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“Can I get a 4.0 GPA and also a girlfriend at the same time?” This is a question that most of us as a student will ask. Most of the time, we meet a smart student in our class, but he or she does not have a girlfriend or a boyfriend since what he/ she does is mostly just studying; this kind of person may lack social intelligence as he or she does not socialize much with others. However, occasionally we meet a student with 4.0 GPA who is currently dating; now, this is very special and we want to know “What’s the secret to this student success?”

I had a chance to interview 5 of my friends, whom I consider geniuses from universities like UCLA, Harvard, Columbia and UC Berkeley, about the secret to their success in maintaining a 4.0 GPA and in maintaining a romantic dating relationship. Below is the summary of their secrets:

1) Time management is crucial - you need to schedule when to study and also when to spend time with your boyfriend or girlfriend, for example: maybe you study and finish all your homework during weekdays and spend the weekend with your boyfriend or girlfriend.

2) Focus, Don’t wander around when studying! - with all the hype of social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace, some students may get distracted and lose concentration when studying and  update their social network account simultaneously. You need to know when to seriously concentrate studying and when to take a break. It is perfectly okay to login to your social network account after you finish studying.

3) Study Efficiently - It sounds like a common sense, but many student missed this point. You should read all of the lecture and reading materials first, before you attempting to do your assignments. If you get stuck, seek help from your teacher, professors or classmates. This will save a lot of your time.

4) Communicate Often everyday - It is important to communicate to your boyfriend or girlfriend often everyday. Brief communication via text message, twitter, phone call, or other media can signal that you care about your partner. Notice that often does not meat excessive; excessive contact may distract your study and also bother your partner as well.

5) Have Faith and Trust your partner - this maybe difficult in the early stage of dating relationship; however, it is extremely important that you trust your partner. Jealousy can creates conflicts. Resolving conflicts can consume a lot of your time and thus affecting your performance at school as well. Point number 4 above “Communicate often” can help to build trust and faith in your dating relationship.

I have shared with you all of my friend’s tactics. Hopefully this article will motivate and answer some of your questions and doubts about getting good grades and maintaining a dating relationship simultaneously.

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How can an average student ever get a perfect 4.0 G.P.A? How can I earn good grades for all of my classes? Well the good news is that it is possible for an average student to earn good grades and thus also earn the perfect 4.0 G.P.A that every student is dreaming about. Today with hard economic times and lots of unemployed people, graduating from schools/ universities with an average G.P.A is not enough to get you an entry level job. When you’re graduating nowadays, you may be competing with 100,000 applicants (undergraduate, graduate students, and experienced unemployed professionals) nationwide for a single job opening. So the questions will be “How am I going to differentiate myself among the crowd to get hired?” I would say that work experience is no longer enough, since there are many of unemployed experienced job applicants are hunting for jobs. Graduating from a reputable universities may give you an edge, but a 4.0 G.P.A certainly distinguish your resume among the crowd especially if combined with some related work experience and related academic background.

To get a 4.0 G.P.A you don’t need to be a genius. In fact, all you need are hard-work and persistence. The difference between a genius/ smart students and an average student is that it may takes shorter amount of study time for a smart student to get an A, whereas it may take a longer study time for an average student to get an A. What matters is that you get an A and thus that 4.0 G.P.A at the end of the quarter or semester. Of course you need to make tradeoffs if you’re an average student wanting to get a 4.0 G.P.A; tradeoffs such as: studying hard over the weekend instead of partying, listen to class lectures attentively, be actively participate in class discussion, read textbook/ class materials ahead of the schedule, and so on. A 4.0 student has a clear objective (e.g. get an A) and always relentlessly work hard to earn his/her objective by the end of the term.

Don’t trust people that say you can’t get a 4.0 G.P.A! They’re just telling you a lie. Anyone can get a 4.0 G.P.A and there is no secret formula in getting that perfect grades. The key elements, as we all know, are HARD WORK and PERSISTENCE. Recently I conduct interviews with many top executives enrolled in the Executive MBA programs at my school. Almost all of these executives agree on one point, “A student with a 4.0 G.P.A shows courage, hard-work ethics and intelligence; these attributes are what we’re essentially looking for when hiring new employees.”

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