In their busy schedules, UICers have gradually developed learning habits to meet the high academic standards. So what are the "tricks" of the Straight-A students?
Li Xinran
Fourth-year student of the Finance programme
Winner of the First Class Award of two consecutive years
Tailor the review plans of different courses
Plan and stick to it
When you have doubt, just set small goals
When reviewing courses, Li usually would go through the PowerPoints and summarise the key points. Students tend to procrastinate when the homework requires a lot of time doing research and reviewing. Li would push herself to execute the plan to complete the task. When she tries to concentrate, she puts her cell phone away.
The short-term goals are easier to achieve. After completing the small tasks at UIC, Li is grateful that she has improved and gained confidence in her studies.
Lei Zihan
Fourth-year student of the Media and Design programme
Winner of the First Class Award for three consecutive years
Winner of the Mr Fung Sun Kwan Scholarship of Excellence
Winner of the Scholarship Scheme for Internship and Social Practices
Keep pushing yourself
Explore the possibilities in your field
Prioritise the important tasks
At a new media literacy course in her second year, The teacher assigned Lei and her teammates to build a website, but it seemed like mission impossible since no one had the experience. However, they managed to conquer the difficulties at the end of the term and made their website.
Lei enjoys exploring her possibilities. She participated in a game making competition during the holiday, did a graphic design internship, and assisted her teacher to curate exhibitions. She believes that the process of trying something new helps her learn new knowledge and explore interests.
As Lei tried a lot of new things, she acquired a multi-tasking ability. She suggests prioritising the most essential tasks and finishing them with good orders. She adds that spending time with families and friends is also indispensable.
Tan Yuhang
Fourth-year student of the International Journalism programme
Winner of the First Class Award for three consecutive years
Winner of the Third Prize in the 16th Guangdong university students' extracurricular academic scientific and technological project competition
Motivate yourself with expectations
Set your deadline one day earlier
Go to classes with questions
At the beginning of every semester, Tan would go through the syllabus to overview what he will learn in the following months. He then could come up with a general schedule for his whole semester study. By doing so, he could motivate himself with a clear picture of the progress he has made.
Tan always finishes all the tasks one or two days before the deadline, which gives him some time to examine the tasks.
When previewing the course, Tan always lists the questions to be more concentrated and engaged in class. In addition, he enjoys interacting with the teachers after class, as it often brings him new ideas.
Mu Weiyu
Fourth-year student of the Finance Mathematics programme
Winner of the First Class Award for three consecutive years
Winner of Mr Fung Sun Kwan Scholarship of Excellence
Winner of the Scholarship Scheme for Internship and Social Practices
Preview the knowledge before classes
Take the initiative to learn
Manage your time wisely
Before each class, Mu tries to understand 70% of the class content and marks the part she doesn't understand. After each class, she would also spend time making a summary to have a more transparent structure.
Mu arrange her time ahead no matter for homework or exams. She always follows the plans strictly. She seizes every fragment of time to study when it's approaching the deadline. In her opinion, this is her way to improve efficiency.
From MPRO
Reporter: Li Ruifeng
Editors: Deen He, Covee Wang
