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How to Get a First: A Guide to Academic Success (Routledge Study Guides)
 
 

How to Get a First: A Guide to Academic Success (Routledge Study Guides) [Kindle Edition]

Thomas Dixon
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'[How to Get a First] is the title of an excellent guide by Thomas Dixon ... it is a compilation of what he wishes he had known before he went to university.' - The Daily Telegraph

'This is not some sort of get rich (top grades) quick scheme but a collection of good advice.' - Physical Sciences Educational Reviews

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In an accessible, and entertaining style, this concise, no-nonsense guidebook gives prospective and current students advice for achieving success in academic life. Includes subjects such as making the transition from high school to college; making use of lectures and seminars; using libraries and the internet; note-taking, essays, seminars, and presentations; common mistakes to avoid; writing with clarity and style; and how to take exams.


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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 542 KB
  • Print Length: 182 pages
  • Page Numbers Source ISBN: 0415317339
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis (20 Mar 2007)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B000OT86OO
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  • Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #136,427 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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42 of 44 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
With interest in becoming a clinical psychologist I need to achieve a First, or at least a 2:1. The total mark for my essays last year was 2:2, so I decided to make an effort and bought Thomas Dixon's book hoping it could help me. Today, I got my first essay back for this year and it was marked... FIRST!! I consider myself an average student, but as Dixon emphasizes in his book: you don't need to be a genious to achieve a First! It is definitely a book worth buying, it explains very well and simple in details how you should structure your essay, what to include and not to include, and simply just clarifies what a First-class essay contains and HOW to write it!! It is an essential buy...
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
By Sam
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I know without this amazing book I would have never have got a first. I was always geting 2:1's until I read this book and carefully followed its advise, and from then on I always got firsts! Thank you Thomas Dixon!
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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Focusing mainly on arts & humanities subjects Patrick Dixon, an experienced university teacher, shows students how to write eye-catching essays to please tutors and maximise grades.

Although it also offers some 'standard' study-skills tips, what makes Dixon's book stand out is its entertaining style and its tips on how to write first-class standard essays. Using interesting examples he shows what markers are looking for, and offers different ways to help your essay stand out from the pile. It's sometimes a bit of a game, as the author points out, but if you know the rules you can focus your efforts and separate your work from other bright students who aren't quite as savvy. I found the section on how to open essays particularly helpful and entertaining, but the book had good tips throughout.

'How to get a First', as the title suggests, is perhaps most helpful for bright (but not brilliant!) students want to sharpen-up and turn that 2.1 or 2.2 into a first. I'm still awaiting my final grade at the time of writing, but I've received numerous firsts in my essays over the course which I certainly wouldn't have without this book - so has been a very good investment. All the very best for your own studies!
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