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Travel-Study to
The United Kingdom
July 2004
A Panola College Theater and Literature Tour
of the British Isles
Earn 6 hours of college credit in
literature, theater or a combination of the two!
Departure Date - July 12, 2004
■ See England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland
■ 15 days, 14 nights
■ Includes roundtrip airfare and hotels
■ Breakfast and dinner included
Visit The Globe Theater, Windsor Castle, Stonehenge, St
Paul’s Cathedral, Trafalgar Square, Edinburgh Castle and
more on a guided tour through the British Isles.
$3,349 per person
(tuition not included)
Contact Mike Beasley - mbeasley@panola.edu - 903-693-2080 or
Liz Hedges - lhedges@panola.edu - 903-693-2064
(Down payment $395 will hold your space, Balance due April 1.)
_ (Pay out balance in interest free installments.) _
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help produce the student newspaper.
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across from Classroom 108
in the
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VIEWPOINT
Follow six simple tips for studying success
By Nichole Burns
Do you have the “I don’t know
howto study” blues? Here are six
simple guidelines to follow that
might help you out and provide
the keys to success in studying
for college courses.
GET ORGANIZED!
There is no way your study-
ing will pay off if you’re not orga-
nized! You may think this sounds
a little corny, but here’s what I do.
I color coordinate everything. For
each class I have a different
color spiral notebook and a
matching folder with brads.
When your professors hand out
information, you should keep it.
If they didn’t think it was impor-
tant, they probably wouldn’t have
taken the time to find it or type it
and make copies to give to their
students. So the next time Mr.
Graves gives you a sheet full of
information about Shakespeare,
brad it into your folder for his class.
GET TO KNOW
YOUR PROFESSOR!
It’s amazing how many tips you
can get from your professors if you
will just show up for class and lis-
ten to them. Don’t be afraid to go
by their office if you don’t under-
stand something. That’s what
those office hours are for!
So now you’re organized, you
know your professor and you have
an exam tomorrow. It’s time to go
home and hit the books. What to
do now?
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SACRIFICE & DEDICATE
Well, you have choices: you
can turn the TV on and watch the
latest episode of CSI, go out with
some friends, just do nothing, or
dig down deep, sacrifice the fun
stuff and dedicate yourself to
what’s really important. Two major
concepts in successful college
studying are sacrifice and dedica-
tion. Don’t get behind on your
work. You may have to give up a
few weekends of fun to stay home
and read over those notes one
more time, or work just a few more
algebra problems.
The key to success is repeti-
tion. Everyone has a different
learning style. Some people can
read their notes several times and
do great on a test. If that strategy
just isn’t working for you, try this:
REORGANIZE NOTES
1. Record yourself reading
the notes.
This may sound odd, but if you
learn better by hearing things over
and over again, just try this tech-
nique. Maybe you have to drive an
hour everyday to get to school.
Well, put the tape in the car and
listen on the way. Maybe this isn’t
your style either. Well...
2. Rewrite your notes.
This may take some serious
time, but it all goes back to that
sacrifice thing. I like to rewrite my
notes so that they are neater.
Sometimes in class you get in
such a big hurry to write something
down that you don’t really compre-
hend it. So, maybe the second
time around that light bulb will sud-
denly come on and you’ll get it! It’s
really amazing what spending
some time with the material will do
for you.
Now you’re saying, “Hey, those
are all great ideas but I just cannot
take good notes.” Well, there is an
easy solution to that, too.
Just get yourself a tape re-
corder and take it to class with you.
The things you miss will not be
skipped on the recording. Then
you can take it home and tran-
scribe what your professor said.
USE FLASHCARDS
I would never survive my Span-
ish class if I didn’t make flash-
cards. You can use flashcards in
any subject. Just try it and see! For
A&P put your vocabulary word on
the front and the definition on the
back. It’s an instant quiz that is re-
ally helpful.
If you try all this and you are still
struggling, it’s time for the sixth
simple tip for studying success.
ASK FOR HELP
It’s really not that big of a deal.
People do it all the time, and I
guarantee that the professors at
Panola College are more than will-
ing to help you. But they want to
know that you’re giving it your best
effort at the same time!
So don’t get down in the
dumps about your “don’t know how
to study” blues; just buckle down
and do it! Don’t forget these key
things and you will be successful:
Get organized.
Know your professor.
Sacrifice and dedicate.
Reorganize notes.
Use flashcards.
Ask for help.
Happy studying!
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