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    How to Succeed in College and University
    How to Succeed in College and University
    How to Succeed in College and University
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    How to Succeed in College and University

    By Aloma Mendoza

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    Making a decision to attend any post-secondary institution, after you have been away from high school for a few years, is a very important step at this stage in your adult lives. To make such a major decision you would have had to think seriously about the pros and the cons of being mature college or university students. As adult students you are not simply enrolling in college to get an education, but you on the path to enhance your status in American society by achieving a degree. In fact, there are many more important and practical reasons for your decision to return to college and earn a degree. Whether your plans include a career change, an increase in salary, promotion, a lifelong dream, or job transfer, your reasons are important and will involve serious planning. To many of you, this decision to attend college may be because you will be the first member of your family to obtain a degree; therefore, such a decision will be of paramount importance to you, your family, and generations to come.
    This eBook is designed to assist you in overcoming your jitters about making such a critical decision. In this eBook you will find some of the answers to your questions about returning to the college classroom after being out of school for many years.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAloma Mendoza
    Release dateNov 1, 2012
    ISBN9781301862740
    How to Succeed in College and University
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    Aloma Mendoza

    Dr. Aloma Mendoza has an extensive background in higher education as a college and university faculty, in Toronto, Canada and the United States. She has also been employed as a faculty coordinator, educational program coordinator. At present, Dr. Mendoza works as an editor and tutor. She is an adjunct faculty, teaching online, blended, and traditional in-class courses in social sciences at Argosy University. She also teaches university courses via Video Conferencing at Saint Leo University. She participates in researching, identifying, selecting, and developing materials to assist students with their educational needs. To accomplish these goals, she conducts language proficiency consultations and provides students with instructional materials to match their correct level of language complexity. As an editor and proofreader, Dr. Mendoza has worked with undergraduate and graduate students who are working on theses and dissertations. She has worked with students who are completing their theses in theology, business, social work, and counseling. When editing, Dr. Mendoza not only identifies the grammatical and punctuation errors but she makes suggestions and/or correct them.

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      How to Succeed in College and University - Aloma Mendoza

      How to Succeed in College: Tips For The Adult Learner

      By Aloma M. Mendoza, Ph.D.

      Copyright 2012 Aloma Mendoza

      Published on Smashwords

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      Table of Contents

      Introduction

      Know Your Professors

      Print Your Syllabi

      Grading and Attendance Polices

      Conference Time

      Attending Lectures is Mandatory

      Get to Know Other Students

      Time Management

      Disability Services

      Reading

      Journaling

      Classroom Participation

      Note Taking

      Institutions’ Resources

      Studying

      Taking Tests

      Academic Resources

      About the Author

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      Introduction

      Making a decision to attend any post-secondary institution as an adult learner is a very important step. To make such a major decision you would have had to think seriously about the pros and the cons of what becoming adult college or university students entail. The moment you began thinking of attending a post-secondary institution, many questions may have popped into your heads such as: How is this going to affect my life? Is college necessary for me at this time? Could I make it in life without attending college? Am I too old to start studying again? What will happen if I cannot understand what the professors are requesting of me? You may even have a list of self-identified deficiencies such as not being able to use the computer, not being able to read fast, having been out of school for many years, not being a good writer, and so on. The excuses could be endless because your concerns are genuine. In addition, being afraid of the unknown is quite normal.

      As adult students, you are not simply enrolling in college to get an education, but you are on the path to enhancing your status in American society by achieving a degree. In fact, there are many more important and practical reasons for your decisions to return to college and earn degrees. Whether your plans include career changes, increases in salary, promotion, lifelong dreams, or job transfers, your reasons are important and will involve serious planning. To many of you, this decision to attend college may be because you will be the first member of your family to obtain a degree; therefore, such a decision will be of paramount importance to you, your family, and generations to come.

      This eBook is designed to assist you with overcoming your jitters about making such a critical decision. Although this eBook focuses on the adult learner, traditional age students could benefit from the information provided. In this eBook, you will find some of the answers to your questions about returning to the college classrooms after being out of school for many years. This eBook is dedicated to introducing you to the college or university classroom setting and environment, whether you are planning to complete your degree in institutions offering on-line or traditional classroom learning models. Make sure you understand the differences between the two models. If you prefer to have contact with the professors and other students, then completing online courses may not be ideal for you. Fortunately, you could learn to adjust, so do not rule out on-line education all together. In addition, not

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