Student Success Statement

“Stop worrying whether you’re going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what’s happening right this moment.”

Phil Jackson

11 World Championships

You always need to focus on what you’re doing but you need to worries of your future don’t be stuck in the past or you’ll never have a future, you need both. Don’t fall back in one just to be someone who’s not going to do anything.

Student Success Statement

“In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing.”

Theodore Roosevelt

What this statement is talking about is you have to make the right decisions in life in any situation. There is always a decision where you choose to the wrong or right thing in life.

How to take on College Studying

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Part 1

Develop Good Study Habits

In college you’ll need to build on the study skills that you learned in high school. The demands of a college class are probably more rigorous than those you are used to.

You can succeed by knowing what to expect and how to handle it. Think of college as a full-time job, in which you spend 40 hours a week on class, labs, study groups and doing homework.

Being organized and using your time well essential. Learn more about time management, and se the guidelines below to develop your study skills.

Decide When to Study

Work out about how many hours you need to study every day. Then make a schedule.

·          Figure out what blocks of time you have available throughout the day, in the evenings and on weekends.

·          Consider what time of day you are most alert – there are morning people and night owls – and try to schedule your studying accordingly.

·          Think about whether you do better studying for a few hours at a time or sitting down for marathon sessions.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!

10 Tips for Student Success

1. Attend your classes. Remember in the words of Woody Allen Seventy of success in life is showing up.

2. Know your faculty. Make sure you know who your teachers are, when their office hours are and how to contact them.

3. Make sure the faculty knows you. Sit in the front of the classroom. Participate in class discussions. Consult with your teachers during office hours.

4. Use a daily planner. Note the dates of exams, assignments, term papers, etc.

5. Be organized. Prioritize your responsibilities. Manage your time. Remember everyone has the same 168 hours a week, only some of us use them better than others.

6. Know your campus resources. Visit your Academic’s Dean Office regularly. Become familiar with the services and programs offered by the counseling center, The Freshmen Center, the career Center, the Campus Ministry Office and the Student Life Office.

7. Take care of your health. Get enough sleep. Eat well-balanced meals. Exercise regularly. Make informed and mature decisions about alcohol, sex and drugs. Visit the Health Office if needed.

8. Work only as necessary. Try not the exceed 20 hours during a school week. If possible, work on campus. Apply for financial aid and loans if you need them. Manage your expenses very carefully.

9. Get involved in campus activities. It will help you learn valuable skills, expand your social network and enhance your self-confidence. Seek out opportunities to apply what you learn in the classroom.

10. Your eyes on the prize. Clarify your goals. Know why you are in college in the first place. Visualize your success on a daily basis.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!!

 Student Success Statement

“It’s no WHERE you live but HOW you live that counts. It’s not where you play the game but HOW you play that counts”

--Mr. Haymore

This statement says that it doesn't matter when or where but HOW you live life and it’s obstacles.

Successful Students 5-6

5. Don’t sit in the back of the room. Successful students minimize classroom distractions that interfere with learning. Students want the best seat available for their entertainment dollars, but willingly seek the worst seat for their educational dollars. Students who sit in the back cannot possibly be their professor’s teammate (see no. 4). Why do they expose themselves to the temptations of inactive classroom experiences and distractions of all the people between them and their instructor? Of course, we know they close the back of the classroom because they seek invisibility or anonymity, both of which are antithetical to efficient and effective learning. If you are trying not to be part of the class, why, then, are you wasting your time? Push your hot buttons, is there something else you should be doing with your time?

6 . . . take good notes. Successful students take notes that are understandable and organized, and review them often.

Why put something into your notes you don’t understand? Ask the questions now that are necessary to make your notes meaningful at some later time. A short review of your notes while the material is still fresh on your mind helps your learn more. The more you learn then, the less you’ll have to learn later and less time it will take because you won’t have to include some decipliering time, also. The whole purpose of taking notes is to use them, and use them often. The more you use them, the more they improve.

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Student Success Statement

“The time is always right to do what’s right.”

--Martin Luther King, Jr.

This statement is saying that it’s never a bad time to start doing the right thing even though it might be a little late.

Sarah’s Academic Success Story part 2

My test study method : I have different strategies for different types of tests or subjects. For me, any type of math is exceptionally difficult so I had to spend extra time on that. I would go back through the homework problems focusing on the problems that I had extra difficult on. Many times I would ask the teacher for an additional study materials they could provide. If it was a class that required memorization or applying concepts I would create a sort of study guide for myself many times focusing on what were key focal points in the class. If I knew there were going to be essays I would try to take the terms and apply them to an example or create different question on the concepts focused on throughout the semester.

My time management secret: I always carry a planner with me. I even use different color highlighters to show what each event on my calendar is for. For example, pink is personal, yellow is school, orange is work, blue is for appointments, and green is for my sorority. Although I use white-out frequently, I can see in bright yellow that if I have that project for finance due on Tuesday, I need to start working on it on [the previous] Wednesday so I can just get it done. My friends have always been amazed at how early I get things accomplished but that is really all I do.

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You Can Succeed Every Day Part 1

My overall study methods: I break up studying over several days and over the course of the evening and day. Cramming never works for me so I try not to do it. I will have longer sessions on nights before big test, but I never stay up much later than normal before a test .I knows that if I take the test the next day I will not do as well as if I was rested.

How I’ve overcome an initial bad grade; I usually look over the test or paper to see what I did that the teacher do not want. Basically, I do not stress out about grades that much because for me they are not worth getting really upset about. I do well because I know that I know the material. However, if I do get bad grade, or one lower than I expected, I make sure that the next time a test is coming I study even more so that I won’t be surprised by the questions.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT

Effective Study Methods Part 3

How I deal with multiple projects tests: When I have more than one test or project. I break up my studying. I will study for one test for 30 min or so and then switch to the other one. If there is some part of a project that I know will not take me very long, I will do it when I don’t have much time. If I am really in a crunch for food time on a specific day, I will study for one test in the morning and the other in the afternoon or at night. By breaking up studying into different sections, I feel like I get more done. Cram sessions do not work for me. I need to study something for a shorter period of time more often it to sink in.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT.

Effective Study Methods Part 2

My time management secret: My secret is to use the time wisely. I know that on certain days I do not have the time to run errands or hang out with friends even. Each minute of each day is used for something. One thing that works really well for me is to write everything down I mean everything. I write down if I am going to email people, write letters, or study. It works for me to have a planner that goes by the day and shows me what I am going to be doing every day. Knowing what I have to do everyday helps me plan out my week and my days. If I know what I don’t have the time on Tuesday, I will try to get more things done on Monday or Sunday. I plan to ahead especially if I am going to be on the road for volleyball. When I am on the road, I bring my books and read on the bus/plane/hotel room. Missing classes is killer to make up form, but if you are upfront with your professors; they are usually nice about having to turn things In late or not being in classes.

Choose the right.