KIENTRAN'S

HANDBOOK
for A and A+
at University
"I will train you to be
an A student"
Dirty tips - Tricks - A cool mindset

NomoreB,please!

Cho bn,
Nu bn c c nhng chng di y th bn l mt ngi rt
may mn. May mn v nhng phng php di s gip bn t
GPA 4.0 mt cch thc t nht v d nht. Bn c bit th ng
u t hin nay nht khng phi l vng, khng phi du m, khng
phi ngoi t, khng phi tri phiu hay c phiu. M l thng tin.
Ngi nm c thng tin c th vt xa nhng c nhn khng c
thng tin. y l s khc bit gia ngi tin s v ngi hin i.
Hay n gin bn BY GI v bn ca 5 nm trc. Tt c l nh
thng tin. Cun sch s l mt s u t cho bn RT nhiu return.
N c vit ra t kinh nghim v m hi nc mt cng nh hng
lot cc th nghim ca mnh lm cho bng im ca bn xp
hng A v A+.
C th bn bit n nhiu phng php hc c gii thiu trn
Internet hay qua sch bo. Nhng chng c v khng hiu qu cho
lm, v nu chng hiu qu c l bn c GPA 4.0 m khng
cn dng n cun sch ny. Thng thng nhng th thut nh
vy c vit bi nhng ngi CHA c 4.0. Hoc nu c chia
s bi nhng ngi 4.0 th cng rt chung chung theo kiu, hy kin
tr chu kh hc hnh vt v c am m, vn vn. H khng c nhiu
thi gian chia s CHNH XC h lm nhng g n cho bn v
tt nhin s chung chung s khng gip bn t c s im
mong mun.
Cun sch ny c vit bi mnh, Kien Tran, mt ngi c GPA
4.0 v sn sng chia s vi BN mt cch bi bn. Mnh s chia s
ton b nhng th thut t n gin nht cho n phc tp nht
vi bn m chnh mnh ang dng bn c th p dng tng t.
Bn s sung sng v t nay bn s ko phi hc theo cch c. Bn
s p dng theo cch ca Kien Tran trong sut qung thi gian hc
H hay Master ca bn hoc bt k th g lin quan n vic hc.
Mnh l ngi khng thch th hin nhng nhng cch hc di
KHIN mnh lm cc bi test trng nhanh nht v t s im
cao nht mt cch d dng hn nhiu nhng ngi bn ca mnh.
Mi ngi trng thng ngh mnh l genius nhng thc ra
khng phi. H ch khng bit nhng b mt mnh ang p dng.
Mnh c gng chia s cho h nhng khng c y v chi
tit nh khi vit cun sch ny. So... Enjoy!

Kien Tran Handbook

proudlypresents

Spring2016

Table of Contents
Chapter 1:
Chapter 2:
Chapter 3:
Chapter 4:
Chapter 5:
Chapter 6:
Chapter 7:
Chapter 8:
Chapter 9:
Chapter 10:
Chapter 11:

Belief in Work

Training #1:
Training #2:
Training #3:
Training #4:
Training #5:
Training #6:
Training #7:
Training #8:

Note-taking Skills

10-min, 15-min
Murphy's Law
Don't Pace School
Don't Ask Stupid Questions
Excuses and Complains
Don't Jog Leisurely
Do Exercises
Nerd! A is Not Important
You Are an A Student
Summary

Paper Management
File Management
Abbreviation Skills
Desk Organization
Documents Hunting
BrainScape App
Isolate

Training #9:
Training #10:
Training #11:
Training #12:

Reading Skills

Trick #1:
Trick #2:
Trick #3:
Trick #4:
Trick #5:
Trick #6:
Trick #7:
Trick #8:

"To..."

Essay Writing
Psychology of Professors
Gantt Chart & Calendar

Mistake Collection
Type
Time Stretching
Say It Out Loud
Facebook, Ughhh!
Simplified
Formulas

Chapter

Zintroduction
ERO
Cho cc bn thn mn, y l cun sch dnh cho bn nu
bn ang l hc sinh sinh vin, khng hi lng vi im B
hoc B+ trng. (Dng t 'khng hi lng' vn l hi nh.
Phi l "khng chp nhn" c.) Bn c bit c A hay
A+ cng l c mt ngh thut? V c mt s khc nhau r rt
gia mt sinh vin B vi mt sinh vin A? S d mnh ni vy l
v mnh tng lm c sinh vin B v ln sinh vin A nn
phn no mnh hiu c tm l ca 2 nhn vt ny. Sinh
vin B v A khc nhau rt nhiu iu. V cun sch ny s ni
ln s khc bit .
Hin nay c qu nhiu phng php hc, c bit hc trn
trng H. Nhng hu ht chng KO hiu qu. Th nht,
chng qu nhiu, nhiu n mc bn khng bit ci no hiu
qu ci no khng. Th 2, chng sinh ra ch cho c, cn p
dng c hay khng l tu duyn bn. Cun sch ny CH
gii thiu n bn nhng th P DNG C v P DNG
HIU QU. Mnh v bn ch quan tm n kt qu. Chng ta
ch quan tm n kt qu cui cng.

Chapter

ZERO
Nh thng l, cun sch s c nhng phn ty no v phn
phng php. phn ty no mnh s tp trung vo tm l
v attitude ca mt sinh vin A+. y l phn cc k quan
trng v d phng php c hay n my nhng Attitude
khng ng th cng KO c gi tr g. Mnh nhn mnh phn
ny. Sau khi c xong phn ty no. Tt nhin, bn s suy
ngh hon ton khc lc cha c. Mi th s clear tr li.
Bn s li c ng lc ging nh lc c cun Kien Tran's
IELTS Handbook. Nhng ci ny ph hp vi cng vic hc
hnh ca bn trng H hn. D bn hc VN hay nc
ngoi, ting Anh hay ting Vit, hay bt k chuyn ngnh ca
bn l g, bn c l u cn nhng ci attitude m mnh sp
gii thiu cc chng tip theo.
Phn phng php, mnh s gii thiu tt c cc chin thut
v th thut bn c th P DNG ngay lp tc vo qu
trnh hc trng H. Cc phng php ca mnh LUN
LUN n gin m d p dng (v mnh cng li m li
mun A). Ni cch khc, mnh s cho cc bn bit CHNH XC
cch mnh p dng c A hoc A+ trng H. Mnh bit
thi gian ca cc bn rt qu gi. Chnh v th, No bullshit.
ONLY things that work will be introduced. Ch cn bn follow
v p dng t u n cui cun sch ny, bn s Succeed.
Bn s hiu v bit mnh phi lm g. Mnh s lun bn cnh
bn. Are you ready?

PART 1:
ATTITUDE

Chapter 1
BELIEF IN
WORK

Mnh dnh c 1 chapter ch ni v vn ny. Belief in

work. S khc bit u tin gia 1 SV A v B l NIM TIN vo
cng sc v thi gian b ra.
C th bn khng iu ny nhng WORK COUNTS. Ngha
l thi gian v cng sc bn b ra CHC CHN s c ch.
Ngha l 5 pht bn b ra n li bi v trng c kh nng
a bn t B->B+ hoc t B+->A. Tng t vi 1 ting, 2 ting
ngi trn bn hc. Nu bn b cng sc ra, im bn s cao
hn.
Nghe th c v rt r rng nhng bn c bit khng, trong su
thm chng ta thng KHNG tin vo ci iu r rng ny.
Chng ta thng ngh cht th cht ri. Ngi thm 1 ting
na cng khng c tc dng. Hoc chng ta thng ngh nu
gii th gii ri, b thm cng sc cng khng c tc dng
g. Ni cch khc, bn s c cm gic nh mi th c
nh ot sn v kh nng ca bn trong mt thi im no
l c nh. Khng th thay i.

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Chnh nim tin subconsciously a ta n nhng biu
hin sau:
- Khng b thi gian ra n bi trc khi thi.
- Khng b thi gian ra lm bi tp
- Khng b thi gian ra n bi khi ang trn xe but
- Khng b thi gian ra n bi khi c thi gian cht
V nh mnh gii thch trn, tuy tin vo WORK (belief in
work) l mt iu hin nhin nhng trong su thm chng ta
KO tin vo iu ny. Ti sao bn li KO n bi trc khi thi? V
bn TIN rng ch cn 10 pht v 10 pht ny s KO th thay
i s im. Ti sao bn li khng n bi khi ang trn xe
bus? V bn ngh 15 pht trn xe bus khng th to ra s khc
bit.
Bn c bit s khc bit gia mt sinh vin B v A ch n
gin l 10 pht n li bi trc khi thi v 15 pht trn xe bus
mi ngy?
Trong chng u tin ny mnh mun bn nu cha tin th
hy tin v nu tin ri th hy tin nhiu hn s tht ny
WORK = IM
MORE WORK = MORE IM
A LITTLE MORE WORK = A LITTLE MORE IM
Tuy nhin c bn li hi mnh, ti sao c nhng mn b rt
nhiu thi gian ra m im khng khc bit?

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Mnh xin gii thch nh sau:
Tuy WORK v IM l 2 bin t l thun nhng n li bin
thin khc nhau trong mt s trng hp.
Nu bn gp mt mn cc k kh cha gp bao gi th trong
khong thi gian NGN HN, WORK tng nhanh nhng IM
s tng chm hn (t ra cn tng). Nhng trong DI HN, khi
bn nm c c bn v h thng th mi th khc tr
nn easy, WORK v IM s tng u nhau.

Ngnhn:Khichac
hthng,cmgictc,
hinobtlc,khng
hiugc.

Dihn:Khihiura
vn,ralth.Oh,ok
hiuri,cuicnghiu

Vy, nu gp mn d, WORK v im ca bn s c xu hng

tng u n, tc l bn b thi gian v cng sc ra th im
ca bn s tng U. Cn nu bn gp mn kh, im ca
bn s tng chm trong ngn hn (Nhng c tng) v tng
u trong di hn khi bn tri qua ci AHA moment.

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Tt c nhng iu trn mnh nu trn ch c mc ch duy
nht l lt suy ngh c hu trong no chng ta. Hy nh
nu bn li th l do chnh suy ngh ny gy ra. Nim tin ca
bn vo work cng mnh th bn s cng chm ch. Mnh tin
xung quanh bn cng c rt nhiu c nhn hc chm, im
khc bit chnh l y. H chm khng HN l do h tt, h
chm n gin v NIM TIN v WORK ca h ln hn bn m
thi.
D cho mn kh hay d, bn hy nh. WORK v IM lun
lun TNG. Vi mn kh, hy c gng WORK HARDER cho
bn n c ci AHA moment kia. Bn s pht.
TM TT:
1. WORK v IM tng cng chiu. Lun tng
2. Li hay chm khng phi l tnh cch, m n l nim tin
vo WORK ln hay b.
3. Nu gp mn d, WORK v IM s tng u
4. Nu gp mn kh, im s tng chm hn trong khong
thi gian u do no bn cn cha nh hnh, n mt im
nht nh, bn s breakout (AHA moment) v im ca bn
s tng nhanh hn.

Q1: What is the ONLY thing you can do

if you wish to raise your grade?
A. PRAY & HOPE

B. WORK