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Learn how to get an A

In case you were wondering, college is harder than high school. If you want to preserve that GPA, you have to go to class, do your homework, and study. A lot.

Be born with smart genes

While you’re at it, try to be born beautiful.

 

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Study hard at the beginning of the semester

Freshmen through the ages haven’t changed one iota (except for the mullets of the 80s). Too many freshmen wait until midterms to get serious about scholastics. Don’t join the next generation of flunkies.

 


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Get to know your professor and your fellow students

Missed a class because of strep? Ask to copy a classmate’s notes. Still confused about that complicated theorem? Set up an appointment to meet one-on-one with your professor.

 


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Sit at the front of the class

You’ll stay involved. And awake.

 

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Block off a couple of hours every day to study

Cramming gets you nowhere.

 

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Get help early

If you wait until the end of the semester to get help, it will be too little, too late. K-State has several free tutoring options available to you.

 

Get help from the Academic Assistance Center

 


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