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Cal Newport graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College in 2004, and is currently a Computer Science Ph.D. candidate at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of How to Become a Straight-A Student (Broadway Books, 2006) and How to Win at College (Broadway Books, 2005). Cal has appeared as a college expert on ABC, NBC, and CBS, as well as on numerous radio networks, including NPR, WGN Chicago, and the USA Radio Network. Cal's advice has been featured in many prominent print publications, including the Washington Post and the Providence Journal, and he has written articles for: The Wall Street Journal's College Journal, Flak Magazine, the Dartmouth Alumni Magazine, McSweeneys, Next Step Magazine, College Bound Magazine, and Business Today.