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Tools for Academic Success

Academic Success Worksheets:

• Creating a Study Plan:  Step-by-Step Plan for Breaking Down Your Assignments into Manageable Chunks.
  
  
• Reading Textbooks:  Reading Attack Skills Designed to Help you Make the Most Out of Your Study Time.
  
  
• Wellness Updates:  Taking Care of Yourself So You Can Succeed at Ferris State University.
  
  
• Attacking Anxiety and Stress:  Developing a Way to Deal with Stress and Anxiety that Might be Impacting Your Academic Performance.
  
  
• Developing a Positive Mindset:  How You Look at Things Can Impact How You Deal with Things. Reframing How You View Your Education So You Can Succeed.
  
  
• Focusing Your Attention:  Tips for Improving Your Concentration on the Task at Hand.
  
  
• Procrastination and Time Management:  Developing a Solid Plan So You Can Balance Your Time.
  
  
• Recognizing Important Information:  Tips for Identifying the Main Ideas in Your Reading and in Your Lectures.
  
  
• Study Aids:  Various Techniques to Improve Your Study Habits.
  
  
• Test Strategies:  Test Attack Skills for Various Kinds of Tests.
  
  
• Notetaking:  Methods for Taking Effective Notes.
  
  

FSU Classes:

• UNIV 101: College Study Methods:  Basic college academic survival skills and study techniques.
  
  
• CARE 102: Career & Education Planning:  Self-evaluation, vocational and educational planning, and the concept of career development as a lifelong process.
  
  

Online Resources:

• University of Minnesota Assignment Calculator:  Step-by-step process for developing a study plan for your courses.
  
  
• Computing Your Grade Point Average:  GPA Calculator.
  
  
• Registration Worksheet:  Set up your classes effectively for next semester.
  
  
• Time Management Calculator:  Assess where your time goes.
  
  
• Time Management Worksheet:  Record ALL of your scheduled activities for the week, including the actual time you are in class.