TY  - BOOK
AU  - Newport,Cal
TI  - How to become a straight-A student : : the unconventional strategies real college students use to score high while studying less 
SN  - 9780767922715
AV  - LB2395 .N515 2007
PY  - 2007///
CY  - New York
PB  - Broadway Books
KW  - Study skills
KW  - College student orientation
KW  - United States
N1  - Includes bibliographical references
N2  - 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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