Work Together Part 3

Work Together

Part 3

Here are my final words of wisdom for students who want to get better grades in college: A big thing that not many will say is to ask for help if you needed it. It’s not bad thing to not understand, it’s a bad thing if you don’t do anything about it. Plan you time out so you are completing everything that needs to get done and leave time to double check. Write things down and have good time management skills. Ask for help is probably the biggest thing I can say though. If you don’t understand, go to office hours or find a classmate that does understand and is willing to help you. I find myself thinking that I would have to try harder to fail than I try to succeed. It is something that is within me to succeed. If that is not who you are, then hopefully things that I have done can show you that success is something that is amazing to find! Good luck!

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Work Together Part 1

Work Together Part 1

I can and will work as part of the team as long as everyone in the team is willing to do his work. I don’t like having to pick up the slack, but I will if I know that my grade will be harmed otherwise. My greatest academic success was in my first semester when I had to write a 10-12 page research paper. It was the longest paper I had ever been assigned and I was a little scared. Also, it was the first paper where they were like; here you go, just write about something. I had to argue in favor of or against something, but it could be anything from the sky is blue to hypnotism. I wrote mine on hypnotism. I worked on this paper for weeks and weeks. Every night I would be doing research or writing. I put so much effort into this paper. It ended up being just fewer than 12 pages but it was full on information. I turned it in and when I got it back a week or so later, I had received the first A+ of my college career. All my hard work paid off because I got the grade I deserved. I was really happy and proud of myself.

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student success statement

Student success statement

“I shall pass through life but once. Any good therefore that I can do, or any kindness that I can show, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall never pass this way again.”

-Etienne de Grellet

reflection:do be nice to people now, because when it really matters it will probably be to late

effective study methods

Effective study methods

Part 3

How I deal with multiple projects/tests: when I have more than one test or project, I break up my studying. I will study for one test for 30 minutes or so and then switch to the other one. If there is some part of a project that I know will not take me very long, I will do it when I don’t have enough time. If I really am in a crunch for time on a specific day, I will study one test in the morning and the other one in the afternoon or at night. By breaking up the studying into different sections, I get much more done. Cram sessions do not work for me. I need to study something for a short period of time for it to sink in.

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effective study methods

               Effective Study Methods

                              Part 2

My time Management secret: My secret is to use time wisely. I know that on certain days I do not have time to run errands or hang out with my friends even. Each minute of each day is used for something. One thing that works really well for me is to write everything down. I mean everything. I write down if I am going to email people, write letters, or study. It works for me to have a planer that goes by the day and shows me to what I am going to be doing every day. Knowing what I have to do every day helps me plan out my week and my days. If I know that I don’t have time on Tuesday, I will try to get more things done on Monday or Sunday. I plan ahead, especially if I am going to be on the road for volleyball. When I am on the road, I bring my books and read on the bus, plane, or hotel room. Missing class is killer to make up from, but if you are upfront with your professors, they are usually nice about having to turn things in late or not being in classes. CHOOSE THE RIGHT!!

vacation

In the last 3 weeks of vacation I didn’t do much. I stayed in the house most of the time. When I wasn’t at my house I was at my cousin’s house and all we did there was sit next to each other while we were on separate devices. For Christmas we slept next to the Christmas tree, and all I got was a blanket. On new year’s  I spent it with my grandma at her church, the I spent dia del los reyes with my grandpa because it was his birthday

effective study methods

Effective study methods

My test study method: when the time comes to study for a test, I usually start 2-3 days before the test. I go through my notes and make a flashcard on the important sections, and paying extra attention on what the teacher said would be on the test if there was a review session. Also, I go through the book and read the inset stories and add to my flashcards. If there are practice problems or online assignments or old tests, I use them for the upcoming test as well. Once the test is over, I keep my flash cards so that I can have them for the next test or for the finals. Flashcards are a marvelous learning tool. The key to remembering something is to repeat it numerous time-speed rehearsal. If you forgot something it’s because you haven’t repeated it several times for a long period of time. Repetition is a law of learning; therefore, to learn and remember, to recall, it is mandatory that you repeat over and over the things you desire to remember. You may be thinking, “Oh, no, repeating something.” You need to get used to it. For example, the more you practice a song on the piano, the better you become at playing the song. Learning and remembering is like playing the piano-the more you practice saying or doing it the better you can remember it. Look at what you remember. You remember it because you have repeated it numerous times since the first time you were exposed to it. So, practice rehearsing those things you desire to remember, they will stick with you.

Practice à proficiency à pleasure

The better you remember, the more pleasure you obtain from studying and learning.

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