1. Create a study plan. Divide up a total amount of weekly study time according to how much time you are likely to need to devote to each subject. Draw up a weekly schedule. Find out when large projects are going to come due and include extra time for them in the calendar. This will make it easy to decide when to start work on each project.
2. Do your homework. Grades are very often based on timely homework hand-ins. Keep up with your assignments and turn them in on time.
3. Ask your teachers for suggestions to help you learn more and improve your work in areas where you are weak.
4. Learn from your mistakes. Getting a bad grade can help you figure out where you went wrong and to avoid making the same mistake again. This will allow you to do better in the future.
5. Get a tutor. If you seem unable to keep up with a particular subject, get help from a tutor to catch up. This could be a classmate, a senior, or someone appointed by the school. Some schools also have assistance available on campus through places such as writing centers.
6. Study with friends. Getting over inertia and actually beginning study or homework can be tough. Create or join a study circle. Meet friends and do your work together.
7. Attend All Your Classes. Most students end up skipping classes. If you want good grades, however, you must attend most of your classes: -It allows you to absorb classroom material just by sitting in the classroom, and following and participating in the lectures and discussions. -It allows you to make your presence noticeable and can help you to form a mentoring relationship with your professors. -Professors often have bonus participation points that are awarded to students who are active in class discussions. -It allows you to earn attendance points and can directly impact your grade.
8. Understand the expectations of your professors. Learn the class syllabus handed out during the first week and stick to the deadlines and the requirements.
9. Communicate with the professors if you are struggling and unable to keep up. The professor may not be aware of your difficulty, so meet the professor away from class and ask for the help you need.
10. Organize. You can easily get swamped by the many due dates, team meetings, and so on: -Use a planner. -Use the system once you set it up. -Keep all papers like homework, tests, and class papers accessible. -Don't throw out old homework or tests; you may need them to study for future tests. -Tackle the harder work first so that you have enough time to complete it. -Take enough breaks. You can try rewarding yourself by taking a break for completing a large or difficult task. -Break more difficult or complicated projects into smaller, more manageable pieces, assigning deadlines to each part. -Do not overextend. Don't get involved in more clubs and organizations than you can manage.
Above all, concentrate and study early and often. If you need help, feel free to ask your professors or the school.
Every year around this time I ask myself the same question - why is Billy Packer the lead analyst for CBS's coverage of March Madness? While Packer is working the game for the TV audience, Bill Raftery is calling the game for the much smaller radio audience with more passion, knowledge, and love for the game than Packer.
Raftery and Verne Lundquist are CBS's second pair to Packer and Jim Nantz, who have been number one for the past 15 years. Packer seems to be hated by more fans than he is loved, mostly for his intense ACC bias (particularly towards his Alma matter Wake Forest), his refusal to accept mid-major conferences as worthy competition for power conferences, and his inability to admit when he is wrong. Raftery, on the other hand, is revered for his enthusiastic and animated commentary that displays his love for the game.
Packer has repeatedly insulted others with his unwarranted criticism. In 1996 Packer described the Georgetown Hoyas star guard Allen Iverson as a "tough monkey". He also questioned Larry Bird's Indiana State team, Jameer Nelson's St. Joseph's team, and this year's George Mason team for getting too much respect from the selection committee as mid-majors. Each went on to prove Packer wrong in the tournament, yet Packer will not publicly admit to it or apologize for his comments.
In direct contrast, the fun-loving Raftery is best known for catch phrases such as "[team] is going MAN to MAN", "Send it in, Jerome", "With the kiss", and my personal favorite, "Onions!" Raftery is also extremely intelligent when it comes to his basketball IQ. From 1970 to 1982, Raftery was the head coach of Seton Hall University where to he led them to four ECAC post-season tournaments and two NIT appearances
What are you waiting for CBS? Pull the plug on Packer and give the fans what they want - a more knowledgeable, more fun, and less bitter analyst!
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