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How to Become a Straight-A Student

The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less

The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less

The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less

By Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

By Cal Newport

By Cal Newport
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By Cal Newport
Read by Johnathan McClain

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Dec 26, 2006 | ISBN 9780767922715

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    About How to Become a Straight-A Student

    Looking to jumpstart your GPA?

    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.

    About How to Become a Straight-A Student

    Looking to jumpstart your GPA?

    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.

    About How to Become a Straight-A Student

    Looking to jumpstart your GPA? 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.

    Includes a PDF of Time Management Tips.

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    About Cal Newport

    Cal Newport is the author of How to Win at College and How to Become a Straight-A Student. He graduated from Dartmouth College and earned a PhD from MIT. His writing has appeared in national publications, and he is the founder of Study… More about Cal Newport

    About Cal Newport

    Cal Newport is the author of How to Win at College and How to Become a Straight-A Student. He graduated from Dartmouth College and earned a PhD from MIT. His writing has appeared in national publications, and he is the founder of Study… More about Cal Newport

    About Cal Newport

    Cal Newport is the author of How to Win at College and How to Become a Straight-A Student. He graduated from Dartmouth College and earned a PhD from MIT. His writing has appeared in national publications, and he is the founder of Study… More about Cal Newport

    Product Details

    Category: Reference | Personal Growth

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Three Rivers Press
    Dec 26, 2006 | 224 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780767922715

    Category: Reference | Personal Growth

    Ebook | $12.99
    Published by Three Rivers Press
    Dec 26, 2006 | 224 Pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/4 | ISBN 9780767927192

    Category: Reference | Personal Growth | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $15.00
    Published by Random House Audio
    Feb 05, 2019 | 320 Minutes | ISBN 9781984847218

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    “A smart, concise, fun, and above all informative guide on how to ace college by being smarter about how to work . . . This book is a must-have for anyone who wants to do well at college and enjoy it too.” —M. Cecilia Gaposchkin, Assistant Dean of Faculty for PreMajor Advising, Dartmouth College
     
     “This book delivers on its title 100 Percent. I wish I’d had a copy when I was in college—I would have had a better GPA and a better social life!” —Jason Ryan Dorsey, author of My Reality Check Bounced!

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