How To Make It In College, Now That You're Here

Brian O'Keeney attempts to assist first year college students as he has experience as a final-year student.

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The following are ways to get good grades EXCEPT..

• set up a study place

• meet up with friends

• get into a study frame of mind

• give yourself rewards

• skim the textbook first

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O'Keeney refers to multiple ways to keep up with responsibilities, which is NOT one of them..

• prepare a monthly calendar

• make up a study schedule

• use "to-do" lists

• take a day off

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Roger started missing class because of his girlfriend situation and his mom issues. What wouldn't O'Keeney recommend to you if you are going through personal stuff?

• Ask yourself if you are exagerrating small problems to avoid classes and studying

• Make human contacts at school

• get professional help if it becomes too much to handle

• ignore your relationships until you finish your assignments

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Overall, students must maintain a ...

• realistic approach to college, if you need to, just drop out

• positive attitude to college, there are alot of obstacles you must overcome.

• social life, after all, college is all about the partying

You can tell who will drop out when you see classmates do all of the following EXCEPT..

• the person who sits behind you misses a lot of classes

• the student who doodles instead of taking notes

• the person who leaves class during a break given by the professor

• the student who is always on time and taking notes during lectures

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All of the following are rules you should practice for college in the TSI class EXCEPT...

• study before class

• be an active reader, highlight and annotate

• be on time to class

• turn in your assignments on time

• turn in work whenever you get a chance

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Can you as a student make it in college?

• yes

• no

• maybe

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When trying to set up a study place, you should avoid...

• a place here you'll be distracted by noise

• a quiet place where you can focus

• a place at home where you can focus on your studies

When you get into a study frame of mind, you should...

• psych yourself out, keep a positive attitude

• overwhelm yourself with ALL your study work at once

• rely on someone else to help you with studying, you can't do it alone

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