How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less Contributor(s): Newport, Cal (Author) |
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ISBN: 0767922719 ISBN-13: 9780767922715 Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions Published: January 2007 Annotation: A Phi Beta Kappa Ivy League graduate shares the unconventional three-part system he and other straight-A students across the country have used to maximize results and minimize study time. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Study Aids | Study & Test-taking Skills - Reference | Personal & Practical Guides - Self-help | Personal Growth - Success |
Dewey: 378.170 |
LCCN: 2006016081 |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" L (0.35 lbs) 224 pages |
Features: Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: Looking to jumpstart your GPA? Most college students believe that straight A's can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don't study harder--they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the first time the proven study secrets of real straight-A students across the country and weaves them into a simple, practical system that anyone can master. You will learn how to: - Streamline and maximize your study time - Conquer procrastination - Absorb the material quickly and effectively - Know which reading assignments are critical--and which are not - Target the paper topics that wow professors - Provide A+ answers on exams - Write stellar prose without the agony A strategic blueprint for success that promises more free time, more fun, and top-tier results, How to Become a Straight-A Student is the only study guide written by students for students--with the insider knowledge and real-world methods to help you master the college system and rise to the top of the class. |
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