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" It&amp;#039;s a New Year, and we have all made a slew of resolutions. Some of us vowed to visit the elliptical every day, others to volunteer, and most of us probably threw &amp;quot;get good grades&amp;quot; on that list somewhere. It&amp;#039;s a new semester with new classes, new professors, and a chance to make a change in our attitude when it comes to schoolwork. But just declaring you&amp;#039;re going to up that GPA is a daunting resolution. And one that is bound to fail. Make it easier on yourself and increase your chances of success by making your academic goals more specific. It&amp;#039;s all about the baby steps and here are a few that will get the ball rolling on your rock star semester: 1) I will do all of the assigned readings when they are assigned....not at the end of the semester. 2) I will go to class. And once I&amp;#039;m there I will stop doodling (as much) and take good notes. I will not depend on my classmates for their notes come finals time. 3) I will visit all of my professors during office hours at least once during the semester (that way, even if there are 300 kids in the class, they will know me and be more giving come grade time). 4) I will not party the night before a midterm, final, or the day an essay is due when it has yet to be started. 5) I will do my homework in the library, not listening to music in front of Facebook while texting friends about their plans for the weekend. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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