How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport

How to Become a Straight-A Student by Cal Newport

Looking to jumpstart your GPA?

Most college students believe that straight A's can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don't study harder--they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the first time the proven study secrets of real straight-A students across the country and weaves them into a simple, practical system that anyone can master.

You will learn how to:

- Streamline and maximize your study time
- Conquer procrastination
- Absorb the material quickly and effectively
- Know which reading assignments are critical--and which are not
- Target the paper topics that wow professors
- Provide A+ answers on exams
- Write stellar prose without the agony

A strategic blueprint for success that promises more free time, more fun, and top-tier results, How to Become a Straight-A Student is the only study guide written by students for students--with the insider knowledge and real-world methods to help you master the college system and rise to the top of the class.

Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University and the author of seven New York Times best-selling books, including A World Without Email, Digital Minimalism, So Excellent They Can't Ignore You, and Deep Work, which have been translated into more than 35 languages. He is a frequent guest on NPR and the host of the popular Deep Questions podcast. He is a regular contributor to the New Yorker, the New York Times, and WIRED.

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ISBN 13	9780767922715
ISBN 10	0767922719
Title	How to Become a Straight-A Student
Author	Cal Newport
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2006-12-26
Number of pages	224
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