In college, though sometimes in high school too, it's tempting to choose classes that look super impressive or are just plain out of your reach. While taking difficult classes is great and you'll learn a lot, limit it to one or two. If all you have is rocket science, you're bound to get overwhelmed. Take Rocket Science 101 and Sand Volleyball. Your brain deserves the break! Choose the right amount of classes, too. Being absolutely time-swamped won't do you any favors. When will you study? Stick to the normal amount (4 or 5 classes per semester for college) and do well in those. It's better to do well in a few than to do mediocre in many. The simplest way to get good grades is just to show up to class in the first place. Not only will you get the credit for attendance (hopefully), but you won't miss any imperative announcements, concepts the professor stresses, or bonus questions the teacher includes in class (sneaky buggers, aren't they?). If you're ever on the borderline between grades, going to class will help you. Professors often look at attendance to see if the student's grade should be rounded up or down in questionable circumstances. Give yourself the benefit of the doubt and go! It is known that if students eat a good and healthy breakfast every morning, they generally get good grades and are able to focus better in school. Even if you're not hungry early in the morning, bring something with you for later. You want to be not hungry -- not stuffed to the brim and sick. Instead of a six-egg omelet, go for a bowl of cereal and an orange. You'll feel more able to focus on your studies instead of that rock in your stomach. with games. Give your brain a workout - try some fun puzzle exercises every day such as crosswords, Sudoku, and other games which are easy enough for anyone to do. This will boost your brainpower and you will be able to memorize more information at school. Websites like Lumosity and Memorize are great resources! Memorize even lets you input your own information to learn! If you are given an hour to complete a 120-question test, that's 30 seconds per question. 30 seconds can be made into a lot of time. Many of the questions will take far less than 30 seconds, so apply the balance to a tougher question. Don't think too deeply on the time, and don't let yourself get distracted by the ticking of the clock. Time limits are sometimes arbitrary. If you really need an extra 5 minutes, ask. A diligent student that needs a bit more time is a concession most teachers will be willing to make. Don't worry if people think you are a perfectionist or an overachiever. Be persistent with your work while everyone else is fooling around in class. In a few years you will more than likely never see these people again, but you will see the A's and B's on your transcript that could have been C's and D's if you hadn't practiced!
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One-sentence summary -- Choose the right classes. Get to class on time. Eat a good, healthy breakfast every day. Improve your memory Use your time wisely. Don't be afraid to be great.


The introduction is comprised of three parts: the hook, the main points, and the thesis statement. The first part, the hook, should be a way to draw your readers in and to have them read the rest of your essay. The hook should relate to your main point and should get your readers engaged so that they want to keep reading. Here are some examples of hooks:  The rhetorical question. Asking a question that helps draw the readers into the central debate you're discussing can help get their attention. For example, an essay that supports gay marriage can start with the question, "Shouldn't any person be able to marry the person he loves?" A shocking statement or statistic. Starting with a shocking statement or statistic relevant to your topic can help get the reader's attention. For example, if you're writing an essay about depression among college students, you can start with a (research-based) statement like, "Over 10% of college students are currently suffering from depression." An anecdote. Starting with a short anecdote relevant to your thesis can help draw your readers in. For example, if you were writing an essay about the difficulty of being a single mother, you could start by saying, "Jane was struggling to make ends meet while trying to take care of her son, Randy." Once you've hooked your readers with a strong statement, it's time to spend at least one sentence or two describing each main point, so that your readers know what to expect. For example, if you're writing an essay with the following thesis statement: "The Great Gatsby's three central themes are loneliness, the corruption of wealth, and the loss of great love," then you should spend one sentence describing the loneliness in the novel, one sentence describing the corruption, and another statement describing the loss of great love. Once you've hooked your readers and stated your main points, all you have to do is state your thesis. It tends to work best as the last sentence in the introductory paragraph, though sometimes the essay can be successful if you place the thesis earlier in the introduction. The introductory paragraph and the thesis should work like a road map to the rest of the essay, so that the reader knows what to expect in the rest of the paper. To recap, a successful start to a college essay, or an introductory paragraph, should include the following:  A "hook" to get the reader's attention A brief discussion of the main points that will be covered in the body of the essay The thesis statement
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One-sentence summary -- Hook your readers. State your main points. State your thesis.


Place the audio CD that you want to rip logo side-up in your computer's CD drive.  If a pop-up window appears when inserting the CD, close it before proceeding. If you're using a Mac (or a Windows computer that doesn't have a CD drive), you'll need to attach an external CD drive to your computer for this step. Click or double-click the iTunes app icon, which resembles a multicolored musical note on a white background. If you don't have iTunes installed, download and install it before proceeding. It's in the top-left corner of the iTunes window. This will take you to the CD's page. This button is in the upper-right side of the page. Clicking it prompts a pop-up window to appear. Click the "Import using" drop-down box at the top of the drop-down menu, then click the format in which you want to import the audio CD's contents.  For example, you would click MP3 encoder to rip the music to MP3 files on your computer. By default, iTunes will save the CD's files as AAC files, which are playable with most audio players and actually have higher inherent quality than MP3 files. Click the "Setting" drop-down box, then click the quality with which you want to import the files. For example, if you want to import the audio files in extremely high quality, you would click the Higher Quality option in the drop-down menu. It's at the bottom of the pop-up window. Doing so prompts iTunes to begin importing your CD. Once the import is complete, iTunes will make a confirmation chime, and the progress bar will disappear from the top of the iTunes window. Click Music in the upper-left side of the iTunes page, then scroll down to the imported CD's album and click the album once to open it. It doesn't matter which song you right-click as long as the song is in the album you imported. A drop-down menu will appear. On a Mac, click once the song, then click File in the upper-left corner of the screen. This is in the drop-down menu. Doing so opens the folder location of the imported songs; at this point, you're free to move, rename, copy, or edit them as you please. If you're using a Mac, click Show in Finder here instead.
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Insert the CD into your computer. Open iTunes. Click the "CD" button. Click Import CD. Select an audio format. Select an audio quality if necessary. Click OK. Wait for the songs to finish importing. Go to and open the album in your library. Right-click one of the songs. Click Show in Windows Explorer.