This section has made me realize that a 3.4 or 3.5 would still put me in great shape for my future. This allows me to relax a little more and take in the experience of college. One last section that spoke to me directly was the “jobs during college” section; I have always had a job while in school. Even in college now, I have to ask myself why I have this job, I believe that this job is a
Student Course Reflection Jonathan Thomas US/101 June 25, 2013 Gloria Bobbie I learned some good valuable material these last nine weeks. We talked about numerous of things and topics. That can be beneficial to all the students in this class. I am going to talk about Goal Setting, Time and Stress Management, and Effective Study habits. I will also talk about is getting a degree going to help me be successful in life and how can you use the tools and assessments in this class to help you in your future classes.
Most Beneficial College Courses In today’s world, college is an essential step to reaching a good career and defining who you are to yourself and others. However, while going to college a student must endure numerous courses that encompass a wide variety of areas to receive the degree they are going for. On my quest through college, I have found that three fundamental classes have helped me throughout many of my other classes that I have taken. These three classes are a speech, English, and a computer skills class. While these three classes may seem very basic and generic, a student definitely needs these classes to help and guide them throughout their college career.
I am very interested in starting a specific service project my junior year for CAS hours and this would be a great help to me with that. I think that I would be a valuable attendee to CASL because I am a freshman. Anything I learn can be used for all the rest of my four years of high school. I would also be a valuable attendee to the CASL conference because I would easily be able to make up the work that I miss on that Monday from school. I am also one of the older ones out of all my classmates so I would like to go to CASL so that I can learn to be a better leader to those who might look up to me.
Now a freshman in college, teachers still praise me to use in (as well as students in my classes) in school projects, essays, and artwork to be as creative as possible. If anything teachers don't try to diminish creativity they encourage it! They give us constant exercises to practice the use of our creativeness. Sometimes they even reward a certain person in the class for the most creative piece of work by giving them extra
The information will help me get through my school and finish assignments on time. Also it will help me manage my time and stay on top of all of my classes. Getting through my first year at college will be hard but if I stay organized and focused I will reach my goals and succeed. To be a better student I need to seek extra help and use the resources on campus more often. I need to set goals in each one of my classes and stay focused and put my school work first.
Examples of short term goal turn in work for each class on time. Long term goals might be to keep a grade point average of 4.0, and be able to maintain that grade point average until they get their bachelor’s degree. When setting these types of goals, a student would need to set a date for when they except to reach this goal. Writing down these goals will be beneficial to the student. Being flexible is another component a student needs.
We try to fit everything into one day and then work into the night to accomplish the impossible. According to “How Sleep Debt Hurts College Students”, by June J. Pilcher and Amy S. Walters, “College students are not aware of the extent to which sleep deprivation impairs their ability to complete cognitive tasks…”. Even if we get only a few hours of sleep, we college students use a variety of methods to try and beat Mr. Sandman. From coffee to energy drinks to pinching ourselves, there are many ways we try and cram as much as possible into a 24-hour period. One question I have come across in my years as a student isn’t the how we say awake, but the why we stay awake.
I only work three days a week and I don’t have any other commitments that I have to work around. My study plan consists of setting aside four hours each day I am off in the morning to use for coursework and writing papers. I have dedicated two hours each afternoon before my husband gets home from work to reading. I also have dedicated an hour each evening to log into my classes and check assignments, email, and discussion boards. This is seven hours dedicated to my classes three days a week.
Using a daily planner and prioritizing my responsibilities has helped me have the time to transition back to a student. Although every task is written, not all need to be done in the same day. Day to day activities can be very distracting but my schedule keeps me focused. Returning back to school and into the student role requires me to be successful in working in teams. Communicating with my peers helps me trusting in my team mates to be active in the learning experience.