Finally I figured out,
But it took a long long time.
Now there's a turnabout,
Maybe cause I'm tryin'...

I've written a lot of lists. Here are two more...

Great Ways to Jeopardize Your Calculus Grade
1. Don't go to lectures (You've got a robot to build anyway!)
2. Don't read the book (textbooks are much less exciting that Orson Scott Card, usually)
3. Wait until the lest second to do homework (stop procrastinating... later)
4. Work alone (if you're gonna get stuck, get REALLY stuck)
5. Don't look at past quiz solutions (you didn't do well anyway; why look at the answers?)

...This is bad news, it turns out. Sure, in the short term I got to do more cool things and sleep a bit more. But in the long term, my grades weren't exactly what I wanted.

What's a college kid to do?

Have no fear! Unless you fear lists...

Great Ways to SAVE Your Calculus Grade
1. Do go to lectures. All of them. Heck, when you've got a great instructor go to office hours too!
2. Do read the book. It's got more details and great example problems.
3. Do your homework early. When you hit a jam, you've got time to figure it out.
4. Work in groups. You'll find that when you get stuck, it's great to have a fresh pair of eyes look at problems.
5. Do look at past solutions. College is all about learning, especially learning from your own foolish mistakes.

End result? Well, it's actually a work in progress, as I type this. But things are looking up and I'm feeling better about this next midterm coming up. It's important to remember that the whole reason I'm at college is to take the classes; it is therefore important to put them first.

No worries though, I'll still try to fit in lots of fun. And hey, only a couple weeks before the END of my freshmen year!

Take care,

Rob