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Some Good Debate Advice!!
Another excerpt from Jackie Massey’s Critical Debater’s Handbook.
For the BUDL Alum and those who can’t wait to be…..
Here are some Awesome Tips In Being A College Freshman:
- Sit in front. You do not have to raise your hand, but generally try to sit in the first few rows during lectures. You’re less likely to ditch mid-lecture this way, you can hear the person speaking, and if you have questions you will get them answered. Sit. In. Front.
- “Turn to Page 394.” Read the textbook. Skimming through just to answer specific homework questions will get you a B- on the final. Professors rely heavily on the textbooks because the words within them are usually derived from the research of colleagues (or sometimes themselves). Also, be sure to rent your textbooks instead of buying them. You will save a fortune.
- “Step into My Office” Go to office hours. Regularly. If the class has 10 people, go to office hours. If it has 500 people, still go to office hours. It’s usually mandatory that professors hold them, and they’re literally sitting in their offices, begging for some kid to walk by. In the times I’ve been to office hours I’ve been given insider info by the prof on specific pages/diagrams to read, been told exactly what to write to get an A, even got extra credit a few times. Yes, you will be that bitch who goes to office hours. But you will get a better grade. Even if the professor is an asshole in lecture and seems intimidating, go with a friend and get to know them. It’s not as awkward as you think it will be. Do it. Also, unrelated — show up to the discussion courses if you have them. They are useful and sometimes attendance will add 5-10% to your grade.
- “But What Will Happen to My Blog” Download SelfControl. It’s an application that runs on your Mac that blocks certain websites (read: Tumblr, Facebook, Twitter) of your choosing for however long you set it. Press start and it will become impossible for you to log into Tumblr (and any website that ends in .tumblr.com) for however long it takes you to study.
- Organize Download Evernote for your computer, iPhone, Android, iPad, toothbrush, EVERYTHING. Take notes in class on it and it syncs what you wrote to all of your devices instantly. You’ll also want to utilize the calendar on your phone as a planner. Seriously. Make a note of everything. Homework assignments are easy to forget about in college, as are exams and project due dates. As soon as you hear, “will be due,” you should be logging it somewhere.
- Schedule Be smart about scheduling classes. Try to put them all in a back to back to back block so that you don’t have hours between each one. Coming out of high school, it probably sounds like heaven to be able to choose to dally between classes, but it will ruin you. You will either forget about classes or you’ll be tempted to skip and ditch because you got busy in the two hours between your English class and your Poli Sci class and oh what the hell, Poli Sci sucks and I’m on Tumblr and this needs to be reblogged. Long blocks help keep you focused and once you’re done, you’re done and the rest of the day is yours.
- Go to the Library Do not study in your room. You will get nothing done. Find the nicest library on campus and do your work there. It’s easier to focus and the Wi-Fi is probably faster.
- Realize You’re Paying for This I originally set out to make ten little points but then I realized that I could save time by saying this: you’re paying for this now. If you fuck off, you’re wasting your own (or your parents’) money. If you’re on a scholarship or financial aid, those things can be revoked or you can become ineligible. Also, your GPA still counts. If you’re going to graduate school that much is obvious, but even if you’re not, a LOT of jobs will want to see your transcripts when you apply, and it’s somewhat standard to put your GPA on your resume. Try to keep it above a 3.4 (a 3.7 is ideal). Now would probably be a good time to start taking what you’re doing at least a little bit seriously.
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