As you know, med school is commonly known to be extremely difficult and the dropout rate is very high. Future physicians use certain study techniques that most others students don’t use and probably don’t even know about.

EVERY student should learn from these doctors…

I learned so much I decided to put it on video and give it away as a free bonus included with my latest Study Skills DVD program:

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Hey, if the program doesn’t help you (or your child) improve in school I’m willing to give you double of what you paid for the program.   Check out the website for details – it’s a screaming deal.

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“One thing that has helped me in studying for tests is taking the study guide from the instructor and looking up all the items on the guide in the text.  Next, I compare the information in the text to the in class notes.  Lastly, I combine the information from the in class notes and the text to create study notes for the test.  It has worked pretty well for me and I hope that you will find this technique useful also.”

“I am returning to college after 24 years and this semester I am taking 3 online classes.  Getting organized is KEY!  Here are a few suggestions: Print out all the weeks assignments, use a 3 ring binder for note taking an all other printed out documents, filed into individual classes, etc.  I keep the online portion of it pretty neat as well”

I’ve done few online classes before and I found out its not good to have any other webpages open while your studying or doing homework online because it will distract you big time.

“I just realized another easy tip I do in case your professor does not give out a schedule. I check my grades and look ahead on the next week to prepare by reading the next section.”

“This only works if you can go into an assignment more than once (most quizzes and test won’t let you). Copy and paste the contents into Word, then while you are doing your home work you can answer the question on your quiz. This is especially helpful when the answers are multiple choices, because you will have a better idea of what to listen or look for.”

Do YOU have any more tips you would like to share?

One of the keys to my own success in school was improving my memory, which is why when I first started teaching it was the first study skill incorporated in my lessons. It was also the first program I  developed and sold via video and to this day it’s my best-selling video because it’s the most effective.

Here is a 1 minute video of a woman who used my memory program:

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The trick is to make ordinary (boring!) information so unique, so outlandish that you can’t help but remember it. Isn’t it true that a majority of new information we are forced to learn in school is abstract.  In other words, much of the new info doesn’t immediately resonate with us therefore remembering it long term is often difficult.

LET ME SHOW YOU A FEW EXAMPLES

close your eyes and picture the following in your head:

#1  Imagine a LARGE carrot, 10 feet long sticking through the back window of a “Sedan” (type of car that usually has 4 doors). You had just pulled the “carrot” from a “tomb” then you shoved it into the window of a “sedan”.   Can you see it in your mind?  Concentrate on it for 10 seconds…it’s weird but go with me.  Before you move on to the next example, really concentrate on this weird image.

#2  Next imagine a “sofa”, perhaps your own “sofa” and in the center of the sofa there is bulge sticking up so high that when you try to sit on it you slide off to the side.  Can you see a “sofa” with a large “bulge” in the center?  Take 10 seconds and really picture you trying to sit on that sofa…

#3 Lastly, imagine a jewel, perhaps a diamond (a very large diamond) with a pick-axe “working” in a mine. It’s “working” very hard picking at the wall.  Can you picture a diamond working?  Silly isn’t it?  Yes it is but that’s the point.  Now let me tell you what these silly images mean and I almost guarantee that you will never forget the following information…

COUNTRIES AND THEIR CAPITALS

If someone told you that you had to remember the capitals of every country in Europe and Africa, could you do it?  Most folks would say no, but it can be done and it’s not that difficult.

How do I know? I memorized every country and it’s capital to prove to myself (a person with a fair memory at best) that this is not difficult if you use the right technique.

#1 What is the capital of the African nation of Sudan? Any idea?  It is Khartoum.

Can you still remember that image of a “SEDAN” with a “CARROT” pulled from a “TOMB”?  I bet you can. SUDAN – “Karrot Tomb”.   In fact, I dare you to forget it.  I used this silly image 19 years ago and have never forgotten that capital. See how the silly picture triggers your mind. A sedan (Sudan) with a “carrot – tomb” (Khartoum).  Quiz – what is the capital of Sudan?  You have probably locked it into your memory already…

#2 How about the capital of Bulgaria in Europe – do you know the capital?  It’s SOFIA.   Can you recall the image of a “SOFA” with a “BULGE” in it?  Of course you can.  What is the capital of Bulgaria?

#3 What was the “Jewel” doing – can you still recall your silly image?  Yep, the “Jewel” was “Working”.  In physics a “JOULE” is the measure of work or energy.  If you can see in your mind a “JEWEL” “working”, you will lock in this definition probably for life.

QUIZ TIME:
(take a few seconds to clear your mind and now prepare for this difficult quiz)

What is the capital of Sudan?
What is the capital of Bulgaria?
What is the definition of a Joule?

If you had 75 facts and concepts to memorize for a quiz tomorrow you could do rather rapidly with this technique.

NOW I KNOW WHAT YOU ARE SAYING…

This is too difficult…

I don’t have a “creative” mind…

This will take forever…

I hear this all of the time in workshops, but trust me when I tell that EVERY SINGLE person masters this technique after they practice it, even the most skeptical students.  I should know, I was once one of them.

The trick is to make abstract information stand out in the mind, and the good news is that there is not a definition, concept, phrase, foreign word that this system can’t work for.  Not one!

IN MY TUNE YOUR MEMORY PROGRAM I GO OVER EXAMPLES IN MATH, SCIENCE, FOREIGN LANGUAGE, ENGLISH, HISTORY AND MUCH MORE.

In live workshops I challenge the audience to come up with the hardest definition, fact, etc. to remember, and never once have I (or other members of the audience) been stumped.  Everything can be made unique in the mind.  Everything can be remembered by using this memory technique, but it does take a little practice (but doesn’t everything!)

Why do you think doctors use it to pass their own medical school classes?

Does it take a little work?  Sure, but isn’t it easier to do this the first time you encounter a new fact/concept/definition than to flip through your note-cards dozens of times only to remember maybe half of them? Work smart, not hard.

Your school coach,

Professor Scott

p.s. My hour long memory workshop is included as a bonus in my latest program.  No student should go through school without watching this DVD program!

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Can’t wait to hear about what has helped you, or your child the most!

Your School Coach,

Professor Scott Straub

You see, success in school often isn’t about natural-born intelligence, it’s about the systems and habits used on a consistent basis.  How do I know my systems and programs work?  Well, I struggled in school from elementary school through college, and it wasn’t until I was taught a few basic skills that my whole world turned around.  I’m not just talking about my grades, but my entire life.  I went from failing almost every class to obtaining my Masters in Education. I’ve taught children of all ages and backgrounds the very same skills that helped me to succeed.

Stay tuned, I want to talk about how to making remembering and learning  ACTIVE.

Your School Coach,
Professor Scott straub