College Myths

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College Myths

• 1) College courses are as easy as H.S. courses.

• 2) Your grades in your freshman and sophomore
  years do not matter much.
• 3) You can work full time (40 hrs./week) and
  take a full load (15 hours/semester).
• 4) You do not need to go to class.
• 5) Its O.K. to miss class a few times.

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College Myths

• 6) Your professors want you to fail.
• 7) You dont need to take notes in class.
• 8) The best source of academic advise is from
  your roommates best friends girlfriends
  brothers friend.
• 9) You dont need to go to the Economics Tutoring
  Center.
• 10) Economics is a boring subject.

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Study Hints

• 1) Attend every class. Yes I said every class!
• 2) Use shorthand to take notes.
• 3) Study 2 hours for every hour in class.
• E.g., 15 hours of courses means 30 hours of
  study time. Now, who has time to do anything
  else???
• 4) Avoid distractions when you study. Take
  SHORT breaks while you are studying.

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Study Hints

• 5) Read the lecture ahead of time. Get to class
  early and survey the lecture
• 6) The only dumb question is the unasked
  question.
• Except Do I need to write this down?
• and I missed class yesterday. Did I miss
  anything important?
• 7) SQR3.
• Survey
• Question
• Read
• Recite
• Review

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Study Hints

• 8) Get help from the Econ Tutoring Center in
  ETEC 266.
• 9) If you are having problems ask for help,
  sooner rather than later, from your friendly
  professor.
• 10) Introduce yourself to your professor.

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College Life Tips

• 1) Carry a dictionary w/ you at all times. Learn
  a new word every day.
• E.g. What does perspicacious mean?
• Quagmire?
• 2) Avoid credit cards like the plague.
• 3) Be grateful for the opportunity to go to
  college and for the nice family and friends that
  are funding part or all of your education. Is
  getting inebriated, skipping classes, and earning
  Ds and Fs anyway to show your gratitude???
• 4) Eat healthy foods. Drink copious amounts of
  water.

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Life Lessons

• 5) Use a professional email address
• E.g. jjones_at_hotmail.com
• Not partygirl_at_gmail.com
• Not drunkdude_at_yahoo.com
• It is important to put your full name in your
  signature line and your phone number.
• 6) Leaving phone messages
• Speak your name and phone number slowly
• Enunciate carefully

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College Life Tips

• 7) Exercise. Engage in good, clean fun.
• 8) Never read a newspaper in class. It is
  considered rude.
• 9) Use a day planner.
• 10) Keep your class materials organized. Get a
  small file cabinet.
• 11) Visit the library. It is a great place to
  study.
• 12) Read the Wall Street Journal.
• 13) Listen to NPR, FM 90.1
• 14) Last, but not least, call mom and dad
  periodically and tell them that you love them.