Going to college had been a goal of mine for as long as I can remember. Coming in I expected many things from longs lectures, ridiculous amounts of homework, excessive essays and huge classes, but to my surprise the whole atmosphere is very similar to high school. As a result, the transition has been very smooth so far. How have I been able to make these adjustments you say? Well let’s find out!
For starters, a big part of my success has come from my SLS class. The techniques I’ve learned so far have been beneficial in all my classes. For example, coming out of high school time management has always been a big problem of mine. My schedule would consist of the following: come home from school, eat, play some video games, go outside, check social media eat and sleep. I would always ask myself “where did the day go? “As a result of this, homework would not get done, I performed horribly on tests and …show more content…
For some reason I’ve always hated the idea of taking notes. It’s like every time I heard the teacher mention anything about notes, my heart sank to the pit my stomach. The repetitiveness always pissed me off. My notes were always subpar because of this. I grabbed my P.O.W.E.R learning textbook (which seems like the answer to most of my problems) and lo and behold chapter 3 is all about taking notes. So far, I can say that the strategies I learned in chapter have helped become a better note-taker. Now before I take notes I consider my goals and what I want to get out of my notes. I actively listen to what the professor has to say so that I can understand “is being said, making sense of it, and thinking about it in a way that permits it to be recalled accurately” (Feldman 58-59). For a student currently enrolled in college composition, this technique has helped me gather information more effectively for my essays. My essays are now more precise and provide more
For starters, a big part of my success has come from my SLS class. The techniques I’ve learned so far have been beneficial in all my classes. For example, coming out of high school time management has always been a big problem of mine. My schedule would consist of the following: come home from school, eat, play some video games, go outside, check social media eat and sleep. I would always ask myself “where did the day go? “As a result of this, homework would not get done, I performed horribly on tests and …show more content…
For some reason I’ve always hated the idea of taking notes. It’s like every time I heard the teacher mention anything about notes, my heart sank to the pit my stomach. The repetitiveness always pissed me off. My notes were always subpar because of this. I grabbed my P.O.W.E.R learning textbook (which seems like the answer to most of my problems) and lo and behold chapter 3 is all about taking notes. So far, I can say that the strategies I learned in chapter have helped become a better note-taker. Now before I take notes I consider my goals and what I want to get out of my notes. I actively listen to what the professor has to say so that I can understand “is being said, making sense of it, and thinking about it in a way that permits it to be recalled accurately” (Feldman 58-59). For a student currently enrolled in college composition, this technique has helped me gather information more effectively for my essays. My essays are now more precise and provide more