Ten Ways College Prepares You for Career Success

Ten Ways College Prepares You for Career Success

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Getting a college education doesn't mean just absorbing facts and figures. It means building the skills and qualities you need to learn, think and create on your own -- making you attractive to employers. You've already started learning these skills in high school, but college helps you fully develop them.

The 10 Key Qualities

1. Writing Skills

2. Speaking Skills

3. Teamwork Skills

4. Problem-Solving Skills

5. Initiative 

6. Cool under Pressure 

7. Attention to Detail 

8. Time Management 

9. Honesty 

10. Love of Learning

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Exam Day: Survival Tips

Exam Day: Survival Tips

Test -- Talking 

Part 3

Identify key words.

This helps you focus on the main idea of challenging questions.

Rephrase difficult questions.

To understand questions better, rewrite them in your own words. Be careful not to change the meaning.

Organize your thoughts before you write.

Take time to organize your responses to short-answer and essay questions. You'll reduce the time you need to revise.

Write neatly.

Be sure you don't lose points on answers the teacher can't read.

Use all the time you're given.

If you finish early don't leave. Use the extra time to proofread and review your answers.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

 "Your future is created by what you do today, not tomorrow." 

-Robert Kiyosak

REFLECTION: This statement tells us that if we want to get better at something don't do it tomorrow do it today. For example if I have a big test coming up the next day I can't study tomorrow morning but today. Also if I want to get better at basketball I have to practice hard everyday.

Reading

Reading

5 Tips for Success

Tip 5

Tip 5: Keep a List of Questions

When you feel confused about something you're reading, write down any questions you have. Sometimes your questions are answered as you read further. If nor, don't be afraid to ask for help. Remember, teachers create assignments; they've read the texts and are familiar with them. When you have specific questions, your teachers can provide answers that will help you better understand the material. Learning is rooted in questions developed and asked by the learner.

Asking questions to yourself, to the teacher, and to others, is a great learning method. When you cease to exist to a great extent. Read actively by silently asking questions as you are reading and therefore will expand your mental capacities more than almost anything else.

The philosopher Sir Francis Bacon said, "Knowledge is power." Improving your reading comprehension is the key to gaining important knowledge and making the most of your education. So pick up a book ... and a pen.

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Reading

Reading

5 Tips for Success

Tips 3-4

Tip 3: Do Research 

Literary critics have written vast numbers of analytical and critical pieces on countless books. If you're having trouble understanding a particular text, do some research and see what knowledgeable sources have to say about it. In addition to increasing your comprehension, you'll also be showing initiative, something teachers always like to see. Always use legitimate and scholarly sources, not condensed study guides. Going the extra mile in your research elevates your achievement 10-fold.

Tip 4: Use a Dictionary 

Make sure you have access to a dictionary when you're reading. You can often figure out the meaning of an unfamiliar word by using context clues, but sometimes you can't. Rather than simply skipping over the words you don't know, take the time to look them up. The results are well worth the effort. Your comprehension will increase greatly, and you'll build your vocabulary at the same time.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Every time I've done something that doesn't feel right, it's ended up not being right."

Mario Cuomo 

(52nd governor of NY)

REFLECTION: This tells us that is we are not certain it is the right thing to do than we shouldn't do it at all. 9 out of 10 times the thing you think is wrong is wrong.

5 Tips for Staying Motivated

5 Tips for Staying Motivated

Tips 1-2

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To succeed in high school and college, you have to do your best at all times. But sometimes it's hard to stay motivated, even when you really care about the work you're doing. Here are five ways to stay on the right track.

1. Focus on High-Impact Activities 

The key to success in school is staying focused on your course work. Make a list to get an overall picture of your workload before you start to tackle any of it. Then. make a plan. Although it's tempting to do the simplest assignments first, those that take more time and effort to accomplish are probably the ones that you'll learn the most from.

To determine what your priorities are, rank your assignments in the order of their importance. Then rearrange your time and devote more energy toward those that have the greatest impact on your course work and grades. For example, even though all homework assignments are important, studying for a midterm exam takes priority over writing a paragraph for English class. As you complete each task, think of it as another step on your way to college success.

2. Create New Challenges

Changing your approach can help you stay interested in what you're doing. If you've been given an assignment similar to one you've done in the past, think about it in a different way. If you wrote a essay for a creative writing assignment last year, try a poem this time. For book reports, pick a history book instead of another biography.

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Take Control of Homework So it Doesn't Control You

Take Control of Homework

So it Doesn't Control You

Part 2

Keep Things in Perspective

Know how much weight each assignment or test carries, and use your time accordingly. Don't waste time, but be wise and smart. Doing the most important things first is being wise and smart.

Get More Involved

Keep your mind from wondering by taking notes, underlining sections, discussing topics with others or relating your homework to something you're studying in another class. Learn actively and not passively. Be anxiously engaged in your studies and you will have a great experience. Dominate a good attitude toward home assignments, and you will begin to love doing it.

Organize the Information 

People process information in different ways. Some people like to draw pictures or charts to digest information, others prefer to read out loud or make detailed outlines. Try to find the methods that work best for you. Ask your teacher for recommendations if you're having trouble.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"Character is higher than intellect."

Ralph Waldo Emerson

REFLECTION: This means that even if you are the smartest person ever you are nothing if you don't have a good personality. If you are a little on the dumber side but you have a great personality you are a greater person. Intelligence isn't anything if you are a bad person.

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"I think it better to do right, even if we suffer in so doing than to incur the reproach of our consciences and posterity."

Robert E. Lee

REFLECTION: I think this statement tells us that if we do the right but suffer will doing it, it is okay because we don't have to live with the bad always being in our conscience. 

Selecting Your Courses

Selecting Your Courses

Part 5

The Arts

Research indicates that students who participate in the arts often do better in school and on standardized tests. The arts help you recognize patterns, discern differences and similarities, and exercise your mind in unique ways, often outside a traditional classroom setting.

Many colleges require or recommend one or two semesters in the arts. Good choices include studio art, dance, music and drama. Many students have talents and extraordinary abilities and take college classes to develop their talents.

Advanced Placement Program (AP)

To be sure you are ready to take college-level work, enroll in the most challenging courses you can in high school, such as honors or AP courses. Research consistently shows that students who score a 3.0 or higher on an AP Exam typically experience greater academic success and college graduation rates than students who don't take AP.

Work hard in your righteous pursuits, and you will reap the benefits of self-fulfillment and job satisfaction. Don't take shortcuts just to "get-by," instead, take challenging and difficult roads (courses) and reach higher mountain peaks of achievement.

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3 Magic Keys to Integrity

What are the 3 magic keys to living your life with integrity?

• Respect others including myself
• Be honest
• Treat people the way I want to be treated

I choose these three because they are good for other people as well!