Regardless of how much success you\u2019ve had in your academic writing in the past, you can write better and earn better grades. These four steps will make it happen.<\/p>\n
1. Set your goal high.<\/p>\n
Know the grade you\u2019re shooting for, and make it a high one, ideally an A. Don\u2019t let your goal be to just get by in your writing assignments. There\u2019s a universal law which says that we get what we ask for, so ask for what you really want. Don\u2019t short change yourself by setting low goals. No matter what grades you\u2019ve gotten on your writing in the past, this isn\u2019t the past anymore.<\/p>\n
2. Choose the strategies that will achieve your goal.<\/p>\n
Seek out great students and do what they do\u2014literally. Watch how they behave in class. Do they sit up straight? You do the same. Do they take notes? You should too. As much as possible, befriend these people and ask them what they think makes them successful. Form a study group and invite them to join. Ask them to swap papers and edit for one another.<\/p>\n
The more of their strategies you adopt for yourself, the more of their positive results you\u2019ll duplicate.<\/p>\n
3. Observe your results.<\/p>\n
Track your grades. Every time an assignment is handed back to you, record the grade on a page in your notebook. Calculate your course grade frequently so you know where you stand at all times. Are your strategies achieving your goal? If not, don\u2019t despair. There\u2019s no need to be hard on yourself. Just recognize that changes are needed, and believe in your ability to make those changes.<\/p>\n
4. Adjust your strategy.<\/p>\n
An anonymous quote says, \u201cWe can\u2019t control the wind, but we can so adjust our sails to take us where we want to go.\u201d If your first strategy doesn\u2019t work, change it and try again. Observe your results again: what\u2019s working, what isn\u2019t and why? Use the Recipe for Success<\/a> to help you make adjustments when they\u2019re needed.<\/p>\n Success coach Anthony Robbins says, \u201cThere is no such thing as failure\u2026 there are only results.\u201d If you find you aren\u2019t getting the grades you want, change your approach. Get extra help. Proofread your papers more times. Meet with your instructor to ask questions. New strategies bring new results. The only way you fail is if you give up<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Steps to Success in Academic Writing Regardless of how much success you\u2019ve had in your academic writing in the past, you can write better and earn better grades. These four steps will make it happen. 1. Set your goal high. Know the grade you\u2019re shooting for, and make it a high one, ideally an […]\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3465,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"iawp_total_views":3,"footnotes":""},"categories":[56,47,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-56","category-47","category-education-organizations"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-ama.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3467","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-ama.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-ama.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-ama.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-ama.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3467"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dr-ama.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3467\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-ama.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3465"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dr-ama.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3467"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-ama.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3467"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dr-ama.com\/beta\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3467"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}