The Academic Success Center is offering a workshop on De-Cramming for Exams! Please join us on Tuesday, April 2, from 5:30- 6:30 pm in Maas Conference. We will have tips, tools and munchies that will help you coast confidently into the final weeks of the semester! Feel free to bring your dinner!
The Academic Success Center (ASC) will continue to take requests to get a tutor until April 12. Please see the ASC website for how to apply and typical courses tutored. If you had a tutor last semester you will only need to fill out an on-line request and an application will be emailed to you! If you did not have a tutor last semester you will need to complete an application and bring it to the ASC to make an appointment to receive information about tutoring expectations and your tutor’s contact information. It’s not too late! A tutor can still make a difference!
The ASC is taking recommendations from professors for tutors in their disciplines. If interested in becoming a tutor for the ASC, please contact a professor and have them send a recommendation to the asc@hope.edu. Recommendations will be gathered through next week (3/22) and information meetings will be presented following Spring Break. The ASC usually hires between 50- 70 new tutors! The position is very flexible with a minimal number of hours a week required. Please see the ASC website to see if you qualify and ask a professor for a recommendation!
Midterm grades come out this week. Didn’t do as well as you’d like? Want to improve your grade? Just want to have a group to review and learn with?
Get an ASC Tutor! We will be hosting information sessions to get a tutor through next week, March 7. Meetings are Mondays and Wednesdays at 12:00 and 12:30 or Tuesdays and Thursdays at 11:00 and 11:30 in VanZoeren 299. You only need to attend one or you can schedule an individual appointment in the ASC office. We will continue to take appointments through April 12. Although the sooner you apply the better!
The ASC also offers one time appointments (or multiple) to discuss study and test taking strategies. Contact our office if you would like to meet with one of us!
All ASC services are FREE!
Review & Reflect Regularly- What’s working? What’s not? Make a plan to adjust.
Don’t wait until you are doing poorly to seek out help- seek out resources before it’s too late to turn things around!
Many FREE resources are available to you:
Your professors and academic advisor
Your RA and/or RD
Peer Academic Coaching and Study Strategy Assistance
Disability and Accessibility Resources
1. Divide up your time.
• Spend Time Studying for the Exams that Carry the Most Weight.
• Focus Your Time on Difficult Classes – spend the majority of your time on the classes where your grade is borderline.
2. Stay alert.
• Get a good night’s SLEEP! Your brain can’t function properly without 7-8 hours sleep a night.
• Run stairs or do some jumping-jacks. Exercise gets blood flowing and increases your alertness.
• It has been proven that the smell of cinnamon and peppermint can help you stay alert. So chew on some gum if you’re feeling worn out.
3. Remember what you study.
• Recite, recite, recite! Recitation will burn facts into your mind. Recite the material out loud until you’re sure that you will be able to recall it.
4. Study selectively.
• Decide which information is most important and concentrate on it. Resist the temptation to try and learn all of the important-looking material.
• As you go through your notes and textbook find important definitions, concepts and equations. Write them down on 3” X 5” note cards. This will help you identify what you need to know, and you’ll have a handy set of flash cards. The process of rewriting may also help you memorize the content.
5. Eat a good breakfast.
• Eat a good breakfast the morning of the exam. Nutritious foods will keep your nerves steady and your brain engaged.
Need help/encouragement? Stop by the Academic Success Center in VanZoeren 261 for your personalized study session and a free deck of ASC Final Exam Study Strategies cards.
5-STEP FINAL EXAM WEEK PREPARATION – Part I
Need help/encouragement? Stop by the Academic Success Center in VanZoeren 261 for your personalized study session and a free deck of ASC Final Exam Study Strategies cards.
Persevere. College can present challenges but facing them will prepare you for challenges in your future career and life.
“Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time.” -Thomas Edison
“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible!’ ” -Audrey Hepburn
The last date that the ASC will accept applications for a tutor is Monday, November 19. If you would like to be matched with a tutor (for most 100 & 200 level courses) please stop by the ASC (261 VanZoeren Hall) by 5:00pm Monday, November 19. A printable application and further information can be found on the ASC website.
