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How can you use your ACES score to plan for your future?

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How can you use your ACES score to plan for your future?

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Now that you have completed your Academic and Career Excellence System (ACES) activity, you will see it intertwined throughout every chapter to help you focus on developing your skills and strengths in each area. What is ONE (1) area you really want to focus on this semester? What can you do to build your skill? Comment on each other's posts and share your ideas! This Padlet will grow as we progress throughout the semester.

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After taking my assessment I believe that I could benefit from taking the time to be more organized as well as having more self belief in myself. I think that being more organized would help me visualize what things I will be coming head to head with in the near future and it may help me be more successful in things.
I also need to work on being more social even when it comes to doing things online, especially in the classroom setting. I am someone who keeps to themselves and prefers to do things alone but I know it could benefit for being more advantageous and social with people. -Jayden

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One aspect I believe I need to work on personally is working with others. I am more of an introverted personality and prefer to do things by myself. A way I am working on this is by using the discussion boards in my course and speaking to the class. I have also been attempting more team-style work and being more social.
- Rowdy

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One area that I would like to really focus on this semester is procrastination. I tend to struggle with procrastination and it puts a strain on me and my work. To build my skill, I think I could set a more strict schedule for myself to get assignments completed earlier than they are due. When doing this, I will then have more available time for my personal life responsibilities and I can have extra study time for my classes.

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One area that I really need to work on this semester is my procrastinating. I tend to do other things before the things i should actually be working on. I'll choose to read my own books before completing all of my work or sometimes cleaning my whole house.I have started to trying to read my personal books only on Sunday when I have turned in all my work and I don't deep clean before at least getting a couple assignments done now.
-Casandra

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One area I want to focus this semester would be time management having time for my study time and setting time for myself. I can build this skill by planning in time my schedule and processing a list of what I'm doing or what I plan to do during the week. I think I will succeed this semester while working and planning my goals to pass my classes for this semester. A way I'm working in this skill is writing down what I do during the day and set a timer for how many hours of free time and study time i have. -VERONICA T.

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One area I want to focus this semester would be time management having time for my study time and setting time for myself. I can build this skill by planning in time my schedule and processing a list of what I'm doing or what I plan to do during the week. I think I will succeed this semester while working and planning my goals to pass my classes for this semester. A way I'm working in this skill is writing down what I do during the day and set a timer for how many hours of free time and study time i have. -VERONICA T.

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One area that I can work on personally is that I need to work on socializing with others and working with people. I always work by myself, and I have always been a quiet person. But, I need to work more on that by talking and working with my peers. I have been doing better lately since I came back to college and speaking to others on the discussion boards on Canvas and at school alike. Also, I have been improving at working with groups since then, and I am still developing my communication skills, thanks to everything I mentioned.

~Larry

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I would like to work on time management and putting important things first. To work on this skill, I must remember I have a goal to become a teacher. Why ruin that chance if I have an opportunity? I also think I need to work on my coummunation. I am good at getting straight to the point when I should be trying to see it from someone else's side.

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An area I want to to focus on is procrastination. Over the years I feel like I've gotten better at being on top of my responsibilities but I still have so much more room for improvement. Something I've been doing to work on this is setting a time for school work and my fun activities.

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One area I would like to work on the most is procrastinating and grammar. I tend to put off my homework till last minute then I’m rushing to get it turned in and stress myself out or get anxiety. I know one way I can fix that and it just by taking the time I have and just working on homework.
-Payslee M.

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One area I feel like like I need to work on is being more social. I tend to do all of my work in my dorm and stay in there most of the time if I don't have anything thing. I think if will work on building personality and being more happy and positive.
-Ashlen Clem

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                           Padlet Discussion.                                                      After taking the assessment, I feel like I would greatly benefit from working on my team skills. I am organized, methodical and a little bit controlling. I don't typically like spontaneity or disorganization. Working with others, especially those who are not as organized and methodical as I am, is difficult. The best way to work though this is working with others, releasing that control. Hopefully, a patient group, while I work through the growing pains. - Hayley A. 

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                           Padlet Discussion.                                                      After taking the assessment, I feel like I would greatly benefit from working on my team skills. I am organized, methodical and a little bit controlling. I don't typically like spontaneity or disorganization. Working with others, especially those who are not as organized and methodical as I am, is difficult. The best way to work though this is working with others, releasing that control. Hopefully, a patient group, while I work through the growing pains. - Hayley A. 

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I really want to focus on my organisational and efficiency skills. I want to become more organised and efficient so I can be more on top of my homework. I can write down due dates in my agenda and participate in study groups in order to improve in this area.
-Anjelika

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The ACES score has helped me identify my strengths and weaknesses, and view what areas I could work on to improve this semester. Although, I tried improving in time managing before the classes started, I still have so much to improve. I already made a schedule, and set timers and reminders about my classes, chores and activities (scheduling my activities has helped me a lot with my history of procrastination). The only thing that is on my way to accomplish it is that I get distracted a lot and overwhelmed by things I should not be thinking about on school time. Hopefully, I'll improve my studying environment and be able to complete school work more efficiently. -Yumiko Ruiz

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I would like to work on my patience. i can get very annoyed when i have to read a 3 page article over things that cant grab my interest. i look but i don't read the words and it will affect my assignment because i didn't take the time to read and break it down. i'm trying to work on it by reading out loud to myself because i hear what i am saying and i don't get lost in randoms thoughts when i read in my head. for example reading articles in government i try to manipulate my mind that its like celebrity gossip i'm reading, it helps because government issues, plans, laws, etc. is like gossip for america... if that makes sense. -Carleigh

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One area this semester I would like to improve on would be better time management. Definitely been a challenge juggling work, school, and family need to find a good balance and and a better schedule to fit everything in. To build my skill I need to get a planner and actually write in it to keep everything written down and schedule study, family and me time rather than just finding it where I can. -Tina Burks

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I scored an extremely low 15% on the Information Literacy and Communication area. I always new I was more "street smarts" than "book smarts" and that number was just confirmation. When I turned forty last year, I had a little "crisis" in the area of not feeling like I have tapped into my full potential. I started applying for higher up positions but was not getting them even though I had the experience in all categories needed. I learned I was missing terminology in my career life and that is why I decided to go back to college. Doing that is how I am going to overcome this area of my skill set. Taking these classes seriously and doing my best to retain everything is going to give me the confidence to apply for that job I really want one day. I have great communications skills in real face to face life but I want to and need to getter better with paper communication in the workforce.

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One area I would like to focus on this semester is focusing while doing my work. I usually tend to zone out at times when I've been looking at something and it happens often when I'm reading, therefore, I have to re-read the passage over again until I stop zoning out and realize what's going on. I have been told that if I just read more books, it'll help me out with it a little bit. -Kelly 

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One area I would like to focus on this semester is focusing while doing my work. I usually tend to zone out at times when I've been looking at something and it happens often when I'm reading, therefore, I have to re-read the passage over again until I stop zoning out and realize what's going on. I have been told that if I just read more books, it'll help me out with it a little bit. -Kelly 

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One area I would like to improve upon is my mindset. I want to develop a positive mindset which will not only give me the confidence to move forward in developing the other areas of my life, but it will also help me get  where I want to go and help me become who I want to be.
I need to be conscious about the things I say to myself daily and pinpoint any recurring negative thoughts that are holding me back from where I want to go-Abigail Kyei

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After taking the ACES test, I've learned that I need to focus on improving my study skills/habits. I tend to study last minute, and I've learned that this leads me to be less successful. I also tend to focus on the wrong information. I must learn to differentiate between what is important information in the unit vs. what isn't.  I think my best approach to accomplishing this goal would be to try different study tactics, like straight studying the textbook. Then subsequently taking a mock quiz/test, and seeing the differing results. I've already started this process, beginning with study straight from the textbook.
-Kaden K.

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The area I would like to improve on is time management. Between working, classes and kids my time is very limited in each area. I want to be able to give each area more time and also have more family time in the future. I want to be the best student and mom I can be and not let anything fall by the side. So i will be making a time management  schedule.
-Gail

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Hi I’m Annalise. I guess the major thing I truly want to work on this semester is my procrastination and time management. I have such a hard time some times kayaking my time between school work and family. This where the procrastination comes into play because sometimes I wait to the last minute on things that I know are due later in the week. I also would like to work on my organizational skills. They are there too a point until things look like a tornado came through. I hope through this semester that I can build and improve my skills by better focusing on them. Not waiting until the end of the week, sit back and focus on one group (work, school, family, etc) and try not to juggle all of them at once.

Annalise

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After evaluating my ACES scores, I believe working on my time management/organization would be most beneficial. As I thought about how I could improve my other skills I scored low on, I realized they all tied back to time management/ organization in some way. A well thought-out schedule to actively follow is a much needed foundation in order to stay successful. To improve this skill, I’ve begun a planner and break down assignments into smaller pieces to get things done in a more timely manner. I constantly write myself reminders and small schedules to try to stay on the plan I set myself each week.
-Jessica F

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One area I need to focus on this semester is my time management. I tend to procrastinate far too much and typically do not spend my time wisely. I can improve my time management by pretty much getting my priorities in order. It is quite simple but I honestly often find myself struggling to find interest and motivation to complete my assignments. I only have one in person course, but the rest are online. I feel as though I am more involved in my in person course.
- Solana P.

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One area I would like to focus on would be procrastination. I am really good at doing things I want to do more man things I need to do. I have a lot of different actives put I need to work on my proity ones first. For example I procrastinate to clean my room until my parents say, "if your room is not Clean by the end of the day your friends can't come over." So I need to work on my time management to help work on my procrastination.

-Kenna P.

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One of my main areas that I would like to work on is on my time management. I tend to be really busy all day and night. Even though I work nights, sometimes I have to stay at work due to the overwhelming tasks and issues that come up throughout the night. With all that in mind, I rarely have a chance to work on my college assignments throughout the week and spend my weekends doing it. I would build my skill by having a set time to leave work and sleep enough to get started on my homework during the work week. Also, I would have to actually stick with it even if the night at work went sideways. I haven't learned yet that it is okay to let dayshift finish solving the issues on their own just as long as they are well informed about it. - Ricardo

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Learning from my Academic and Career Excellence System assessment, one area I could benefit from improving is increasing motivation. The ACES Inventory (Initial Report) suggests providing small rewards for finishing mundane tasks. I have noticed that I usually need the motivation to do assignments I am worried about or do not fully understand, rather than the task being boring. I could improve by tackling the assignment before I overthink it. I could also re-word instructions for better understanding. I could also ask my instructor to explain things I do not understand.
-Shawna

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Something I'd really like to improve on is my organization. I feel like I'm a really disorganized person in some aspects of my life and it can make certain things more difficult than they need to be. I think If I can find a way to more productively organize my studying, study area, and even my ideas for assignments, doing school work would be less of a pain.
- Mia Smith

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One of the areas I have found to fall short in is having the motivation to get my work done on a fixed schedule, which has caused me to procrastinate quite a bit. This course has shown me that I need to practice skills to increase my self-efficacy. One strategy I have been trying to implement to offset my tendency to procrastinate is making a schedule that doesn't require too much time. I have divided my work into small sections I can do daily without taking too much time or effort, which has had good results so far. One useful thought I've discovered is "thirty minutes or an hour goes by quickly when I work and isn't much." - Emily 

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One of the areas I have found to fall short in is having the motivation to get my work done on a fixed schedule, which has caused me to procrastinate quite a bit. This course has shown me that I need to practice skills to increase my self-efficacy. One strategy I have been trying to implement to offset my tendency to procrastinate is making a schedule that doesn't require too much time. I have divided my work into small sections I can do daily without taking too much time or effort, which has had good results so far. One useful thought I've discovered is "thirty minutes or an hour goes by quickly when I work and isn't much." - Emily 

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The number one thing i want to work on this semester is my writing and focusing on work and not getting distracted. Being online can be so distracting and i tend to get off track a lot. I think that a good way to help my distractions is turn off my phone and go somewhere where its quiet and do work.