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College Success Motivator #65 - For "application" multiple choice questions (questions which go beyond memorization...

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For "application" multiple choice
questions (questions which go beyond memorization and make you apply what
you’ve learned), talk the material out with a classmate.  A well written college exam question will
make you think critically about the course material. 




See Appendix B; How to Approach “Application” Multiple
Choice Questions

College Success Motivator #64 - Prepare flashcards for straightforward multiple choice exam questions...

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#64







Prepare flashcards for
straightforward multiple choice exam questions.  Make a flashcard for each term or concept
discussed in class.  Put the term on the
front, with a definition and example applying the term on the back. 




See Appendix A;
How to Study for Straightforward Multiple Choice Questions

College Success Motivator #63 - Ask your professors how they would study for their own exams.

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#63




Ask
your professors how they would study for their own exams.

College Success Motivator #62 - When finals week rolls around and there’s nothing left in your gas tank...

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#62


When
finals week rolls around and there’s nothing left in your gas tank, you’ve got
no choice but to shift your gear into overdrive and ride those fumes to the
finish line.  But throughout the
following semester, continually review class material, so you’ve got more than
enough fuel at the finish. 

College Success Motivator #61 - "The best writing is rewriting.” It took Harper Lee over two years to write...

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#61




 View
your writing as a craft.  It took Harper
Lee over two years to write To Kill a
Mockingbird.  When you proofread,
edit, and restructure your term papers, do you take two seconds, two minutes, or two hours?  Or hopefully much longer? 




Remember
that “the best writing is rewriting.” 

E.B.
White, author of The Elements of Style

College Success Motivator #60 - Deadline pressure facilitates efficient work. For lengthy term papers, create...

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Deadline
pressure facilitates efficient work.  For
lengthy term papers, create hard deadlines for your research, first draft,
second draft, and completed draft.

College Success Motivator #59 - “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without...

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#59




“It
is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without
accepting it.”  





Aristotle

College Success Motivator #58 - Listen to the ideas of others, interpret them, and draw your own conclusions.

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#58


Listen
to the ideas of others, interpret them, and draw your own conclusions.

College Success Motivator #57 - Your professors may be subject matter experts, but that doesn’t mean their opinions...

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#57




Your
professors may be subject matter experts, but that doesn’t mean their opinions
are always right.  If you disagree, back
up your opinions with solid facts.

College Success Motivator #56 - You may be intimidated by your professor’s knowledge, but that’s a function of your experience, not your abilities...

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#56


You
may be intimidated by your professor’s knowledge, but that’s a function of your
experience, not your abilities.  Have
confidence in your capacity to learn and you may surprise yourself on what you
are capable of accomplishing in class.