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Question: My best friend is a straight-A student. She seems to make good grades with very little effort. No matter how much I study, I seldom make an A - only Bs and Cs. I'd like to do better. Do you have any advice? Answer: Congratulations - you've already got the principal ingredient of academic success, because you're willing to study and work hard. What you want now are some tips on developing good study skills. First of all, the library (city or school) has a wealth of knowledge. Check the card catalog under the heading "study skills" for books about the subject. Also, ask the reference librarian if study skills pamphlets are available. Your teachers probably also have information and tips they'd be happy to pass on to you. Some of the most important study skills to find information about and to develop are listening and note taking methods, reading skills (using techniques such as SQ3R: Survey, Question, Read, Recite, Review), test-taking strategies and memory aids. Next...

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