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There was a lot of tips on the planner to help us take exams, and most of them I never recall and also forgot to use at times when it comes to exams. When it comes to taking the test and such, like the first section for the multiple choice would help some how, for example by reading the ques first and answer all the ones that you already know, just to be able to time manage the test and not have to rush the rest of the ques if we focus on one.
The second section which is the responding essay ques, which personally for me is a pain most of the time because when it comes to the part I have to start it with an intro, takes me time which comes to the tip where I should budget my time is true. Most of the time I would just handle my work when it comes to essay is first brainstorm the ideas and it helps me move quicker
both of the section about tips on exams would help and does help a lot like the first one for both is read directions which is the most important thing for every test and assignments also.

I found a couple of suggestions from the student planner. The first section I found helpful was the multiple choice. I already knew some of the tips but found a couple of them very interesting. Not that I plan on needing to guess, but its good to know a couple of tips just in case.

The second section that I found helpful was the time management section. You have alot more freedom in college and that also requires more responcibility. And time management is a major responcibility. So far, it has not been challening but i am sure it will become harder.

I was just reading through the tips until i saw ” When guessing, do not change answers”, then i was like “BAAM! that’s definitely for me”. Some people don’t really guess, so they wouldn’t really need to do that, but those who guess on multiple choice questions a lot, like myself (even though do i don’t do it as much anymore), would  need to have that on top of their to-do list. there have been times, or better to say most of the times, when i changed my answer when guessing, i lost a point for that question. And therefore, i have learned from my experiences and this page that i shouldn’t change my answer when i decide to guess.

another  tip that caught my eye was reading the directions before starting, which is really good and i am sure that everyone can find this one useful at some point. i usually happen to skip the directions and start doing the questions, especially the directions on essay questions. i start writing and about 5 minutes before the time ends, when I’m done writing i go back and see the directions, and notice that i have made a mistake and what i wrote wasn’t what they asked for. sometimes i do get away with it, but the rest of the times i get a bad grade.

Two study tips that work for me are time management and group studying.  I am admittedly an extreme procrastinator. As you can see I’m doing this homework 2hrs before it is due.  Time management is something that I really need to implement into my study habits.  I always wait until the last minute to do practically everything.  Sometimes I prevail and sometimes I do not.  I have now come to notice that if I wait until the last minute to do my work I will miss out on the chance to receive help that I most likely will need.  The hours in the day and the days in the week always seem to breeze by without me noticing and I end up doing my homework the night before.  I put it in my mind to stop procrastinating but I hardly ever put it into effect.

Group studying is also some thing else I need to implement into my study habits.  Generally, I do not study.  I’ve  always found that studying is an unknown that I do not want to discover.  But yet again,  I am finding that in college I actually do need to brush up on the things that I learned previously.  Having so much free time and letting the days pass me by, the things I learn get lost in the mix.  Studying with people who are going through some of the same things as me would probably help me out in a lot of ways.  It might also introduce me to those things called “studying habits”  that I have none of.  Finding a study group that is right for me would definatly make the college experience much easier.

With that does anyone have a study group I can join? 

Out of the many study tips and academic strategies that were listed in the student planner, two of these tips worked best for me. One of them was time management. Over the years of my school life, I have been mismanaging my time. During my middle school years up until my junior year of high school, i played so much computer games. Now, I often think to myself, “What if I hadn’t played computer games for that time period? What if I had focused more of my time in studying? Could I have gotten a better grade and go to and Ivy League school?” Well, what’s done is done. I can’t go back to the past and change the fact that I mismanaged my time. Therefore, now that I see the full consequences of mismanaging time, I will start managing time for my benefits.

The second tip that worked best for me is when guessing in a multiple choice exams, do not change answers. I remember the times when I was in high school and taking tests. I also remember that whenever I had a multiple choice exam, and I had to guess a question or two, I would always change the answer I first chose. Then, I would get the question wrong when really, I would have gotten it right if I didn’t change the answer. So, this tip is really important to me because in the future, it might help me get a perfect score on a midterm exam or even a finals exam.

After reading through the study tips and academic strategies, I would have to say that setting goals and time management work best for me. Throughout college there will be many challenges, some of which can seem too hard to solve or deal with. Having set goals are really helpful when trying to overcome those challenges. It gives me extra motivation to try harder and do well. Not only that, but goals help me stay on track/keeps me organized with whatever i may be doing. For instance, I plan on majoring in the business field and so with that in mind, I would take courses that my major requires. Without setting goals I cannot work to my full potential because there is no reason for me to.

Throughout college, everyone will hear many times that time management is key to doing well. This is because time management is actually very crucial in college. Even though I havent fully perfected my time management skills, being able to do it here and there has made me realize that without it I would fail in college. I procrastinate a lot and once I become a full-time student, I can only imagine how hard my life will be if I dont start managing my time right now. Every time I set a specific schedule of when to do what, I end up with a lot of “free” free time. What I mean by that is that I dont have to worry about anything during that time because I wouldve finished all the things that were needed to be done. With these two strategies in play, I plan on making my college life very educational and fun.

1. What is the value and importance of engaging in community service?
It is important for everyone in a community to participate in community service because it’s good for the society and helps others that are in need. Also it helps make the place a better place which shows how important everything around us matters and that we should be aware and care for it

2. What are your thoughts on the relationship between leadership community service projects?
When it comes to leadership for community service it is important, without leadership it would be difficult and unorganized; mostly for if it’s a big project for the community

3. How can we boost volunteerism and civic participation on campus?
Personally, I think to boost up volunteerism and civic participation or any activities on the campus, mostly if you can go with a friend to come along or maybe need to post up flyers and such, so it can be aware to others and that it can help alot of people, also make themselves feel better and gain new experience.

The study tips from SACC is a list of things students should do while taking a test. After reading the list I found two tips that work best for me; budget your time and allow time at the end to check carelessness. One of my biggest problems while taking an exam is budgeting my time on each question. This is a problem because when i spend to much time working on a single question it hurts my grade because i will have less time to spend on other questions and little or no time to spend checking my answers after the exam. If i pace myself properly on each question and skip the ones that i believe may take me more time it will help my overall grade because i will have more time to answer other questions and i will have time to go back and answer the questions i skipped.

I also found the study tip of allowing time at the end to check careless to be important because often time during math exams i make careless mistakes such as forgetting to change a negative sign into a positive one which can ruin my entire answer, if i use the tip and go back and check my answers it is possible that i can find my mistakes and correct them.Both these study tips are important to me because I practice them every time I take a test and I will continue to practice them throughout the rest of college so that I can achieve high scores on my exams.

The study tips from the SACC were very informative. One tip that really pertains to me would have to be “eliminate all distracters.” For me it’s a little bit difficult to take an exam with people around me in the quiet because I get really nervous. If I was to take a test in my room, without cheating of course, I would easily score in the high 90’s on every test. But when I enter the classroom full of students, the pressure drops down on me immediately. I constantly contradict myself on questions, which is another SACC tip: “never be afraid to use common sense in determining your answer.” Sometimes the answer just seems so obvious, so I believe it has to be incorrect. But of course, that answer is always right. I have to learn how to go with my gut sometimes when it comes to test taking and not contradict myself constantly.

The Academic Success Tips are all useful tips that can help me achieve greatness at Baruch College. Both step 1: setting goals, and step 2: time management, are very helpful. Setting goals is beyond important in college. This helps you understand what you are trying to accomplish in a more organized manner. Whether it be a small goal like finishing my English paper on Friday night or a bigger goal like attaining a 90+ average in my math class, goals are goals, and they are only going to help me accomplish everything I want to accomplish in college. Time management is also extremely important. Study time, class time, project time, test time, there is so much going on in college, not to mention everyday life. With all of these activities it’s critical that I take the time to do what I have to do. I must prioritize and make a schedule of everything that needs to be done starting with the most important first. These tips are a great way to help me throughout my college years in attaining success.

1. I think act of helping people and to be glad based on to do community service are the value and importance of engaging in it. Maybe people help others because they want something from them, like glad, happyness, or smile. 2. I think for the leadership, it is important to doing community service projects with group. And relationship will coming up inevitably, if there is leadership there is relationship for everyone, who are doing this projects. 3. I think people should need wome benefit with doing something. So, I think some small thing to give them, who are volunteering, and stimulate to doing those things. Small thing is should not use a lot of money, we can give them picture, origami, flower, or etc. Maybe it is little different with “volunteerism” but I think it can boost wolunteerism and civic participation on campus.