Straight A's

By John C. Stowers Jr.

A guide designed to help students develop the study habits needed to excel in college, this book is written by a medical student who achieved success in college after an average high school performance. It offers information on how to thrive in competitive college environment, while also enjoying the experience.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070618232
• ISBN13: 9780070618237
• Release Date: May 1995
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Humanities/Social Sciences/Languages
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.2" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Want to ace your classes and still have a college LIFE?

As a person who has almost an entire shelf full of college "study" books, and who has read at least a dozen more... I can honestly say that this book is THE BEST one out there. I am an engineering student, who fortunately (or not) never had to study before to get A's....now at U of Mich. Ann Arbor - can't seem to quite get away that easy. I was clueless as to how to study and other books didn't seem to help.Other how to study books may 'suggest' to you ways to organize your time/study habits or 'suggest' ways to plan. This book shows you in detail how to do it. Very good for visual learners like me! It helps you effectively manage your time while juggling different types of classes (mostly reading classes - literature, mostly homework classes -science, math, engineering, mostly lecture classes - sociology, psych). The best section for me was Chapter 10 : Sample Study Schedule and a Guide to Managing Your Time. Here he breaks down EXACTLY how to organize all the different types of classes/time needed/study methods and brings together all the lessons he was teaching beforehand.Key areas include his "three day back, one day ahead" method = Priceless; tips for part time students, grade disputes with instructors, and exactly how to tailor your studying to specific types of classes. A section on what to do seven days before the test, student stress... also incldues an excellent section on note taking with visual examples of before and after using his techniques during the different types of classes that college students take. Best of all none of this is lengthly - all very concise and straight to the point without a lot of the garbage anecdotes and BS situations that the other books used that don't work in the real college world but that usualy fill up other books. His book can show you how to finish studying by 7 pm every day. How about that?Unlike other books I've read, his book talks about classes from a real college students perspective. Excellent Job!!

GREAT TIPS

Easy to read this book has great tips on how to study. Many things you already know in a vague sort of way but the tone is inoffensive, almost fun to read. A great aid for a serious student.

The How-to-study book that WORKS!

If you are motivated and ready to work hard then this wonderful book will tell you the method by which you can shoot towards your goals. The methods really work. However Stowers' ways are not for people looking for shortcuts. The methods require complete dedication to hard work, planning and consistency.