A few simple things very few student  do: The College and University Experience: What can an undergraduate student do to impress his teachers? [ http://www.quora.com/The-College-and-University-Experience/What-can-an-undergraduate-student-do-to-impress-his-teachers ]

I am looking for ways to stand out in a class, so that the teacher not only remembers you by the end of the term, but also thinks of you as one of the best students in the class. Ways to leave a lasting impression, so that many years afterwards the teacher still have a positive regard of you, are also in scope.

Any answer is welcome, but I was looking more for the specific ones, rather then the kind of repetitive general ones. That is, instead of “be interested, be motivated, etc.”, try to go more along the lines of “do X, study Y, etc.”.

I have asked this question on twitter, quora.com. linkedIn and now facebook, but have not received a single answer.Does this indicate there is no data or that the question is not of interest to anyone? Education: Is there any solid data that refutes the conclusions from studies demonstrating that affirmative action in education hurts the academic performance of the students it is supposed to help to get a step up? [ http://www.quora.com/Education/Is-there-any-solid-data-that-refutes-the-conclusions-from-studies-demonstrating-that-affirmative-action-in-education-hurts-the-academic-performance-of-the-students-it-is-supposed-to-help-to-get-a-step-up ]

The New Republic piece and the book Mismatch (by the same author) put forward some pretty damning data about the academic performance of the beneficiaries of affirmative action.  Are there refutations of the data and the thesis about the negative consequences of this policy on the students it is intended to help? The point about diversity adding to education is a separate issue from this one.

Race-Based Affirmative Action Makes Things Worse, Not Better

Higher Education: Do engineering schools in the US and around the world teach their students enough about how to write well? [ http://www.quora.com/Higher-Education/Do-engineering-schools-in-the-US-and-around-the-world-teach-their-students-enough-about-how-to-write-well ]

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Higher Education: Do engineering schools in the US and around the world teach their students enough about how to write well? [ http://www.quora.com/Higher-Education/Do-engineering-schools-in-the-US-and-around-the-world-teach-their-students-enough-about-how-to-write-well ]

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