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Academic Success
Part of your GMC education is developing and refining the ability to
critically analyze your situation and progress toward a solution.
You are, and should be, the first person to judge your standing in your classes. If you have
difficulty, seek help as soon as possible from:
- your professor
- your advisor
- Director of Academic Support Services
- Faculty Chairpersons
- the Academic Dean.
Make use of the services provided in the Sibley Cone Library on the Milledgeville Campus.
Tutoring is available in the Writing Center and is arranged for any subject. Computer systems
are available for reference, career research, and tutorials. At the DLCs, services are
offered at announced locations.
Treat pursuit of your educational goal like a job. You must work at developing a good routine,
interpersonal skills, critical analysis skills, a system of how to get help, solutions to
problems, how to anticipate potential problems, and how and when to have fun.
P.S. You don’t need to have problems to make use of all the support services;
they may help you improve your ability to make that top grade.
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Important Reminders
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Course Load
Choose your courses according to academic need, study requirements, time restrictions,
and Grade Point Average (GPA). MEET WITH YOUR ADVISOR TO DETERMINE
THE MOST REASONABLE SCHEDULE.
Time
Life demands time management. The successful person is one who learns to control time
rather than be controlled by time. Study assigned material before the class so that you are
prepared to respond with some knowledge. Make a schedule and stick by it. Make room
for a minimum of one hour of study per hour of class. SET PRIORITIES FOR STUDY
AND CLASS WORK.
Help
Get the help you need at the time you need it. Don’t wait until the end of the quarter to
ask for help. MAKE USE OF THE FACILITIES AT GMC AND IN THE
COMMUNITY. DON’T BE SHY. YOU ARE EXPECTED TO NEED HELP!
Control
Take control of your life and your success. Manage yourself before you are managed by
circumstances that you could have changed. REMEMBER THAT EDUCATION IS A
PART OF REAL LIFE; REGARDLESS OF THE EXCUSES, YOU USUALLY HAVE
TO PAY THE PRICE OF HARD WORK TO ACHIEVE SUCCESS.
Now
Many times we live in the past by making excuses or we live in the future by making big
plans. You should be living in the “now.” Don’t put off doing what you can do now.
Learning is comparing the present with the past and planning action toward future goals.
DON’T HIDE IN THE PAST OR DAYDREAM ABOUT WHAT MAY NEVER BE
REALIZED; LIVE IN THE PRESENT SHAPED BY THE PAST AND DIRECTED
TOWARD A FUTURE GOAL.
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