Checklist

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Tips for Academic Success

Poll

Who’s Ready For School?

• Ya!!

• Meh

• No !! I’m not ready 

Open Ended

What’s something that you’re looking foward to when you start your program?

Open Ended

What worries you the most about the upcoming school year?

Open Ended

What skill do you think is most important to be successful in college?

Multiple Choice

Cerwyn downloaded all of his course shells and sees that he has multiple assignments due around the same time. He realizes that midterm exams are in October and he’s worried that he may not remember all the due dates. What skill could help Cerwyn manage all of his due date.

• Go to a party

• Organizing all due dates in a planner

• Visit an academic advisor

• Maintain good attendance

Multiple Choice

It’s the last day for Simer to hand in his paper and Simer hasn’t started it. He asks to read his friend’s paper, and figures that he could use some of the concepts as long as he changes the words around. How can Simer avoid getting into trouble?

• Practice academic integrity

• Manage his time

• Copy his friend’s paper

• Bribe his professor

Fill in the Blanks

The weather has been getting colder and the days are getting shorter. Liz is tired of rolling out of bed each morning to do her online classes. Liz usually stays in bed while her classes are going on, but falls asleep in the middle of them. Now she has a test coming up and doesn't know which concepts are being assessed, how could this have been avoided. 

Open Ended

Hannah is falling behind in all of her classes. When she went to talk to her academic advisor, she mentioned that she hasn’t been keeping up with the readings that were assigned by her professor. She is wondering what she can do to improve and catch up in class. What could Hannah have done to prevent falling behind ? 

​Summary of Academic Skills

​Organization

​Time management

​Maintain good attendance

​Good note-taking

​Academic integrity

​Set goals

​Keep up with readings

​Summarize key concepts

​Visit an academic advisor

Essay planning and revision

​Test taking strategies

​Talk to your professors/ask questions

Multiple Choice

If you are having difficulty with your classes, grades, or anything academic related, who should you go to?

• Academic coordinator

• Student Advisor

• Residence Coordinator

• Deputy Director of students affair

Open Ended

Did you have fun today?

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