SSC
Services
Study
Techniques
Locations
to Study
Who Can
Help
Ways to
Deal With Stress
100

One on one meeting with someone who knows the material well.

What is tutoring?

100

Using different colors to organize the main points, important information, and group topics.

What is color coding?

100

The location of the SSC and one of our on-campus Starbucks.

What is Thomas Cooper Library?

100

The people in charge of the specific course content who usually teaches the class?

Who is the professor?

100
Periods of rest that you can use to recharge your energy. 

What is sleep/naps?

200

One on one support for essays, papers, dissertations, and theses.  

What is peer writing?

200

Taking questions or important terms and ideas and making a short definition in your own words for them.  

What is summarization (Feynman Technique)?

200

The location in Maxcy where U101 and English is held.

What is the Maxcy Classroom?

200

The assistant for the course or topic who is here for an advanced degree?

Who is the Graduate Assistant?

200

Writing down your thoughts and feelings about the events of the day.

What is journaling? 

300

Gives free utensils to help with education. (ex. rental laptops, planners, pens, pencils, etc.)

What is (Gamecock) School Supplies?

300

Creating a diagram that has a word or the topic in the center and then adding on related ideas to help mentally connect the information. 

What is mind mapping?

300
The first campus for USC.

What is the Horseshoe?

300

People who know the course material that you can make appointments with through the SSC?

Who are tutors?

300

Taking calming breaths while cleaning your mind usually with the help of an instructor or guided video.

What is meditating?

400

Have a conversation with a peer leader to establish better tools and habits to study. 

What is a success consultation?

400

You use flash cards and 3 boxes. When you get a card right it moves on to the next box. When you get a card wrong, it moves back a box. Quizzlet utilizes this method. 

What is the Box Study Method (Leitner System)?

400

Large spaces in most buildings with tables and chairs.

What is building lobbies?

400

Students who will help you work on your written assignments.

Who are peer writing tutors?
400

Intentional time to get out of the dorm and do something out of the usual.

What is going on an adventure?

500

Group study sessions led by someone who has taken and succeeded in the class.

What is Supplemental Instruction?

500

Put information to the tune of a song to help remember the content and what it connects to.

What is song studying?

500

Rooms in the bottom of Thomas Cooper Library that you can book for up to 3 hours for groups from 3 to 15 people.  

What are reserved study rooms?
500

Students who have passed the class before that hold study sessions.

Who are supplemental instructors?

500
Listening to several instruments playing together to help you relax.

What is listening to music?

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