How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for

The only guide to getting ahead once you've gotten inproven strategies for making the most of your college years, based on winning secrets from the country's most successful students What does it take to be a standout student? How can you make the most of your college yearsgraduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, and gain access to the best post-college opportunities? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona,How to Win at Collegepresents seventy-five simple rules that will rocket you to the top of the class. These college-testedand often surprisingstrategies include: Don't do all your reading Drop classes every term Become a club president Care about your grades, Ignore your GPA Never pull an all-nighter Take three days to write a paper Always be working on a "grand project" Do one thing better than anyone else you know Proving that success has little to do with being a genius workaholic, and everything to do with playing the game,How to Win at Collegeis the must-have guide for making the most of these four important yearsand getting an edge on life after graduation.

CAL NEWPORT graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in June 2004. He has published articles on the topic of student success in The Wall Street Journal's College Journal and Business Today magazine. He is currently enrolled in the doctoral program for computer sciences at MIT and lives in Boston, Massachusettes.

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1 Don't Do All of Your Reading

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2 Create a Sunday Ritual

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3 Drop Classes Every Semester

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4 Start Long-Term Projects the Day They Are Assigned

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5 Make Your Bed

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6 Apply to Ten Scholarships a Year

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7 Build Study Systems

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8 Befriend a Professor

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9 Become a Club President

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10 Read a Newspaper Every Day

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11 Do One Thing Better Than Anyone Else You Know

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12 Avoid Daily To-Do Lists

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13 Learn to Give Up

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14 Never Nap

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15 Sign Up for Something Your First Week

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16 Always Be Working on a "Grand Project"

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17 Take Art History and Astronomy

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18 Blow the Curve Once a Term

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19 Ask One Question at Every Lecture

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20 Jump into Research as Soon as Possible

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21 Pay Your Dues

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22 Study in Fifty-Minute Chunks

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23 Schedule Your Free Time

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24 Dress Nicely for Class

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25 Decorate Your Room

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26 Start Studying Two Weeks in Advance

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27 Write Outside of Class

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28 Eat Alone Twice a Day

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29 Find an Escape

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30 Take Hard Courses Early On

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31 Don't Study in Your Room

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32 Don't Study in Groups

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33 Join an Honors Program

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34 Do Schoolwork Every Day

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35 Attend Guest Lectures

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36 Exercise Five Days a Week

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37 Stay in Touch

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38 Tack on an Extra Major or Minor

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39 Meet Often with Your Adviser

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40 Don't Get a Normal Job

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41 Use Three Days to Write a Paper

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42 Don't Undersleep, Don't Oversleep

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43 Relax Before Exams

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44 Make Friends Your #1 Priority

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45 Don't Binge Drink

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46 Ignore Your Classmates' Grades

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47 Seek Out Phenomenal Achievers

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48 Learn to Listen

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49 Never Pull an All-Nighter

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50 Laugh Every Day

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51 Use High-Quality Notebooks

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52 Keep a Work-Progress Journal

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53 Seek Out Fun

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54 Inflate Your Ambition

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55 Get Involved with Your Major Department

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56 Care About Your Grades, Ignore Your G.P.A.

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57 Always Go to Class

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58 Set Arbitrary Deadlines

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59 Eat Healthy

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60 Volunteer Quietly

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61 Write as if Going for a Pulitzer

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62 Attend Political Rallies

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63 Maximize Your Summers

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64 Choose Goals, Explore Routes

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65 Don't Take Breaks Between Classes

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66 Don't Network

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67 Publish Op-Eds

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68 Use a Filing Cabinet

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69 Find a Secret Study Space

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70 Study with the Quiz-and-Recall Method

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71 Empty Your In-Box

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72 Relax Before Sleep

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73 Start Fast, End Slow

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74 Spend a Semester Studying Abroad

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75 "Don't Have No Regrets"

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How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students

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