{"product_id":"2940012010803","title":"The 'A' Mindset: Why professors assign A\u0026#x2019;s and how you can influence them!","description":"Bakari Akil II, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and who also blogs for Psychology Today writes:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is not designed to insult your intelligence by providing you rudimentary advice on note-taking, making sure you get enough sleep or telling you to purchase a highlighter. It is about the intangibles and what goes on behind the curtain. Professors are people too and they can be influenced by what students do outside of what they write in a paper or fill in on an exam. \u003cbr\u003eSometimes hard work and sacrifice is not enough to earn that grade you seek and you need that extra push that can only come from the one assigning grades. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will teach you the mindset required to achieve ‘A’ grades as well as how to manipulate the many variables involved. As a professor, I deal with all types of students and the difference between college and university students who earn A’s and everyone else is considerable. I have watched ‘A’ students ply their trade and as a student I have plied them myself. This book will provide you with the additional tools you need to help you earn the A’s you desire and it addresses topics such as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhy is classroom seating like playing a game of chess?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow missing the first day of class can set off a negative chain of events.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow greeting a professor at key times can influence your GPA.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat are the fastest ways to get a professor to give you a ringing endorsement (an A in the class).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow attendance (and how you handle it) influences the professor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEasy things students never do but if they did could bump their grades from a C to a B or B to an A?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eand much more.","brand":"Academic Group Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47183933341936,"sku":"2940012010803","price":3.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012010803_p0.jpg?v=1763551785","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012010803","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}