10 tips for Student Success
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 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 teacher during office
hours.
4. Use
daily planner. Note of 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 academics 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. ge
enough sleep. eat well-balanced meals. excersice regurlarly. make informed and
mature decisions about alcohol, sex and drugs. visit your 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 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. keep eyes on the prize.
clarify your goals. know why you are in (high school or) college in the first
place. visualize your success on a daily basis.
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