Tips College Students Should Know

I have been in college for 3 years now and here are some things that I have learned so far:

Textbook Tips

Free Textbooks:
- OpenStax is a website that allows you to search for textbooks that you might need for your general studies classes.
- ScholarWorks has textbooks for all college students. You can search the open textbooks you need by title, author, citation information, keywords, etc.
- Open Textbook Library allows you to searh for textbook from all subjects and download them for no cost.
Selling Textbooks:
- If you are lookingto sell your old textbooks you should use Textbooks.com. I have used them before and have recived over $100 for 3 textbooks.

Read the textbook:
- Reading the textbooks allows you to learn the information that they might not go over during the lecture or have on the notes, but might be on the test.
Create Effective Notes:
- Create notes at least 2 weeks in advance before the exam so that you have enough time to study. Use highlighters and colorful pens to create emphasis on your notes.
Use the Study Guide:
- They make the study guides for a reason and a lot of the time ifyou can awnser the questions on the study guide then you are ready for the test. Also there is a chance that the test the professor gives is just like the study guide.
Study the Homework:
- Professors give homework to test your knowledge of the material that was taught during the lecture.
Get help from outside sources:
- If you do not understand the material or need help then can ask your professor or go to a tutor. There are also YouTube videos and websites like Khan Academy that can help you learn the material.

Instead of using the slide templets that come with Power Point or Google slides go to Slidecarnival or Slidesgo to get better templetes.
When creating graphs use Visme or Infograph to get etter visual graphs.
Keep it simple:
- Do not cite your whole paper on your Power Point, instead just cite the highlights from the paper.
- clichés
Create a rubric checklist that way you can make sure you have done all the required steps.
Proof read and edit your slides.

Grammarly:
- This is a website and browser extension that helps you with writting your essays by checking grammer and plagarisim.
Use Google Scholar to find sources for research papers.
After writing your paper record yourself reading it, then listen to the recording to make sure that your essay does not have any mistakes.
Words you should aviod using in your papers:
- Clichés
- Instead of saying “get” use:
  - Aquire
  - Obtain
  - Retrive
- Instead of saying “show” use:
  - Demonstrate
  - Ilustrate
  - Instead of saying “in conclusion” use:
    - To sum up
    - On a final note