College Success

Graduation. Can you hear it? The sound of pomp & circumstance playing proudly as your feet shuffle down the aisle with your fellow classmates.  Can you see it?  Graduation caps flying in the air as your family and friends, your support network, cheer loudly for your accompaishment.  Can you feel it? The pride, the excitement, the relief, the anticipation of what might be coming next.  To get to that point, you’ll need some things.  You’ll need motivation.  You’ll need to work hard.  And you’ll need people - people to teach you and people to support you. There may be issues that come up that become a roadblock to succeeding academically.  I work with students on a one-on-one basis to identify what some resources may be to help them navigate around those roadblocks.  Discussions may center on several topics, such as how to manage your time to get everything done, effective methods of taking notes, preparing for tests, and managing test anxiety.  At other times, it’s as simple as identifying some goals and determining concrete action steps to meet them.  Sometimes it is helpful to have another person along the way in our educational journey, motivating us toward the end goal and pointing out pathways to help get us there.  If I can be of assistance, let me know.

Jessica Smothers
Student Success Coordinator