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Scholars' Secrets: How to Get Your A's by George Tan

By George Tan

Do you need to recuperate grades at school? have you dreamed of being a best scholar? in the event that your solution to those questions is "yes!", then this is often the publication for you. during this booklet, the writer stocks his own tale approximately how he stepped forward from doing badly in fundamental university to topping his type in postgraduate reports, when facing stumbling blocks like poverty and parental abuse. He additionally stocks with readers the tales of alternative earlier students who received a variety of scholarships. in contrast to so much books on examine and exam options that are written through academics, examiners, psychologists and different "experts", this publication is written from the point of view of the scholars themselves. From interviews performed with those prior students, we find out about their well-proven learn and exam strategies in addition to components that both helped, hindered or stimulated them of their stories. This, then, is likely one of the infrequent 'How to' books that addresses the difficulty of motivation and is generously garnished with plenty of suggestion, to your good fortune in reports, tests, and in lifestyles. The comparable titles are: "Success Secrets"; "Scholars' secrets and techniques and good fortune secrets and techniques" (Bundle).

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That was the breakthrough that turned my rough life into a truly rich one — rich in every sense of the word. Being rich does not necessarily mean having lots of money. One can, and should, also be rich in terms of learning, experiences, joy, blessings, happiness.... You, too, can turn your life around. First, you must become aware of the SADDLE influences in your life. Then, by learning and applying the PRAISE model, you can overpower that robber and begin the process of transformation. Congratulations for having come thus far.

It was also very logical, objective and interesting to me — no memorising required. It was taught by an old but experienced lecturer. He liked to talk about his industrial experiences. ” Sim also wrote about one lecturer whose classes he decided to skip completely. qxd 3/5/2008 9:35 AM Page 27 Sim Wong Hoo — A Role Model? 27 exactly the same as what the lecturer wrote on the blackboard. ” Sim’s objective was not to do well in his studies. Rather, it was to skip lectures and spend time with the harmonica troupe, study at the last minute and still pass.

As one wave subsided, the next wave came. They never gave up. They seemed to be telling me never to give up too. I would stay at the beach until late at night, and catch the last bus home. Many times, I did not feel like going home. I wanted to just walk into the sea and disappear into the darkness. This was an important turning point for me. I began to change because of my mother's love for me. I studied hard, I tried to be a good boy, I gave up my bad habits and what I call the 3 V’s — vulgarism, vandalism and violence.

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