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Better Grades in Less Time WELCOME! to our adventure...

A Clue on College: A Typical Day in the Life of a Student

1:31 pm Begin to Study

1:35 pm First Study Break

What you say after you get your first grade back

How You Feel After You Get Your First Semester Grades Back

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The Key...

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Practice Practice Practice

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l Review within 5 hrs l Make use of wasted time - get paid to do your studying - make index cards

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Cramming Secret: l Sleep 3 hours, no less.

Better Grades in Less Time ON WHAT YOU LEARN TAKE ACTION

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Better Grades in Less Time Faster reading! Increased comprehension! Enhanced memory power!

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Better Grades in Less Time How to Test Yourself to Double Your Retention How to Remember Names Techniques for Memorizing Facts, Lists, Formulas, and Dates Three Keys to Improving Your Memory Increasing Your Grades on Exams A Time Saving Secret -- When to Review How and When to Take Breaks to Increase Your Retention DEVELOPING A MASTER MEMORY:

Better Grades in Less Time How to Get Extensions on Your Papers How to Know What to Highlight The Best Location to Take Your Exam & to Study A System So You Only Need to Carry One Book All Day How to Take Advantage of Other People's Notes to Increase Your Grades How to Save Hours and Get Better Grades on Research Papers How to Use Your Body's Physiology to Increase Your Concentration How to Prevent Falling Asleep in Class SECRETS OF ACADEMICS:

Better Grades in Less Time Two Tricks To Use When You Draw a Blank on a Test Four Steps to Help You Remember What You've Forgotten How to Choose the Right Answer -- When You Don't Know it Three Rules for Getting Better Grades on Essay Tests Three Things to Get More Points on Your Already Graded Exam TEST TAKING TRICKS:

Better Grades in Less Time How to Find a Professor That Only Gives A's How to Predict What Will Be On The Exam How to Find Out Secret Information on Your Exams -- Legally How to Get into Any Course, Even if it's Closed Out How to Get Hundreds More From Financial Aid How to Save Possible Hundreds Each Semester on Buying Books for Classes COLLEGE SECRETS:

Better Grades in Less Time Increasing Your Eye Span A Warm-up Exercise Before Reading An Exercise to Train Your Eyes to Read Faster Techniques for Processing Information More Rapidly Five Powerful Speed Reading Exercises Increasing Your Concentration With Four Exercises FASTER READING:

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Better Grades in Less Time “92% of Society members landed the job of their choice upon graduating.” * National Survey 2003