Product Description
by Andrew K. J. Tan (Author)
The Student's Guide to Exam Success will help you maximize your grades with less studying, giving you more time to do whatever you want. Inside you will learn to: * Succeed in school with less effort while having more free time * Score higher points in any type of question * Create a winning plan for tackling an exam * Study for an exam in the most efficient and effective way * Manage your time properly during an exam * Minimize careless mistakes and boost your score As a student you cannot avoid exams, and how you perform will have a dramatic impact on your life. Your grades affect what schools you get into; how parents, teachers and peers perceive you; what scholarship and career options are open to you; how much you enjoy school; even your level of self-esteem This book will teach you how to ace your exams and excel in school.
Author Biography
Andrew K. J. Tan was born and raised in Singapore, where he spent his first twenty years, before going on scholarship to Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. A top student and member of Phi Beta Kappa (the oldest American academic honors society), he earned a Bachelor in Economics (Distinction) along with a Master in Management Science and Engineering in four years. While at Stanford he was selected to be head academic counselor of a sixty-person dorm, and supervised a team of peer advisers. He also managed over forty tutors to provide subject tutoring for the entire undergraduate community. At the age of twenty-four he became Site Director of the Stanford Asia Technology Initiative, where he helped set up the inaugural Global Entrepreneurship Conference in Singapore. Andrew has written for Teens Magazine, is the author of bestseller The Student's Guide to Life, and is currently a fund manager at a global investment firm. In his spare time he loves to read, sing and dream.
