CORNERSTONE: Building on Your Best for Career Success PRESENTATION SLIDE INDEX FOR CHAPTER 2 PERSIST Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Thought for the Day The key to success is not just getting an education, BUT keeping one! Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Why COLLEGE SUCCESS? “There is a great difference between academic preparedness and being ready to persist and succeed in college.” Noel-Levitz Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE (Adapted from Roueche, Wright, Upcraft, Gardner) n Learned Helplessness n Inability to Set Realistic Goals n Lack of Motivation n Low Self-Esteem n Academic Shortfalls from Public Schools n Limited Perception of Payoffs n Fear of Involvement n Social Adjustment n Financial Aid n Lack of Outlets for Expressing talents n Lack of Minority Role Models Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Some Universal College Policies n Students must meet certain residence requirements for a degree (even if you transfer into the college). n All students are subject to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (this insures your privacy, even from your parents). n Most institutions require placement tests (these are different from admissions tests). They are used to properly advise you into the correct English, Math, Foreign Language, Reading, and/or Vocabulary classes. n Most colleges adhere to a strict drop/add date. Always check your schedule of classes for this information. n Most colleges have an attendance policy for classroom instruction. n Most every college in America has an academic dishonesty policy (this is discussed further in Chapter 8). Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Tips for Applying for FINANCIAL AID n DO NOT miss a deadline n Read all of the instructions with care n Fill out the application completely n Never lie about your financial status n Apply as soon as the forms are available n Talk to your financial aid counselor Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

If you FAIL a Test or Project CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING: n Did you attend class regularly? n Did you come to class prepared and ready for discussion? n Did you ask questions in class for clarification? n Did you meet with the professor during his/her office hours? n Did you seek outside assistance in places such as the writing center or math lab? n Did you ask your peers for assistance or join a peer study/focus group? Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Won’t You STAY for Awhile? n Visit your advisor or counselor n Register for classes in which you place n Make use of every academic services n Know and use your learning style n Develop a community of your own n Join an organization or club n Watch your finances n Visualize your goals n Develop a sense of self-respect Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Won’t You STAY for Awhile? n Learn to budget your time n Use pre-registration n Get over boredom n Find your internal motivation n Care for yourself n Focus on the future n Choose optimism n Move beyond mediocrity n Focus on your career Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

Quotations for REFLECTION “Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.” – Samuel Johnson “We conquer by continuing.” – George Matheson “We conquer by continuing.” – George Matheson “I am not the smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going.” “I am not the smartest or most talented person in the world, but I succeed because I keep going and going and going.” – Sylvester Stallone “The hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson “The hero is no braver than an ordinary man, but he is brave five minutes longer.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson Cornerstone: 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved