Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard Quotes

“You have to make your own condensed notes. You learn from MAKING them. A lot of thinking goes into deciding what to include and exclude. You develop your own system of abbreviations and memory methods for the information.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“He is a fool that cannot conceal his wisdom.” - Benjamin Franklin.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“The teacher is a catalyst to convert information from a high energy state (list of facts) to a low energy state (visual concept associated with known concepts).”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“I'm gonna take all my sadness, frustration, anger and energy and channel it into becoming the best possible student.

I am going to become a learning machine...

Go ahead, go to all your parties. Go ahead and go home to your families and friends every weekend. You are probably smarter than me. But it doesn't matter. While you are goofing around, I'm gonna be studying, and I'm gonna catch you.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“Ambient sounds, especially with words, occupy about 5-10% of your intellectual bandwidth.

By wearing ear protectors, you acoustically isolate yourself. This freed up bandwidth can now be focused on the desired task.

It's a great deal. Just put on some earmuffs and you become 5-10% smarter.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“Why are infectious disease doctors the best ones to date? They are the most cultured and sensitive.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“School should be about improving a kid's life, about encouraging him to think new thoughts, about giving him new abilities, or about coming up with new ambitions.” - Roger Schank.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“Watch your thoughts for they become words.  Watch your words for they become actions. Watch your actions for they become habits.  Watch your habits for they become your character.  And watch your character for it becomes your destiny.  What we think we become.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“Reading builds a scaffold of vocabulary and word associations that facilitate learning new information.

It improves your brain processing speed for text because you have more rapid comprehension.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“The mystery of the MAGIC BATHROOM will be revealed unto thee...

The table next to the sink is for flashcards. I say a Monty Python skit called, "Every sperm is sacred," and it gave me the idea that, "every piss is sacred." Meaning, why not look at flashcards while voiding.

Mozart liked to write letters while on the loo. He wrote, "I think it only fitting to write while shitting." This gave me the idea to read while....

If knowledge is money, and money is gold, then this is modern day alchemy.

Feces (wasted time) is turned into gold (knowledge)...

People often ask, "where do you find so much time to read? How can you remember so well?"

Well, there's your answer, the Magic Bathroom.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“The night before a biochemistry class, I read the lecture notes from last year. I look at the pictures in the book. I read some of the book.

Now, I've got the general concept. Sure...There's a couple of details to fill in and a few things to memorize. but that's no big deal. I've got the big picture and that's all I need.

Bring it on professor. I'm ready.


That's right.

The next day, I'm a goalie sitting in the front row.

Nothin gets past me...

My ability to comprehend a biochemistry lecture just went up from 30% to 95%.

I went on to score 780 out of a possible 800 on the medical school biochemistry boards exam (USMLE 1).

Given that the 99th percentile began around 690, this was one of the highest scores in the USA, perhaps the highest.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“Prereading is a game changer. It changed my life. Everyone is smarter when they have seen the material before. You will be too”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“Flash cards are like legal anabolic steroids for learning with no negative side effects.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“Walk and talk with ST is the most powerful review method in the world.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“So many vague, as yet unanswered ponderings in my mind about social interactions became clear and moved into that happy, "situation now understood" part of the mind.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“What is the Spanish word for wife? Esposa.
What is the Spanish word for handcuffs? Esposas.
That's not a coincidence.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“Daughter, "Daddy, do rice and beans really make you grow big and strong?"
Dad, "Yes."
Daughter,"Are you sure?"
Dad,"Yes."
Daughter, "Then why are you so short?”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“Why are nephrologists the worst to date? They are always getting pissed off.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard

“Train your brain to gain.”
― Peter Rogers, Straight A at Stanford and on to Harvard