Lecture One How to Make It in College? I. Get good grades the secret: figure out a ___1_____ --- five study tips a. set up a study place --- where there are no ___2___ --- somewhere that is quiet and boring b. get into a study __3____ --- decide to get your studying done --- do not doodle in your ___4__or make a shopping list c. skim the textbook first --- read the title, the subtitles, ___5__, the pictures, the first and last paragraphs ---try to find out what the author had in mind when organizing the chapter d. take notes on what you are studying --- jot down __6___ and phrases in the margins --- organize separate sheets of notes for tough materials e. review after you have read and taken notes --- tell yourself about the most important points in the chapter __7____ II. ___8___ the tight schedule the secret: organize your time --- three tactics: a. prepare a monthly calendar --- get a calendar with big blocks around the dates --- mark down __9___ for papers and projects --- __10___ tests and exam days b. make up a study schedule --- fill in your __11___ hours --- block out some study hours; study a little every day c. use___12___ --- cross off the tings finished --- get important things done first III. Have a __13___ the key to everything else A. avoid acting like a zombie --- really listen, take notes and ____14____ B. be __15____ about college as an institution --- manage to pass the course unbearable once and for all