Getting Good Grades in College

Top ten myths about grades in college, according to Lynn F. Jacobs and Jeremy S. Hyman's new book Professors' Guide to Getting Good Grades in College:

1. "It's bad to be a grade-grubber."
2. "Why try to get good grades? All I need is that piece of paper."
3. "College? This is going to be a cakewalk."
4. "E is for Effort."
5. "A is for Attendance."
6. "If only I suck up enough..."
7. "Grades are 100% subjective..."
8. "I'll never get good grades. I'm just not a good student."
9. "The professor could care less what grade I get."
10. "The professor will tell me all I need to know to get an A."

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