Max Grades, Min Effort: The Program Every Stressed-Out Student Athlete Needs

Oct. 30, 2013 - PRLog -- Although the practice isn't as common as it is in the United States, quite a few Canadian university students are partially funded by athletic scholarships. While it may be challenging to obtain an athletic scholarship in the first place, sometimes the major challenge for student athletes is managing their academic and athletic schedules once they begin their post-secondary studies. Student athletes who had no trouble balancing homework with training in high school may suddenly find themselves having difficulty keeping on top of their coursework. First of all, university assignments are generally more challenging than high school assignments, and students are expected to work more independently. Secondly, many student athletes are living away from home for the first time. Once having to take care of one's own chores, plus potential dealings with roommates and landlords are thrown into the mix, it becomes even more difficult to juggle tasks with a busy schedule. However, student athletes who do overcome the struggle to be successful both academically and athletically will find their university lives extremely rewarding. "Max Grades Min Effort" can help them through that struggle.

Jacky Truong developed the "Max Grades Min Effort" system after having difficulties at the beginning of his academic career, but being able to turn things around with the help of the study strategies he presents within the program. He ended up graduating within the top 5 per cent of his civil engineering class at Australia’s Griffith University, and he wants all students to feel the same satisfaction he did when he walked across the stage to grab his diploma. Although he was never a student athlete, his advice can be effectively applied to the lifestyle of any student who wants to work more efficiently, wasting less time studying in order to have more time for other pursuits (such as athletics). Throughout the program's five e-book modules, which each deal with a specific issue related to studying, Truong compares studying effectively in order to reach one's academic goals to piloting one's own plane. However, student athletes will easily be able to create similar comparisons using examples from their own sport; for example, taking control of the destiny of one's own game. In addition to the e-book modules, the system also includes a 14-day Action Plan, which will help each student navigate the first two weeks of the program, plus Gantt Chart Time Management software, which Truong created so that students will easily be able to put some of their newly learned time management skills into practice.

The main problem student athletes experience is feeling as if they don't have enough time to attend all of their training sessions, while still going to all of their classes and completing all of their assignments. "Max Grades Min Effort" will allow students to realize that they do have the time that they need. Within one module, "The Time-Management Secret," Truong has included a chart which allows students to enter the time they spend at all their classes and non-academic activities, and then see how much time they have left over for studying. This module also offers numerous other useful tips related to time management. If students want to literally free up more time, another module, "The Secrets of Speed Studying," teaches students how to read textbooks quickly while still understanding their content, and how to take easily understandable notes so that they don't have to spend precious minutes trying to decode what they wrote later.

Effective studying is part of being a successful student, but goal-setting is another. In order to stay motivated to continue studying effectively, students must set some specific goals. Student athletes will be able to understand this idea, since they either work toward previously set goals or set new goals each time they partake in their sport. Truong will show them exactly how this process can be applied to academics. Student athletes will also be able to relate to the neuro-linguistic programming and visualization strategies Truong presents in order to assist students with confidence-building, since these are techniques used within the athletic world as well. Furthermore, they will find that the ideal pre-exam preparation routine Truong proposes is not that different than the routine they go through the night before a major athletic competition or game.

Some student athletes end up quitting their sports because they are unable to continue while managing their academic schedules (some athletic scholarships actually require a certain level of academic achievement). However, this can be a major personal disappointment, as well as being a hit to the bank account, due to the loss of scholarship money. Before student athletes give up on the balancing act, they should purchase Truong's study system for the low introductory price of $37. With the program's help, they may find that they are able to achieve both physical and mental excellence at the same time. The program is available for immediate download upon purchase from http://www.maxgradesmineffort.com. All customers will also be able to download any future upgrades to the program at no cost.