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Want to be on the Dean's List? Here's how. - By: Daniel Z. Kane, Posted on: 2007-08-14

You've heard the stories...some exaggerated, some real...about students at the top of their high school classes who found college extremely difficult. The truth is that most college freshmen do need some time to adjust to the increased demands of college academics.

To shorten the adjustment period and earn the best possible grades during your first semester, try these suggestions.

1. Do not cut class. Cutting is the quickest way to dig an academic hole for yourself.

2. Don't procrastinate. Do your assignments every day. Never let yourself fall behind. Never.

3. In class, listen attentively and take good notes. Highlight the areas your instructor emphasizes.

4. Never let a day end with unanswered questions in your mind. Visit with your instructor, talk with a classmate, review your text, get help in the learning center, or do whatever else it takes to be sure you understand your coursework. Unanswered questions will come back to bite you in a place that will make sitting painful.

5. Put together a calendar which includes the dates of all of your exams and the due dates of projects and papers. Then, schedule the times and dates when you do the necessary preparation.

6. Use a highlighter when reading. It will make your review work much faster and easier.

7. Keep and file all of your exams. Review them for patterns.

8. Ask other students who have taken courses with your instructors about their tendencies and expectations. The more you know about the kinds of questions you're likely to see on exams and the expectations your professors have for students, the better.

9. Study groups can help motivate you, discipline you, and expose you to the insights of others. If you work well as part of a team, consider them seriously, especially in courses in which you think you might struggle.

10. Be prepared to defend anything you say in class, on a test, or in a paper.

Expect to have classes which vary in difficulty and instructors with different levels of commitment and teaching ability. Regardless of those and other factors which may be beyond your ability to control, if you work diligently, manage your time well, and stick with the ten basics above, you should do just fine.

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Daniel Z. Kane is an educator with websites on scholarships, college admission, financial aid, online degrees, and online colleges.
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