You can
prepare yourself to succeed in your studies.
Try to develop and appreciate the following habits:
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Take
responsibility for yourself
Responsibility is recognition that in order to succeed
you can make decisions about your priorities, your time,
and your resources.
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Center
yourself around your values and principles
Don't let friends and acquaintances dictate what you
consider important.
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Put first
things first
Follow up on the priorities you have set for yourself,
and don't let others, or other interests, distract you
from your goals.
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Consider
yourself in a win-win situation
You win by doing your best and contributing your best to
a class, whether for yourself, your fellow students, and
even for your teachers and instructors. If you are
content with your performance, a grade becomes an
external check on your performance, which may not
coincide with your internally arrived at benefits.
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First
understand others, then attempt to be understood
When you have an issue with an instructor, for example a
questionable grade, an assignment deadline extension,
put yourself in the instructor's place. Now ask yourself
how you can best make your argument given his/her
situation.
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Look for
better solutions to problems
For example, if you don't understand the course
material, don't just re-read the material. Try something
else! Consult with the professor, a tutor, an academic
advisor, a classmate, a study group, or your school's
study skills center.
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Look to
continually challenge yourself
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