When I was a student I never quite understood how to be among the best students of my class. Therefore, I had made it a personal mission of mine to go on this eternal quest and unlock the mystery behind becoming the ‘best’ student in class.
Eventually when I did become a position holder later on in my academic life, I came to the realization that there was no mystery at all. All that a student at needed to do were the following:
- Be prepared for class. Read assigned materials ahead of lectures to ask pertinent questions. Never give the impression that you are clueless about the matter being discussed.
- Attendance in every class is mandatory. You can't do well if you don't go to all lectures, study sessions and labs. A day’s worth of lectures missed would be detrimental to your progress and class participation.
- Write clearly and take extensive notes from discussions in class. Make your work easy to read for both yourself and your instructor. Additionally, also take notes from books that you have read so that you are able to provide fresh ideas for the next class.
- Sit in the front bench. This minimizes distractions and ensures you can see the professor clearly. Also, this will give you a maximum chance of participating in class discussions.
- Stay up to date with all your work. For subjects like science and math, you have to build on concepts from prior learning. Maintaining your class lectures, notes and homework according to the teacher's schedule will help you to avoid confusion.
- Always participate in the class. You should ask relevant questions or contribute new information that can be of relevance to the topic being discussed.
- Maintain a schedule for your daily activities so that your study time and recreation time do not interfere with each other.
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