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Chapter 1
P.O.W.E.R. Learning: Becoming a Successful Student
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Why Go to College? 1
Train for a specific career.
Learn about things that interest you.
College graduates earn, on average, 75% more income than high school graduates over their lifetime.
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Other reasons include:
Learn to think critically.
Better able to adapt to new situations and advances in knowledge and technology.
Be prepared to live in a world of diversity.
Lead a life of community service.
Make learning a lifelong habit.
Become aware of your own contributions to the world.
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5 Key Steps to Achieving Success 1
P.O.W.E.R. Learning:
Is a process.
Requires personal investment.
Use these following strategies to help you in situations in college and beyond.
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PREPARE:
You need to know where you’re headed.
Set long-term and short-term goals.
Set goals that reflect what is important to YOU.
Make goals realistic and attainable.
Make goals measurable.
Set goals that reflect changes over which you have control.
Take ownership of your goals.
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ORGANIZE:
Organize the tools you need to accomplish your goals.
Physical Organization.
Mechanical aspects of task completion.
Gather tools, such as computer, printer, and office supplies.
Mental Organization.
Academic skills necessary for task completion.
Organize what you know to pave the way for subsequent learning of the material.
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WORK:
Finding the motivation to work.
Tap into, harness, and direct your motivation.
Effort produces success.
Take responsibility for your successes and failures.
Think positively.
Accept that you can’t control everything.
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EVALUATE:
Does your completed work match your goals for it?
Look at your work objectively as if you were a former teacher assessing it.
Look at your work as if your current instructor were assessing it.
Be fair to yourself.
Revise as needed.
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RETHINK:
Bring a fresh eye to your completed work.
Involves critical thinking.
Reanalyzing, questioning, and challenging underlying assumptions.
Question the outcome.
Consider previously rejected alternatives.
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Completing the Process
Perfectionism gets in the way.
Don’t fall victim to self-defeating thoughts.
Know when to stop.
Use strategies that already work for you.
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Are You Ready for College Success? 1
College is not high school:
It is up to you to read and understand assignments.
You may be tested on material the professor never mentions in class.
Attendance and homework is not as closely monitored, but just as important!
You must manage your own time.
You must figure out what your responsibilities are.
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Are You Ready for College Success? 2
College offers a fresh start with new instructors.
You must know your own strengths and weaknesses.
You must be open to a change in yourself.
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