Friday, September 6, 2019

Proactive Strategies

Develop and use flashcards from a site such as Quizlet, Memrise, or Anki.

Use study guides such as Freebooknotes.com and SparkNotes.

Seek out a mentor (go to office hours) or study group (without plagiarism) and ask questions

Like Clint Eastwood in a gunfight, you want an edge. You want the sun at your back.

Proactive Strategies

  1. Do a survey of a course before you take it, such as reading a general history on the topic or several Wikipedia articles on the topic. This may include studying one of the many online university courses or other Top 20 Online resources such as the Khan Academy. These surveys give you a scaffolding in which to put particular facts.
  2. Get off to a good start also by reading part of the textbook or the reading list before starting the course.  
  3. For AP Courses, review the course descriptions at apcentral.collegeboard.com and the AP resources on each of our educational topics. See also modernstates.org for CLEP Exams and CollegeInfoGeek for the process of using CLEP Tests to get credit for college courses. Many colleges grant credit for passing AP and CLEP Exams (FAQ). You may be able to save a lot of time and money.
Navigating Education

1.  Begin with the end in mind
2.  Be Proactive