Friday, December 14, 2012
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Academic success part 2
Laura B.’s academic success story
In high school I was one of the good students who didn’t really
have to study to be a good student. The information that I took for notes in
class usually sunk in enough for me to be able to get by on the test by simply
reviewing the material just before the class began. It wasn’t that I didn’t
try, I had a 4.0 all throughout high school, but I never really have to put
forth much of an effort to get the results that I wanted to see. In college
however, the changed. Not only did I start studying and reading the book, but I
began to understand that the little tiny facts were just as important as the
general concepts. My overall study method: I do the reading that is required
for the classes, and I try to keep up. If I do fall behind, I usually use the
reading that I did not get to as an additional study aid. I take good notes in
class and actually attend every class that I can. Sometimes, with volleyball,
it’s tough because of volleyball I make sure that I get the notes from another
student in class. Also, for a subject such as chemistry, I do practice problems
to help me understand what the material means.
CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!
Monday, December 10, 2012
Student Success Statement.
“Light and darkness can’t
occupy the same space at the same time. CTR is light-CTW is darkness.”
Call/Haymore.
What I think about this
statement is, To always choose the right every single time you do anything
within your own life.
Academic Success
Part 1
My great academic success: In my principles
of marketing class, we had to come up with a new product and sell it. My group
ended up with a couple supposedly bad students according to our teacher since
they were the last ones picked. In the end, they helped out more than needed
since I was team leader I assigned them certain pieces of the project that
become solely their responsibility. Delegating work always helps since it
allows a group member individual work without separating the group.
English, math, foreign language tips: Math
basically just takes practice. I always tell students to take a blank piece of
paper and write everything you know about what you’ve learned or what you’re
studying for in the class. If you don’t remember everything or start drawing
blanks, then you need to study more and review your notes. Note cards work
really well for foreign language
Here are my final words of wisdom for students
who want to get better grades in college: G!O to class, make friends with
people in class just in case you’re absent, and remember that you should want
to learn.
Choose the Right!
Friday, December 7, 2012
Student success statement
Student
success statement
“There
is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience.” –French proverb
If you have a clear conscience, your mind,
body and spirit will be in peace and you will feel good with yourself!!
I will
persist until I succeed part 2
How I've overcome an initial bad grade: when
receiving a bad grade, I just try to do better on the second exam and study
harder. It’s hard when you have your first test in a class and have no idea
what expect. The second one is usually easier since you know what to expect
from your teachers.
My strategies for written assignment: start
early and make sure that you have it proofread. Also, which written assignment,
having a timeline planned out can help like by setting a certain number of
pages done by a certain day before the paper is due
How I succeed in team projects:
COMMUNICATION! Despite your group synergy, communication is crucial. I remember
I ran out of cell phone minutes constantly when working on a group project for
my marketing research class. It’s really important that everyone is on the same
page and getting the same emails. The worst is when two people are working on
the same portion of the project and don’t even realize it.
CHOOSE
THE RIGHT!!
Thursday, December 6, 2012
I will persist until I succeed part 1
Heather A.’s Academic Success story
In high school, I didn’t study much in groups
as I do in high school. I feel I learn better when I can teach other people
information and we can exchanges notes taken in class because sometimes other
students pick up on more important information than others. My test study
method: I have very different techniques. For financial test, I try to work on
problems given in class as well as problems from power points and homework.
When it comes to marketing classes, I review my notes and try to make diagrams
to describe different processes.
My time management secret: one of my biggest
secrets is to look over the information that you just learned when class is
over. After reviewing the information, it sticks a little bit better than
waiting until the night before the test.
How I deal with multiple projects/tests: I
try to work on whatever has the shortest deadline and work from there. My
overall study method: I tend to do massive studying blocks of about an hour or
so in order to really learn the material.
Wednesday, December 5, 2012
You can succeed in school if you part 5
After some serious soul-searching, Kennedy decided she was made
for a purpose: to be successful and to fulfill who she was destined to be. She
returned to DCCC “With determination and mindset that I would not fail with God
leading me.”
She says her first semester back was difficult. “I knew I could
find refuge in the student success program,” Kennedy said. “To my benefit, Ms.
Gravely accepted me back. Because of my struggles and hard times, I seek a new
beginning every day and don’t allow the past to cripple my future. I have
learned to have self-value.”
You can succeed in school if
you will part 4
As Kennedy lay crumpled in her hospital bed
following the accident, she realized that many of her wounds were invisible.
“After the car accident, I suffered from low self-esteem and depression,” she
said. “For years, I allowed some I loved to physically, mentally and
emotionally abuse me.”
She had previously tried taking a few DCCC
classes, but said she was immature and not ready for academy challenge. She
dropped out. After the accident, she returned to DCCC to take cosmetology
classes. She left school at second time and began working as a certified
nursing assistant. After yet another car accident, she felt unstable, hopeless,
and didn't know what to do.
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