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These experiences are part of being in college, and this chapter provides you with information about what to expect and how to handle the changes you will go through Review the list below and commit to working on one or more of the concepts this term and beyond Research the long-term value of your college major or degree.
Chapter 2
Refining your time management skills based on an honest assessment is something that should never stop. Then, sections of the text covered how time management for college can be different from what students may have experienced before. Following this, the chapter contained several sections on how to effectively manage time (including predicting time on task), how to use technology to your advantage, and how to prioritize tasks.
Chapter 3
The expectation in college is that you read considerable amounts of text for each subject with the goal of learning more about the subjects. Reading and note-taking are part of the foundation of college studying and learning. You may encounter reading situations, such as professional journal articles and long textbook chapters, that are more difficult to understand than texts you have read previously. As you progress through your college courses, you can employ reading strategies to help you complete your college reading assignments.
Chapter 4
Deepening your learning happens when you study effectively and prepare adequately for taking tests. Learning how to do these well can only help you be more successful. Additionally, this chapter discusses the role that metacognition plays in helping you improve your learning processes.
Chapter 5
You will develop many relationships with different people while you are in college, but one of the most important is with your professors. Developing healthy relationships and expanding your network of support are both important tasks for you to do in college. Without these relationships, your experience may be lackluster at best and lonely and difficult at worst. The first step to creating meaningful connections is to be healthy yourself and acknowledging the importance of community.
Chapter 6
During these years, you will start the process of learning who you are and who you want to be. As you learned in this chapter, your college experience will be impacted by your own health and well-being. Your values will be questioned and your strengths will become more apparent not only to you but also to your support system. The goal of this chapter was to introduce you to the complex relationship between your mind and body; to help you identify the differences between feeling stressed versus being anxious; and to know when feeling sad may…
Chapter 7
There are a lot of benefits to good financial management. Primarily, it generally allows you to do more of what you want with your life. When you have poor financial habits, too much of your money goes into other people’s pockets. But when you have good financial management habits, you can afford to do more because you have worked hard, separated needs from wants, saved and invested, and avoided credit card and debt pitfalls
Chapter 8
After a discussion of the relationship between short- and long-term goals and the importance of tracking the progress of our goals, the chapter dove into the specifics of academic plans. Sections on degree types and the special considerations and requirements of certain programs should help you understand the type of opportunities that may be available to you and the types of questions you should… The section on planning your semesters provided you with the types of resources, people, and tools that you should look for when developing your academic plan.
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