Exam 14: Celebrating Your Success and Connecting to Your Future

Which person is NOT likely to be part of your academic support team?

As you continue in college, it is important for you to step back occasionally from the day-to-day grind and assess your goals. According to the text, which is the MOST important question you should ask yourself?

List three strategies for continuing to build your support team in college.

While taking this course, Amanda developed critical thinking, decision-making, and metacognitive skills. These skills will NOT:

Having hope and confidence about your future is called:

Networking is just as important in your professional life as in your academic life.

Which of these statements about networking is TRUE?

You should schedule time throughout each term to reflect on your "big ticket" items. According to the chapter, which of these is NOT an example of a "big ticket" item?

What should be your next steps with the Personal Success Plan?

Explain how and why reflection and self-knowledge are ongoing processes.

Identify three ways that you can continue to succeed during your remaining time in college.

You can learn from your successes but not your setbacks.

Which of these people would NOT make a good mentor?

If you consider the campus resources, tutors, and friends who have helped you succeed and consider which resources were most useful, you are:

Do you consider yourself more highly motivated to succeed in your classes now than you were at the beginning of the term? Why or why not? Which strategies for maintaining your motivation have been most effective for you, and why?

Choose one person from your support network, and discuss how they have supported you this term and how this encouragement affected your performance.

Identify three reasons why the challenges and opportunities that organizations face keep changing.

When Carlos was awarded financial aid at the beginning of the term, he was receiving money from his parents and he was holding down a part-time job. In the last few weeks, his parents ran into a financial situation and told him they would not be able to provide any more financial assistance. Also, he will be losing his job next term because the restaurant where he works is closing. When should Carlos speak with someone at the financial aid office about the changes in his financial status?

The challenges and opportunities organizations will face will keep changing because of all of these EXCEPT:

Gaining self-knowledge is an ongoing process.