Transcript Our Future: Wilkes 2010

How to be an Outstanding Student
University College
“The Center for Student Success”
Blake Mackesy
Success
• “Success is a
science; if you
have the
conditions, you
get the result.”
~Oscar Wilde
Transition to College
• The transition from
high school to college
can be a difficult one.
Both your social and
academic life will be
remarkably different
from high school.
10 Differences Between
High School and College
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No Parents
No Hand Holding
Less Time in Class
Different Attendance
Policies
• Note Taking
Challenges
• Different Attitude
Toward Homework
• More Study Time
• Challenging Tests
• Greater Expectations
• Different Grading
Policies
Defining Success
• Academic success comes in many forms. For most
students, it's a stellar transcript that opens doors into
great jobs or great graduate schools. For others,
academic success also includes what happens outside
of the classroom. With so much going on in college,
though, how can you make sure you're headed down a
path toward true academic success -- and toward a
truly rewarding college experience?
Get the Most from College
• Let Yourself
Explore
• Make Informed,
Honest Choices -and Enjoy the
Consequences
• Set Yourself Up for
a Strong
Performance
• Remember to
Learn Outside of
the Classroom
• Stay Balanced
• Get passionate
Your Job--Be business-like
about your education!
• 40 Hour Work Week
• 12-15 in class
• If you were working a job you would have to go to your
job at 9 AM and stay there until 5pm. The rest of the
day would be your own time. If you did the same thing
in college, you would do great. Go to class, go to the
library, study seriously, at 5pm put away the books and
go home. Once in a while you might have to work late,
just like at a real job, but in general if you were
spending 40 hours a week attending to school you
would be a Dean's List student. Act like a professional,
adult person.
Your Job Description
• Go to class
• Get/stay
organized
• Find your own
best method of
studying
• Use your time
effectively and
efficiently.
• Balance work,
school and social
life
• Be sure to take
care of your health
• Positive Attitude &
Confidence
“Good” Academic Standing
• Begin with the end in mind……
– Overall GPA 2.0
– Minimum: 24 Credits
– Graduate-Major Field Average 2.0
Faculty Mindset
• Research
• Engage in Topic interested
Academic Performance
• Time on Task
• Talk with your
Professors
during Office
Hours
• Get Study
Partners
• Use Flash Cards
• Write in Your
Textbook
• Read Rigorously
• Academic
Advisor
• Use Support
• Set Goals
Set and Achieve Goals
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Goals that are right for you
Build skills for a lifetime
Manage your responsibilities
Motivation
Have Fun
Achieve
University College
Center for Student Success
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Academic Counseling and Coaching
Advising Services
Career Services
Disability Support Services
Tutorial Services/Supplemental Instruction
– Peer Tutoring & Professional Tutoring
– SI
• Learning Skills
– Study Strategies & Academic Skills
University College Services
• Free
• Available
120 & 5
• http://tutortrac.wil
kes.edu
Questions