Whoo! I finally graduated, but it took me 5 years, and it wasn't until
the end that I started making all A's, by then my GPA was only 3.3 out of 4.
So here is what tips I have for those who are about to start college (or who are
already in).
Contact the instructor before the semester begins and ask for advice (Do it a
week before finals exams the semester before you are to begin in their class)
Read the first two chapters of every book before the first day of class
First day of class, sit in the front row, ask an intelligent/relevant
question or volunteer an answer if they ask a question; stay in the front 5 rows
for the next 2 weeks and continue to ask questions/volunteer answers; after
that, you can sit wherever you like.
Go to every class/study session/lecture/test/quiz. Even if you don't
take good notes, go to class just to hear the teacher explain it, plus they
see you and that will help you.
If the teacher asks a question of the class, and no one else answers, make an
answer as if you were just making a suggestion. "Could it be 15?"
After you run up a huge balance on a credit card and are paying really
high interest, kick yourself for not listening to everyone who told you that
credit cards were a bad idea.
Of course I only got a 3.3, you might try and find a guy with a 4.0 and ask
him for advice.
