Planning for your degree
course evaluations
Plan
Understand what you need to do
visit your advisor regularly
Make sure you follow with all the incentives to complete your degree
review your plan with advisors and look into it
feel comfortable to answer to help you in the long run
professors base their teaching ways off of them
they can be asked in "abc" format or short answers
surviving finals
Carry more weight then other grades in term
keep it in your calendar
ask questions a few week before about the test itself be prepared
next term
start planning for next term
review catalog discription
identify the classes that you will need
class formats
research your options for the course you will take
learning community classes are 2 or more topics combined
blended hybrid classes are classes with online mixed in
online classes
accelerated classes finish them in half the semester with same amount of work
intersection classes cover a large amount of work in a short period of time
learning formats
service learning-involves community service as part of the learning process
cooperative learning-students work in small teams to help each other
interships (co-ops)- provide learning experiences with a context of a job
choosing professors
don't go off of online rating
STRONG FINISH
review their syllabus
review the office hours type of assignments given
scholarships
free money given to pay college
look for ones to match you
ask financial aid officers
no paying involved whats so ever
grants
financial aid assistances that does not need to be payed back
gpa is involved you get the grants on how high you score
you can lose them if you lower your grades
student loans
money borrowed
soon you have to pay back all the money you took out the bank
military and financial aid
having a military familiar you can receive money to help pay for your college
work study
work and study at the same time
mostly in school jobs
financial aid
fasfa provides helpful info broken down into steps
must be renewed
Choosing campus
PAYING FOR COLLEGE
you should choose a college that makes you feel comfortable
ask yourself questions about the college and take time answering them
benefits of continuing education
much closer to s degree
more likely to remember the first term
stay with friends and class mates
life W/O college
earn more money with college degree
more likely to become obese
less rates with civic participation
DECISIONS
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