Show Up, Study, & Serve, College Success Guaranteed

By Malcolm Gauld, President of Hyde Schools

Malcolm Gauld, President of Hyde Schools

INTRODUCTION
This is a “do” book. It is not a “don’t” book.

This book focuses on three simple things you need to “do” after you enroll in college. It pretty much omits the “don’ts,” the negative actions you should avoid.

I take this approach for two reasons:

First, by now you have already gotten an earful of “don’ts” from a whole list of people who care about you: parents, grandparents, siblings, friends, uncles, aunts, cousins, teachers, coaches, counselors, therapists, etc. I don’t need to steal their fire.

Second, I remember how much I listened to that stuff when I was headed off to college…not much.

This book reveals three nuggets:

1. Rule #1: Go to Class, (i.e., Show Up), which Gauld says is “the most critical” advice.
2. Rule #2: 3 X 5 = 15. Study 3 Hours X 5 days per week. This tip is based on perception—transitioning to a mindset of seeing study as a time commitment as opposed to assignment completion. The chapter explains how.
3. Rule #3: Serve Somebody. Although this rule is counter-intuitive, “too much idle time often leads to the devil’s playground.”

Excerpt from Rule #1: Go To Class:

Professorial Priorities
Here’s one difference between your high school teachers and your professors: Your high school teachers care about you first and the subjects they teach second. Most people choose to teach high school because they really like kids. Even those who are passionate about the subjects they teach tend to set their priorities with kids first, subject second.

To be on the safe side, assume that your college professors will value these priorities in reverse. That is, they will care about their subject first and you second. This is not to say that they are not committed to you and it’s not a criticism of professors so much as a reminder that you are now an adult and your college instructors will expect you to function as such. They are pursuing their subjects with a deep passion, and they will expect you to do the same. Hopefully, some of your professors will become lifelong mentors, maybe even future ushers or bridesmaids in your wedding. (Relax, I won’t mention marriage again.) However, you may well encounter some who even regard you as an inconvenience. (To tell you the truth, I hope you do because the experience will provide a meaningful and instructive educational opportunity.)

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