College Life vocab quiz
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To maintain focus, successful students
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find the right time of day to study, read, and complete their work.
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Getting to class, doing the homework, getting your papers in on time
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are things successful students have to do without prompting from teachers, professors, or parents.
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In college, most of the work is done
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outside the classroom
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Copying over your notes, getting the e-readings, listening to the lecture again, and \"getting acquainted\" with your study group are all fine activities,
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but they don't count as studying.
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The purpose of core classes is to provide students with
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an opportunity to become a more knowledgeable person
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Before dropping a class, students should first speak with
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the instructor
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The single most underutilized resource at college is
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the office hour, now available in-person, by e-mail, or by Skype.
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Unless you're 100 percent, positively, without a doubt sure about what you want to study,
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take three or four courses in the field—some introductory, some advanced—and then see what it's actually like to work in that field rather than choosing a major and limiting your options.
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Successful students have the following things in common:
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They love to learn, seek challenges, and persevere.
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Each semester, be sure to take at least one course in
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something you're good at and are really interested in. The joy of doing something you enjoy—and doing it well—will go a long way to making up for all the unpleasant things you have to do at college.
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According to researchers, students learn best when they are
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relaxed and alert
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If you learn through symbolic representations, your learning style is
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visual
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If you learn through hearing, your learning style is
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aural
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If you learn by doing and by practicing a skill, your learning style is
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kinesthetic
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If you learn by reading about a skill and reviewing your notes, your learning style is
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read/write
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Time management is not just about managing your time, but also managing your
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attention
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When you have to solve a problem, begin by
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defining it
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A student cut and pasted information the Internet to complete his paper, which means he
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plagiarized
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Two important sources of information in college are
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course syllabi and email account
