| Many people wonder how students in college classes | | | | typed vs written assignments? Can you use online |
| consistently achieve high marks in nearly any subject | | | | calendars to help organize deadlines? |
| they take. My experience in college has led me to | | | | 2. Use a different style of study material like flash |
| believe that getting good grades in college classes is | | | | cards. Change the way you study simple concepts |
| more related to competitive advantage over other | | | | involving vocabulary. Try including pictures, unique |
| students and not by sheer luck or intellect. | | | | phrases, or any other innovative approach to learn the |
| How do you gain a competitive advantage in college? | | | | class's material. |
| To do so, think of how businesses compete in the | | | | 3. Try using technology in new ways. For example, |
| marketplace. When one business thinks of an | | | | you can put study materials on your phone or other |
| innovative process to reduce costs and gain market | | | | portable device. Utilize online resources and social |
| share, most competitors seek to compete by imitating | | | | networking sites for help and advice. |
| the original business behavior. When everyone is using | | | | There are many ways to innovate in the classroom |
| the innovative process, no one has a competitive | | | | that can really make a difference with your grades. If |
| advantage over the other. College is similar in the | | | | the class has a curve with tests and assignments, then |
| sense that if you want to do well, think of a way to | | | | this concept really makes a difference. You don't have |
| innovate and gain a competitive advantage over other | | | | to achieve a perfect score on every item in the class; |
| students. | | | | it just needs to be higher than most students. This |
| Here are a few simple examples in which you can | | | | means that a student does not need to be better than |
| gain an advantage from other students: | | | | everyone in the college, just those students in the |
| 1. The use of a computer effectively can really help | | | | class. |
| you organize the class. Does the teacher appreciate | | | | |