Oh ... I am really worried about the exam . I have no idea what will be on it .
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user
Why ? Just read your notes.You can see what the professor stressed in the lectures.Probably the exam will ask about things he stressed .
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assistant
Yes , but my notes are all nonsense . I can't figure out what is important .
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user
Let me see them.Are these all the notes you have ?
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assistant
Yes .
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user
But Laurie , how can you do well in school if you don't take more notes ?
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assistant
What do you mean ? You think I don't write enough .
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user
I'm sure you don't write enough.Look at this . Here you wrote , Russian Revolution . 1917 . Bolsheviks . Real revolution , or coup ? And that's all ? I remember he lectured for a half hour about that question.And you didn't write any of it !
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assistant
I know , but I listened .
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user
Yes , but did you remember ? You need good notes to help you remember .
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assistant
I suppose you're right . But what can I do ? I don't know what to write down .
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user
There are different things you can do.For one , the university offers a special free course on note-taking.You should go to the course . Also , I am pretty good at taking notes . I can help you on this exam . I will photocopy all my notes , and you can compare them to your notes.Then maybe you will see what kinds of things to write down .
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assistant
That would really help me , Sue . I appreciate it . All this makes me feel like an idiot .
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user
Don't feel that way . I know you are very smart.Note - taking is a special skill . All students need to learn it.Some people are very smart , but they just haven't learned how to take notes yet . I'm lucky because I had a good English teacher in high school.She taught me how to take good notes . It's not hard .
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