8/3/2019 For Students to Think and Rethink

1/2

YOU CAN BE A FIRST-RATE

STUDENT!

Sometimes, being a student alone isvery hard. I mean, every assignment, project,

and/or requirement in school must besubmitted. I think those students that go upon stage put more power than we (normalstudents) do. How come they are on top of the

class when we have the same things tosubmit? How come they are honor studentsand we are not when we answer the same setof questions and submit the same type ofprojects? The answer is simple. They have all

the requirements of FIRST-RATESTUDENTS.

Yes, requirements of a FIRST-RATESTUDENTS are what they have. We mightask, What are FIRST-RATE STUDENTS?and What are these requirements? First, we

have to define FIRST-RATE STUDENTS.FIRST-RATE means good or supreme. Itmight also mean first-class. So, first-rate

students simply mean GOOD STUDENTS.

REQUIREMENTS OF A FIRST-RATESTUDENT:

1. Books. A student of any class (firstclass, second class or even the last

class) isrequired tohave books

forreference. Itsavesstudents

from toomuch worry

of lookingforreferences.We (students) are like houses; ourbooks are like the windows; theknowledge that is kept in the book is

the sunlight. Sometimes we have toopen our windows to let the sunlightpour inside the house.

2. Notebooks, Papers, and Pens. Greatscholars needed papers, ink and pen.

So much

like us, we also

needthem.

Sometimes, when

our

mindsare

processing, we need to have a penand paper and/or notebook beside

us. We may never know when a goodthought or idea would strike. This is

not the only purpose of pens and

papers. They are also needed fornote-taking. When we take downnotes there is 85 percent surenessthat they will be stored in our brains.

3. Perfect Attendance. Books,notebooks, papers and pens are souseless when we do not have PerfectAttendance. This attendance is notthe normal one. This attendance isnot the attendance our teachers

check all the time. This attendance isin everything- your attendance

physically,mentally,emotionally,sociologically and

even spiritually.

You have to bepresent in allthat aspect tohave PRESENCEOF MIND. PerfectAttendance and Presence of Mind aretwo things that coincide.

4. Determination. Most of us areprobably lazier than we are lettingon. I mean, most of us might have a

dozen of alarm clocks just to wakeourselves up. Being a FIRST-RATESTUDENT requires determination-

the determination to wake up everymorning at five-thirty a.m. or atwhatever time you wake up. Being aFIRST-RATE STUDENT requires

determination to make theassignments. It requiresdetermination to pass a project ontime. It requires determination to

study every night. It even requiresdetermination to have a perfectattendance.

8/3/2019 For Students to Think and Rethink

2/2

5. Time. A student consumes all

his/her time in school, they say. Is ittrue? I mean, most of us areprobably fanatics of Facebook, Angry

Birds, Left4Dead and DOTA. Theseaddictive computer applications aretaking up most of our time. Instead

of going home and swimming in yourpile of assignments you go straight tointernet cafes and do theseapplications. I am not saying that

you have to stop Facebook nor did Isay to stop playing DOTA. What I amtrying to imply is that TIME must not

be wasted. Play and surf all you want when you are done with yourassignments and projects.

6. Fun and Balance. Being a first-ratestudent does not mean that you haveto drown yourself in all the pile ofbooks and all the stack ofassignmentsand projects. Ifyou are to be a

first-ratestudent youmust be activeboth physicallyand mentally.

You are notEinstein norare you IsaacNewton. You have to enjoy yourself.

Get away with school stress for sometime. Indulge yourself to sports. PlayDOTA or Angry Birds or Left4Dead.

Chat with friends on Facebook. Get

out with friends on weekends but nottoo much. You must balanceeverything. Think objectively forgood. BE ACTIVE MENTALLY AND

PHYSICALLY.

Since you already know the

requirements of being a first-rate student, Imight as well tell you some tips on how tohave an effective study habit. Studying goeswith being a first-rate student. So of you wish

to be counted as a good student you musthave good study habits.

TO-DO-LIST WHEN STUDYING:

1. Set your buttons to study mode.2. Get your things (pens, books, review

materials) ready.

3. Set aside unnecessary things likephones and other gadgets.

4. Jut down all assignments and/orprojects to be made. Make a list.

5. Start with the easiest assignment.6. After doing the assignment check

your list until youve completed it.7. Rest your eyes once in a while.8. When doing research, do not stick up

your noses in the internet. There are

books for reference as well.9. When done with all the things in

your list, recheck everything.

10. After youve rechecked everything,alas! You can do anything you wishto do.

WHATS THE PAYBACK IF YOU DONT

STUDY?

Normally, when students do notstudy well, the result is alwayssupplementary. If you did not study, then you

fail. Student life is more like an IF-ELSEstatement.

When we are students we get tochoose from two statements- If I study, thenI can be a FIRST-RATE STUDENT or If I donot study, I cannot be a FIRST-RATE

STUDENT. Which is which?

There is more on being a FIRST-RATEstudent. We must not forget that what we donow will soon generate a very fruitful future.Everyone has a dream, right? Well, thatdream has to start now or else we will see a

future of nothingness. A future-of-nothingness looks like total drought on a

rainy season. How ironic is that? I mean, wecan be rained with blessings but still live in

drought because we never did somethingfruitful before. If you get my drift, well, goodfor you. But if you don't, well, try to get it.

This is not just a how-to-make-myself-beautiful piece of advice. This is an advicethat requires thinking and rethinking over

and over again. If you are willing to be FIRST-RATE STUDENT, perhaps you must takethese pieces of advice.