Student Success Statement

Student Sucess Statement

 

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

 

Elaine Maxwell

 

In my opinion I think think quote means that for every reward there is a consequence. For every little choice you make, it is all on you. If you do a bad choice than that will reflect upon yourself. If you do something good it reflects upon yourself as well. So in the long run, you cannot blame someone else for your actions. An example can be when graduating. You make that choice, no one else can. If you can't decide to pass high school by graduating, you will dropout.

 

"The saddest thing in life is wasted talent."

 

 

Ten Tips for Studying Success St. Johns University

Ten Tips for Studying 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 you teacher during office hours.

4.      Use a daily planner. Note the date of exams, assignments, team papers, etc.

5.     Be organized. Prioritize your responsibilities. Manage your time. Remember everyone has the same 168 hours a week, only some of us manage their time in a better fashion.   

6.     Take care of your health. Get enough sleep. Eat well-balanced meals. Exercise regularly. Make informed and mature decisions about alcohol, sex, and drugs.

7.     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.

8.     Keep your eyes on the prize. Clarify your goals. Know why you are in (High school or) college in the first place. Visualize your success on a daily basis.

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 classroom.

10.                        Keep your eye on the prize. Clarify your goals. Know why you are in (high school or) college in the first place. Visualize your success on a daily basis.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

Student Sucess Statement

Student Sucess Statement

 

"It is our duty to concentrate all our influence to make popular that which is sound and good, and (to make) unpopular that which is unsound (and not good)."

Joseph Smith

 

What this quote means is that to focus on the good things but not the bad. I mean it is common sense to do good rather than bad. If you are one of those people who constantly choose the wrong I think you are dumd or something. Your are just ruining someone else's day just because you did wrong. But if you do good and choose the right, I wish I could shake your had right now. Hopefully you stay on that path and don't go off track. So either way, if you are on the wrong path I encourage you to go on the right path while you still can!

Successful Students 9

Successful Students

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9. . . .don’t cram for exams. Successful students know that divided periods of study are more effective than cram sessions, and they practice it.

If there is one thing that study skills specialists agree on, it is that distributed study is better than massed, last-ditch efforts known as cramming. You’ll learn more, remember more, and earn a higher grade by studying in four, one hour-a-night sessions for Friday’s exam than studying for four hours straight on Thursday night. Short, concentrated preparatory efforts are more efficient and rewarding than wasteful, inattentive, last moment marathons. Yet, so many students fail to learn this lesson and end up repeating it over and over again until it becomes a wasteful habit. Not too clever, huh?  

When you cram, you are taking the shortcut, and shortcuts never produce any real worthwhile results. Also, when you take shortcuts, you feel rather rotten knowing that you could have done better but didn’t. Shortcuts cut you short. You can’t plant watermelon seeds and harvest fresh watermelons the next day. It takes time. Cramming for a test or project and expecting to make a high score the next day is like planting watermelon seeds and expecting to harvest and eat fresh watermelons the day. Plus cramming for a test or project doesn’t help you academically, so why even do it. Plan ahead, prepare ahead. Give yourself plenty of days and weeks to prepare for upcoming accountability opportunities.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

 

 

"What's right isn't always popular. What's popular isn't always right."

Howard Cosell

 

 

What this quote means it that when something is popular it isn't right. But what is right isn't popular.

 

An example would be that most kids do what what others kids do. Lets sya drugs for instance. One kid tries it, then others will most likely follow him. In other words, someone smokes a cigarratte, then others will ask and follow the first user

 

Another example would be if someone dress unappropiate, the others will follow. What I mean by dressing unappropiate is that some people don't use a belt and sag. Others may wear really short dresses. And also some people hardly wear clothes that cover their chest's and up.

 

To sum up, people tend to follow others for the wrong purpose.

 

But some people actually do choose the right. They follow instructions and turn in work. They are the future key holders for our future. Hopefully they stay on the right path!

Successful Students 5-6

Successful Students

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To the temptations of inactive classroom experiences and distractions of all people between them and their instructor?

6. . . . take good notes. Successful students take notes that are understandable and organized, and review them often.

Why put something into your notes doesn’t understand? Ask the questions now that are necessary to make your notes meaningful at some later time. A short review of your notes while the material is still fresh on your mind helps you to learn more. The more you learn then, the less you’ll have to learn later and the less time it will take you won’t have to include some deciphering time, also. The whole purpose of taking notes is to use them, and use them often. The more you use them, the more they improve.   

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Sarah’s Academic Success Story Part 2

Sarah’s Academic Success Story

Part 2

My test study method: I have different strategies for different types of tests or subjects. For more, any type of math is exceptionally difficult so I had to spend extra time on that. I would go back through the homework problems focusing on the problems that I had extra difficultly on. Many times I would ask the teacher for any additional study materials they could provide. If it was a class that required memorization or applying concepts I would create a sort of study guide for myself many times focusing on what were key focal points in the class. If I knew there were going to be essays I would try to take the terms and apply them to an example or create different questions on the concepts focused on throughout the semester.

My time management secret: I always always always carry a planner with me. I even use different color highlighters to show what each event on my calendar is for. For example, pink is personal, yellow is school, orange is work, blue is for appointments, and green is for my sorority. Although I use white-out frequently, I can see in bright yellow that if I have that project for finance due on Tuesday, I need to start working on it on [the previous] Wednesday so I can just get it done. My friends have always been amazed at how early I get things accomplished but that is really all I do.

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