Time Management 8 of 10

Time Management

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Master the moments and you may be real pro when it comes to juggling the many demands on your time-classes, homework and activities – with some family help. Colleges give you an even bigger chance to sharpen your time management skills by doing it all on your own. And that’s a good thing since most jobs require multitasking, you might need to take care of current clients while attracting new ones, respond t6o e-mail while working on a major presentation, or order tomorrow’s produces while planning next week’s menu.

          Someone said, “Wherever you are, be there.” Focus on the present moments and give it all your attention. Don’t let your mind drift and wonder here and their when you need to be thinking and concentrating on the moments, so make the most of it while it NOW. Master the present and you will master the future. Work smart by mastering the present moments.

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Initiative 5 of 10

Initiative

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Initiative is creating, inventiveness, originality, ingenuity, imagination. Every time you respond in class, every time you choose your own research topic, every time you put together your own interpretation of a piece of literature, you take initiative. And future employers value can-do professionals who come up with new ideas and chart their own course through projects, employees who are self-relentless. Self-relentless people are self-starters who don’t procrastinate on getting the job done. They know what is required and do it. They don’t wait to be told many times. Success in high school, college, and in the career world is taking the initiative.

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Teamwork Skills 3of 10

Teamwork skills

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Every time your class breaks into groups to tackle a challenge, you build teamwork skills. In college, you'll continue to have these opportunities to practice voicing you opinion, listening and responding to others, and reaching compromises. By the time you leave college, you can be an expert in this important workspace skill.

Together

Everyone

Achieves

More

Individually you can achieve so much, but when you work with others for a common cause, he same objective, you can accomplish a tremendous amount more. You synergize you talents, knowledge, and skills with those whom you work. All members of the team are edified together, a type of education you can’t obtain by working alone.

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Ten Ways College Prepares You for Carer Success

Ten ways college prepares you for career success

Getting a college education doesn’t mean just absorbing facts and figures. It means building the skills and qualities you need to learn, think and create on your own making you attractive to employers. You’ve already started learning these skills in high school, but college helps you fully develop them.

The 10 key qualities:

1.   Writing skills

2.   Speaking skills

3.   Teamwork skills

4.   Problem solving skills

5.   Initiative

6.   Cool under pressure

7.   Attention to detail

8.   Time management

9.   Honesty

10.       Love of learning

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SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique

SQ3R

SQ3R: A Great Reading and Studying Technique

Improve your study skills

SQ3R STANDS FOR:                Survey

Question

Read

Recite

Review

It is a proven technique to sharpen your study skills. In college, you'll be required to do lots of reading. You'll often have to complete reading assignments in several different books for several different courses at the same time.

SQ3R helps make assignments is to read one chapter. First, get an idea of what the chapter is about by reviewing the highlights:

·       Read the tittle, heading and subtitle.

·       Notice words that are italicized or bold.

·       Look at charts, graphs, picture, maps, and other visual materials.

·       Read captions.

·       Read the very beginning and end of the chapter.

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5 Tips for Staying Motivated Tips 3-5

5 Tips for Staying Motivated

Tips 3-5

3. Set attainable goals

If you’re having trouble writing a 25-page paper for class because it seems like such a big job, don’t focus on that final number. Break the paper down and consider each section of your paper individually. You can handle any projects in small chunks.

4. Find a social support network

Create a group of people around you who want to help you succeed. Mentors can be teachers or family friends who can give you guidance and help you develop new skills. Counselors can help you with planning your courses and starting to explore colleges. You can also reach out to friends and peers who can motivate you by listening and sharing ideas.

5.  Acknowledge your accomplishments

Give yourself a quick reward when you complete an assignment or task. Take a walk, send an e-mail, or get a snack. Then move on to a new project.

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Take Control of Homework Part 1

Take control of homework

Part 1

Although very few students love homework, it does serve a purpose. Homework helps you:

·       Reinforce what you’ve learned during the day.

·       Build study habits that are essential in college.

·       Prepare for your classes.

·       Get a sense of progress.

Here are some tips to help you deal with homework more efficiently and effectively.

Set the method

Create a good study area with everything you need (for example, a calculator). If you don’t have a quiet place at home, try your school or local library.

Know where to begin

Make a list of everything you need to do, and note all deadlines. Do the more difficult assignments first, so you don’t   have to face them at the end.

Study at the same time every day

Even If you don’t have homework every night, use the time to review notes. If sitting down to work is your normal routine, you’ll approach it with less dread. Also, you’ll become a pro at using time productively.

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Note-Taking Strategies Part 4

Note-Taking Strategies

Part 4

For review

Once you’ve done all of the above, you’ll find you’ve created your own personalized study guide. Cover the main section of the page and use the keys words and questions in the left margin as a quiz.

Stick to it

 Review your notes the day you take them and all your notes once a week. That way, you won’t need to study as much as when its test time.

You’ve been doing all the work alone

Try out the cornel system, but if it doesn’t work out for you, experiment with other methods. Ask your class mate how they take notes or ask a teacher for advice. Taking god notes requires practice, like any other skill. And the more you work at it now, the more prepared you’ll be to take notes in college.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

A college student what put in prison for the impression of robbery kidnapping he was sentences to 3 years in prison with no bailout. Now he has to put his dreams on hold so he could complete his time for the attempts he has.

Reflection: I think that he should have been put in jail or a longer amount of time for the actions he has made. In life you will always have a great and horrible choice

-Alyssa

Balancing High School and Part-Time Work Part 3

Balancing High School and Part-Time Work

Part 3

Brad MacGowan, of the Career Center at Newton North High shoal in Massachusetts, thinks that working can be a valuable part of a student’s life. If taken on responsibility. “You can derive a great deal from working, considerably more than just money,” he says. “In most cases, you can acquire a nice doe of discipline and a whole new set of skills and experiences. “In addition, your supervisor may be willing to write a strong college recommendation for you.

School comes first

Schoolwork, including homework and studying for test, should always be your priority. MacGowan caution students who do decide to work, “if you are rushing through you assignment… or not studying enough for test because of work, it’s time to cut back or quit and fine a less time—consuming  job.”

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Selecting your Courses part 6

Selecting your Courses

Part 6

Success in AP can also help you in other ways. AP helps you stand out in the admission process and offers the opportunity to learn from some of the most inspiring teachers in the world. Learn more about the AP program.

For more help in choosing courses

Use college search to look up a specific college’s academic requirement to be sure you are on the right track to attend the college of your choice.

If you have concerns about your class schedule or progress in school, set up a meeting with your school counselor, teachers or adviser. There are many recourses to help you with this process, and with achieving your personal, college and career goals. Without goals you meander all sorts of directions. Goals give you purpose, direction, enthusiasm, and passion for that which you really desire. Define your goals deliberately, evaluate your goals often and make changes as necessary, work hard to achieve your goals, and continue working hard until you actually do reach your goals.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“To know what is right and not do it is the worst cowardice.”

-Confucius

Reflection: this quote means that if you see an opportunity than go for it because when it is gone you may not have it any more and you might not get it back. Like when you have an opportunity to go to college it might not be the one you want to go to but you should still take it because it will offer you great education.

-Alyssa

Selecting your Courses Part 2

Selecting your Courses

Part 2

The following subjects and classes are standard fare for success in high school and beyond, whether you plan to attend a four year or a two year college.

English (language arts)

Take English every year. Traditional courses, such as American and English literature, help you improve your writing skills, reading comprehension and vocabulary.

Math

You need algebra and geometry to succeed on college entrance exams and in college math classes—and in many careers. Take them early on. That way, you’ll be able to enroll in advanced science and math in high school, and show colleges you’re ready for higher-level work.

Most colleges look for students who have taken three years of math in high school, the more competitive ones require or recommend four years. Each school has its own program, but some of the courses typically offered are:

·       Algebra 1

·       Algebra 2

·        geometry

·       Trigonometry

·       Calculus

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Selecting Your courses part 1

Selecting your courses

Recommended classes for college success

Part 1

The academic rigor of your high school courses is an important factor in the college admission process. College admission officers see you high school courses schedule as a blueprint of your education. There looking for a solid foundation of learning that you can build on in college. To create that foundation, take a least five academic classes every semester. Start with the basics and then move on to advanced courses. Challenging yourself is part of what makes school fun; but you need to firm grasp of the fundamentals before going on to more advance work.

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how to Take on College Studying Part 3

How to Take on College Studying

Part 3

Do the reading.

You need to do more than read the chapters you are assigned – you’re expected to understand then thoroughly. Here are some tips:

·       Don’t skim. Read all the materials carefully.

·       Break up difficult assignments into sections you can digest --- chapters, subsection, or even paragraphs.

·       Look up any word that you don’t understand.

·       Pause to think about whether you understand the material; ask questions in class about anything that is unclear.

·       Take notes instead of highlighting – this makes you think through and rephrase the key points.

·       Create a summary sheet of what you learned from each assignment you read.

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How to Take on College Studying

How to Take on College Studying

Part 2

Choose where to study

 Where you should study depends on the two factors: the environment in which you are best able to concentrate and the types of work you are planning to do.

·       The best places to study have good light, a comfortable temperature and enough desk space-usually your dorm room, your apartment or the library.

·       For completing problems sets or brainstorming possible test questions, you may want to study with a group or at least in a setting where fellow students are available for discussion.

·       When you are reading book chapters or research paper, you are probably better off in a less social environment.

Improve your study habits

Here are simple steps you can take to help you get a handle on studying:

·       Have a routine for where and when you study.

·       Choose reasonable and specific goals that you can accomplish for teach study session.

·       Do things that are harder and require more intense thought at your most productive time of the day.

·       Take breaks if you need them so you don’t waste time looking a material but not absorbing it.

·       Get to know students whom you respect and you can study with or contact to ask questions.

·       Keep up with the workload and seek help when you need it.

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Student Success Staement

Student Success Statement

“So often in your quest to me more popular and to be part of the “in group,” we lose sight of things that are far more important.”

-Sean Covey

Reflection: This quote means that when you want to become someone or something you forget about all the thing you do to become an in-group. That is not okay for someone that wants to go to college and fulfill their dreams don’t want to become an in-group.

-Alyssa

successful student 1-2

Successful student

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Successful students exhibit a combination of successful attitudes and behaviors as well as intellectual capacity. Successful students…..

1.   …Are responsible and active. Successful students get involved in their studies, accept responsibilities for their own education, and are active participants in it! Responsibilities mean control. It’s the difference between leading and being led. Your own efforts control your grade, you earn the glory or deserve the blame, you make the choice. Active classroom participants improves in grades without in cress in study time. You can sit there, act board, day dream, or sleep. Or, you can actively listen, think, question, and take note like someone in charge of their learning experience. Ether potion cost one class period. However, the former method will require a large degree of additional work outside of class to achieve the same degree of learning the letter provides at one sitting. The choice is yours.

2.   … Have educational goals. Successful students have legitimate goals and are motivated by what they represent in terms of career aspirations and life’s desires.

Ask yourself these questions: what am I doing here? Why have I chosen to be sitting here now? Is there some better place I could be? What does my present here mean to me? Answer to these questions represent your “hot buttons” and are, without a doubt, the most important factor in your success as a college student. If you’re educational goals are truly yours, not someone else's, they will motivate a vital and positive academic attitude. If you are familiar with what these hot buttons represent and refer to them often, especially when you tired of being a student, nothing can stop you; if you aren't and don't, everything can and will!

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