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You'vedecidedtogobacktoschool.Daretobethebeststudentyoucanpossiblybe.Hereare10waystobeagreatstudent.

1. Take Hard ClassesYou'repayinggoodmoneyforaneducation,makesureyougetone.Therewillbeclassesthatarerequiredforyourmajor,ofcourse,butyouwillhaveafairnumberofelectivesaswell.Don'ttakeclassessimplytoaccruecredits.Taketheclassesthatreallyteachyousomething.

Bepassionateaboutlearning.

IoncehadanadvisorthatsaidtomewhenIexpressedfearofadifficultclass,"Doyouwanttogetaneducationornot?"

2. Show Up, Every TimeMakeyourclassesyourhighestpriority.

Ifyou'vegotchildren,Iunderstandthatthisisn'talwayspossible.Childrenshouldalwayscomefirst.Butifyoudon'tshowupforyourclasses,you'renotgettingthateducationwediscussedinNo.1.

Makesureyou'vegotagoodplanforseeingthatyourchildrenarecaredforwhenyou'rescheduledtobeinclass,andwhenyouneedtostudy.Itreallyispossibletoraisechildrenwhileyou'regoingtoschool.Peopledoiteveryday.

3. Sit in the Front RowIfyouhappentobeshy,sittinginthefrontrowcanbeveryuncomfortableatfirst,butIpromiseyou,it'soneofthebestwaysto

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payattentiontoeverythingbeingtaught.Youcanhearbetter.Youcanseeeverythingontheboardwithouthavingtocraneyourneckaroundtheheadinfrontofyou.

Youcanmakeeyecontactwiththeprofessor.Don'tunderestimatethepowerofthis.Ifyourteacherknowsyou'rereallylisteningandthatyoucareaboutwhat

you'relearning,heorshewillbeextrawillingtohelpyou.Besides,it'llfeellikeyou'vegotyourownprivateteacher.

4. Ask QuestionsAskquestionsimmediatelyifyoudon'tunderstandsomething.Ifyou'reinthefrontrowandhavebeenmakingeyecontact,yourinstructorprobablyalreadyknowsbythelookonyourfacethatyoudon'tunderstandsomething.Apoliteraisingofyourhandisallyouneedtodotoindicateyou'vegotaquestion.

Ifitisn'tappropriatetointerrupt,makeaquicknoteofyourquestionsoyoudon'tforget,andasklater.

Havingsaidthis,don'tmakeapestofyourself.Nobodywantstohearyouaskaquestionevery10minutes.Ifyou'recompletelylost,makeanappointmenttoseeyourteacherafterclass.More

5. Create a Study SpaceCarveoutaplaceathomethatisyourstudyspace.Ifyou'vegotafamilyaroundyou,makesureeveryoneunderstandsthatwhenyou'reinthatspace,you'renottobeinterruptedunlessthehouseisonfire.

Createaspacethathelpsyoumakethemostofyourstudytime.Doyouneedabsolutequietordoyouprefertohaveloudmusicplaying?Doyoulikeworkingatthekitchentableinthemidstofeverythingordoyouaquietroomwiththedoorshut?Knowyourownstyleandcreatethespaceyouneed.

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6. Do All the Work, PlusMoreDoyourhomework.Readtheassignedpages,andthensome.PlugyourtopicintotheInternet,grabanotherbookatthelibrary,andseewhatelseyoucanlearnaboutthesubject.

Turnyourworkinontime.Ifextracreditworkisoffered,dothattoo.

Iknowthistakestime,butit'llensureyoureallyknowyourstuff.Andthat'swhyyou'regoingtoschool.Right?

7. Make Practice TestsWhileyou'restudying,payattentiontothematerialyouknowwillbeonatestandwriteaquickpracticequestion.Startanewdocumentonyourlaptopandaddquestionsasyouthinkofthem.

Whenyou'rereadytostudyforatest,you'llhaveapracticetestready.Brilliant.

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8. Form or Join a StudyGroupAlotofpeoplestudybetterwithothers.Ifthat'syou,formastudygroupinyourclassorjoinonethat'salreadyorganized.

Therearelotsofbenefitstostudyinginagroup.Youhavetobeorganized.Youcan'tprocrastinate.Youhavetoreallyunderstandsomethingtobeabletoexplainitoutloudtosomeoneelse.GraceFleming,About.com'sdetoHomeworkandStudyTips,hasagreatarticleonStudyGroups.

9. Use One PlannerIdon'tknowaboutyou,butifIhadaseparatecalendarforwork,schoolandlife,I'dbeacompletemess.Wheneverythinginyourlifeisononecalendar,inoneplanner,youcan'tdoublebookanything.Youknow,likeanimportanttestandadinnerwithyourboss.Thetesttrumps,bytheway.

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