Your ability to focus on your work, prioritize your studies, and make time for your reading and assignments is a major component of academic success in your post-secondary years. And your day-to-day lifestyle choices will likely bear heavily on these needs. Here are a few quick thoughts on your lifestyle choices. Are you a party …
Photo courtesy of Holger Dieterich/freeimages.com “So, what do you want to be when you grow up?” You’ve probably heard this question more than a few times over your childhood, and perhaps even tried answering it a few different ways (astronaut, nurse, pro athlete, anyone?), and all the while not being held to your conviction. And yet, …
Photo courtesy of Sarah Brown/Unsplash So, what kind of a student were you in high school? What peer group did you most identify and hang out with? Where you part of the Good, the Bad, or the Ugly? Perhaps you were one of those nerdy types who actually did well in school. If so, you …
Photo courtesy of Kevin Ku/Unsplash There is likely no better predictor of how well someone will do in a given college or university course or program than how much time they have available to give to their studies. But the devil is in the details–understanding where and when, and even how a student spends their …
Photo courtesy of Inaki Del Olmo/Unsplash Perhaps the first barrier to being successful in school is whether or not you believe–truly believe–in the value of being educated. Surprisingly, not everyone does–only about half the American population does, according to a 2019 poll–there are many who are completely content to do any number of service industry …
Photo courtesy of Jorge Fernandez Salas/Unsplash “I always wanted to be somebody, but now I realize I should have been more specific.” Lily Tomlin’s quote is a good reminder of why some people never succeed at college or university–a lack of focus. It is hard to start down any road without having at least some …
Photo courtesy of Kari Shea/Unsplash At the end of my first week in medical school, I was still riding an emotional high–partly the grateful satisfaction that I had actually reached an academic goal few achieve, and partly the result of meeting a large cohort of like-minded people, all in a nurturing academic setting. In short, …
Photo courtesy of Wes Hicks/Unsplash At some point in a given semester, you may already be drowning in coursework. There can be any number of reasons for this: poor preparation, too much partying, working too much, illness, a family emergency, a major falling out in your love life, to name a few. You may be …
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Photo credit: Mark Fromberg As this is the first post on this new website, I wanted to make it pretty clear as to what the most important goal of this blog is: simply, to make you a better student! And here is why: With better grades, not only will you be more likely to finish …
Mark Fromberg, B.Sc., M.D, has spent most of his life learning, whether in grade school, college, university, conferences, or continuing medical education. Now retired, he has returned to take more college courses, and has now written a book on what it takes to become a successful student. Read more.
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