Strategies for Achieving Academic Success

Academic success is a goal that many strive for, and it’s attainable with the right strategies and mindset.

Experience is needed to attain success in all areas of life. Similarly, experience in school is needed for you to be successful in academics. You are trapped all day in the classroom and hemmed in at night by hours of take-home assignments. But don’t allow the pressure to measure up making you want to give up. You can be very successful in academics if you apply the right principles for academic success.

11 SUCCESSFUL WAYS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN ACADEMICS

POSITIVE ATTITUDE TOWARDS LEARNING

Joe Konrath

if you can quit, quit. If you can’t quit. Stop complaining – this is what you chose

It is very difficult to be motivated but you need to find the motivation. If you have a negative attitude towards learning, you can’t do well in school because many subjects/courses as the case may be might not be easy. Why? Because not everything in your curriculum may seem relevant. Still, education in a variety of subjects/courses will enrich your understanding of the world around you.

It helps by giving you the ability to effectively communicate with people of various backgrounds. Also, when you develop a healthy attitude towards learning, your thinking ability improves and you see yourself being able to comprehend the subjects/courses you thought were too difficult.

Just tell yourself that you can do it and you will be amazed by the outcome and you’ll be successful in academics.

Pat Riley

if you have a positive attitude and constantly strive to give your best effort, eventually you will overcome your immediate problems and find out you are ready for greater challenges

POSITIVE VIEW OF YOUR ABILITIES

Matshona Dhliwayo

you are what you think; you become what you believe; you turn out to be what you have always been

School can reveal your hidden talents which you never knew existed. Your talents need to be cultivated so that it will not be dormant. Your talents are unique to you and make you special. this is more reason you should have a positive view of your abilities. Don’t set yourself for disaster by thinking that you are simply not capable of improving. Replace the negative thought about your ability with a positive one. Be aware of your weaknesses, but focus more on your strengths.

Edmond Mbiaka

one of the sweetest things about success is that no one else has to believe in your abilities for your dream to come true

READ

Jim Rohn

reading is essential for those who seek to rise above the ordinary

The importance of reading cannot be overemphasized. There is no shortcut to being successful in academics. Any attempt to take shortcut might lead to cut short. Sooner or later, you must have to read.

In fact, with a little effort, you may find it enjoyable. While you are in school, reading should be your number one priority. When studying, first survey the material, get an overview of it. Next, make up questions based on the main headings. Then read the textbook/material as the case may be while looking for the answers. Finally, see if you can recall what you read.

Margaret Fuller

today a reader, tomorrow a leader

BE A PRODUCTIVE THINKER

Henry Ford “Whether you think you can, or you think you can’t, you’re right

If you must be successful in academics, then you must be a productive thinker. Make deductions from the things you’ve read. Thinking gives you knowledge and makes you outstanding. The benefits of good thinking are numerous, but be rest assured, it makes one successful in academics. Thinkers are innovative, start thinking productively.

Santosh Kalwar

we are addicted to our thoughts. We cannot change anything if we cannot change our thinking

CONSTANT PRACTICE

Aristotle

for the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them

Continuous practise makes you perfect. Continue to practice subject/courses you think are difficult. The more you read it, the more you are used to it and the more you become successful in academics. The constant practice saves information in your long-term memory.

Robert A. Heinlein

sex, whatever else it is, is an athletic skill. The more you practice, the more you can, the more you want to, the more you enjoy it, the less it tires you

AVOID DISTRACTIONS

Sunday Adelaja

it is easier to convert your time into products when you move away from any distractions

What fills your heart depicts your actions. Avoid things that cause distractions and affect your long-term memory. Try to get rid of both internal and external distractions that will impede your study life and prevent you from being successful in academics.

Sunday Adelaja

don’t let the things of the world distract you. Focus on your purpose

ACQUIRE VOCABULARY

Alexander Theroux

will I have to use a dictionary to read your book? Asked Mrs Dodypol. It depends on how much you used the dictionary before you read it, said I

Your knowledge of words and grammar will enhance your understanding. Always look for new words and meaning in your dictionary. This will go a long way to make you successful in academics.

Zig Ziglar

your understanding of what you read and hear is, to a very large degree, determined by your vocabulary, so improve your vocabulary daily

DON’T BE IN HASTE

Howard Newton

people forget how fast you did the job, but they remember how well you did it

That you are active doesn’t mean you are effective. Don’t be in a haste to go to the next page or chapter. Make sure that you have understood all that you have read before you proceed to the next chapter. Ask yourself questions based on what you have read and try to provide answers. You’ll end up seeing yourself successful in academics.

Livy

all things will be clear and distinct to the man who does not hurry; haste is blind and improvident

AVOID PROCRASTINATION

Catherine Pulsifer

procrastinating does nothing more than add to your to-do list. Do it, be done with it”

Nothing hinders success in academics like procrastination. Don’t say that “exams are still far so let me read later” or “let me just postpone this topic I am supposed to read now till next week”. Always strike when the iron is hot. Make sure you go through what has been thought over and over again. If you want to be successful in academics, don’t wait till exams are very close.

Stephen Hall

procrastination may not take up a lot of effort physically but without you knowing it, it takes over your mind

SEEK HELP

Edmond Mbiaka

never let your ego get in the way of asking for help when in desperate need. We have all been helped at a point in our lives

Any subject/course you feel is difficult for you to understand, meet those who know it to help you out. Don’t be too proud to seek help from people around you because pride comes before a mighty fall. Stay humble and watch yourself become better in academics.

Robert Kiyosaki

one of the biggest defects in life is the inability to ask for help

BE AN ATTENTIVE LISTENER

Bernard Baruch

most of the successful people I’ve known are the ones who do more listening than talking

Always pay attention when you are been taught. It is proven that we remember more when we hear things than when we read them. That aside, there are things your teacher will say that you may not find in your textbook. Paying much attention gives you an additional advantage in being successful in academics.

Doug Larson

wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk

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