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 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 Choosing Courses

Use College Search to look up a specific college’s academic requirements to be sure you are on track to attend the college of your choice.  

If you have concerns about your class schedule or progress in school, set up meeting with your school counselor, teacher or advisor. There are many resources 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 Tips From Edison College

Student Success Tips

From Edison College

1.    Attend New Student Orientation at the beginning of the Fall or Spring Semester.

2.    GEN 101S, First Year Experience, provides excellent contented resources to be a successful student. It is likely that this class will be part of your first semester.

3.    Be sure to attend all classes, and be on time.

4.    To reduce distractions, sit near the front of the class.

5.    Keep a copy of the syllabus for each class so that you will know what is going on, what you should be doing, and how soon you need to get it done.

6.    Be a good listener. Focus and concentrate on main points.

7.    Take good notes in class, and review your notes within 24 hours. The, review your notes periodically to help you retain information. Index cards with key information are also a helpful way to review.

8.    Study! To be a successful college student, study at least two hours a week for every hour you spend in class. This is minimum.

9.    Determine an ideal study space, and plan study time when you are at your best to retain information.

10.                       Maintain a student planner to keep track of important dates and projects.

11.                       Apply additional time management strategies, including planning, setting goals, and prioritizing.

12.                       Avoid marathon study periods. Instead, study for short intervals with a break in between. For example, study for 30 minutes, take a 3-minute break, come back and review, then repeat the process.

13.    Get to know other students in your classes for added support and to study together when possible.

14.    Participate in class, and ask your instructor questions when needed. Meet with them during office hours for additional support and guidance. 

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Selecting Your Courses Part 4

Selecting Your Courses

Part 4

Social Studies

You can better understand local and world events that are happening now by studying the culture and history that has shaped them. Here is a suggested course plan:

·       U.S. history (two semester)

·       U.S. government (one semester)

·       World history or geography (one semester)

·       One additional semester in the above or other areas

Foreign Languages

Solid foreign language study shows colleges you’re willing to stretch beyond the basics. Many colleges require at least two years of study in the same foreign language, and some prefer more.

Learning a foreign language can be a challenge but is exciting. Repetition is the key to learning a language, and having conversation with others speaking the same language is the best way to learn this new language. Repetition in a fun way will build your skills thoroughly as you seek to master new languages.

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The Power of Study Groups Part 1

The Power of Study Groups

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/50432.html

Part 1

Working Together Helps Everyone

You may have noticed that when you’re explaining something you've learned to a friend, you begin to understand it better yourself. This happens because, when you explain an idea, you need to think more deeply about it.

The same principle makes study groups useful. Studying with others in a small group is helpful you:

·       Think out loud.

·       Share ideas.

·       Learn from one another.

In an effective study group, you and other students hash out lesson materials together – explaining concepts, arguing about them, figuring out why one person’s answer differs from another’s – and in the process, you most likely learn more than you would have  studying by yourself.

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