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1 THE ESSENTIALS FOR COLLEGE SUCCESS
STUDENT GOALS
Explore the college experience including the opportunities it provides, resources to help you succeed, and your purpose for attending college.
Set goals for achieving your purpose.
Understand how good academic planning will help you achieve your goals, whether you have already chosen a program of study or need help figuring out the right options for you.
Succeed in making the transition to college and appreciate the value of building relationships with instructors.
2 CULTIVATING MOTIVATION, RESILIENCE, AND EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
STUDENT GOALS
Understand the importance of motivation, attitude, and mindset and how they affect behavior.
Learn what being resilient means and how to become resilient.
Appreciate how developing emotional intelligence allows you to use your feelings to improve your thinking and behavior.
Explore the role emotions play in success and well-being.
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3 MANAGING TIME, ENERGY, AND MONEY
STUDENT GOALS
Manage your time—take control of your schedule, combat procrastination, and avoid distractions.
Manage your energy—prioritize your use of time and maintain your energy.
Manage your money—create a budget, obtain and keep financial aid, understand loans, and manage credit cards.
4 DISCOVERING HOW YOU LEARN
STUDENT GOALS
Become familiar with theories that explain how people learn and what learning styles are.
Use different tools to discover how you learn best.
Learn how to handle a mismatch between how you learn best and how you are being taught.
Understand and recognize a learning disability.