Straight talk and tips from top students to help make academic excellence a lifestyle. Getting a passing grade is one thing-cramming to memorize facts, knowing what's on the test, finishing a paper just before the deadline-but being a top student is something else entirely. So what makes the difference between a good student and a top student? Being a top student is a lifestyle, not just an A on your transcript. The Secrets of Top Students: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Acing High School and College offers advice from lifelong top student, Stefanie Weisman, to help you learn the keys to studying smart, staying motivated, and making academic excellence a part of your life. Tips from 45 Top Students Learn strategies on making the grade with first-hand advice from valedictorians, Rhodes scholars, Fulbright scholars, Intel Science Fair finalists, a National Spelling bee champion, and more! Lifestyle Tips and Techniques Discover tips and mantras that will keep you on the road to academic success. Helpful Exercises Practice makes perfect. Put what you've learned to the test with easy exercises on taking notes, staying motivated, and more.

Secrets of Academic Excellence lays out a step by step process to becoming an academic high flyer. The material is effectively presented in a manner that is relevant to today's youth, using language and stories that they will consider goofy and entertaining. In 5 concise chapters, this book unveils the essential process of attaining academic excellence which includes, a discussion on why anybody should bother about attaining it, goal setting, how to predict your grades, how to study, and a colorful discussion on where to go to know more than your teachers! Brilliant and entertaining, Secrets of Academic Excellence will simultaneously delight and illuminate.

Secrets of Academic Excellence lays out a step by step process to becoming an academic high flyer. The material is effectively presented in a manner that is relevant to today's youth, using language and stories that they will consider goofy and entertaining. In 5 concise chapters, this book unveils the essential process of attaining academic excellence which includes, a discussion on why anybody should bother about attaining it, goal setting, how to predict your grades, how to study, and a colorful discussion on where to go to know more than your teachers! Brilliant and entertaining, Secrets of Academic Excellence will simultaneously delight and illuminate.

Anything that is unknown to you is a secret. So many secrets are hiding in books, but until you read this book, you won't know the secrets buried in it. In The Secrets of Academic Giants: Revealing the Secrets of Learning for Success, the author reveals the mysteries that have made men great in their academic lives. These secrets are readily available to everyone, and are finally revealed in this formidable book. You will be amazed how many academic secrets are presented! The book is a nugget for academic excellence, and it's based on the author's practical academic experience going through different levels of educational training and passing numerous examinations with flying colors. The book is divided into seventeen small chapters, each concentrating on an important point that makes it easy to follow and understand. The balanced language and style of writing reaches out to all levels of students, ranging from primary school to the doctorate level. Nicholas Oiboh grew up in Nigeria and now lives in Ireland. He is a technical consultant, a first class graduate of computing and information technology management, a Higher National Diploma holder (distinction) and holds two master's degrees in business innovation through ICT and engineering management, respectively. He also has background in computer network and hardware. Contact the author at: [email protected]. Publisher's website: http: //sbpra.com/NicholasOiboh

The unwritten rules of success that every student must follow to thrive in college The Secret Syllabus equips students with the tools they need to succeed, revealing the unwritten rules and cultural norms and expectations not included in the official curriculum. Left to figure out on their own how the academic world works, students frequently stumble, underperform, and miss opportunities. Without mastery of the secret syllabus, too many miss out on the full, rich experience available to them in college. Jay Phelan and Terry Burnham share the essential lessons they have learned from struggling, unfocused students as well as award-winning college instructors and researchers. The Secret Syllabus draws on Phelan and Burnham’s experiences with thousands of undergraduate and graduate students. Weaving engaging storytelling with practical, actionable advice, they illustrate both productive and counterproductive approaches to achieving academic excellence, and highlight the importance of setting and attaining goals, nurturing strong relationships, developing resiliency, and more. This fresh, funny, and boldly innovative book enables students to develop the consistently winning and effective behaviors that will equip them to thrive on campus and beyond.