Academic Concerns

Being a student is difficult and requires certain skills in order to be successful. Below are links with information that should help you in becoming a more successful student. If you have a specific academic concern, you should set up an appointment with your school counselor to discuss options.

Sites to Promote Academic Success – This is a collection of websites that provide tips to help you study more effectively, mangage your time, take better notes, and handle the stresses of school.

Study Guides and Strategies – This very complete site has topics including study preparation, taking notes in lectures, effective study habits, testing techniques, writing and reading skills. It is especially helpful to bilingual/ESL students in that many of these study guides and strategies are listed in a variety of other languages as well as in English.

Study Skills Self-Help Information – This site from Virginia Tech has time scheduling suggestions, how to concentrate, how to take notes, how to read a difficult book, tips on improving reading speed, setting priorities, and strategies to use with difficult test questions.

Study Skills Video
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPak_qNx-lE