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“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

College Survival Skills Access to Opportunity Orientation January 14, 2004 Carol A. Panaccione, Associate Professor Department of Foreign Languages and Cultures panaccione@ccri.edu. “The best way to predict your future is to create it.”. Wer wagt, gewinnt!.

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“The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

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  1. College Survival SkillsAccess to Opportunity OrientationJanuary 14, 2004Carol A. Panaccione, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Foreign Languages and Culturespanaccione@ccri.edu “The best way to predict your future is to create it.”

  2. Wer wagt, gewinnt! (Pronounced: VARE VAGT…GEVINNT)The one who dares…shall succeed!

  3. Education is important to me because…

  4. Education is important to me because… “…it can never be taken away from me, and it is something you can pass on to others.” “…education opens new worlds and ideas. It gives me the ability to see things with greater clarity…and also the opportunity to give back to my society in new and better ways.”

  5. 5%

  6. “What you can do, or dream you can do, begin it.Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.”-Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  7. High School -Mandatory -Study hall -Teachers approach you if they believe you need assistance College -Voluntary -Study 2-3 hours per class -Expect and want you to attend their office hours College vs. High School

  8. Which of these qualities are NOT positive? • Enthusiasm • Actively engaged in one’s learning • Asking questions • Passive in class • Excellent attendance • Not prepared for class

  9. Positive Attitude = P.A.C.E • PASSIONATE • ACTIVE • CURIOUS • ENTHUSIASTIC

  10. Nach und nach baut der Vogel sein Nest. Petit à petit, l’oiseau fait son nid.

  11. While at CCRI: Skills to Succeed: • Be proactive and persistent • Explore and utilize available resources • Introduce yourself to your professors • Use your time wisely • Challenge yourself • Get to know your peers

  12. Effective Study Habits • Complete assignments on time • Always go to classes well-prepared • Plan your week • Ask questions • Be organized • Learn what works best for you • Explore different learning styles

  13. To succeed is when… Students Utilize Creatively and Consciously Every Single Second

  14. “Own your Education” • Be an ACTIVE LEARNER • Have a passion for learning • Be enthusiastic • Realize your own unique potential

  15. Online Resources at CCRI • CCRI http://www.ccri.edu/ • Access to Opportunityhttp://www.ccri.edu/access/ • Library – HELIN System (Higher Education Library Information Network) http://131.128.70.2/screens/opacmenu.html

  16. "Man's mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.“-Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.US Supreme Court Justice

  17. NOTHING GREAT WAS EVER ACHIEVED WITHOUT... ENTHUSIASM -Ralph Waldo Emerson

  18. Wer wagt, gewinnt!I shall succeed!____________your signature

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