Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“You will never regret doing what’s right”

Anon.

Reflection: As long as you’re okay with what you’ve done, you’ll be really proud of yourself. It may sometimes not be the right moment, but within time, you’ll realize that a choice made by yourself probably made a huge difference in your life. Making good choices will only help your life be filled with positivity.

Academic Success pt.2

Academic Success

Part 2

Laura B.’s Academic Success Story

In high school I was one of the good students who didn’t really have to be a good student. The information that I took for notes in class usually sunk in enough for me to be able to get by on the tests by simply reviewing the material just before the class began. It wasn’t that I didn’t try, I had a 4.0 all through out high school, but I never really had to put forth much of an effort to get the results that I wanted to see. In college however, that changed. Not only did I start studying and reading the book, but I Began to understand that the little tiny facts were just as important as the general concepts. My overall study method: I do the reading that is required for the classes, and I try to keep up. If I do fall behind, I usually use the reading that I did not get to as an additional study aid. I take good notes in class and actually attend every class that I can. Sometimes, with volleyball, it’s tough because we are on the road a lot, but if I do miss class because of volleyball I make sure that I get the notes from another student in the class. Also, for a subject such as chemistry, I do practice problems to help me understand what the material means.

CHOOSE THE RIGHT!

Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“Light and darkness can’t occupy the same space at the same times. CTR is light- CTW is darkness.”

Call/ Haymore

Reflection: As long as you choose the right, your life will be good. CTR is obviously a positive thing, brightening up your day by making situations better for you. Having the opportunity between choosing the right and the wrong will make people realize if certain things are worth it or not.

Academic Success (pt.1)

Academic Success

Part 1

My great academic success: In my principles of marketing class, we had to come up with a new product and sell it. My group ended up with a couple supposedly bad students according to our teacher since they were the last ones picked. In the end, they helped out more than needed since I was team leader I assigned them certain pieces of the project that became solely their responsibility. Delegating work always helps since it allows a group member individual work without separating the group.

English, math, foreign language tips: Math basically just takes practice. I always tell students to take a blank paper and write everything you know about what you’ve learned or what you’re studying for in the class.  If you don’t remember everything or start drawing blanks, then you need to study more and review your notes. Note cards work really well for foreign language.

Here are my final words of wisdom for students who want to get better grades in college: go to class, make friends with people in class just in case you’re absent, and remember that you should want to learn.

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"I will persist...." pt.1

I Will Persist Until I Succeed

Part 1

Heather A.’s Academic Success Story

In high school, I didn’t study as much in groups as I do in college. I feel I learn better when I can teach other people information and we can exchange notes taken in class because sometimes other students pick up on more important information than others.

My overall study method: I prefer to study in small groups and practice problems where I can work out the methods verbally with others.

My test study method: I have very different techniques. For financial tests, I try to work on problems given in class as well as problems from power points and homework. When it comes to marketing classes, I review my notes and try to make diagrams t describe different processes.

My time management secret: One of my biggest secrets is too look over the information that you just learned when class is over. After reviewing the information, it sticks a little bit better than waiting until the night before the test.

How I deal with multiple projects/ tests: I try to work on whatever has the shortest deadline and work from there.

My overall study method: I tend to do massive studying blocks of about an hour or so in order to really learn the material.

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Student Success Statement

Student Success Statement

“You have only always to do what is right. It will become easier by practice, and you enjoy the midst of your trials the pleasure of an approving conscience.”

Robert E. Lee

Reflection: Everything's worth doing when it comes to a rewarding ending. If it helps you out in life then best believe it has been a good choice of yours. At some point people may want to give up because they don't see how it'll really affect you, when in reality, as long as you try hard then it will pay off.

You Can Succeed In School If You Will (part 5)

You Can Succeed In School If You Will

Part 5

After some serious soul-searching, Kennedy decided she was made for a purpose: to be successful and to fulfill who she was destined to be. She returned to DCCC “with the determination and a mindset that I would not fail with God leading me.”

She says her first semester back was difficult. “I knew I could find refuge in the Student Success Program,” Kennedy said. “To my benefit, Ms. Gravely accepted me back. Because of my struggles and hard times, I seek a new beginning every day and don’t allow the past to cripple my future. I have learned to have self-value.”

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You Can Succeed In School If You Will (part 4)

You Can Succeed In School If You Will

Part 4

As Kennedy lay crumpled in her hospital bed following the accident, she realized that many of her wounds were invisible. “After the car accident, I suffered from low self-esteem and depression,” she said. “For years, I allowed someone I loved to physically, mentally and emotionally abuse me.”

She had previously tried taking a few DCCC classes, but said she was immature and not ready for academic challenge. She dropped out. After the accident, she returned to DCCC to take cosmetology classes. She left school a second time and began working as a certified nursing assistant. After yet another car accident, she felt unstable, useless, and hopeless, and didn’t know what to do.

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You Can Succeed If You Will (part 3)

You Can Succeed in School If You Will

Part 3

As Quansheeba Kennedy reviews her DCCC transcript in preparation to transfer to Salem College, she can hardly believe she has a 3.3 grade point average and that she was accepted into the prestigious private college with a selective admissions policy.

It took two false starts before the 22-year- old Thomasville resident her true calling, elementary education and more importantly, before you found and reaffirmed the value of herself. She thought back to when she was only 18 years old but felt “overwhelmed by life”. She had just graduated from high school when she was in a serious car accident. “I almost killed myself, not by drinking and driving, but because I was living a life that was overwhelming,” she said. One must work hard, but not waste time. Goofing off during school is a killer. It kills your achievement and your chances for outstanding success now and later.

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