Student Success Tips

Student Success Tips

1.      Attend new student’s orientation at the beginning of the fall or spring semester.

2.      GEN 101S, first year experience, provides excellent content and resources to be a successful student. It is likely that this class will be part of your first semester at Edison.

3.      Be sure to attend all classes, and be on time.

4.      To reduce distractions, sit near the front of the class.

5.      Keep a copy of the syllabus for each class so that you will know what is going on, what you should be doing, and how soon you need to get it done.

6.      Be a good listener. Focus and concentrate on main points.

7.      Take good notes in class, and review your notes periodically to help you retain information, index cards with key information are also a helpful way to review.

8.      Study! To be a successful college student, study at least two hours a week for every hour you spend in class. This is a minimum.

9.      Determine an ideal study space, and plan study time when you are at your best to retain information.

10.  Maintain a student planner to keep track of important dates and projects.

11.  Apply additional time management strategies, including planning, setting goals, and prioritizing schoolwork and your additional responsibilities.

12.  Avoid marathon study periods, instead, study for short intervals with a break in between. For example, study for 30 minutes, take a 3-minute break, come back and review, then repeat the process.

13.  Get to know other students in your classes for added support and to study together when possible.

14.  Participate in class, and ask your instructor questions when needed. Meet with them during office hours for additional support and guidance.

15.  See your faculty advisor every semester to register for classes.

16.  Make use of the library and learning center for study help and free tutoring services.

17.  Being a full-time student in your 40-hour-per-week job, and like many full-time employees, you probably will not finish the job in 40 hours.

18.  Be sure to allow time for physical activity as well as class and study time. This will help you to focus on your studies. Locker rooms and a work-out room are available on campus.

19.  (TTA only) Plan ahead! When you have more than a 30 week-day break in classes you will not be paid unemployment. Be sure to put aside money each week so you have money on the weeks you do not get paid.