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The Two Secrets to Success in College

Robert Harris
Version Date: July 20, 1995 


1. Take two pages of notes for each hour of lecture.
2. Study at least two hours outside of class for each hour you spend in class.
3. Read each chapter or reading assignment twice.
4. Study for each test in at least two sessions.
5. Study in two's--have a study buddy.
6. Go to bed before 2:00 am.
7. Arrive two minutes early to every class.
8. Find at least two sides to the issue before you speak or write anything on one side.
9. Write two drafts of each paper before you write the final version.
10. Exceed the minimum requirements by two: two extra examples, quotations, pages, sources.
11. Finish your papers two days before they are due.
12. Remember that many statements have two interpretations--that's the secret of the title. 


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Robert Harris is a writer and educator with more than 25 years of teaching experience at the college and university level. RHarris at virtualsalt.com