Laura B.’s Academic Success Story
In high school I was one of the good
students who didn’t really have to study to be a good student. The information
that I took for notes in class usually sunk in enough for me to able to get by
on the test by simply reviewing the material just before class begun. It wasn’t
that I didn’t try, I had a 4.0 all throughout high school, but I never really had
to put forth much of an effort to get the result that I wanted to see. In
college however, that change. Not only did I start studying and reading the
book, but I began to understand that the little tiny facts were just as
important as the general concepts. My over study method: I do the reading that
is required for the classes, and I try to keep up. If I do fall behind, I usually
use the reading that I did not get to as an additional study aid. I take good
notes in class and actually attend every class that I can. Sometimes, with
volleyball, it’s tough because we are on the road a lot, but if I do miss class
because of volleyball I make sure that I get the notes from another student in
the in the class. Also, for a subject such as chemistry, I do practice problems
to help me understand what the material means.
