Keys to Success College is as easy as A, B, C

A -- Attend Class __________________

A -- Attend Class §90% of Life is just showing up. l Decide now to be a college student. l Habits developed here may last a lifetime. l Look at where you sit in class. Does it indicate your attitude toward learning?

A -- Attend Class §90% of Life is just showing up. §I can’t teach you if you aren’t here. l You’re paying me; get your money’s worth. l Make-up is difficult and incomplete. It will not be accepted after one week. l Some things cannot be made up.

A -- Attend Class §90% of Life is just showing up. §I can’t teach you if you aren’t here. §Discussion and interaction aid learning. l Few people can get everything they need and remember it from just reading the textbook. l Learn to take notes; the act of writing things down helps with memory. l I try to help with memory clues, examples, etc. l The questions and comments of other students are important and useful.

A -- Attend Class §90% of Life is just showing up. §I can’t teach you if you aren’t here. §Discussion and interaction aid learning. §It’s your agreement with the college. l You may be dropped if you miss two weeks’ worth of class. l You may be failed with an F on your record.

A -- Attend Class §90% of Life is just showing up. §I can’t teach you if you aren’t here. §Discussion and interaction aid learning. §It’s your agreement with the college. §It’s just not the same without you. l Your comments and questions are important. l Your success is our business.

A -- Attend Class §90% of Life is just showing up. § I can’t teach you if you aren’t here. §Discussion and interaction aid learning. §It’s your agreement with the college. §It’s just not the same without you.

A -- Attend Class B -- Be prepared for class ________________

B -- Be prepared for class §Schedule study time: two for one rule. l Look realistically at your time schedule. l Schedule work, classes, meals, sleep, free time. l Plan on two hours of uninterrupted study for every hour in class. l Schedule study time as soon after class as possible. You lose 70% within 24 hours. l Study often and in small doses.

B -- Be prepared for class §Schedule study time: two for one rule. §Use the syllabus. l Know what is expected. l If you have to miss class, we don’t wait. l Know how to get help.

B -- Be prepared for class §Schedule study time: two for one rule. §Use the syllabus. §Practice makes perfect. l Decide to truly study. Don’t just fake it. l Learn how you learn best. l Read and do all assignments. l Repetition for short-term to long-term memory. l Use mnemonic devices. l Use empty time.

B -- Be prepared for class §Schedule study time: two for one rule. §Use the syllabus. §Practice makes perfect. §Review soon after class. l Look over notes and assignments while they are still fresh in your mind. l You forget 70% within 24 hours. l Reduce that to 30% or less with review.

B -- Be prepared for class §Schedule study time: two for one rule. §Use the syllabus. §Practice makes perfect. §Review soon after class. §Bring questions, comments and thoughts. l If you don’t understand it, others don’t either. l I don’t always know what you know. l You’ll get tired of listening to only me. l There are no dumb questions.

B -- Be prepared for class §Schedule study time: two for one rule. §Use the syllabus. §Practice makes perfect. §Review soon after class. §Bring questions, comments and thoughts. §Go over notes prior to class. l Get to class a few minutes early. l Refresh your memory, but don’t cram. l Relax. If you’re prepared, it will show.

B -- Be prepared for class §Schedule study time: two for one rule. §Use the syllabus. §Practice makes perfect. §Review soon after class. §Bring questions, comments and thoughts. §Go over notes prior to class.

A -- Attend Class B -- Be prepared for class C -- Communicate with the instructor ________________

C -- Communicate with the instructor §Tell me what you don’t understand. l You know what you don’t know. l Ask questions in class. l Let me know if assignments are unclear or unreasonable. l You’re an experiment, and I need feedback. l Be sure to get your money’s worth.

C -- Communicate with the instructor §Tell me what you don’t understand. §Know and use my office hours. l It is my job to be available for extra help. l You have no excuse if you missed class and didn’t come in to make up work. l If I am not at my desk, ask the receptionist and leave a note. l Leave voice mail or messages.

C -- Communicate with the instructor §Tell me what you don’t understand. §Know and use my office hours. §Come to me for additional help. l Sometimes one-on-one can clarify things. l I can recommend tutors, labs, etc. l Don’t expect to learn things individually if you haven’t already done your part to learn them.

C -- Communicate with the instructor §Tell me what you don’t understand. §Know and use my office hours. §Come to me for additional help. §Let me know about personal problems. l We may be able to make special adjustments. l I try to be a good listener. l You can trust me to keep confidences. l I can refer you to professional help services.

C -- Communicate with the instructor §Tell me what you don’t understand. §Know and use my office hours. §Come to me for additional help. §Let me know about personal problems.

The Three Keys to Success A -- Attend B -- Be Prepared C -- Communicate with the instructor