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How to Study, 6th Edition

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I read this book many years ago (maybe it was the first or second edition) and it changed my style of studying forever. I was failing my pre-med courses when I found this book. I ended up getting A's in organic chemistry and applied calculus. This book should be required reading before undertaking any serious scholastic endeavor. This is the only book that doesn't disguise the effort that is required in learning - no magic tricks nor skills that only "special" students have - the ability is in all of us and Ron Fry shows you how.

This handbook is one of the best study tools you will ever come across. It is full of practical advice on study methods. Students of all ages can benefit from this useful information. The author gives very solid suggestions on how one can improve study skills and habits. They are easily implemented and observed over time will yield the result of better grades.

I learned most of these lessons the hard way.... years and years of studying the wrong way. Save yourself time and a GPA and take a look.

A zillion reviews has pretty much covered all the bases.

What I'd like to point out is that while there may not be anything earth shattering in the book the one thing it does do very well is give you permission to do things you might otherwise not do. Things you might dither about because you cannot decide if you are being lazy or being efficient.

For example, should you skim the reading assignment or read every word twice? Skim is the winner almost every time. Almost. The book describes a basic framework for when to skim and when to carefully read the material. Now that is probably not going to set you on fire with enthusiasm, especially if you already do this, but it does reinforce the smart way you've been doing it or, in case you haven't, it introduces you to a great way to save time in many cases.

There are a lot of things like that in the book. I really wish I'd have gotten this book when I was in middle school.

NOTE: I ordered the book with several others and it was about 3 weeks before I took the time to crack the cover on this one. To my horror I found that pages 11 through 42(?) were missing. Just not there. This is the first item I'd ever needed to return to Amazon. The process was free, except for my time, and painless. I had my refund in less than a week.

The thing is, you only have 4 weeks to take action. So if you do get this edition of the book be sure to scan through it when it arrives to make sure you don't have a defective copy like I got.

Man i need it this for like My Whole Life. It teaches you good fundamental stuff to succed in your study life. Good examples and easy to understand.

great! if you need help w/ studying this book is the way to go.

I am a college student at present. Note taking and test are a weak point. So I thought I should look into stengthening these areas. So!! Though I havent finished this book, yet, I am planning on buying some of the other books in this series...How to Study, 6th Edition, Improve Your Reading, Improve Your Memory, Manage Your Time (Ron Fry's How to Study Program)

love this book, and highly recommend it for anyone...received my order super-fast on regular delivery.