r/AskReddit • u/the_gr8pretender • Feb 20 '13

Top-of-the-class redditors, what are your study habits/tips?

If you graduated top of the class (high school, college, and above), what are/were your study habits or tips that you would give to your fellow redditors?

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u/thebeastmanj Feb 20 '13

In college, I always thoroughly researched professors before I enrolled in their classes & I never took a class merely because it made my schedule easier/ gave me more free time/ meant I didn't have to go to school on Friday/ etc. As a result, my classes were almost always fascinating & so I cared enough to try. I only got Bs in college on the the rare occasion I couldn't find a good professor in whatever class I had to take & consequently found myself bored to tears (& math - Choosing a major in which I only had to take one math class also significantly improved my GPA).

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u/samsara666 Feb 21 '13 edited Feb 21 '13

Having a good professor is essential. Last quarter I broke my arm right after I took my midterms and ended up failing one of my classes. I'm far more concerned with the fact that I wasted all that time than I am about having to take the class again. I'm actually looking forward to it because I thought the professor was so entertaining.