How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less
Written by Cal Newport
Narrated by Johnathan McClain
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Looking to jump-start your GPA? Most college students believe straight As 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.
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Reviews for How to Become a Straight-A Student
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Really helpful and insightful, didn’t need the part about paper writing but it was interesting nonetheless
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A bit late to the party, but the tools discussed can be applied to learning after college too.