Keys to Success

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

2. A -- Attend Class __________________

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

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

5. 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. • Few people can get everything they need and remember it from just reading the textbook. • Learn to take notes; the act of writing things down helps with memory. • I try to help with memory clues, examples, etc. • The questions and comments of other students are important and useful.

6. 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. • You may be dropped if you miss two weeks’ worth of class. • You may be failed with an F on your record.

7. 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. • Your comments and questions are important. • Your success is our business.

8. 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.

9. A -- Attend ClassB -- Be prepared for class ________________

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

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

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

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

14. 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. • If you don’t understand it, others don’t either. • I don’t always know what you know. • You’ll get tired of listening to only me. • There are no dumb questions.

15. 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. • Get to class a few minutes early. • Refresh your memory, but don’t cram. • Relax. If you’re prepared, it will show.

16. 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.

17. A -- Attend ClassB -- Be prepared for classC -- Communicate with the instructor ________________

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

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

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

21. 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. • We may be able to make special adjustments. • I try to be a good listener. • You can trust me to keep confidences. • I can refer you to professional help services.

22. 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.

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