How to Become a StraightA Student, Cal Newport
How to Become a StraightA Student, Cal Newport
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How to Become a Straight-A Student
The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less

Author: Cal Newport

Narrator: Johnathan McClain

Unabridged: 5 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/05/2019

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

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.

Includes a PDF of Time Management Tips.

About The Author

CAL NEWPORT, Ph.D. is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University. He also runs the popular website Study Hacks: Decoding Patterns of Success. His previous books are So Good They Can't Ignore You and Deep Work.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kris on March 30, 2011

I bought this book for my son as a high school graduation gift, expecting it to be abandoned, unread, like so many "parents advice" books given to teenagers. But over the summer he poured through it, and told me it was actually "really good." My son is now a junior at challenging university, and I am......more

Goodreads review by Sleepless on May 17, 2020

If we look at my grades from this semester (all two of them), I'm a straight A student so that makes me qualified to criticize this book, right? How to Become a Straight A Student attempts to provide study advice that has been recommended by other students. Since my last semester was not great, I h......more

Goodreads review by Zoë on December 27, 2015

Is it possible to be in love with a book? In preparation for my return to school, I decided I could earn a lot better grades and study more efficiently. This book had been recommended on a blog I frequent, and I was not disappointed. All the study tips I knew were wrong! This book opened my eyes to......more

Goodreads review by Javier on May 24, 2019

Actually helped my GPA wtf Update: The tips that were given actually helped me get straight As :O......more

Goodreads review by Jon on March 06, 2014

All I can say is read the book. It will equip you to become the student you never thought you could be. I don't want to say another word, I just want you to read the book.......more

Quotes

“A smart, concise, fun, and above all informative guide on how to ace college by being smarter about how to work . . . This book is a must-have for anyone who wants to do well at college and enjoy it too.” —M. Cecilia Gaposchkin, Assistant Dean of Faculty for PreMajor Advising, Dartmouth College
 
 “This book delivers on its title 100 Percent. I wish I'd had a copy when I was in college—I would have had a better GPA and a better social life!” —Jason Ryan Dorsey, author of My Reality Check Bounced!

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