How to be a strong student in the University?

University is a place that teaches people advanced knowledge, and helps them to prepare specific skills for working in the future. For students who have already taken a seat in University, all of them want to be a strong student in their school work.

Then how to be a strong student? There is many ways that the school can provide and help you. Thus the only thing you need to do is to find out those recourses, and absorb them all to be your own knowledge. Here are the following:

Lecture
Lectures are definitely the best places to get the knowledge. Topics covered in the exam will be all presented in the lecture. During the lecture, professor will explain the most important concepts and examples, and will take a gap and let you to ask some questions quickly. Most of the times they will leave assignments after the class, those assignments are really helpful to understand the lecture deeply. Therefore, manage your time and do them all! Don’t keep them for long time and get troubles when doing your exam!

Homework
Homework is the same thing as an assignment and it is REALLY important for the class. It will take some of the point of the class, even it is not a lot. However, doing a homework will let you know what the exam will be, and touch real world problems. The real world problems are not as hard as you think; you just need to read some examples on book, and then solve them.

TA (teaching assistant) and Office Hours
TA should be the first people you figure out who can help you to deal with the homework. You can come to their office hour, and then ask some questions that you don’t understand. This is highly recommended by all instructors, the more you come to the office hour, and the better you get the good grades.

Library
Library is the best place for you to study! Most of the freshmen fine out they cannot concentrate on works because they feel comfortable and sleepy when stay in dorm. Nevertheless, things will be changed if you come to library and study there! Everybody is hard working! So you will definitely get high efficiency! Also, library has many resources for you to write papers such lab reports and essay. Its website contains bunch of useful journals and articles so that you can use them to get in formations.

Techniques listed above are only some basic skills. For students who want to get a straight A after a semester, those are not enough. You have to do preview and review, and try to lose as few points as you can in every quizzes and exams. All in all, study hard will always be the smartest thing to do. You will feel satisfy after get an A from your class.

Good luck to your all!