Studetn Success Statement/ Reflection

Student Success Statement

“Stop worrying about whether you’re going to win or lose and focus your full attention on what’s happening right this moment.”

-Phil Jackson

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Reflection

We can’t swell on the future and keep wondering what will happen because we have to focus and what we are doing now. Whatever it is we do right now determine our future, dwelling on the future does not get us there. It is the hard work and concentration that does. I definitely agree with Phil Jackson. A good example would be I. I hope to go to UCLA and I am constantly questioning whether I will get accepted or not. I keep worrying but then I realize that worrying about it won’t get me into UCLA, I should be concentrating on school and what I have to do right now, and that will determine whether I get into UCLA or not.

SQ2R=Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

SQ2R

SQ3R=Survey-Question-Read-Recite-Review

Recite

At the end of each section, look up from the text and in your own words recite an answer to your question for that section. Then write down your answer. Be sure to provide examples that support it.

Now repeat the Question, Read and Recite steps for each section of the chapter. First ask a question for the next section. Then read to find the answer. Finally, recite the answer in your own words and jot it down. The written questions and answers can help you study in the future.

Review

After completing the chapter, review your notes. Identify the main points by looking for the most important idea in each section. Recite, or write, a brief summary of the assignment.

Review your study notes every week to help you remember the information. When it’s time to prepare for your tests, you’ll find you’ve created an invaluable study guide.

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Take Control of Homework Part 3

Take Control of Homework

So It Doesn’t Control You

Part 3

Take Advantage of Any Free Time

If you have a study period or a long bus ride, use the time to review notes, prepare for an upcoming class or start your homework. Flash cards are a great learning tool. They are easy to make, easy to handle, and are a marvelous tool to help you learn and remember anything. Punch a hole in the upper left corner of each index card and connect the stack of your flash cards with a ring. Then the cards are bound and not flopping around. Flash cards bound like this act like a small book with pages. You can even have separate ringed stacks for each subject. WHATEVER YOU WANT TO REMEMBER, PUT IN ON A CARD.

Study with a Friend

Get together with a friend and classmates to quiz each other, compare notes and predict test questions. Consider joining a study group.

Communicate

If you have concerns about the amount or type of homework you have, you may want to talk to your family, teachers or counselor. They can help you understand how much time you need to allot for homework and how to manage your tasks.

Celebrate Your Achievements

Reward yourself for hitting milestones, or doing something well.

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Note-Taking Strategies Part 1

Note-Taking Strategies Part 1

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How to Get Your Class Notes into Shape

Getting the most out of high school and college means, studying hard and using your time in class wisely. An effective not-taking strategy can help you do both. Here are the basics.

Stay Organized

It may seem obvious, but your class notes can only help you if you can find them. When you’re taking notes be sure to:

§  Keep all your notes in one place

§  Date and number pages; keeping them in order makes it easier to understand them later.

Before Class

Review the materials assigned for that class period thoroughly. Bring a list of any questions you may have.

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Note-Taking Strategies Part 1

Note-Taking Strategies Part 1

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/college-success/955.html

How to Get Your Class Notes into Shape

Getting the most out of high school and college means, studying hard and using your time in class wisely. An effective not-taking strategy can help you do both. Here are the basics.

Stay Organized

It may seem obvious, but your class notes can only help you if you can find them. When you’re taking notes be sure to:

§  Keep all your notes in one place

§  Date and number pages; keeping them in order makes it easier to understand them later.

Before Class

Review the materials assigned for that class period thoroughly. Bring a list of any questions you may have.

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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 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 in 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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Student Success Statement/Reflection

Student Success Statement

“In life as in football, you won’t go far, unless you know where the goalposts are.”

-Arnold Glasgow

Reflection

The only way you can go far in life is if you know what you want. You can’t reach goal if you don’t have one. You have to stay focus and know exactly what is it that you want so that you can reach it no matter what obstacles you face. If you don’t know what you want in life then it’s very difficult to get much done.

How to Take on College Studying Part 1

 

 

How to Take on College Studying

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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.

You can succeed by knowing what to expect and how to handle it.

Think of 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 how many hours you need to study every day. Then make a schedule.

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

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

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

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Student Success Statement/Reflection

Student Success Statement

“It’s not WHERE you live but HOW you live that counts. It’s not where you play the game but HOW you play the game that counts.”

-Mr. Haymore

Reflection

I definitely agree with this statement. It does not matter where you are, the important thing is how one does their actions and the actions they take. One can be anywhere in the world, but it should not affect what they do and who they are, as long as their choosing the right. An example of this would be taking a test. I9f you studied hard enough and you know the subject you are about to be tested on, there is no reason why to do badly in the test. You know the subject and you will score the same no matter where you take the test. Another example would be being nice to people. If you are a humble person, you will be humble with the rest, no matter where in the world you are placed.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“The time is always right to do what is right.”

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reflection: This statement has “right” written all over it. There is never a wrong time to do what’s right. No matter what day it is, no matter what time during the day it is, the right should always be done. There is no excuse to choose otherwise since the right should always be done.

Example: an example of “the time is always right to do what is right would be even if you’re going through a tuff time, no matter how hard life gets for you, that doesn’t mean it is time to choose the wrong. The country is in a difficult time economically. Many of us are affected by it. This does not mean that one will go and rob a bank. ALWAYS choose the right.

Sarah’s Academic Success Story Part 1

Sarah’s Academic Success Story

Part 1

Time management became a key factor in my study skills for college. In high school, there were times I was able to study for an hour or two the night before a test and get away with it. This was not the case in college. I made sure in college I was prepared for each class. Sometimes that meant writing out the terms for the chapter we read (even if when it isn’t required) to better understand them. That way when the midterm or test comes around I was able to understand what I was studying. I started taking excellent notes in class in college. I may have done this in high school, but in college I started typing up the notes after class. This helped me remember what I just went over in class then when I had a test one week later I was more likely to remember then as well.

My overall study method: Structured. One thing I learned was I had to adapt or change my study method according to the class. I couldn’t study for a Religion Class the same way I studied for a Finance class. But making sure I had enough time to study for each class—even if it meant carrying a planner with me at all times was a big part of my success.

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Student Success Statement/Reflection

Student Success Statement

“Try a little harder to be a little better.”

-Gordon B. Hinckley

 

Reflection

This statement is very true. One does not have to be good all at once. Little by little we can be a better person. It doesn’t take a lot of hard work to be a better person. If you take the process my sections then it won’t feel like it took a lot of hard work. We are not expected to be a good person all at once. It all takes time, just make sure to strive for it.

Academic Success Part 2

 

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 tests 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 had to put forth much of an effort to get the results that I wanted to see. In college however, that changed. Not only did I start studying and reading the book, but I began to understand that the little tiny facts is 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 though because we are on the road a lot, but if I do miss class because of volleyball I make sure that I get the notes from another student in the class. Also, for a subject such as chemistry, I do practice problems to help me understand what the material means.

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Academic Success Part 1

Academic Success

Part 1

My great academic success: in my principles of marketing class, we had to come uo 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 became solely their responsibility. Delegating work always helps since it allows a group member individuals 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 fro in the class. If you don’t remember everything or start drawing blanks, then you need to study more and review your notes. Notes card work really well for foreign language Her are my final words of wisdom for students who want to get better grades in college: Go to class, make friends with people in class just in case you’re absent, and remember that you should want to learn.

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Studnt Success Statement/ Reflection

Student Success Statement

“There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience”

-French Proverb

 

Reflection

I believe French Proverb is saying that the only way one can be at ease is by having a clear conscience. I agree with him. When one has a bad conscience, they always have it in the back of their mind even if they try to ignore it. They can’t be at peace.

I Will Persist Until i Success Part 2

I Will Persist Until I Success

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 heard when you have your first test in a class and have no idea what to expect. The second one is usually easier since you know what to expect from your teachers.

My strategies from written assignments: Start early and make sure that you have it proofread. Also, with written assignments, 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, communications 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.

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