Grades are important.
We can be all philosophical when we say that grades are not important, but it is not the practical case. Your college grades determine how easy your career will pan out.
Yes, you will get success if you keep at it, but good grades let you hit the ground running when you graduate. It is an easy job interview door opener.
And if you really want to excel in your college exams using some hacks, you should go ahead and do it!
1. Read your syllabus top to bottom on the first day
It takes less than an hour and gives you the perfect idea about what you have to study. Anything else apart from the syllabus you can omit.
2. Attend lectures during the first couple of years
You need to learn the trick of learning efficiently. The first step to that is listening to the professors and absorbing everything attentively.
3. Read up before attending the lectures
And pay attention during them. No need to study after until the exams.
4. Ask questions during lectures and after them
Go pester the professor even after class hours because no concept should be left in doubt in your head in the first year.
5. Learn what is important for getting good grades
Know what to omit and what to study.
6. Learn to work along with other people
They can help you in ways u cannot realize. It always helps to have study mates in your corner.
7. Do all your assignments.
Do not copy!
8. Go through the past question papers
So that you get an idea how a question paper is designed. There are patterns that help you do well in them.
9. Time yourself during mock exams at home
You need to get not just practice of writing a test, but finishing them on time.
10. Write down what you study
Just going through the notes in the end, will not help. You need to write what you can recall.
11. Get involved in extracurricular activities
So that you improve other facets of your life – organizing, leadership and managing and physical health.
12. Maintain good equations with your professors and teachers at all times
Debate and discussions are good, but do not antagonize them, they are your teachers after all.
13. Get your basics right in the first few years
The first two years are the most crucial in shaping your career.
14. Be polite and level headed and do not be a dick
Remember you are there to learn, not to rebel. That was for high school and junior college.
Be nice, it goes a long way in making things easier for you.
Remember that these tricks are just for getting good grades throughout college. True learning and grasping of concepts require dedication and a lot of investment of time and energy.