This book will make you smarter, able to learn faster and think better. The best methods to raise IQ and optimize academic performance. It reveals the methods used to get straight A's at Stanford and 99% on medical school exams. Learning methods such as SIRS, flashcards, word play, word associations, mnemonics, walk and talk, shadowing, neurogenesis, angiogenesis, mitochondrial biogenesis, brain glycogen, verbal skills, thinking strategies, condensed notes, how to read a book, speed reading and much more are discussed. TRAIN YOUR BRAIN TO GAIN. Any student can rapidly improve if they are motivated. They just need to improve the individual skills that go into being an "A" student. Awareness is the first step to improving. Then finding someone who has already succeeded. Then adapting those methods and modifying them to suit one's needs.