"Success is dependent on effort."
-Sophocles, Greek dramatist.

How to take on college Studying

Part 2

Choose where to Study

Where you should study depends on two factors: the environment in which you are best able to concentrate and the type 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 problem sets or brainstorming possible test questions, you may 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 working on a 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 each study session.

·         Do things that are harder or 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 at material but not absorbing it.

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

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

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How to take on college studying

Part 1

Develop good study habits

In college, you’ll need to build on the study skills that you learned in high school. The demands of a college class are probably more rigorous than those you are used to.

 Think college as a full-time job, in which you spend 40 hours a week on class, labs, study groups and doing homework.

Being organized and using your time well are essential. Learn more about time management, and use the guidelines below to develop your study skills.

Decide when to study

Work out about how many hours you need to study every day. Then make schedule

·    Figure out what blocks of time you have available throughout the day, in the evenings and on weekends.

·    Consider what time of the day you are most alert- there are morning people and night owls- and try to schedule your studying accordingly.

·Think about whether you do better studying for a few minutes at a time or sitting down for marathon sessions.

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10 Time Management Tips for Students Tips 5-10

10 Time Management Tips for Students

Tips 5-10

Tip 5. Review Your Notes Every Day.

Reviewing helps you reinforce what you’ve learned, so you need less time to study before a test. You’ll also be ready if you get called on in class or have to take a pop quiz.

Tip 6. Get a Good Night’s Sleep.

Your brain needs rest to perform at it’s peak. Look of sleep makes the day seem longer and your tasks seem more difficult.

Tip 7. Communicate Your Schedule to Others.

If phone calls or text messages are proving to be a distraction, tell your friends that you are only available at certain times of the day and not to expect a response at other times.

Tip 8. Become a Taskmaster.

Give yourself a time budget and plan your activities accordingly. Figure out how much free time you have each week before you add any commitments.

Tip 9. Don’t Waste Time Agonizing.

Instead of agonizing and procrastinating just do it. Wasting and entire evening worrying about something that you’re supposed to be doing is not providing and can increase your stress.

 Tip 10. Determine Your Priorities.

You can’t do everything at once. Establish the importance of each item. Then set realistic goals that are attainable.

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"It is better to be alone than to be in bad company."
I could not agree more. What's the point of being surrounded by friends  if all they're going to  do is get you in trouble? I think that alone, you make better decisions. That's because when it is your own decision, you are using your best judgement, and your choice is not influenced by anyone else.

10 time management tips for students

Tips 1-4

Organizing your life

Managing your time well is an important element of success- especially if you’re a student. If you set priorities that fit your needs and lifestyle, you’ll have a better chance of achieving your goals. Here are some tips for taking control of your time and organizing your life.

Tip 1. Make a To-Do List Every Day.

Put things that are most important at the top and do them first. And don’t forget to reward yourself for your accomplishments.

Tip 2. Use Spare Minutes Wisely. When you’re commuting on the bus or train, use the time to get some reading done.

Tip 3. It’s Okay to Say No. if your friends asks you to go to a movie on a Tuesday night and you have an exam the next morning realize that it’s okay to say no. keep your short- and long-term priories in mind.

Tip 4. Find the Right. You’ll work more efficiently if you figure out when you do your best work. For example, if your brain handles math better in the afternoon, don’t wait to do it until late at night.

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Habit 7 part 2: Sharpen the Saw

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

Habit 7 part 2: Sharpen the Saw

3.) Heart: always do what is right so your heart, your conscience, will feel peaceful. When you do wrong, your conscience will prick you create regretful sensations within your heart. When you do what you honestly feel, you won’t have any regrets. Your heart is your internal compass-it gives you direction and discernment. Just like a magnetic compass gives directions, even true north, your personal compass, your heart, will point you in the true north, the exact directions and paths you need to tread.

4.) Soul: Study scriptures and other sacred literature daily. In other words, feed your spirit because your spirit needs spiritual food just like your physical body needs temporal food to survive. Pondering, meditating, and reflecting are excellent Soul-sharpening activities. Try writing your thoughts, feelings, aspirations, concerns, and decisions in a diary or journal. Writing helps you focus and make good decisions.

Get into the habit of daily improving your body (physical fitness), your mind, your heart, and your soul.

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Reflection:
This is a truly inspirational story. It shows the character that these girls, Mallory and Liz, had. They went out of their way to help Sarah, who had never hit a home run in her life, complete her score. The two girls gave up the game (their team lost) so that Sarah could leave with a smile on her face, with a sense of accomplishment. If they are willing to set their own goals aside to help someone else achieve theirs, they are true Americans.

Habit 7: sharpen the saw

7 habits of Successful students

Habit 7: sharpen the saw

Teens should never get too busy living to take time to renew themselves. When teens “sharpen the saw” they are keeping their personal-self sharp so that they can better deal with life. It means regularly renewing and strengthening the four key dimensions of life – the body, mind, heart and soul.

11.)      Body. Eat wholesome foods, fruits, vegetables, legumes. Avoid illegal drugs, smoking, alcohol, tobacco products, tattooing. Exercise regularly and effectively. Get plenty of rest at night. Get to bed early at night and get up early in the morning. “Early to bed early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise.”

22.)      Mind. Think positively. Read. Study. Think. Analyze. Seek to read a good book each month. Then each week. Ask intelligent questions. Observe. Develop your mind through positive “self-talk.”

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Student Success Statement

"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much."
-Helen Keller.
This quote truly fascinates me. It is very inspirational and very true. Not only that, but it was said by someone with two disabilities. A woman who was deaf and blind, and lived in a time where women were looked down upon. She said such a fascinating quote, and had such an enlightened view on life. This shows me that it doesn't matter who you are or where you came from ,you have the potential to be great.

7 Habits of Highly Successful students Habit 6: Synergize

7 Habits of Highly Successful students

Habit 6: Synergize

Synergy is achieved when two or more people work together to create something better than either could alone. Through this habit, teens learn it doesn’t have to be “your way” or “my way” but rather a better way, a higher way. Synergy allows teens to value differences and better appreciate others. Synergy is the reward, a delicious fruit you’ll taste as you get better at living the other habits, especially at thinking win-win and seeking first to understand. Learning to synergize is like learning to form V formations with others instead of trying to fly through life solo. You’ll be amazed at how much faster and farther you’ll go. Synergy doesn’t just happen. It’s a process. You have to get there.  And the foundation of getting there is this: Learn to celebrate differences.

A good band is a great example of synergy. It’s not just the drums, or the guitar, or the sax, or the vocalist, it’s all of them together that make up the “sound.” Each band member brings his or her strengths to the table to create something better than each could alone. No instrument is more important than another, just different.

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"So often, in our quest to be more popular and to be part of the "in-group", we lose sight of the things that are far more important."
-Sean Covey
Reflection:I agree with this quote. I think people need to shut up. I think that people were given two ears and one mouth for a reason. It is like Shakespeare wrote "Give every man thy ear, but few thy voice."

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7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens Habit 5

5. Seek first to understand, and then to be understood

Because most people don’t listen very well, one of the great frustrations in life is that many don’t feel understood. This habit will ensure your teen learns the most important communication skill there is: active listening.

Why is this habit the key to communication? It’s because the deepest need of the human heart is to be understood. Everyone wants to be respected and valued for who they are- a unique, one-of-a-kind , never-to-be-cloned individual. People won’t expose their soft middles unless they feel genuine love and understanding. Once they feel it, however, they will tell you more than you may want to hear. People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.

Listen with your eyes, heart, and ears. 7 percent of communication is contained I the words we use. The rest comes from body language (53 percent) and how we say words, or the tone and feeling reflected in our voice (40 percent).

Most people are eager to talk and had rather talk than listen. We have one mouth and two ears. This means we should listen twice as much as we talk. Listen to listen to learn.

Listen, really listen, for understanding.

Seek first to understand then to be understood—LISTEN.

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"You cannot do wrong and feel right. It is impossible."
-Ezra T. Benson

Reflection: I think this quote is very true. I think that if you do what's right, you're going to feel right; if you do what's wrong, you're going to feel wrong. It cannot work the other way around, it is one of life's impossibilities.

7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens

                              Habit 3

Habit 3: Put First Things First

Habit three is about Will and Will Not power. This habit helps teens prioritize and manage their time so that they focus on and complete the most important things in their lives. Putting first things first also means learning to overcome fears and being strong during difficult times. It’s living life according to what matters most. Putting first things first deals with things that are:

Important or not important, urgent or not urgent. Let’s look at the four quadrants of time management.

Quadrant 1: Things that is important and urgent

Quadrant 2: Things that is important but not urgent

Quadrant 3: Things that is not important but not urgent

Quadrant 4: Things that is not important and not urgent

1. Important & Urgent	2. Important but not Urgent
3. Not important but is Urgent	4. Not important and not Urgent

Quadrant 2 is the ideal places spend our time, doing things that are important but urgent. Here’s where priorities come into play.

The results for living Quadrant 2 are:

1. Control your life

2. Balance

3. High Performance

So, in what quadrant are you spending most of your time? The key is shift as much time as possible into quadrant 2 and this is accomplished by planning. Spend more time planning and incorporating the most important things first, things that matter most. Keep your eyes on the prize and reach for it.

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7 Habits of highly successful students

7 Habits of highly successful students

Habit 2: Begin with the end in mind

If teens aren't clear about where they want to end up in life, about their values, goals, and what they stand for, they will wander, waste time, and be tossed to and fro by the opinions of others. Help your teen create a personal mission statement which will act as a road map and direct and guide her/his decision making.

Keep your eyes on the prize. Determine your desired prize and don’t quit until you have realized the achievement of your prize. Then set another prize, another goal or desire that you would really like to achieve. Begin with the achievement of your prize in your mind. Visualize and realize. Start by having a target in mind; know where you’re going.

One prize that you definitely need to establish for yourself is the prize of an honorable graduation from high school that you will receive your diploma honestly and with integrity- that you excel it with perfect honesty.

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Student Success Statement

"Whether i fail or succeed shall be no man's doing but my own. I am the force."
-Elaine Maxwell

7 Habits of highly successful teens

7 Habits of highly successful teens

Habit 1: Be Proactive.

                   Being proactive is the key to unlocking the other habits. Help your teen take control and responsibility for her life. Proactive people understand they are responsible for their happiness or unhappiness. They don’t blame others for their own actions or feelings. Proactive people realize that the ball is in their court, that they are the captain of their own ship; that they are in control of their decisions, thoughts, choices, goals, actions, and priorities. Proactive people are self-starters; they don’t wait to be told what to do, they press forward with enthusiasm toward the achievement of their assignment, their duties, and their responsibilities, their obligations. Choosing to do what’s right is a proactive decision. Obey the law. Obey the coach. Obey the school policies. Obey your parents. Obey with exactness, and great things will come to you. Be proactive and take the initiative.

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Student Success Statement

"Keep your eyes on the prize"
-ANON
This quote is actually very special to me. It has been my motto ever since i was a small child. In life, there will be obstacles. There will be people who try to bring you down. There will be challenges. But, none of that will bother you, if keep your eyes on the prize and push through. 

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 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 teachers during office hours

4.      Use a daily planner. Note the dates of exams, assignments, term papers, etc.

5.    Be organized. Prioritize your responsibilities. Manage your time. Remember everyone has the same 168 week hours a week, only some of us use them better than others.

6.    Know your campus services. Visit your academic dean office regularly. Become familiar.

7.    Take care of your health. Get enough sleep. Eat well balanced meals. Exercise regularly. Make informed and mature decisions about alcohol, sex and drugs. Visit the health office if needed.

8.    Work only as necessary.  Try not to exceed the 20 hours during a school week. If possible, work on campus. Apply for financial aid and loans if you need them. Manage your expense 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 your eyes on the prize. Clarify your goals. Know why you are in college in the first place. Visualize your success on a daily basis.

Student Success Statement

"You make your habits and your habits make you."
-ANON
Very good quote. I agree to the fullest , you are responsible for your own character. If you make bad habits, you will be a bad person. If you make good habits, you will be a good person.

Profile of a Successful Student

                        Part 3

… owns or has easy access to the computer with internet access and email

You don’t have to be a computer expert to be successful in online learning-but you must have access to a personal computer with reliable internet access, as well as a basic level of competency in using them. Owning a computer with internet access from your home is ideal but many students use the computer labs on campus or at their offices to complete their work.

.. has basic computer skills and is willing and open to learning new ones

We said you don’t have to be a computer expert to be successful in online learning. However, there are some basic technical skills you should have mastered prior to enrolling in an online course.

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Profile of a Successful Student

Part 2

Work together. There are a number of ways that you can ensure you get the most out of your educational experience. First, participate fully. Engage regularly in the discussions and be willing to share your personal, professional experience. You can get to know your classmates through the dialogue that is created in a course environment-sometimes even better than in a face-to-face class. And the same goes for your instructor. Be sure to contact your professor-especially if you are having problems. He/she is still your instructor and will be there to guide and assist you as needed.

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"It's not WHERE you live but HOW you live that counts; it's not where you play but HOW you play that counts.'
-Mr. Haymore
This is a true statement. location does not matter nearly as much as quality. One example is people who live in poverty: You could be the poorest person living in the worst neighborhood, but if you strive for success, you will be an outstanding person. Abraham Lincoln was one such individual. He had practically no money growing up, but look at him now: he is immortal.

Profile of a Successful Student

                      Part 1

A successful student….

….takes responsibility for his/her own learning

Online learning can be powerful, stimulating, engaging experience for the student who can work and think independently. However, since most-if not all- of the learning takes place on your own time, you will not have the kind of direct supervision you would in a classroom. Online learning therefore requires a significant commitment from you. All education comes down to what you’re willing to invest in the experience-this is particularly true in the online environment. Commitment self-discipline and self-motivation are all key qualities to ensuring success in online courses, so it’s critical that you feel comfortable with this form of communication. While some courses contain modules that include videos or other activities, all of them require significant amounts of reading. And nearly all of your communication with your class mates and your instructor will be writing. If these are weak areas for you, you will want to address those issues prior to enrolling or while enrolled in an online course. The PSU Writing Center is available assist you . . .  is willing to be a member of an online community.

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"Goodness is the only investment that never fails" -Henry David Thoreau
He is absolutely correct. No matter what happens, if you were good , your goodness will come back and pay you tenfold what you invested. Good people are never punished, only tested.

Successful Students 10

Successful Students 10

10. Successful students are good time managers. Successful students do not procrastinate. They have learned that time control is life control and have consciously chosen to be in control of their life.

An elemental truth: you will either control time or be controlled by it! It’s your choice: you can lead or be lead, establish control or relinquish control, steer your own course or follow others. Failure to take control of their own time is probably the no. 1 study skills problem for college students. It ultimately causes many students to become non-students! Procrastinators are good excuse-markers. Don’t make academics harder on yourself than is has to be. Stop protracting. And don’t wait until tomorrow to do it!

The 10 items listed above paraphrased from an article by Larry M Ludwig called Ten Commandments for Effective Study Skills which appear in The Teaching Professor, December, 1992.

“Learning Technologies and Online Education”

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