The Cougar's Byte

Issue date: 10/1/07 Section: Features

Have you ever sat down to eat a bowl of Campbell's soup? Do you remember the joy you used to get after eating your favorite bowl of soup? Imagine your younger days, sitting at the kitchen table eating soup. But instead of chicken noodle, you look down and the noodles are in the shape of alphabets letters. As you continue to eat, you begin to feel every swallow is a letter grade you will get on your next test, as you search the bowl for A's and B's. Doesn't that sound really tasty? After all, we all will would love to devour a bowl of soup that will earn us an A on our next exam. But seriously, let's be realistic. It's not that easy. You have to work hard to get the grades you want. The one thing that helps in achieving good grades is the one thing students hate the most. That's right, studying!

Studying sometimes might be a little strenuous but it's not as hard as you might think. We all are here to get an education, therefore we have to stick together If you see a fellow classmate who seems to be struggling and you are able to help, try and lend a helping hand by sharing your knowledge with them. Being involved in a study group can elevate a student's spirit, and help them hold on, when they may want to quit. When looking for students to form a study group its best to aim for diversity. When coming out of college, thanks to your study group, you're accustomed to diversity. Starting a study group gives you a chance you create a lot of good opportunities, you can't lose so try and see what happens.

Making the grades of A or B require a little more than studying. Making the grades is also successful planning. When students plan they are described as calm, peaceful, fun-loving, joyful, and powerful. Do you have a plan? Planning is a great thing to do; sometimes things do happen, but with planning you have just boosted your odds of success. When the plan is laid out and goals are set, your dates set to accomplish tasks are more than reasonable. Planning is giving your time to a task, but if you don't plan that task consumes your time, think about it. If you put action between you and studying, you are almost guaranteed progress.

Always sit front and center in class. It has been studied and proven students with good grades most of the time are seated in the front row. The closer you're sitting to the lecture the harder it is to fall asleep. If you are seated in front the less your classmates will talk to you, about some topics outside the text book which leaves you with less distraction. The view of the professor's material on the board or projector becomes a lot clearer sitting on the front row. If you have a question its a lot better if the instructor could see your face to answer your question. Yes some professors can project their voice with great effort, while for others it is just not possible. Professors can sometimes sound boring from the back, but they become very lively while seated in the front row. Its been said sitting in the back shows lack of commitment, but if you sit in the front you're making a statement that says ready to participate and learn.

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