Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

"You will never regret doing what's right."
Anon

There will be no line of remorse, regret or taste of guilt when you do the right thing. As you push aside and ignore your conscience to do the wrong thing then that though will linger in your mind. Nothing bad will ever result from doing the right.

Academic Success Part 2

Academic Success Part 2

Laura B’s Academic Success Story

In High school I was one of the good students who really didn’t have to study to be a good student. The information that I took for notes in class usually sunk in enough for me to be able to get by on the tests by simply reviewing the material just before class began. It wasn’t that I didn’t try, I had a 4.0 all through high school, but I never really had to put forth much of an effort to get the results that I wanted to see. In college however, that changed. Not only did I start studying and reading books, but I began to understand that tiny little facts were just as important as general concepts. My overall study method: I do the reading that is required for the classes, and I try to keep up. If I do fall behind, I usually use the readings that I did not get to as an additional study aid. I take good notes in class and actually attend every class that I can. Sometimes, with volleyball, its tough because we are on the road a lot, but if I do miss class it is because of volleyball. I make sure that I get the notes from another student in the class. Also, for a subject such as chemistry, I do practice problems to help me understand what the material means.

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Light and Dark

Student Success Statement

"Light and darkness can't occupy the same place at the same time. CTR is light- CTW is darkness."
Call/Haymore

This statement concludes that there can only be one choice at one time. You can be in one state of mind at each moment. Either you are in the state of mind to choose wrong, or your mind is occupied to choose the right. Both cannot exist together.ma' drop box

Academics 101

Academic Success Part 1

 My great academic success: In my principles of marketing class, we had to come up with a new product and sell it. My group ended up with a couple supposedly bad students according to our teachers since they were the last ones picked. In the end, they helped out more than needed since I was a team leader I assigned them certain pieces of the project that became solely their responsibility. Delegating work always helps since it allows a group member individual work without separating the group.

 English, Math, foreign language tips: Math basically just takes practice. I always tell you students to take a blank sheet of paper and write down everything you know  about what you have learned or what you’re studying for in the class. If you don’t remember everything or start drawing blanks, then you need to study more and review your notes. Note cards work really well for foreign language. Here are my final tips of wisdom for students who want to get better grades in college: Go to class, make friends with people in class just in case you’re absent, and remember that you should want to learn.

 

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Soft Pillows

Student Success Statement
"There is no pillow so soft as a clear conscience"
French Proverb
This proverb represents the conscience that we should always have a clean conscience. When we go to sleep at night there should be no problems like a cold, still pillow. The pillow being soft represents comfort and therefore being in a good conscience.

I will persist #2

I Will Persist Until I Succeed Part-2

How I’ve overcome an initial bad grade: When receiving a bad grade, I just try to do better on the second exam and study harder. It’s hard when you have your first test in class and have no idea what to expect. The second one is usually easier since you know what to expect from your teachers.

 My strategies for written assignments: Start early and make sure that you have proofread it. Also, with written assignments, having a timeline planned out can help like by setting a certain number of pages done by a certain day before the paper is due.

How I succeed in team projects: COMMUNICATION! Despite your group synergy, communication is crucial. I remember when I ran out of cell phone minutes constantly when working on a group project for my marketing research class. It’s really important that everyone is on the same page and getting the same emails. The worst is when two people are working on the same portion of the project and don’t even realize it.

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Substance Abuse

 The Result of Substance Abuse

The younger generations are starting to degrate due to the lack of proper role models and substance abuse. We may see a result in the teens of our current day and age. Today more than 15% were abusing substances by the age of 18. These numbers are way to large and dissapointing. As teenagers we are the future to succeed our parents and provide an even better future for ourselves. As the youth of today, we cannot be destroying ourselves. Soon there will be no one to set a good example. So fight the good fight today, so that we can have a brighter tomorrow.

I will Persevere

I Will Persist Until I Succeed Part-1

Heather A.’s Academic Success Story

In high school, I didn’t study as much in groups as I do in college. I feel I learn better when I can teach other people information and we can exchange notes taken in class because sometimes other students pick up on more important information than others.

My overall study method: I prefer to study in small groups and practice problems where I can work out the very different methods verbally with others. Mt test study method: I have very different techniques. For financial tests, I try to work on problems given in class as well as problems from power points and homework. When It comes to marketing classes, I review my notes and try to make diagrams to describe different processes.

My time management secret: One of my biggest secrets is to look over the information that you just learned when class is over. After reviewing the information it sticks a little bit better than waiting until the night before the test.

How I deal with multiple projects/tests: I try to work on whatever has the shortest deadline and work from there. My overall study method: I tend to do massive studying blocks of about an hour or so in order to really learn the material.

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Success Statement

Student Success Statement
 "You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience."
Robert E. Lee

The grammer make it harder for me to understand but I think that it means this:
              Our job is to do what is right. The more often we put the right into practice, the more it will become second nature. by continuing to choosing the right you can easily enjoy life and gain a better conscience, instead of holding guilt.

School Success #5

You Can Succeed in School If You Will Part -5

 After some serious soul-searching, Kennedy decided she was made for a purpose: to be successful and to fulfill who she was destined to be. She returned to DCCC ”with determination and a mindse that I would not fail with God leading me.”

She says her first semester back was difficult.” I knew I could find refuge in the Student Success Program,” Kennedy said. “To my benefit, Ms. Gravely accepted me back. Because of my struggles and hard times, I seek a new beginning every day and don’t allow the past to cripple my future. I have learned to have self-value.”

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Shcool Succes part 4

You Can Succeed in School If You Will Part-4

As Kennedy lay crumpled in her hospital bed following the accident, she realized that many of her wounds were invisible. “After the car accident I suffered low self-esteem and depression,” she said. “For years, I allowed someone I loved to physically, mentally and emotionally abuse me.”

She had previously tried a few DCCC classes, but said she was immature and not yet ready for academic challenge. She dropped out. After the accident, she returned to DCCC to take cosmetology classes. She left school a second time and began working as a certified nursing assistant. After another car accident, she felt unstable, hopeless, and didn’t know what to do.

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School Success #3

You Can Succeed In School If you Will Part-3

As Quansheeba Kennedy reviews her work her DCCC transcript is preparation to transfer to Salem College, she can hardly believe that she has a 3.3 average grade point average and that she was accepted into the prestigious private college with a selective admissions policy.

It took two false starts before the 22-year old Thomasville resident found her true calling, elementary education, and more importantly, before she found and reaffirmed the value of herself. She thought back to when she was only 18 years old but felt “overwhelmed by life.” She had just graduated from high school and was in a serious car accident.

 “I almost killed myself, not by drinking and driving, not by partying, but because I was living a life that was overwhelming,” she said. One must work hard but not waste time. Goofing off during school is a killer. It kills your achievement and your chances or outstanding success now and later.

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