Cynthia Clumeck Muchnick - Straight-A study skills: more than 200 essential strategies to ace your exams, boost your grades, and achieve lasting academic success

Im so proud that Cindy, a former intern of mine, and her son, Justin, are helping young people reach their academic and personal potential.

U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer

The Muchnicks book is a thoughtful and thorough guide to ways in which student behavior can be changed for the better. I have no doubt that any student who takes their recommendations seriously will learn better, be a more successful student, and productively apply these lessons to all of lifes work.

Ted ONeill, Former Dean of Admissions and Current Lecturer
in Humanities in the College of the University of Chicago

I loved getting a chance to go through [this] book. It is truly chock full of great advice for students at every level who want to get the most out of school, and who want to prepare well for the next step in their education. It provides a valuable service to students, parents, and teachers by encouraging students to take responsibility for their learning. I really like that; it puts responsibility where it belongs with the student and how he or she approaches learning on a very practical level. Theres a lot here too much probably for any one student or family to fully absorb. There are hundreds of pieces of good advice, and I expect parents and children will end up highlighting a dozen or so that they want to focus on. Taking even some of this advice to heart, and acting on it, will help any student get more out of school. This could well be one of those books parents and students return to over and over again, to be reminded of the many ways to approach their schooling well.

Christoph Guttentag, Dean of Undergraduate Admissions at Duke University

This book is essential reading for students who want practical advice and a strategic plan for achieving success in the classroom and beyond. Whether you are in middle school, high school, or college, Straight-A Study Skills provides insights and strategies that will help you to become the best student you can be.

Jody Maxmin, Associate Professor of Art History
and Classics at Stanford University

Straight-A Study Skills provides clear, concise, and powerful tips for student success both inside and outside the classroom.

Bill Coplin, Professor of Public Affairs, Maxwell School,
Syracuse University (www.bill.coplin.org)

The life of a student in our increasingly technological and global world is growing
more complex with every passing year. Written by the mother-and-son team of Cynthia and Justin Muchnick, one of our Phillips Academy students, this book is a helpful how-to guide for young people and their parents wishing to cut through the clutter. The Muchnicks offer hundreds of specific tips and general good sense, which should prove useful to a generation of learners seeking to make the most of their education.

John Palfrey, Head of School, Phillips Academy