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| =====Don’t Overload!!===== | =====Don’t Overload!!===== | ||
| - | Currently, you need [[http:// | + | Currently, you need 379 units for a BS degree in ECE (true as off Jan 1, 2020). |
| Without any AP credits, you should not have to take more than 4 courses per semester for 8 semesters. Most of you have AP units, so this means you could actually take less, or take 4 courses per semester that included other more “well-rounded’ courses beyond the 379 needed to graduate. | Without any AP credits, you should not have to take more than 4 courses per semester for 8 semesters. Most of you have AP units, so this means you could actually take less, or take 4 courses per semester that included other more “well-rounded’ courses beyond the 379 needed to graduate. | ||
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| =====Study Mechanics Simplified===== | =====Study Mechanics Simplified===== | ||
| - | * care about what you are studying | + | * Care about the subject |
| - | * do the reading assignments before lecture | + | * Do the reading assignments before lecture |
| - | * attend | + | * Attend |
| - | * ask questions when you don't understand | + | * Ask questions when you don't understand |
| - | * do homework or lab with intent to learn (not simply to produce something to turn in for points); don't wait until the last minute to start | + | * Do homework or lab with intent to learn (not simply to produce something to turn in for points); don't wait until the last minute to start |
| - | * have a place where you can work without distraction | + | * Have a place where you can work without distraction |
| - | * get enough sleep, eat healthy, and exercise | + | * Get enough sleep, eat healthy, and exercise |
| Seems obvious, no? Easy to follow through? No. | Seems obvious, no? Easy to follow through? No. | ||
