Ten Tips for Student success

Ten Tips for Student success

St. Johns University

1…. Attend your classes. Remember in the words of woody Allen “ seventy percent of success in life is showing up’.

2 know your faculty. Make sure you know who your teacher 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 date of exams assignments term papers, etc

5… be organize. 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 dean office regularly. Become familiar with the service and program offered by the counseling center the freshman 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 regularl. Make informed and mature decision about loans sex and drugs. Visit the health office as 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-confidence. Seek out oppurtinities to apply what learn in the classroom.

10.. keep your eyes on the prize. Clarify your goals. Know why you are in (high school or ) college in the first place. Visualize on a daily basis.

Choose the right!!!!!!

Sarah’s Academic Success Story part 1

Sarah’s Academic Success Story

 

Part 1

 

Time management became a key factor in my study skills for college. In high school, there where time I was able to study for an hour or two the night before a test and get away with it. This is not the case in college. I made sure in college I was prepared for each class. Sometimes that meant writing out the terms for the chapter we read (even if when it isn’t required) to better understand them. That way when the midterm or test comes around I was able to understand what I was studying. I started excellent notes in class in college. I may have done this in high school, but in college I started typing up notes after class. This helped me remember what I just went over in class then when I had a test one week later I was more likely to remember then as well.

 

My overall study method: structured. One thing I learned was I had to adapt or charge my study methods according to the class. I couldn’t study for a religion class the same way I studied for a finance class. But make sure I had enough time to study for each class—even if it meant carrying a planner with me at all times was a big part of my success.

Choose the Right!!!