Get it done before you get there-the earlier the better. Look at Shovel and know what you’re covering during each lecture. Then they wonder why they’re confused and look like idiots in class. I’m always amazed at how many people show up for a lecture without having read the assigned material first. A stupid question is the one where the answer is in the textbook that you should have read before class. Professors like to say that there’s no such thing as a stupid question. Never, ever, miss a class for any reason. The First Rule of College: What you skip WILL be on the exam. If you know you have to miss some classes, make sure you find someone who takes good notes and see if they’ll share them with you.

I realize that some students can’t always make it to class. You’ll be getting hints about what’s most important to know.Ĭlass is where professors introduce new approaches and explain things in ways you won’t see in your textbook, and then, yes, put them on the exam. Your professor is the only person who knows what will be on the exam. There are also subtleties that you can only pick up in class. You won’t be able to prepare for review or self-testing. You won’t hear the questions that others ask. You can’t ask questions if you’re not there. You can’t take good notes if you don’t show up. Missing just one class starts a cascade of problems that multiply. Not one.Įvery single study habit in this guide is connected to the others. I never missed a single class in college-ever. Do the math for yourself.ĭon’t sleep in, don’t go into town, don’t do anything that causes you to miss a class. It’s what you paying for.Įach of those classes is costing you a lot of money. It is the single most important thing that you can do. Here’s the truth: most professors can predict which students will fail the class simply by attendance.Īttending class is not optional. Many think class just covers the same material they read in their textbook and others simply don’t care. It amazes me how many students skip class.

To take good notes in college, you need to start with good lecture habitsīefore I talk about taking notes, I want to briefly cover a few classroom habits that will make a big difference to the quality of your notes.

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