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...most of you??even if you don’t know it yet—are not going to be “that guy.” Maybe you??ll have an active social life. Maybe you??re an athlete and don’t yet realize how much time that’s going to consume. Maybe an a cappella group or a literary magazine or a certain oldest continuously-published college daily newspaper will take over your life...
...We’re biased, but we think this is a good thing. College is a great place to learn how to live a little outside the classroom. And if you??re going to do so at all, you??re going to need to know at some point how to put in a little less time in class and still achieve desirable results. That’s where we come...
...effort. If the class’ name is whispered in hushed tones by those who have survived it, like “Stat 110” or “English 10a” or “Orgo,” there is probably no easy way out. You??ll just have to suck it up and put in 80 to 100 percent. Also, some classes shouldn’t be gamed—nearly all of our most rewarding academic experiences at Harvard came from classes in which we put in maximum effort...
...Section reading is a borderline case. You might participate better if you??ve done it, but you could spend a bunch of time on this and then find that it never comes up. The latter scenario is slightly more common. That said, it’s generally not a bad idea to figure out what the reading’s about (via the Internet) if you??re going to need to discuss...
...This rule is especially true in higher level courses or cores where you??re assigned whole batches of academic papers or books to read each week. You almost certainly do not need to slog through it all. Narrow your focus to that which is necessary for the final/midterm/paper sweet spot, and you??ll do fine...