2011-04-07, 09:49 PM
Panacea Wrote:Your high school background will sometimes be extremely helpful in your freshman classes. However, study habits are a -must- if you want to do well.
For example, I had Calculus AB my senior year, and since I was taking it again my first semester, I figured I'd be set. This was entirely false. First test comes around and iirc I made a 69? Something around there. So like XL said, study habits are crucial to a college career.
XTOTHEL Wrote:IMO, you really need to focus and organize yourself. University really tests your independent study skills. The courses aren't hard. You need need to attend lectures, review your material. I wouldn't worry about it. First year courses are all very similar. Mostly to get everyone up to speed.
Dusk Wrote:As with all things in life, work ethic and luck > smarts
Thanks. I have pretty constant studying habits, but the main thing i wanted to know was that if what people tell me is true, if "You must be born with a talent for Math, Physics and Chemistry to succeed in that, otherwise, you'll quit in less than 60% of the course".
I always found it kinda exaggerated and that was what i was afraid of, thank you, really :>
Hope i have luck when i get into one, which will be like in 10 months. :>