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Experience is a hard teacher
becauseshe gives the test first, the lesson
afterwards. 
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Experience is the name everyone gives to their
mistakes- author Oscar Wilde
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Experience is a wonderful thing. It enables you
to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

• And you will

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You never get a second chance

• to make a first impression

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SECOND CHANCES

• Opportunity is missed by most people because it
  is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
  inventor Thomas Edison
• Failure is the opportunity to begin again, more
  intelligently. inventor Henry Ford
• You never know what a fool you can be till life
  gives you the chance.
• America's greatest strength, and its greatest
  weakness, is our belief in second chances, our
  belief that we can always start over, that things
  can be made better.

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Responsibility can be HARSH

• It is a painful thing to look at your own trouble
  and know that you yourself- and no one else -has
  made it
• You have not passed that subtle line between
  childhood and adulthood until you move from the
  passive voice to the active voice - until you
  have stopped saying, "It got lost," and say, "I
  lost it.
• Chance never helps those who do not help
  themselves. - author Sophocles

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Dont abuse the fine art of excuse-making
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Mistakes freshmen could make

• Missing too many classes
• Not withdrawing in time (April Fools Day this
  semester?)
• Not using available resources for help
• tutor, Center for Academic Success, Writing
  Center
• the Health Center, the Counseling center
• Not recognizing they needed help
• Not stopping the slide at midterm
• Thinking they could rescue the semester through
  exams
• Turning in assignments late
• Not using their professors well. Or at all
• Bad sleep habits
• Bad eating and drinking habits
• Too much partying

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Learn also from the mistakes of others you can't
live long enough to make them all yourself.

• You dont want to make them all yourself.
• You cant AFFORD to make them all!

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? empty (12 ½ ) of your college career down
the drain

• ? full 87 ½ left to succeed in!

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Get your ducks in a row
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Fall semester
THIS SEMESTER
Get scheduled
Meet with professors
Use the Writing Center
ATTENDANCE!!
Get a tutor
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THIS SEMESTER
Register with Disability Support Services?
Get regular Sleep
Check cua.edu daily
Find a study space
Get exercise
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Become the WORLDS leading expert on

• Yourself
• How much sleep you need
• How long it takes you to become alert
• How much exercise you need
• How long you can study at one time
• Your learning style
• What kind of teaching style works best for you
• Catholic University in the Spring of 2009
• Important academic dates
• Degree requirements, courses, faculty
• Resources

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HOW TO MOVE FROM HERE TO THERE?
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The transition from high school to college
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THE GOOD NEWS
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MORE free timeout of class
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You wish.
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CUA classes meet for the equivalent of 150
minutes each weekMon, Wed, and Fri for 50
minutes or Tue and Thu for 75 minutes2½ hours
a week
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If you are taking only 4 courses only 10 hours
IN class per week
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LESStesting
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THE MIXED NEWS
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LESS structure
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THE HEADS-UP NEWS
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MORE ways to waste all that free time
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MORE reading
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andMORE writing
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OH, LIKE IM GOING TO LEARN ABOUT BATS AND THEN
WRITE A REPORT? GIVE ME A BREAK!
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THE CHALLENGING NEWS
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MORE analysisexpected
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MORE criticalthinking
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LESS rightanswers
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A rule of thumbIts better to know some of the
questions than all of the answers.
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According to Websters dictionary EFFICIENT
adj. performing or functioning effectively with
the least waste of time and effort.
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EFFECTIVE adj. producing the intended or
expected result.
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WIIFM Whats In It For Me
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Student version- WIIFMEFFICIENT getting
stuff done quickly so you can go do other stuff
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EFFICIENCY INTELLIGENT LAZINESS
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CLASS SCHEDULE MAP
CLASS LOCATION MON TUE WED THU
FRI 1. phil_______________________________________
____X__________X__________X_____ 2. ENG
__________________________________________X_______
___X__________X____ 3. ___________________________
________________________________________________ 4
. ________________________________________________
___________________________ 5. ___________________
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Student version - WIIFMEFFECTIVE getting
the grades that match the time and effort you put
in
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In your cases, you did get the grades that
matched the time (not enough) and effort (not
much) you put in
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If students would only TRY harder, they would
DO better!
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More likelyIf they DID better, they would
TRY harder
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SURVIVING GETTING HELPin college
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FREE Professors' office hoursTA lab/study
sessions The Center for Academic Success The
Writing CenterAssistive computer software

• Subject tutoring, grouped by class content 55
  per course, up to 3 times a week

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Help from your professors

• Office hours for one-on-one assistance/ tutoring
• Tutoring referral and recommendations
• Their Teaching Assistants (TA)
• Resource books
• Computer software

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CUAs Writing Center111 OBoyle
Hallhttp//engish.cua.edu/wc
Writing R Us
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What they CAN do

• Help with writers block
• Listen and give feedback
• Help with understanding the assignment
• Help identify what needs improving
• Supervise as you revise
• Coach proofreading and editing skills

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What they CANT do

• Write any portion of the paper
• Make every correction
• Tutor in the subject matter
• Evaluate the assignment
• Comment on what grade it should receive

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The Counseling CentersPsychological Help

• Individual Counseling
• Group Counseling
• Information and Screenings
• Help for your R.A.s

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Catholic University's 2008-09 tuition
30,650
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30,650 ? typical 10 courses ? 3,065 per
course
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Classes meet for the equivalent of 150 minutes
or 2½ hours a week which works out to about
37½ hours a semester (not counting the final
exam)
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so, 3,065 per course ? typical 37½ hours in
class per semester ? 82.00 per lecture hour
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IN
HOLD
OUT
Handout online
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GET IT
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EXPOSURE

• I finished
• most or ALL pages of reading

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EXPOSURE

• I go to most/all of the lectures or labs

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ATTENTION

• I was concentrating
• TURN ON YOUR RADAR!

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• I allowed enough time to really get it

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IMPORTANCE!!

• I decided correctly which material was worth
  getting

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IMPORTANCE

• and might show up on tests

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KEEP IT
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IMPORTANCE!!

• I decided correctly it was worth keeping

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IMPORTANCE

• and WILL show up on tests

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TIMING

• I didnt underestimate the time needed

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TIMING

• I started early enough so I could keep
  enough

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ORGANIZATION

• I was detailed enough (facts, events, statistics,
  names, dates, theories)

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enough The Goldilocks
ProblemNOT TOO MUCHnot too little
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ORGANIZATION

• And general enough (overviews, summaries, trends)

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ORGANIZATION

• I made connections (among text lessons, lectures
  and class discussion, and lab exercises)

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 SHOW IT
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through TESTSPAPERSPROJECTSPRESENTATIONScl
ass participation
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optional (adj.) - left to one's choice not
required or mandatory

• NOT optional (adj.) there is no choice. It is
  required.
• You could NO, you have to.

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1.Calendars are NOT optional for you

• Keep a single calendar with all relevant due
  dates and appointments
• Figure out how to draw up a reasonable time line
  for long-term assignments, working backward from
  the due date
• Draw up a 168-hour weekly calendar to see where
  you can slot study hours
• Do not try to keep a schedule in your head

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Pink study
Green Free time
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English - 5, (3 paperwriting) Spanish - 6 ,
plus 1 lab Math - 6 Politics - 5,
paperwriting Philosophy 5, paperwriting
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Know Your Time Needs -Being an expert on yourself

• Estimate
• how long it takes you to read 10 pages in each
  text
• OR how much you can get read in each text in 50
  minutes
• Estimate how long it takes you, based on how many
  pages it must be, to
• research a paper
• do a first draft
• finish editing and proofreading

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2. Open-ended is NOT an option

• You cant play it by ear or fly by the seat of
  your pants. Youve already tried that.
• Delete from your vocabulary the phrase It
  depends
• But do build in some totally free, unstructured
  time AFTER youve plotted in your schoolwork
  (the classes and their matching study time)
• Build walls (in permanent ink, in bold) around
  your academic commitments no openings, no
  gates

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3. Procrastination is NOT an option

• Procrastination is an inability to regulate
  behavior
• and control impulses

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Warning Objects in calendar are closer than they
appear
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• The stress and anxiety of procrastination can
  hurt your health and even your thinking
• You can get irretrievably behind in cumulative
  courses like science, math and French
• You will end up turning in shoddy, last-minute
  work because you ran out of time
• Extended deadlines can be addictive and often
  dont produce work thats much improved

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If youre quite impulsive, then youre unable to
protect one intention (maybe even a good
one!)from another
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Its like paying off your Mastercard with your
Visa card
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It does NOT get you out of debt
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4. Sleep is NOT optional

• Your body needs physical rest
• Your brain needs mental time-out it is actually
  more active asleep, especially when dreaming,
  than when youre awake watching TV.
• Sleep makes memory sharper and thinking bigger
  and more creative
• Falling asleep in class can get you evicted AND
  count as an absence

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5. Vagueness is NOT optional

• Be very SPECIFIC about everything
• Be very CONCRETE about everything
• Be as PRACTICAL about everything as you can
• Rely on COMMON SENSE (which isnt really so
  common anymore)
• Look for specific, concrete, and practical
  APPLICATIONS to everything you study

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6. Missing class is NOT optional

• You are going to want all the input you can get,
  including the professors tone of voice, facial
  expressions, and body language as well as whats
  been written on the board
• Even if youre not an auditory learner, you want
  to get information through any sense you can
• Attendance counts! Literally. Great attendance
  implies effort, commitment and good faith and can
  get you some second chances with your professors

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You cant disappear into the back rows of the
classroom anymore
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POORER STUDENTS
AVERAGE STUDENTS
AVERAGE LATECOMERS

BETTER STUDENTS
A STUDENTS
PROFESSOR
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SITTINGfront and center

• ? the best view and sound
• ? notice from the prof ? least distractions ?
  most incentive to stay alert

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Its so booooring

• Nothing is interesting if you're not interested
• Someone's boring me.  I think it's me. Dylan
  Thomas
• Only boring people are bored my mother

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Downwards (bad) spiral
1. Students stare ahead, slump, text message,
doodle, sleep (!!)
2. Professor speaks louder, walks around the
room, tries to generate enthusiasm and wonders
why the students are enrolled
3. Professor might try to get a response by
asking questions Bueller? Anyone?
4. Nobody - or just the usual suspects - responds.
5. Professor gives up, drones on and vows to make
the next test a killer.
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7. Laidback and casual are NOT options

• No arriving late
• Or leaving early
• No baseball hats
• Especially on backwards
• No slouching, no daydreaming
• No internet/emailing on laptop or Blackberry
• No more I learn by listening take notes!

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Upwards (good) spiral
5. The lecture is engaging and the audience and
speaker are both enthusiastic
4. The professor really lights up because the
students are engaged
3. Lecture becomes more lively and interesting,
so the students really do sit up
2. Professor responds with more energy
1. Students put on a listening face
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8. Spontaneity is NOT your best option.Instead
be planned out, predictable, reliable, regulated
robotic
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Control the world of friends

• Learn to say NO
• Hang a do not disturb sign on your door
• Manage interruptions
• Turn off your cell, Blackberry, computer,
• Study away from your dorm
• Remind your friends that you need to get good
  enough grades in order to stay in school and hang
  out with them
• Swallow your pride occasionally.  It's not
  fattening

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9. Organization is NOT optional for you its an
absolute necessity
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10. Structure is NOT optional

• Find structure. Its everywhere.
• Impose structure, even if its just simply
  alphabetizing, on everything
• Learn to categorize. Everything.
• Learn to see hierarchies
• Separate main ideas from details
• Find sequences, even if theyre out of order
• Prioritize time, commitments, goals

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READING
GRADED STUFF
POLICIES
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The more work you have the more organized you
have to be
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11. Clutter is NOT optional

• Its too distracting, even if you swear you can
  find what you need
• It can be a cop-out I couldnt find what I
  need.
• A place for everything and everything in its
  place. External organizing can seep into your
  inner chaos and start sorting it out.
• Adopt a minimalist approach cleared off desktops
  and shelves, only the most used icons on your
  computer desktop, only the materials you need for
  each class, a coordinated wardrobe, only friends
  you really like, only TV shows you actually enjoy
  watching, etc.

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12. Complacency is NOT optional

• Learn from your mistakes and DONT repeat them
  (fool me twice, shame on me.)
• Notice what DOES work (ask yourself Why? At
  what time of day? With what kind of material?)
  as well as what doesnt
• Dont slack off keep some tension in your
  attitude and schedule all semester long. Managing
  your work ethic may require LIFE-LONG monitoring
  and self-discipline. Sorry.

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Though no one can go back and make a brand new
start, anyone can start from now and make a
brand new ending
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Its never too late to be what you might have
been.- author George Eliot
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Lord, help me to always give 100 to my work

• 12 on Mondays
• 23 on Tuesdays
• 40 on Wednesdays
• 20 on Thursdays
• 5 on Fridays
• 100

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A FRESH START

• Either get busy living,
• or get busy dying.
• -Morgan Freeman
• The Shawshank Redemption