Stop Flunking Out of College?

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I consider myself a career college student, even though I had a career in international transportation and customs brokerage for 15 years. During my many years of working on a bachelors degree I learned a lot that I now use to help college students improve their grades. One thing I tell them is very simple, "Read the Syllabus." The syllabus has the most valuable information that you need to do well in the class, next to your textbook. I know this sounds like a given, but you will be surprised to know how many students still don't take the time to read the syllabus thoroughly. Another thing is to make sure you attend class. Attending class is winning half the battle because the professor will consider you a serious student. The third thing to do is make sure you purchase and READ the book. Many students don't purchase or borrow a book, but more students purchase the book and don't read it. Not having a book lowers your grade potential substantially because more than likely your test scores will be lower and your abililty to participate in class discussions suffers. If a student were to implement these simple things, it would improve their grade substantially and decrease the number of students flunking college level subjects.