Study Skills
Campus Resources
Being Successful in Classes
GSD
Engage
100

This is the name for a person you meet in a class, then work with when you're getting ready for exams and reviewing materials. 

Who is a study buddy?

100

This office on campus provides mental health care for free for all students.

What is Counseling and Testing?

100

This place, where you sleep, chill, hang out with friends, and keep your stuff, is not the best place to study. 

What is your room?

100

This short word is very helpful to remember when people invite you to do things, but you have to prioritize studying being successful in school.

What is NO?
100

Joining these is a great way to explore new interests, meet new people, get help with professional goals, get into new activities, volunteer, and explore your community. 

What are clubs?

200

Special pens are used for this study habit, which turns out to be one of the most ineffective ones since you only look at the material, but don't retain it.

What is highlighting?

200

This space is where students can go when they need accommodations for classes because they have documented disabilities.

What is the Access Center?

200

You should ask lots of these when you are confused about what's going on in class, especially because other people will probably have them too. Just raise your hand.

What are questions?

200
Sometimes you will need a little slack from professors, and you should remember that you can always ask for help, extensions, etc. when you need it. But nobody can do it for you, so you will have to THIS WORD for yourself. 

What is advocate for yourself?

200

One way to prepare for careers in pre-health areas is to participate in these, also something that Peter Pan has a hard time catching.

What is a (job) shadow?

300

One very effective way to study is to find problems similar to what you learned in class. When you put them together, you can write one of these (similar to what your professor will ask you to do after completing a unit).

What is a practice exam/test?

300

This office serves first-generation students and helps them with resources like free tutoring, help with FAFSA, and other programs.

What is Student Support Services?

300

These are what you should plan to attend for every class you take. It's a great way to meet your professors and know how to be successful in class, plus you can make connections for the future. 

What are student hours (or office hours)?

300

The best way to manage your time in college is to have a balanced one of these. That way you can make sure you can include all the items you've committed to (work, clubs, classes, studying, etc.).

What is a schedule?

300

It's a good idea to chat with people around you at the start and end of class to find people to work with and get to know, instead of staring at this.

What is a phone?

400

Students love cramming for exams, but we all know this is a terrible strategy. Instead, you should do this.

What is study a little every day?

400

This place on campus offers free drop-in tutoring to all students and is conveniently located in the library. 

What is the Tutoring & Learning Center (TLC)?

400

One of these is very helpful for keeping track of deadlines, making sure you're getting everything done for classes, and staying on schedule.

What is a planner?

400

These (sometimes unpaid) experiences can help you build your resume and sometimes be hired on for jobs when they are completed.

What are internships?

400

This is an important life skill that students hate but allows you to ask questions and earn participation points.

What is talking?

500

These are a great tool for remembering new concepts, but it's important to flip through them at least 9 times before you are sure you know an idea, and test yourself using both sides.

What are flash cards?
500

This office can help you write resumes, find job postings, get more information about requirements for various majors, plus lots of other helpful stuff.

What is the Career and Advising Center?

500

Talking to your professors about this, aka the special projects they work on outside of class, will help find opportunities to participate as well.

What is research?

500

When you make sure you have the right amount of work, play, breaks, exercise, studying, and leisure in your schedule, you will be a much happier human and feel like your life has good work-life this. 

What is balance?

500

You went for it and I'm out of questions, so you earned the points just for selecting this category. Shout "hell yeah!" for 400 free points.

Hell yeah!