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The document provides 7 pieces of advice from a Reddit user for college success: 1) Attend every class, 2) Study in a quiet place like a library after class instead of going home, 3) Do all homework assignments thoroughly, 4) Join a study group to learn with others, 5) Schedule study time each day after classes, 6) Seek out online resources from other universities, and 7) Schedule relaxation or downtime to avoid burnout.
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- 1. Learning Resource Center Oct2013 It all boils down to effort. College is a matter of effort. You are building a castle in your mind, and the more work you do today and throughout college, the better the castle will serve you in the future. Advice for success from reddit.com/u/rroach
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- 3. Advice for collegesuccess from reddit.com/u/rroach Find more from others at www.reddit.com/r/GetStudying First of all, are you going to every class? Like, every day for for every minute? You should.
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- 5. Advice for successfrom reddit.com/u/rroach Find more from others at www.reddit.com/r/GetStudying Second, do you go straight home and relax, or do you go somewhere with no distractions like a library to go over the material and homework? You should go to a library.
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- 8. Advice for successfrom reddit.com/u/rroach Find more from others at www.reddit.com/r/GetStudying Third, are you doing homework? If it's 90% of your grade: do your homework. If it's 50%: do your homework. 1%: do your homework. 0%: do your homework. Every assignment, every problem, every time. If you finish a problem, and don't understand it, do it again. . .
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- 10. Advice for successfrom reddit.com/u/rroach Find more from others at www.reddit.com/r/GetStudying Fourth, get into a study group. Are you an introvert? Send out a mass class e-mail. If no one responds, say something at the end of a class. If that doesn't work, stalk your fellows and 'accidentally' horn in on their group. Don't struggle alone. Find others • Text to flounder with, and you'll learn to swim faster.
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- 12. Advice for successfrom reddit.com/u/rroach Find more from others at www.reddit.com/r/GetStudying Fifth, arrange your days. I usually devote 4 to 6 hours after each class for studying / homework / projects.
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- 14. Advice for successfrom reddit.com/u/rroach Find more from others at www.reddit.com/r/GetStudying Sixth, look for lecture .pdfs from other universities. . . Look for their videos, and their mock exams and the solutions of 'em. Trust me, they are EVERYWHERE. You live in the Age of Big Data. If facebook knows how many ex-girlfriends you have, you should be allowed to know how MIT or Stanford is teaching mixing problems.
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- 16. Advice for successfrom reddit.com/u/rroach Find more from others at www.reddit.com/r/GetStudying Seventh, pick a day or half a day to watch TV, sports, friends, whatever. Don't burn out.
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