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. Knowing
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. Not 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 Academic’s 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. Get enough sleep. Eat well-balanced meals. Exercise regularly.
Make informed and mature decisions about alcohol, sex and drugs. Visit the
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 for financial aid and loans if you need them. Manage you
expenses very carefully.
9. Get
involved in campus activities. It will help you learn valuable skills; expand
your social network 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.
CHOOSE THE
RIGHT!!!