Question

According to "How to Think Like a Researcher," a chapter from How to Find Out Anything, one should not waste time compiling information if someone else has already done it. Opal wants to conduct research on strategies she can use to get accepted into her college of choice.
Based on the guidelines in the text, which is the best research strategy Opal should use?

A. conducting a Google search that asks “How hard is it to get accepted to college?”
B. reading a book entitled A Complete History of the 100 Oldest Colleges in the United States
C. speaking to students who were recently accepted into the college Opal would like to attend
D. asking her high school teachers for advice about what she should write on her college application

Answer 1

Well she is trying to get into the college and if she asks people who are or recently in  the college it would make it easier for her to get in because then she knows how they were accepted... so

C. speaking to students who were recently accepted into the college Opal would like to attend

Answer 2

Answer: C. speaking to students who were recently accepted into the college Opal would like to attend.

According to the guidelines of the text, one should take advantage of the research that others have performed instead of wasting time compiling information on your own. Therefore, the best thing for Opal to do is to talk to people who might be able to help her. As she already has a college in mind, the best strategy would be to talk to students that were able to get in. It is likely that they followed strategies that would prove to be useful for Opal.