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

I was looking up the answer earlier, and I found that the answer was c

Answer 2

Answer:

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

Explanation:

The chapter from the book states that one should not waste time compiling information of someone else has already done it. Therefore, we know that Opal should not waste time researching how to get accepted to college. Instead, she should look for sources of information that have already studied this. The best option she has is to talk to students who were accepted to these colleges. The reason is that it is very likely these students had already done some research on it and know of strategies that actually work.