The Secrets of Top Students: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Acing High School and College

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Groundbreaking advice on how to excel in college from a top student and former valedictorian Straight talk and tips from top students to help make academic excellence a lifestyle. Getting a passing grade is one thing-cramming to memorize facts, knowing what's on the test, finishing a paper just before the deadline-but being a top student is something else entirely. So what makes the difference between a good student and a top student Being a top student is a lifestyle, not just an A on your transcript. The Secrets of Top Students- Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Acing High School and College offers advice from lifelong top student, Stefanie Weisman, to help you learn the keys to studying smart, staying motivated, and making academic excellence a part of your life. Tips from 45 Top Students Learn strategies on making the grade with first-hand advice from valedictorians, Rhodes scholars, Fulbright scholars, Intel Science Fair finalists, a National Spelling bee champion, and more! Lifestyle Tips and Techniques Discover tips and mantras that will keep you on the road to academic success. Helpful Exercises Practice makes perfect. Put what you've learned to the test with easy exercises on taking notes, staying motivated, and more.

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"An insightful guide for high achievers-and those aspiring to such status-from an authoritative source. Stefanie Weisman's book about the secrets of academic success is all the more amazing, given the learning disabilities that she overcame to become the ultimate academic overachiever. I believe students can find happiness and achieve great things at any number of schools, and Weisman offers hard-fought wisdom about how to get there." - Alec Klein, Northwestern University professor, best-selling author and award-winning journalist
"This is perhaps the best and most pragmatic guide to academic success I have read that is relevant to today's students. One thing that sets this book apart is that it provides special information for students interested in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, aka STEM subjects." - Educated Quest
"The author's conversational tone and practical advice contribute to a relaxed style that makes the information seem easy to apply...a must-read for students in middle school and up, teachers, parents, and guidance counselors as 21st-century students learn to excel in the new educational landscape in which they find themselves." - School Library Journal
"It's loaded with strategies on how to get the most out of school in a healthy, well-rounded way, that will continue to serve your scholar well throughout their life...Weisman's writing style is relaxed and often humorous as she conveys wisdom she's gained in the course of garnering numerous academic accolades." - Brooklyn Family

Author Bio

STEFANIE WEISMAN was born and raised in Queens, New York. She was valedictorian of Stuyvesant High School and graduated from Columbia University with the highest GPA in her class. She has a B.A. in History, a B.S. in Computer Science, and an M.A. in Art History. She works in the technology industry in New York City.