B RAIN T EASER Harry went out to dinner with his friends Larry, Barry, and Gary. Harry sat across from Gary. At Gary's right, opposite Barry, sat Larry. When the waiter came for their orders, Larry and Barry ordered steak. Gary chose fish, and Harry (who likes to be difficult) ordered like this: "Unless the man at the left of the man opposite the man who ordered fish is not having what the man across from the man at the right of the man at my left is having, then I'll have what the man across from the man at the right of the man opposite me ordered. Otherwise, bring me the fettucine alfredo." Assuming "right" and "left" is from the viewpoint of the diners, what did Harry order?

A NSWER Harry ordered the fettucine. What he essentially said to the waiter was: "If Larry ordered the same thing as Gary, I'll have steak." Since Larry ordered steak and Gary ordered fish, Harry does not get steak

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A NSWER A Blast From the Past!!

CORNERSTONE: B UILDING ON Y OUR B EST FOR C AREER S UCCESS CHAPTER 2 Managing Your Time And Priorities Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

U NIT 2 A SSIGNMENTS Read Chapter 3 Prioritize, Cornerstone Read Chapter 46 Rules for Writers (pages ) Attend Seminar Post to Discussion Board Take Unit 2 Quiz

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

W HAT IS C OLLEGE S UCCESS ? “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. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

U NIT 2 A SSIGNMENTS Read Chapter 3 Prioritize, Cornerstone Read Chapter 46 Rules for Writers (pages ) Attend Seminar Post to Discussion Board Take Unit 2 Quiz

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CHALLENGES STUDENTS FACE (A DAPTED FROM R OUECHE, W RIGHT, U PCRAFT, G ARDNER )  Learned Helplessness  Inability to Set Realistic Goals  Lack of Motivation  Low Self-Esteem  Academic Shortfalls from Public Schools  Limited Perception of Payoffs  Fear of Involvement  Social Adjustment  Financial Aid  Lack of Outlets for Expressing talents  Lack of Minority Role Models Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

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

S OME U NIVERSAL C OLLEGE P OLICIES  All students are subject to the Federal Privacy Act of 1974 (this insures your privacy, even from your parents).  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.  Most colleges adhere to a strict drop/add date. Always check your schedule of classes for this information.  Most colleges have an attendance policy for classroom instruction.  Most every college in America has an academic dishonesty policy (this is discussed further in Chapter 8). Cornerstone: © 2006 by Pearson Education, Inc. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved

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

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

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

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R EFLECTIONS ….. “Be like a postage stamp. Stick to one thing until you get there.” Samuel Johnson “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.” Sylvester Stallone “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. Building on Your Best for Career SuccessUpper Saddle River, NJ Sherfield, Montgomery & Moody All Rights Reserved