Balancing high school and part-time work part 1

Balancing high school and part-time work part 1

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/plan/high-school/45266.html

Like many high school students, you may want –or need- to work part time. Working takes a lot of time and energy, though, so before getting a job, make sure that you think about your ability to handle both work and your education.

Important considerations

You have to weigh a number of factors when deciding whether to take on a part-time job. It’s important to get as much information as possible, so you can figure out what choice makes the most sense for you.

Schedule a meeting with your school counselor to discuss the idea of working. Talk to your counselor about why you want to work and what type of position you’re seeking.

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Student success tips

Student success tips

1.       Attend new student orientation at the beginning of the fall and spring semester

2.       GEN 1015, first year experience, provides excellent content and resources to be a successful student. It is likely that this class will be part of your first semester at Edison.

3.        Be sure to attend all classes, and be on time.

4.       To reduce distractions, sit near the front of the class.

5.       Keep a copy of the syllabus for each class so that you will know what is going on, what you should be doing, and how soon you need to get it done.

6.       Be a good listener, focus and concentrate on main points.

7.       Take good notes in class, and review your notes within 24 hours. Then, review your notes periodically to help you retain information, index card with key information are also helpful way to review.

8.       Study to be successful college student, study at least two hours a week for every hour you spend in class. This is a minimum.

9.       Determine an ideal study space, and plan study time when you are at your best to retain information.

10.   Maintain a student planner to keep track of important dates and projects.

11.   Apply additional time management strategies, including planning, setting goals, and prioritizing schoolwork and you additional responsibilities.

12.   Avoid marathon study periods. Instead, study for short intervals with a break in between. For example, study for 30 minutes, take a 3-minutes break, come back and review, then repeat the process.

13.   Get to know other students in your classes for added support and to study together when possible.

14.   Participate in class, and ask your instructor questions when needed. Meet with them during office hours for additional support and guidance.

15.   See your faculty advisor every semester to register for classes.

16.   Make use of the library and learning center for study help and free tutoring services.

17.   Being a full-time student is your 40-hour-per-week job, and like many full-time employees, you probably will not finish the job in 40 hours.

18.   Be sure to allow time for physical activity as well as class and study time. This will help you to focus on you studies. Locker rooms and a work-out room are available on campus.

19.   (TAA only) plan ahead! When you have more than a 30 week-day break in classes you will not be paid unemployment. Be sure to put aside money each week so you have money on the weeks you do not get paid.

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7 habits of highly successful teens

7 habits of highly successful teens

Habit 2

Habit 2: begin with the end in mind

If teen aren’t clear about where they want to end up line, about their values, goals, and what they stand for, they will wander, waste time and be tossed and fro by the opinions of others. Help your teen create a personal mission statement which will act as road map and direct and guide his decisions-making process.

“Keep your eyes on the prize.” Determine your desired prize and don’t quit until you have realized the achievement of your prize. Then set another prize, another goal or desire that you would really like to achieve. Begin with the achievement of your prize in mind. Visualize and t6hen realize. Start by having a target in mind; know where you are going.

One prize or goal you definitely need to establish for yourself is the prize of an honorable graduation from high school-that you will receive your diploma honestly and with integrity-that you earned it with perfect honesty.

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Successful students 5-6

Successful students 5-6

5. Don’t sit in the back of the room. Successful students minimize classroom distractions that interfere with learning.

Students want the best set available for their entertainment dollars, but willingly seek the worst seat for their educational dollars. Students who sit in the back cannot possibly be their professor’s teammate (see no.4) why do they expose themselves to the temptation of inactive classroom experiences and distractions of all the people between them and their instructor? Of course, we know they choose the back of the classroom because they seek invisibility or anonymity, both of which are antithetical to efficient and effective learning. If you are trying not to be part of the class, why then, are you wasting your time? Push your hot buttons; is there something else you should be doing with your time?

6. Take good notes, successful students take notes that are understandable and organized, and review them often.

Why put something into your notes you don’t understand? Ask now that are necessary to make your notes meaningful at some later time. A short review of your notes while the material is still fresh on your mind helps you learn more. The more you learn there, the less you’ll have to learn later and the less time it will take because you won’t have to include some deciphering time, also. The whole purpose of taking notes is to use them, and use them often. The more you use them, the more they improve.

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student success statement

Student Success Statement

“The time is always right to do what’s right.”

--Martin Luther King, Jr.

 

for me the statement mean that if you use your time in the right way not spending in such things that doenst have importance to your life your time will be right and you wont have to be afraid for stay late in places or cant take some appointments!

Sarah’s academic success story part 1

Time management became a key factor in my study skills for college. In high school, there were times I was able to study for an hour or two the night before the test and get away with it. This was not the case in college. I made sure in college I was prepared for each class. Sometimes that meant writing out the terms for the chapter we read (even if when it isn’t required) to better understand them. That way when the midterm or test comes around I was able to understand them. That way when the midterm or test comes around I was able to understand what I was studying. I started taking excellent notes in class in college. I may have done this in high school, but in college I started typing up the notes after class. This helped me remember what I just went over in class the when I had a test one week later I was more likely to remember then as well.

My overall study method: structured. One thing I learned was I had to adapt or change my study method according the class. I couldn’t study method according to the class. I couldn’t study for a religion class the same way I studied for a financial class. But making sure I had enough time to study for each class – even if it meant carrying a planner with me at all times was a big part of my success.

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