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Engage the Audience

Unlike conference attendees, most students do not have the faintest idea what your presentation will discuss, so do not get cute and get in over your head. Keep it simple and stick to the facts.

 

Thu Jul 21 2005
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Exam Tips

To most this should sound obvious, but the first thing to do is to read the entire question. Make sure that you grasp the question being asked.

 

Thu Jul 21 2005
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Exams

While some of these tips may seem obvious, students fail to use them. Not all of them may work for you but some may prove to be new, more streamlined ways of studying. You never know unless you try.

 

Thu Jul 21 2005
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Grades

To most students grades represent the end goal. To be fair, they are often what goals are based on: we compute class averages to see where we stand against our peers. As we consider potential employers, we often have our dreams shattered when we realize that some have a minimum GPA requirement.

 

Thu Jul 21 2005
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Graduation

Many of you will have started (or at least should) the search for employment before you graduate. The race is on so there is no need to sit idle. When graduation day does come, you should shut everything off. This is

 

Thu Jul 21 2005
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Group Projects

Pick An Interesting Topic In some classes, professors hand out topics and give students no choice. Others prefer to list some choices and let students choose topics. In other cases, students are told to choose a topic and run it by the professor.

 

Thu Jul 21 2005
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Group Projects: Assemble the right team

Unlike Major League Baseball (MLB) you will have to assemble players to make up your batting order without the opportunity to trade them. It is often in the first classes when groups are made up. Perhaps there is no need to draw enemy lines in the sand, but your group mates will form the battalion that will take

 

Thu Jul 21 2005
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Individual Projects

Business is all about speed and business school is no different. The second you enter class on that first day, the sand begins to filter through the hourglass. So before you find yourself behind the curve, initiate a strategy.

 

Thu Jul 21 2005
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Level Playing Ground

Students cannot rely on their track records when groups are formed. You must go into a group project willing to work and prove yourself for the first time. This is the challenge.

 

Thu Jul 21 2005
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Paper Assignments

Many of the criteria about selecting a topic, researching it thoroughly and getting feedback from professors apply here.

 

Thu Jul 21 2005
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