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its can help _ quiz one another on upcoming test material. 1 e The best route t a top grade is to choose study t n partners who typically earn A's, said Gardner, c h who's University 101 program has been proven l- to increase freshman retention and graduation ( rates. \ i, Get to know your professor. s p Make not of the professor's office hours and ( s find a reason to go speak to him or her, said < i- Marilyn Nelson, a professor of Russian and the j s recipient of the 1994 Amoco Outstanding Teach- < e ing Award, USC's highest teaching honor. \ I- "After taking a difficult test, for example,my it most successful students take the initiative to ? ask me about the exam and discuss study strate- ( s. gies rather than making excuses," Nelson said, s "Successful students want to communicate with >f the teacher, which is not to be confused with ( i- buttering up." { ;e In large classes, Nelson and other professors ] e say, students must seek out the professor, k Go to class. d It may seem obvious, but, as Gardner said, "A Seven hab From staff reports Career-minded people get a lot of advice lik the tips offered in the best-selingbook, "Sevei Habits of Highly Effective People." But few sue] guiding principles are available for college stu dents. P Because study habits become work habite some of the University of south Carolina's to; professors, ranging from the academic leader of USC's highly respected University 101 pre gram to the dean of the South Carolina Honor College, were asked to adapt the tips for colleg students wishing to excel academically. Woulc be Phi Beta Kappas, take not: Here is wha USC's professors said. Join or form a study group for every clasf Pick a group of about six very good student to study with, said John Gardner, director c University 101, a course that teaches new sti dent the skills to make the transition to colleg life. Gardner said students who study alon don't do as well as those who get together to tal about difficult homework, compare notes an reM i 21/ -doming I ^ / Costumes (. . 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Ask a mediocre stu- scho< lent for notes, Sederberg said, and you'll get a dent nediocre, possibly incomplete, set of notes. In- Dei dead, get notes from a student who excels in Engl ;hat class. ing a At USC, professors can lower the grade of a pane dudent who misses more than 10 percent of 1 :lass meetings. dus. Be responsible. In Students who realize that choices have conse- guid; juences always get their studying done before they joing out on the town, said Dan Berman, co-di- not t -ector of University 101 and a media arts pro- Writ essor. College parties and football games are a tutoi ot more fun when you don't have a research pa- comj ifflj H ran ^ =1 D T\rm Bg; DAr 1J Greeoe St. Russell P House q I ??? u c: BSU L K Center L E 700 Pickrnj ! 2663 _* = hlotkom Si. _ J |1 I I I M roo fm* 1 card you y 0 0 n Sometimes it's dorm rooms se Get I student's budg d and Cogdill Carpet 1 1_ L -L ? ? 1 uuugiu special 2n0d carpet remnan 00 array of colors, and styles. We < make custom ar n I. *Ad i fPOITI ?s or - IP lock's + ftrv oo >fc 3 Sf E < Grec | Coliseum | Bios: ^ PficfH wn coffee shop next to Yesterdoy's 1 Our competition mmm 1700 I VISA I l; -7^!^! x J-J cceed in cl r an exam hanging over your head, Berman dent Cent issume that students spend three hours 1 ying for every hour they're in my (psychol- Sti class," said Randy Engle, the 1993 recipi- mair )f USC's Amoco Outstanding Teaching get t rd. "They didn't have to do that in high "Inst dI and it puts a burden on new college stu- time to assume that type of responsibility." time spite being a self-described "tough grader," avoic e, like Nelson, was nominated for the teach- iner t iward by students and was awarded it by a 1 si that includes students. "E: rake advantage of the help offered on cam- are a dent high school, good students often avoid the plet< ance counselor's office because they believe cour don't need the help. In college, if s foolish Foi o take advanage of services such as USC's nom ing Center and Math Center, which offer litica -ing and other help, Gardner said. Campus er m >uter labs, the Academic Skills Center, Stu- Sede n rrn rrf/^ /^r i I 11 I UU1 at eart To E fhursday, Aug 7 p.m. :st Stude> students like you ? are making choice Baptist Student Center 700 Pickens St. i (Across from Sims Residence J 799-3854 ake your < in feel liki UStrnf^/ #59^ square hard to make those relSL x~-A^Forfixa! ? X An; ^sT^ X 12' (108 sq <^12'xl2' (144 sq ^12' x 15' (180 sq X NO remnants v sl y*%*mi, somSt. Many other! ill Carpet M says you can trust them, our custorr Huger Street, Columbia OURS: Monday - Saturday 9 assroom Health Center and the Career Counseling ;er also help students. Manage your time. idents in University 101 are required to itain an hour-by-hour schedule. "We try to hem to be more systematic," Berman said. ;ead of drifting though the days and letting control them, students should control their !. A systematic approach helps students i navnig an exam sneax. up on uiew or navo stay up all night writing a paper." jook for connections between your classes. Kceptional students see that their courses ill interrelated, while the unexceptional stuapproaches courses one at a time to be cornid before a student moves on to the next seSederberg said. r example, learning something about ecoics will increase your understanding of poll science, and history classes will give deepeaning to many literature assignments, irberg said. 7THFR " r eart ust 25 jt Union ,Hall) CHOICES 1 ri - 1 I dorm i home 0/pep~^^. l?AATf ^ ill Outlet iers say you can trust us! i 779-5606 -a* am to 6prr