#15 Watch The Olympics

#14 Share

In a teacher-student relationship, it is important to maintain a give and take system. That way, everyone learns from each other and everyone prospers. This sharing system also applies to things like staples, paper, laptops, textbooks and sometimes footwear.

#13 Be A Storyteller

The world is full of great leaders, and most share a common trait: Oration.

On your own time, develop your oral skills as best as possible. When an opportunity arises in school in which you can make a statement TAKE IT! Seize the moment to flaunt your verbal prowess! Make sure that everyone in the room knows that you're talking, if someone tries to interrupt you, a cold stare or thrown object should subdue them. Under no circumstances should you stop talking!

Also, the more you talk, the more important you seem. It means you've got a lot to say and are informed. At times you have may have to push the limits of your knowledge of the topic or stretch the portions you know well, but that's OK. Repetition ensures your audience understands your point.

Volume is also a crucial aspect of good oratory skills. When you feel the need to express your opinion, make you sure do so at a suitably loud volume - you wouldn't want anyone to miss what you're saying.

Finally, be sure to discuss a wide range of subjects. Anything political, religious, cultural, topical, etc, that comes up should be followed up by what you know of the subject. Though some may try to dissuade you from your opinion, they're probably wrong. Statistically, how many people could be right anyway?

#12 Control Your Money

As you may have noticed, your school's administration is pretty busy. Do them a favour and ease their workload by paying your tuition well after the due date. That way your student loan makes you feel richer for longer and the finance office will have less work! It's not like you school needs the money.

#11 Stop Sleeping

Alcohol and recreational drugs are expensive. Similar results, if not more effective, can be attained simply by ascertaining no more than four hours sleep per night.

Or day...

Whichever it is....

#10 Laugh At Everything

Ask anyone what they seek in a mate and they will almost instantly say 'a sense of humour'. Not only is laughter one of the unique traits of humanity, it is also one that is most highly valued. Demonstrate to your teacher and peers how funny you are, and how much you appreciate humour, by laughing at as many things as possible.

Many situations may occur in which a classmate or professor, is looking to lighten the mood a bit with a joke. Do them a favour and respond to their (potentially) witty comment with a full-hearted guffaw. Frequently, however, people (often profs) will say or do things which are extremely comical but don't muster much of a response. Be sure to show how astute you are in the ways of comedy by laughing at everything which seems remotely comical to you. Awkward farts, Freudian slips, mispronounced names, and stutters or speech impairments are all worth a hearty snicker.

#9 Hit On Every Teacher

Nothing grabs a teacher's attention like a low cut school sweater or a tight pair of jeans. Be sure to catch the eye of every teacher you have, lest the one you most need the grades from gets lazy. If they are all aware of their need to compete for your, your grades will get as high as their pensions.

For boys, be a gentleman. A female prof, regardless of age, background, etc, will always appreciate you complimenting her looks, holding doors and noticeably checking out her assets.

For girls, flirt like it was your job. Those dusty, vested and bearded professors are just as dry and uninteresting as they seem. Try to find a way to spice up the teacher-student relationship a bit and keep them wanting more.

By establishing a relationship of this nature with your teacher (where you have them drooling each time you pick up a book) not only will they know you on a first name basis and ensure a high participation mark, you'll also be able to get away with almost any academic mishap!

#8 Answer Every Question

Knowing the answer is secondary. Ask any philosopher if life has more questions than answers and they will always tell you there are, by far, more questions. Now, we all know that you can't have 'too much of a good thing', right? So logically, if there are more questions than answers, questions must be good. Therefore, questions are more important than answers. Every time a teacher asks a question, your hand should be in the air.

Regardless of what the question is, you should supply an answer to the best of your knowledge: what 2+2 is, who had the stapler last, 'did anyone do the readings', etc. Be sure to also answer any questions directed at others, not just open ones. All this response on your part shows that you are knowledgeable, engaged, and responsible. Put the response back in responsible!

#7 Never Do Things When You Say You Will

Image is everything, and you need to maintain it. Do so by keeping those you associate with constantly on their toes by never doing things when you say you will. Arrive late (or maybe early), practice Christmas in June, hand in assignments when best suits you, update things at random,etc. Not only does this demonstrate how adaptive and cunning you are, it will cause your friends and family to respect you more and acknowledge your independence and importance.

You may notice a decline in the number of events you are invited to, but this is just because the public is becoming more aware of how important you are and don't want to waste your time. Likewise, if you discover a drop in grades from handing work in late, it is likely not due to a time restriction and is probably the instructor acknowledging your skill and challenging you with by creating some 'academic room'.

#6 Stay Current

Keep on top of current affairs, particularly media. Watch the news, read about pop-culture ups and downs, but most importantly, keep tabs on contemporary TV series. House, Lost, Mad Men, 30 Rock, The Office, Grey’s Anatomy. You need to know characters, producers, air times and how many times SNL has parodied each. Be sure to follow all the big ones (lest you miss anything important), but if you’re feeling unproductive try catching up on TV shows that used to be popular. What good is a liberal arts degree without context, right?