Wow, now don't I feel like a loser. When I was in undergrad, I would read the syllabus with a fine tooth comb. When I was lucky enough to have the syllabus ahead of the first class, I always read the first two weeks of material ahead of time. I wasn't trying to win any contests, I just knew I could have easily become undisciplined and if I didn't put in work at the beginning of the term, I would be faced with a large mountain of work to do and I would give up. It ended up making me a better student and I was able to get a research assistantship from one of my profs; I ended up earning a Master's degree with no debt and a nice stipend to help pay the bills.
Wow, now don't I feel like a loser. When I was in undergrad, I would read the syllabus with a fine tooth comb. When I was lucky enough to have the syllabus ahead of the first class, I always read the first two weeks of material ahead of time. I wasn't trying to win any contests, I just knew I could have easily become undisciplined and if I didn't put in work at the beginning of the term, I would be faced with a large mountain of work to do and I would give up. It ended up making me a better student and I was able to get a research assistantship from one of my profs; I ended up earning a Master's degree with no debt and a nice stipend to help pay the bills.