College Writing & Study Skills Strategies

Procrastination Control: Success Tips for Adult Students.
Tactics to keep you on track for success. See also Win the War Against Procrastination and Time On Your Side: 9 Ways to Take Control of the Clock.

See You Online!
Helpful tips for using college library resources and the Web.

Making the Grade.
Returning students have life skills that can easily be transfered to the classroom.

7 Steps to Writing a Great Research Paper.
Ways to ace the assignment and alleviate stress. See also Proofreading Your Writing Assignments and College Writing Center 101.

Writing the In-Class Essay Exam.
Brainstorming and creating successful in-class college essays. See also The Gift of Gab: Landing an 'A' on Your Essay Exams and Essay Test Panic: Strategies for Success.

How to take to start back to college (2)

Information about the Hope Scholarship and Lifelong Learning tax cuts.

FinAid

The financial aid information page has information on grants, loans and scholarships, financial aid applications, calculators and guide to admissions testing.

FASTAiD

The largest scholarship database and guide to financial aid, scholarships, grants and loans.

New web sites discovered for earning college credits and continuing education credits are below:

How to take to start back to college

The first step involved in planning to further your education is an understanding your motivation to do so. You may have decided to change careers or perhaps you have gone as far as you can in your career without a degree—or you may want to complete a degree program that was interrupted in the past. Understanding your motivation will help you make decisions and keep you on track. Motivation provides the energy for focus. Focus concentrates your powers, efforts and attention to get you from here to your goal.

Research what you will need to do in order to reach your goal and develop a plan. You may have some tradeoffs or adaptations that you will have to make in your personal and professional life. Discuss these honestly with your family and friends. Find out if the school has any support groups for adults that have returned to college.

Investigate which schools have programs that fit your goal. Is their location accessible or do they have distance education programs that you can utilize? Will you need to take entrance examinations?