gotten about 60% on but wasn't going to re-write because I had assumed it was just a "few point" assignment, was actually one of the "big" assignments.
Without a moment to spare, I re-wrote that paper, sent it in at midnight... and ended up with an A- in the class when it could have been much worse had I not happened to pick up the syllabus when I did.
Moral: Even if its not a science or math class, read your syllabus!</p>
<p>Go to all of your classes, even if you feel sick. Do every assignment and frequently go above the minimum requirements for them. Unless your teacher gives you little to no assignments, spend more time doing assignments than studying.</p>
<p>It worked for me.</p>
<p>wow tHanks guys</p>