Archive for the ‘Pearls of Wisdom’ Category

How to survive/approach big lecture classes

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 | David Brody

Felicia Baskin: Don’t be afraid to inundate your TA or even your professor with questions. Just because you’re one of many in the class doesn’t mean you don’t matter.

Jill Strominger: For guaranteed higher grades all around, make study groups.

Anna Dinndorf: Go to class. ?Do the reading. ?These are the kind of things that everyone tells you to do and no one (including me) actually does. ?But if you do them, you will do well in the class.

Number one reason college is not like high school

Wednesday, July 25th, 2007 | David Brody

Scott Bressler: The girls sleeping right next door.

Mallory Wilder: Choices. When to get up, when to go to sleep, what classes to take, what classes not to take, when to go to class (when to not go to class), what do to with your life.

Scott Fabricant: Your report card never gets sent to your parents. Just tell them you’re a straight-A student. They’ll never know.

Erin Fults: You need to make the effort in classes. Teachers don’t need to learn your name and they usually don’t care if you choose not to come to class. You need to take the initiative.