How to Make It

							How to Make It
Math Class: High School vs College
What’s the Difference!
How to Make It
Math Class: High School vs College
What’s the Difference!



Drs. Jennifer Kosiak and Rebecca LeDocq
What’s the Difference?
What’s the Difference?

High School
What’s the Difference?

High School
      May not have
       needed to study
What’s the Difference?

High School
      May not have
       needed to study
      Time in class to do
       homework
What’s the Difference?

High School
      May not have
       needed to study
      Time in class to do
       homework
      Material repeated
       until you got it
What’s the Difference?

High School
      May not have
       needed to study
      Time in class to do
       homework
      Material repeated
       until you got it
      180 class days per
       course
What’s the Difference?

High School                  College
      May not have
       needed to study
      Time in class to do
       homework
      Material repeated
       until you got it
      180 class days per
       course
What’s the Difference?

High School                  College
      May not have                Study 2 hours for
       needed to study              each hour in class
      Time in class to do
       homework
      Material repeated
       until you got it
      180 class days per
       course
What’s the Difference?

High School                  College
      May not have                Study 2 hours for
       needed to study              each hour in class
      Time in class to do         NO in class time for
       homework                     homework
      Material repeated
       until you got it
      180 class days per
       course
What’s the Difference?

High School                  College
      May not have                Study 2 hours for
       needed to study              each hour in class
      Time in class to do         NO in class time for
       homework                     homework
      Material repeated           Material covered
       until you got it             once
      180 class days per
       course
What’s the Difference?

High School                  College
      May not have                Study 2 hours for
       needed to study              each hour in class
      Time in class to do         NO in class time for
       homework                     homework
      Material repeated           Material covered
       until you got it             once
      180 class days per          56 class days per
       course                       course
High School vs College
High School vs College


 New level of responsibility
High School vs College


 New level of responsibility
 New peer group
High School vs College


 New level of responsibility
 New peer group
 New level of learning
High School vs College


 New level of responsibility
 New peer group
 New level of learning
 New roles of the instructor and student
So what can you do?!
In Class
In Class

 Ask Questions
In Class

 Ask Questions
 Take Notes
In Class

 Ask Questions
 Take Notes
 GO TO CLASS
In Class

 Ask Questions
 Take Notes
 GO TO CLASS


Your professor is NOT the enemy!!
At Home
At Home

 Study (2 for 1!)
At Home

 Study (2 for 1!)
 Don’t procrastinate
At Home

 Study (2 for 1!)
 Don’t procrastinate
 Be regular
At Home

 Study (2 for 1!)
 Don’t procrastinate
 Be regular
 Read text
At Home

 Study (2 for 1!)
 Don’t procrastinate
 Be regular
 Read text
 Do problems
At Home

 Study (2 for 1!)
 Don’t procrastinate
 Be regular
 Read text
 Do problems
 Review daily
Help is Available
Help is Available

 Instructor
Help is Available

 Instructor
 Tutors
Help is Available

 Instructor
 Tutors
      Math Learning Center (Whitney Hall next
       to sub station)
      Student Support Services (Wilder Hall)
      Private Tutors
What Else!

 Know Drop and Withdrawal date
 See Instructor! They are there to help!