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Exhibit 2-2: Handout for "How to Make Better Grades" Talk
Joseph McRae Mellichamp
Dr. Joseph McRae Mellichamp is Emeritus Professor of Management Science in the Manderson Graduate School of Business at the University of Alabama and National Faculty Representative for Christian Leadership Ministries. For 25 years, Dr. Mellichamp combined successful academic pursuits with effective Christian ministry activities.
Introduction
- Why better grades?
- Why Mellichamp?
Six Easy Principles
- Set a specific GPA goal for college
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Aim at nothing and you'll hit it every time
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Monitor progress
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Take appropriate corrective action
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Revise your goal downward only as a last resort
- Treat college like an 8 to 5 job
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Two philosophies
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Two suggestions
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Get up and get going
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Make every minute count
- Attend class
- Keep up
- Relate to your professors
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Treat them like humans
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Figure them out
- Become a Well Rounded Square

Conclusion
- Do the principles work?
- What about the fun?
© Copyright 1997, Joseph McRae Mellichamp
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Updated: 2 June 2004
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