CLC 120 College Success Seminar Portfolio by

jolivares6_1 — 2024-05-01 07:22:18 UTC

I believe in order to maintain or be successful, you must be motivated or given some sort of drive to continue working into what you want. Having a growth mindset allows you to go towards challenges giving you new learning opportunities versus closing your mind off when things get too difficult.

jolivares6_1 — 2024-05-01 07:41:48 UTC

when communicating with others we should use the proper etiquette when emailing, sending messages and talking. This will lead us to get the answer/ respond that we were looking for. It is important to recognize and reflect your emotions when discussing your concerns, because it allows you to discuss what you're really feeling but thinking through your emotions instead of letting them take over. Using these strategies allows you to give a clear and thorough questions.

jolivares6_1 — 2024-05-01 08:39:25 UTC

Managing your time well can cause less stress, anxiety, and losing your goals. Scheduling our days and prioritizing our main goals show good time management, which allows us to achieve our goals. Different techniques can allow us to break down our time in a more manageable and effective way, so all our daily goals are completed.

jolivares6_1 — 2024-05-01 08:52:13 UTC

Everyone has different learning preference which allows them to collect information more efficiently. VARK is an example of different learning preferences. I have found myself to be more of a kinesthetic learner; being able to work in action allows me to process information better. personality can affect the way you learn, for example someone who is a Kinesthetic learner can be shy or introverted which is harder for them to do hands on learning.

jolivares6_1 — 2024-05-01 09:20:07 UTC

using reading strategies allows me to understand and feel confident in the material that is taught. annotating while reading allows active reading. It can also be used to use while studying or even highlight important ideas from a text. reading in a comfortable spot and allowing breaks can also be affective in active reading.

jolivares6_1 — 2024-05-01 09:30:32 UTC

being an attentive listener during lectures will allow you get the best notes in a class. Being able to repeat and ask questions shows that you are present and listening. While taking notes professors may add cues when to write down some notes, this can be very helpful because it is most likely to be shown on a quiz or exam. Good notes in a class allows better grade on exams and it all starts with being an active listener.

jolivares6_1 — 2024-05-01 09:41:58 UTC

there are many factors that play into scoring high grades on an exam. before coming into a test, you want to feel confident, prepared and calm. If your emotions are high, you can feel distracted. Personally, I tend to overthink which is caused by being anxious and not trusting myself. being prepare for a test and having enough study time can also play a big factor in being calm. If your more confident in knowing the material, it causes less anxiety. during the test you want to stay alert and focus. after a test we need to learn our mistakes and understand where we went wrong. asking the professor can give us a better understanding of what we can improve on.

jolivares6_1 — 2024-05-01 09:51:03 UTC

Being stress can be positive and sometimes used as a motivator. when I have an exam coming up, I can use it as motivation to get up a study. Too much stress can also cause some people to be scared and not want to acknowledge what is causing the stress which can lead to procrastination. being able to communicate you stress and schedule out your days can lower stress. taking care of your mental and physical health can cancel out some stress and allows you some breaks.

jolivares6_1 — 2024-05-01 10:02:50 UTC

critical thinking can help solve issues that may be going on in a course. being able to brainstorm and break down a problem will result into a proper solution. After settling on a solution, you should evaluate it to make sure it was the correct decision.

jolivares6_1 — 2024-05-01 10:15:10 UTC

it is important to create a balance between work and school. Working to much or taking to many courses can cause failure or too much stress. It can be very overwhelming thinking about money and college which may cause someone to drop out of school. creating a budget and saving money can help because you can have money saved over and have enough to spend on essentials. Using a credit card maybe useful but it would be better to only use it when necessary, because it can cause debt. Using cash or a debit card is a safer option.