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©2013 Cengage Learning.
PURSUE RESOURCES PURSUE RESOURCES
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Clarify Expectations
Develop Competence
Manage Life
Connect & Communicate
Build a Bright Future
HOW TO USE CAMPUS RESOURCES HOW TO USE CAMPUS RESOURCES
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CLARIFY EXPECTATIONSCLARIFY EXPECTATIONS• Get to know your campus
•Bookstore, •Student Health Center• Tutoring Center
• Get the help you need• Ask for help confidently• Do your homework to find who can help you
best• Be clear, specific, and enthusiastic
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CLARIFY EXPECTATIONSCLARIFY EXPECTATIONS• Exploit Library Resources
• Take a tour• Ask for help• Learn to use the library effectively
• Success Strategies• Ask as though you expect to get help• Ask someone who is in a position to help you• Ask clear and specific questions• Ask with passion, civility, humor, and creativity
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DEVELOP COMPETENCEDEVELOP COMPETENCE
• Success Strategies• Trust your adviser
• Meet with your adviser regularly
• Get to know your college catalog• Policies•General Education Courses• Core courses• Prerequisites• Corequisites • Electives
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DEVELOP COMPETENCEDEVELOP COMPETENCE
• Forge an academic plan• Select the right courses
•What are your constraints?•What are your interests?•Study your options•Register for a reasonable course load•Take the right mix of courses•Ask students who are already in your
preferred program
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DEVELOP COMPETENCEDEVELOP COMPETENCE
• Choose or change your major• Review your interests, values, and goals• Double your major
• Complete your degree• A certificate or an AA degree
• Includes general education courses that facilitate transfer to a four year institution
• Baccalaureate•A four year degree that includes general
education and core courses• Graduate degree
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MANAGE LIFEMANAGE LIFE
Success Strategies• Stay healthy
• Visit the medical centers on campus for care, screenings, flu shots, etc.
• Practice safety• Keep valuables in sight• Exercise good judgment about the risks you
take• Maintain Balance
• Be aware of mental health services, support groups, and spiritual assistance on campus
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MANAGE LIFEMANAGE LIFE
Overcome Limitations• More than 10% of students on campus have
some form of physical or mental impairment • Determine what level and kind of support you
need• Minimal support• Moderate support• Intense support
• Ask for help• Referrals for testing• Registration assistance• Accommodations for taking tests
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CONNECT & COMMUNICATECONNECT & COMMUNICATE
Success Strategies• Participate in extracurricular activities
• Develop leadership skills• Reconnect with loved ones• Consider going Greek• Join a learning community
• Enrich your cultural life• Visit on campus art gallery• Go to live performances• Visit museums, theaters, political gatherings
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CONNECT & COMMUNICATECONNECT & COMMUNICATE
• Invest in your community • Participate in service learning opportunities
• Connect through technology• Use up-to-date computer programs• Explore the web• Network appropriately
•Use your college e-mail address if you have a choice
• Explore online learning• Technological advances have enriched online
learning communities
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CONNECT & COMMUNICATECONNECT & COMMUNICATE
• Expand your technology knowledge• Learn to use research databases• Enhance your presentations with graphics
• Use technology responsibly• Avoid computer addiction • Use social networking sites appropriately
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BUILD A BRIGHT FUTUREBUILD A BRIGHT FUTURE
Success Strategies• Link campus resources to your career
• Become an expert• Talk to your adviser• Participate in extracurricular activities that
broaden your interests• Find a mentor
• Enhance opportunities for college success• Think about people you admire whose
advice may benefit you
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BUILD A BRIGHT FUTUREBUILD A BRIGHT FUTURE
• Consider transferring if needed• Find the right fit• Find out the minimum admission criteria to
gain admission• Find out the minimum grade point average• Talk to a representative about transferring to
their college• Consult reference guides to college• Plan visits to several different campuses• Be clear about your expectations and needs
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