The Importance Of Student Success In College

Student Success
According to the National Center for Education Statistics, in 2007 about 41 percent of students who began seeking a bachelor’s degree failed to complete that degree within 6 years. College is a new beginning for me, and I do not want to be one of those who fail. Although college is challenging, I am going to succeed by using advice from others, by developing strategies, and by setting goals for myself.
I know that college will be challenging for me because I am a recent high school graduate and college is new to me. In college, many things easily distract me, but in high school, the teachers kept me on track. Now I have to do this by myself. In addition, college work is very difficult, especially when I have homework in every

class. In fact, having different classes every day contributes to the confusion. In addition, the rules are very difficult between college and high school. High school is much more structured, but in college, I have to develop my own self-discipline. My phone really gets me distracted in class, especially if I am listening to a lecture. I wondered why teachers said no phones in class in high school.
Because college is challenging, I need advice from experts. Dr. Amy Cuddy said ‘your body language shapes your life.” I feel like that is very important because no manager would want to hire someone who fails to look him or her in the eye when talking. Another helpful expert is Steven Covey, who offers advice about learning based on the story of a rare species of bamboo. Just as it took a long time for this plant to grow, people also need to give themselves time to acquire the skills they need to excel. Noted trainer, Sharon Bowman is famous for training trainers. She teaches us about the levels of learning, which include knowing what you know, and knowing what you do not know. Understanding this is critical to learning a new skill or new knowledge.
Now that I have some good advice, I can use it to develop some effective study strategies.

First, I will gain knowledge from Townsend press. This online tool to prepare for a test or quiz when I am about to take. In addition, I will make flash cards, so that I can have something else to study when I am on the go. In addition, I plan to utilize the Writing Center located in the library at my college. College is very difficult and I will use every strategy I can be successful.
These strategies will help me take advantage of all the different benefits I will gain from going to college. One of my benefits is better communication skills with reading and writing. I will become a more efficient writer on my essays in English. A weakness I have is talking in front of a class or asking questions. College will help me gain confidence will my speaking ability.
Although college is challenging, I am going to succeed by using advice from others, by developing strategies, and by setting goals for myself. College is not for everybody that is why I have to be focused on my goals if I want to be successful one day. I want to be one of those students who graduate. “Many of life’s failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.” – Thomas

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