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Below are suggestions for resources that are available at many colleges and the online resources that are available to everyone.

AT YOUR COLLEGE

VISIT . . . IF YOU NEED HELP . . .
Learning Center preparing for class, taking notes, organizing your notes, and reviewing your notes with a tutor. Most centers offer note-taking tips and workshops for first-year students.
Computer Center using Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Simplenote, or Evernote to organize your notes.
Math Center improving the notes you take in your math classes.
Disabled Student Services arranging for a note-taker if you cannot take notes due to your documented disability.
Fellow college students finding a tutor or joining a study group. Often, the best help you can get comes from those who are closest to you: fellow students. Keep an eye out in your classes for the most serious students. Those are the ones to seek out. It does not diminish you in any way to seek assistance from your peers.

ONLINE

GO TO . . . IF YOU NEED HELP . . .
School for Champions: school-for-champions.com/grades/speaking.htm locating guidelines for speaking in class.
Knowledge NoteBook: knowledgenotebook.com/review/best-note-taking-tips-from-10-colleges.html finding note-taking tips.

MY COLLEGE’S RESOURCES

What are some of your college's specific resources? Make a list of the unique resources available at your school. Have you taken advantage of any of them?