HOW TO GET GOOD GRADES IN COLLEGE

BY

LINDA O’BRIENPOWERPOINT PRESENTATION

BY

DR. ELSA C. PRICE

WHAT TO EXPECT CLASS SIZES 5 + NEED CRITICAL

THINKING SKILLS TESTS

EMPHASIZED RESPONSIBILITY CONSEQUENCES INDEPENDENT

STUDY

STEP ONE—ATTEND EVERY CLASS DO ATTEND DO NOT CUT

CLASSES OTHER PEOPLE’S

NOTES ARE NOT THE SAME AS YOUR OWN

STEP TWO—BE ORGANIZED USE A PLANNER KEEP GOOD NOTES SAVE COMPUTER

FILES ON DISK KEEP RETURNED

PAPERS RECORD PHONE

NUMBERS KEEP STUDY SPACE

NEAT

STEP THREE—MANAGE YOUR TIME WELL DO NOT

OVEREXTEND YOURSELF

PLAN AHEAD BE ORGANIZED USE TIME

EFFICIENTLY

STEP FOUR—BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM

ADAPT TO INSTRUCTORS

BE PREPARED SIT IN FRONT COMMUNICATE BE ON TIME PARTICIPATE WORK WITH YOUR

GROUP

STEP FIVE—TAKE GOOD NOTES ACTIVE LISTENER IMPORTANCE OF

STATEMENTS—MOST SIGNIFICANT PART

ABBREVIATIONS--SYMBOLS

STEP SIX—KNOW HOW TO READ A TEXTBOOK

3 STEPS—READ, SCAN, & REVIEW

BOLD AND ITALIC PRINT

BOLDFACE SUBTITLES

REPEAT 3 STEPS REVIEW QUESTIONS DEFINE SCANNING

STEP SEVEN—STUDY SMART 3 ITEMS FOR STUDY

—GOOD SURFACE, LIGHT, AND COMFORTABLE SETTING

3 LEARNING STYLES 5 THINGS NEEDED TO

MAKE A GOOD GRADE

STEP EIGHTTEST-TAKING STRATEGIES

REVIEW OLD QUIZZES

SKIP AND RETURN WRITE FORMULAS

AND EQUATIONS STUDY AND BE

PREPARED NARROW CHOICES

STEP NINEREDUCE TEST ANXIETY

STUDY EARLYBE CONFIDENTSEE COUNSELOR IF

HAVING ANXIETY MENTALLY

PRACTICE TAKING THE TEST FOR REDUCING ANXIETY

STEP TENKNOW ABOUT AND USE AVAILABLE SERVICES

Listen for instructions

Use available services—library, publisher study helps and programs

Review work