Comments on: Case Study: How Tyler Aced a Difficult Course

By: sarah

sarah — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 22:07:09 +0000

Hi, do you have any specific strategies for law school? do you think an average student should try to have a 9-5 work schedule, because it seems to be impossible…thanks!

By: Study Hacks

Study Hacks — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 16:57:49 +0000

Accounting and banking and finance). Banking and finance has a lot of theory though – every lecture is around 20 ish pages and i’m struggling to remember it all! :

Check out my recent “How to Ace Calculus” and “How I Aced Discrete Math” posts. You might have to treat the theory like any math course.

By: Diane

Diane — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 04:36:27 +0000

Hi,
I was wondering if you had any suggestions on how to study large amounts of theory? You see i’m doing a double major (Accounting and banking and finance). Banking and finance has a lot of theory though – every lecture is around 20 ish pages and i’m struggling to remember it all! :

By: Study Hacks

Study Hacks — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 16:30:34 +0000

I was wondering if you have any suggestions on how to study microbiology and immunology?

If it’s problem-solving oriented, you might consider the strategies I discussed in my recent “How to Ace Calculus” article.

By: Ed Lau

Ed Lau — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 03:05:05 +0000

Hey

I was wondering if you have any suggestions on how to study microbiology and immunology? The midterms are multiple choice with a few short answer questions, however these are problem solving questions so I don’t think your MC preparation that I read in a previous article would be effective. Any advice?

By: Jonas Park

Jonas Park — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 20:41:51 +0000

On the one hand I’m glad to be reminded that excellence in the classroom can be boiled down to simple implementable steps, but I feel like one has to choose between learning from the class material for the sake of learning (thereby doing all the readings, poring over them) and focusing exclusively on meeting teachers’ expectations and ensuring a high grade. So is this a case of “If you want to win, you have to play by their rules and not yours”?

By: DutchSchoolKid

DutchSchoolKid — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 19:59:19 +0000

Wow! That is great.
I should start to read the book before class, but I always think ‘Ah, it isn’t needed that much, let’s play a game on the computer instead, I did enough today’.
Another resolution for 2009 maybe!

By: Dan Erwin

Dan Erwin — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:46:02 +0000

Cal: Kudos for your blog. As a long-term PhD–who also got canned for both academic and social reasons his freshman year, I wish the web and this kind of input had been available 45 years ago. I had to learn much of it on my own. Thanks again.

By: Study Hacks

Study Hacks — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 16:34:06 +0000

I’ve been meaning to send a note of thanks to you. I guess better late than never…

I’m so glad you’re finding success on the academic piece of a very full life. Best of luck!

By: DeeDee

DeeDee — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 21:56:13 +0000

I’ve been meaning to send a note of thanks to you. I guess better late than never…
I am a full time working mom of two boys, one of which was a newborn last semester (I know) and I diligently followed some of your tips and got A’s on the two courses I had. One of which was my first statistics class which I thought for sure I was going to screw up since I didn’t do so good on the first exam. But through sheer will power, your books and tips I was able to succeed in both. So, a BIG thank you to you and keep up the good work.

Happy new year.