Critical Thinking/Goal Setting

How well you use critical thinking and goal setting. Critical thinking helps you make decisions, answer questions, and set goals based on solid facts and analysis.

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Your responses suggest that you may not implement critical thinking strategies or set goals on a regular basis; now is the perfect time to strengthen these skills.

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Your responses suggest that you are familiar with critical thinking and goal setting but that you may not use these skills regularly in your own life.

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Your responses indicate that you think critically on a regular basis by gathering information from multiple sources and evaluating it before making a decision. You also have a good sense of your own strengths and weaknesses, and you have clearly defined goals.

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Motivation/Decision Making/Personal Responsibility

How motivated you are, how effectively you make decisions, and how much ownership you take for achieving your goals. Motivation helps you focus on your goals and persevere despite obstacles. Making decisions ensures that you keep moving forward toward your goals. Taking responsibility helps you identify skills you want to strengthen and create action plans to do so.

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Your responses suggest that you may struggle with motivation and may not always feel in control of your decisions, your academic performance, and your future. Let’s start building these skills.

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Your responses indicate that you are moderately motivated and feel some sense of control over your decision making, academic performance, and future. You may be familiar with effective decision-making strategies, but you may not implement them in everyday life.

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Your responses indicate that you are a highly motivated decision maker who takes responsibility for your actions. You feel a sense of control over your academic performance and your future and find accomplishing tasks rewarding.

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Learning Preferences

The level of understanding you have about your preferences for thinking, organizing information, studying, and learning. By understanding how you like to learn, you can find and use study strategies that work for you, and you can adapt to any learning environment.

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Your responses indicate that you may not have considered your learning preferences before today or may not know how to adapt your learning style to meet the demands of the situation. You can discover more about your learning preferences and use them to succeed in your classes.

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Your responses indicate that you are somewhat aware of your learning preferences and how to adapt your learning style to meet the demands of the situation.

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Your responses indicate that you are highly aware of your preferences for learning. As you know, not all instructors will teach to your preferred learning style, so you may have to remain open to new ways of learning and adapt. At the same time, you can implement study strategies that fit your learning preferences.

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Organization/Time Management

How effectively you stay organized and manage your time. These skills help you complete assignments promptly, minimize distractions, and prevent procrastination, allowing you to accomplish more in less time.

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Your responses indicate that you might benefit from incorporating more organizational and time-management strategies into your daily routine. Get off to the right start with the following suggestions.

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Your responses indicate that you are moderately organized and generally aware of the benefits of time management but that you may benefit from incorporating more organizational and time-management strategies into your life.

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Your responses indicate that you’re well organized and you manage your time effectively.

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Reading

The level of confidence you have in your ability to read with focus, identify main ideas, and review what you’ve read. Reading is an important way to acquire information and is at the core of the learning process.

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Your responses indicate that you may be unaware of your reading habits and may benefit from incorporating new reading strategies into your daily life. To learn more and build confidence, try these next steps.

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Your responses indicate that you’re somewhat aware of your reading habits and have developed some good reading strategies so far. Let’s build on them.

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Your responses indicate that you use effective reading strategies on a regular basis and understand the importance of reading for your future career.

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Note Taking

The level of confidence you have in your ability to accurately and legibly record main ideas and organize and manage this information for later review. Taking effective notes will help you master course material and improve your performance on exams and homework.

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Your responses indicate that you may benefit from learning about note-taking systems and strategies so you can record important information, organize it, and review it at a later time. To turn note taking into a strength, start with the following steps.

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Your responses indicate that you are developing note-taking skills but may benefit from additional strategies to help you record important information, organize it, and review it at a later time.

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Your responses indicate that you have a well-developed note-taking system that allows you to record important information, organize it, and review it at a later time.

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Memory/Studying

How well you learn and remember information. Learning and remembering information helps you master course material and improves your performance on exams and homework.

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Your responses indicate that you may benefit from learning more about how memory works and identifying effective strategies you can use to study for your classes. There are many ways to enhance your memory and study more efficiently.

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Your responses indicate that you may be familiar with effective study strategies and memory techniques but that you may not implement them in your everyday life.

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Your responses indicate that you have developed effective study strategies and memory techniques. You schedule study time, minimize distractions, and focus on the most important material to remember.

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Test Taking

How effective you are at preparing for and performing on college exams. These skills will help you accurately demonstrate what you’ve learned through reading, note taking, and studying.

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Your responses indicate that you may benefit from learning how to prepare for exams effectively, manage test anxiety, and respond to different exam formats. To develop more confidence in taking tests, begin with the following strategies.

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Your responses indicate that you may be familiar with how to prepare for exams, manage test anxiety, and respond to different exam formats, but you may benefit from additional guidance.

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Your responses indicate that you take responsibility for performing well on exams — knowing what material will be covered on the exam, seeking answers to questions, managing your anxiety, evaluating your exam responses, and adjusting your test-taking strategies.

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Information Literacy and Communication

Your ability to locate appropriate sources of information, evaluate their credibility and value, and effectively communicate information through writing and speaking. These skills will help you write quality papers, avoid plagiarism, and give informative presentations.

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Your responses indicate that you may not feel very confident in writing papers or speaking in public. The good news is that you can develop this confidence through practice, feedback, and positive support.

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Your responses indicate that you are fairly confident in your writing and speaking skills.

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Your responses indicate that you’re confident in your writing and public speaking skills.

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Connecting with Others

Your ability to connect with people and maintain those connections by asserting yourself, embracing diversity, using strong communication and conflict-management skills, and employing emotional intelligence. These skills will help you meet new people and build supportive relationships.

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Your responses indicate that you may benefit from developing your connection skills. And that’s okay — we all have areas in need of growth. Here are some ways to get started.

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Your responses indicate that you are moderately confident in your ability to connect with others.

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Your responses indicate that you are confident in your ability to connect with others.

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Personal and Financial Health

How well you maintain your physical, mental, and financial health. By effectively coping with stress, taking care of your body and mind, and managing your finances successfully, you will lead a longer, healthier, and more satisfying life.

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Your responses indicate that some barriers may get in the way of taking care of your body and managing stress; you may also need more information on financial resources. There are many strategies you can use to lead a happier, healthier life, beginning with the following suggestions.

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Your responses indicate that you are familiar with ways to stay healthy and manage stress but that you may not use these techniques on a regular basis; you may have knowledge of some financial resources.

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Your responses indicate that you take steps to stay healthy and manage stress effectively and that you have a good understanding of financial resources.

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Academic and Career Planning

The confidence you have in your ability to plan for college and career. Well-thought-out major and career decisions — based on information about yourself, available courses, and the world of work — can promote a sense of meaning, fulfillment, and job satisfaction.

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Your responses indicate that you may benefit from getting help to learn about career options, make good career decisions, and develop an academic plan. Many campus and personal resources are available to help you understand your options and think them through.

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Your responses indicate that you are fairly confident in your ability to gather occupational information, make good career decisions, and develop an academic plan.

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Your responses indicate that you know how to gather occupational information and make good career decisions; you have a clear academic plan.

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