Stay in Honors. Stay happy.

HOW TO SUCCEED AS AN HONORS

STUDENT

HONORS: THE BEST AND THE BRIGHTEST

DO THEY ALL SUCCEED?HS GPA, ACT, AND UAH GPA OF SELECTED HONORS

STUDENTS(MUST KEEP A CUMULATIVE UAH GPA OF ≥ 3.25 TO STAY IN

HONORS)HS GPA ACT UAH GPA

3.76 30 0.003.667 31 0.00

4.35 31 0.833.6289 26 1.20

3.6 26 1.383.58 30 1.503.56 31 1.57

3.5397 30 1.603.8906 32 1.67

4.02 25 1.893.35 31 1.933.3 30 1.93

4.1034 29 1.973.125 29 2.00

3.7674 27 2.133.773 24 2.283.67 31 2.293.45 31 2.353.98 28 2.383.44 29 2.43

4.109 29 2.433.92 28 2.443.79 32 2.473.25 19 2.51

4.04545 30 2.593.6087 23 2.60

3.55 29 2.60

HS GPA ACT UAH GPA3.46 22 2.634.02 28 2.693.62 27 2.69

3.684 31 2.714.06 33 2.724.33 26 2.76

3.9063 27 2.803.952 27 2.823.563 29 2.824.05 34 2.85

3.857 30 2.854.02768 22 2.85

3.81 30 2.854.0559 30 2.86

3.53 21 2.863.76 27 2.873.56 29 2.88

3.6842 23 2.904.09 33 2.914.16 25 2.92

3.571 26 2.932.8 23 2.933.6 27 2.93

4.02 30 2.943.94 31 2.95

4 34 2.964.36 29 2.97

We will do all we can to help you and make sure you succeed.

But you must do your part.

And the first thing you must do:Understand why this might happen.

What do you need to do to succeed?What might cause good students not to succeed?

HONORS WANTS EVERY STUDENT TO SUCCEED

1. How much would you need to study each night, per class?

2. Why might the amount of studying be different for college versus high school?

3. How might the studying you do in college be qualitatively different than that in high school?

4. What is different about college that might success less likely?

5. What is different about college that might make success more likely?

6. What are some reasons that good students might do poorly?

YOUR ASSIGNMENT: EACH GROUP MUST ANSWER ONE OF THESE

QUESTIONS

Faculty responsibility: Inadequate feedback (students don’t know the grades

they’re earning until it’s too late)Expectations not high enough and not communicated

clearly This includes both the standards for success in class and how

much work is expected of the studentStudent responsibility:Too much free time, too many activities, lack of structure,

poor time managementThe shock of failure (the first time a straight-A student

earns a grade of C is devastating)Unwillingness to seek help (pride)Shared responsibility:Lack of engagement (students don’t feel like they belong)Poor choice of major

REASONS YOU’LL FIND IN PROFESSIONAL LITERATURE FOR

INADEQUATE SUCCESS

How

does an H

onors Student succeed?

In your groups: think of 3 resources, methods, or tools that you have as Honors Students that will ensure your success.

Homework: Learn to read a syllabus. Find the syllabus on Canvas. Read it through. Find the “Syllabus + Expectations” assignment on Canvas. It will ask you to submit

1-2 paragraphs in Canvas explaining what you expect to get out of this class.

1-2 paragraphs explaining what is expected of you in this class.

Be sure to differentiate these two writing assignments clearly in your submission.

Google

it! http://www.ctl.ua.edu/CTLStudyAids/

StudySkillsFlyers/GeneralTips/causesoffailure.htm

https://www.crc.losrios.edu/files/cassl/When_Capable_Students_Fail-Hern.pdf