Page 113 - Keys To Community College Success

RISK ACTION

FOR COLLEGE, CAREER, AND LIFE REWARDS

Complete the following on paper or in digital format.

KNOW IT Think Critically

Link How You Learn to Coursework and Major
Apply what you know about yourself to some future academic planning.

Build basic skills. Summarize in a paragraph or two what you know about yourself as a
learner. Focus on what you learned from the assessments.

Take it to the next level. Schedule a meeting with your academic advisor. Note the following:
■ Name of advisor
■ Office location/contact information
■ Time/date of meeting

At the meeting, give the advisor an overview of your learning strengths and challenges based
on the summary you wrote. Ask for advice about courses that might interest you and majors that
might suit you. Take notes. As a result of your discussion, name two courses to consider in the
next year.

Move toward mastery. Think about the courses you listed and other courses related to them.
Toward what majors might each of them lead you? Based on those courses, name two majors to
investigate. Then, create a separate to-do list of how you plan to explore one course offering and
one major. Set a deadline for each task. If you are having trouble choosing a major because you
are unsure of a career direction, see an advisor in the career center for guidance.

WRITE IT Communicate

Emotional intelligence journal: Your interactions with others. With your Personality
Spectrum profile in mind, think about how you generally relate to people. Describe the type(s) of
people with whom you tend to get along. How do you feel when you are around these people?
Then, describe the types that tend to irk you. How do those people make you feel? Use your
emotional intelligence to discuss what those feelings tell you. Consider how you can adjust your
mindset or take action to create the best possible outcome when interacting with people with
whom you just don’t get along.

Real-life writing: Ask an instructor for support. Reach out to an instructor of a course
that clashes with your learning preference in terms of material, teaching style, or how the class-
room is run. Draft a respectful e-mail that introduces you, describes how you perceive yourself
as a learner, and details your issue. Include any ideas you have about how the instructor might
help you. Thank the instructor in advance. Finally, when you are done, make something happen: Learning How You Learn
Send the email and follow through on any response you receive.

75