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Doku · 08-06-2008, 12:35 PM

I'm an old school kinda guy. I would recommend any of the books by Harry Lorayne. This guy is MUCH more impressive than Santos, and has been doing this for... well, a long time.
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Here's something to know about College vs. high school. You are better off increasing reading speed than memory. (And I mean reading with comprehension, not the speed reading, photoreading, or other flavor of the month) In high school, you are told to read the next 5 pages for the next class. In college, you are told to read the next 5 chapters, and write a paper that answers question X for the next class. You also need to learn to type faster. In high-school, you MIGHT get a 500 word essay. In college, you MIGHT get a 30 page report. (although they generally make assignments around 5-10 pages for most essay type things) Even lab reports for chem/physics/... are usually 10+ pages.

The other thing about memory in college is this: In high school, you are expected to regurgitate facts. And while that happens in college as well, it is also often the case that they will ask you to answer a question with 1-2 paragraphs instead. And that question will require that you comprehend the material, not just memorize it.

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Doku Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Central MD Posts: 385	I'm an old school kinda guy. I would recommend any of the books by Harry Lorayne. This guy is MUCH more impressive than Santos, and has been doing this for... well, a long time. Harry Lorayne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Here's something to know about College vs. high school. You are better off increasing reading speed than memory. (And I mean reading with comprehension, not the speed reading, photoreading, or other flavor of the month) In high school, you are told to read the next 5 pages for the next class. In college, you are told to read the next 5 chapters, and write a paper that answers question X for the next class. You also need to learn to type faster. In high-school, you MIGHT get a 500 word essay. In college, you MIGHT get a 30 page report. (although they generally make assignments around 5-10 pages for most essay type things) Even lab reports for chem/physics/... are usually 10+ pages. The other thing about memory in college is this: In high school, you are expected to regurgitate facts. And while that happens in college as well, it is also often the case that they will ask you to answer a question with 1-2 paragraphs instead. And that question will require that you comprehend the material, not just memorize it.