| You can prepare yourself to succeed in your
studies. |
| Try to develop and appreciate the following
habits: |
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 | Take responsibility for yourself. |
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Responsibility i recognition that to succeed you have
to make decisons about your priorities, time, and resources |
| Center yourself around your values and principles. |
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Don't let friends and acquaintances dictate what you
consider important. |
| Put first things first: |
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Follow up on the priorities you have set for yourself,
and don't let others, or other interests, distract you from your goals. |
| Consider yourself in a win-win situation. |
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You win by doing your best and contributing your best
to a class, whether for yourself, your fellow students, and even for your
teachers and instructors. If you are secure in your performance, a grade
becomes an external barometer of your performance (which may not coincide
with your internally arrived at benefits). |
| First understand others, then attempt to be understood. |
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When you have an issue with an instructor, for example
a questionable grade or an assignment deadline extension, put yourself
in the instructor's place. Now ask yourself how you can best make your
argument given his/her situation. |
| Look for better solutions to problems. |
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For example, if you don't understand the course material,
don't just re-read the material. Try something else! Consult with the professor,
a tutor, an academic advisor, a classmate, a study group or your school's
study skills center. |
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Look to continually
challenge yourself.
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