3. Recall the 5 basic tenets to
achieve the “Precious
Present”.
Then 
Quickly
Divide into
2
discussion groups.

4. THE PRESENT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WISHING. . .
WHEN YOU HAVE THE PRESENT YOU WILL BE
PERFECTLY CONTENT TO BE WHERE YOU ARE. . .
THE RICHNESS OF THE PRESENT COMES FROM ITS OWN
SOURCE. . .
THE PRESENT IS NOT SOMETHING THAT SOMEONE
GIVES YOU. . .
IT IS SOMETHING THAT YOU GIVE TO YOURSELF. . . .

5. Retrograde amnesia
Anterograde amnesia
Associated with aging diseases
like Alzheimer’s or senile
dementia.
Getting hit on the head and
forgetting who you are but
functioning normally in every
other way is mainly the stuff of
movies and fiction novels.
Some people experience
isolated retrograde dementia
when subject to severe
physical or emotional trauma
or illness
Clive Wearing

6. We are told to live in the present. Clive Wearing is stuck
in the present.
Resolve this apparent paradox.
… then
empower
write!

9. You need to accumulate
credits, most
colleges/universities use
semester hours.
128 semester hours in the
proper courses will get you
an undergraduate degree.

10. 1 semester hour roughly equals one hour
per week in class for an entire semester.
So… if you sign up for a class that is
worth 3 semester hours that class would
probably meet three times for
approximately 1 hour each time, per
week. Or say, 90 minutes twice a week.
A typical full time schedule would have
between 15-17 semester hours.

11. 16 s.h. x 8 semesters = 128
semester hours of credit. 4
year degree! ~31% of
students graduate with a
degree in 4 years from state
schools, 53% private school.
12 s.h. to have full time
status.
20 s.h. is the maximum in
undergrad. Why?

12. ~1 to 1.5 actual hours per semester hour of
homework reading/writing/problem
solving/studying for most classes. (plan on a 40
hour work week for classes and studying to be
successful.)
Depending on your major
and the classes you take it
may be more or less.
Most of it is reading.
How efficient/disciplined
are you with your time?

13. Consider if you are working hard/smart/or not at all.
What do you want from your advanced educational
experience, what are your goals?
Organize yourself with a schedule that is true to yourself
and your goals.
Use study strategies to work smart.
Pick a schedule and use the chart at the back of the
packet to see what it would look like each week.
Consider when you might study during each day. Don’t
forget to eat, exercise, work and play.

14. Go to class!
S.L.A.N.T.
Stay current with syllabus. Schedule your time and
follow your schedule.
Limit distractions (environment/phone/computer.)

15. Study in the same
environment as the test!
Study for max. 30 minutes
then take a break. This
creates many beginnings
and endings makes for
more primacy and recency
effects.
Chunk material. Study by
class/section/topic.
Stay active when reading:
notes vs. highlighter.

16. diet
Get into the class

17. Wake up early if you have a morning test. Eat some protein.
Get to the test early with the materials you need.
Objective test. Cover up answers and visualize what you
believe to be appropriate answers to the questions. Then
reveal the choices.
Essay: Use key words and concepts from lectures and
notes/text.
Manage your time and stay relaxed and above all don’t cheat.

18. We are creatures of habit. Meet people in class and ask if
they would like to study together. (3 is a good number for
a study group.)
Study on your own but come together to prep for tests or
discuss a lecture over coffee after a class. Help each other
with predicting test questions over the material
(remember predict a quiz?)Professor’s web site.
Discussion sessions are another way to interact with the
material.
Remember T from SLANT? Talk about the class and the
material. To form study groups you have to meet people.
Two heads are thicker than one!

19. You will be given 20 names and faces to
remember. Your group will use the substitution
method to learn the names.
You will have 12 minutes to study the names
and come up with substitutions for them.
You must study as a group and work as a team
on each name.

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