1. HOW TO GET GOOD GRADES IN COLLEGEBY
LINDA O’BRIEN
POWERPOINT PRESENTATION
DR. ELSA C. PRICE

2. WHAT TO EXPECT CLASS SIZES 5 + NEED CRITICAL THINKING SKILLS
TESTS EMPHASIZED
RESPONSIBILITY
CONSEQUENCES
INDEPENDENT STUDY

3. STEP ONE—ATTEND EVERY CLASS
DO ATTEND
DO NOT CUT CLASSES
OTHER PEOPLE’S NOTES ARE NOT THE SAME AS YOUR OWN

4. 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

5. STEP THREE—MANAGE YOUR TIME WELL
DO NOT OVEREXTEND YOURSELF
PLAN AHEAD
BE ORGANIZED
USE TIME EFFICIENTLY

6. STEP FOUR—BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE CLASSROOM
ADAPT TO INSTRUCTORS
BE PREPARED
SIT IN FRONT
COMMUNICATE
BE ON TIME
PARTICIPATE
WORK WITH YOUR GROUP

7. STEP FIVE— TAKE GOOD NOTES
ACTIVE LISTENER
IMPORTANCE OF STATEMENTS—MOST SIGNIFICANT PART
ABBREVIATIONS--SYMBOLS

8. 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

9. 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

10. STEP EIGHT TEST-TAKING STRATEGIES
REVIEW OLD QUIZZES
SKIP AND RETURN
WRITE FORMULAS AND EQUATIONS
STUDY AND BE PREPARED
NARROW CHOICES

11. STEP NINE REDUCE TEST ANXIETY
STUDY EARLY
BE CONFIDENT
SEE COUNSELOR IF HAVING ANXIETY
MENTALLY PRACTICE TAKING THE TEST FOR REDUCING ANXIETY

12. STEP TEN KNOW ABOUT AND USE AVAILABLE SERVICES
Listen for instructions
Use available services—library, publisher study helps and programs
Review work