Top 21 DO's and DON'Ts for New TESU Students
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For the military and veteran students: Do attempt totransfer as many military credits as possible and speakto the TESC representative if you have questions.
Submitted by Shawn Mitchell
Don't make excuses - make time.
Plan for the unexpected. For example, I hadplanned on writing a paper today, but foundmyself sitting in an ER all day. So
Subm i t t e d by Sue Macdona l d
get it done!
DON'T QUIT!You will work hard and it will take a lot out of you, but it will be worth it!Submitted by Stephanie Reid Dollaz
Don't wait until Sunday to look atSunday's assignment. Do tell yourmentor if an assignment is going to
be late because your cat walked acrossyour keyboard and deleted a 4 pagepaper you just finished and didn’tsave and now you have to rewrite it.
Submitted by Stacy Jimenez
DO WORK HARDand be open to learning. Don't assumeit's easier than a traditional classroom,working primarily on your own requiresdiscipline and organization.
Submitted byJesenia Brown
Do print out the syllabus and/or modules tohave handy in case of a power or Internetoutage. This way you will be able tocontinue with your assignments.
Submitted by Lisa Whitehead
DO SPEAK TO YOUR ADVISOR
QUESTIONS OR CONCERNS. REACH OUT TOSOMEONE AND GET THE HELP YOU NEEDAND GET YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED.
OFTEN.
Submitted by Alan Ali Thompson
DON'T REMAIN QUIET IF YOU HAVEEARLY AND
Don't wait until the last minute to do
assignments - it will affect your grade. Do a little work
everyday and be sure to save your papers at least twice a day.
Submitted by Sarah Murphy
Don't let your work get away from youwhether it's due to the holidays or
illness because catching up on that is hard.
Submitted by Leah Alabrè
DO NOT THINK THAT ANY OF THE OPTIONS FOR EARNING CREDIT ARE TOO DIFFICULT FOR
YOU TO USE TO
Submitted by Gene Ellender
EARN CREDIT FASTER AND
FINISH QUICKER.
DO STRUCTURE YOURTIME VERY WISELY. JUSTBECAUSE IT'S ONLINEDOESN'T MEAN IT'S EASY;IT'S ACTUALLY MOREDIFFICULT BECAUSE
Submitted by Yvonne Sendy
YOU HAVE TO BEDISCIPLINED.
with when assignments are due.
Submitted by Eveline Zacharowitz
mark your calendar
Print out the classschedule and
DO ASK YOUR CLASSMATES AND PROFESSOR FOR ADVICE. YOU HAVE
THE ABILITY TO CONTACT
THEM.
Submitted by Adam Wentworth
your courses and workloadin advance. Have a plan,and pace yourself!
Submitted by Bill Bortz
Do plan out
Submitted by Claudia Newton
WORK
DO LOOK AT YOURCLASS SYLLABUS,PLAN AHEAD,BUDGET YOUR TIME,ALLOW FORUNFORESEENCIRCUMSTANCES, ANDDILIGENTLY!
is most important.Budget your t imeand work ahead
if you can.
Time management
Submitted by Daria Marsh-Buck
Do use the resourcesavai lable such as tutors . Don ' t procrast inate
Submitted by Chris Pantoya
. . . ever .
Do print out your semester schedule and use as aguide . Do load all assignment dates into your outlook calendar.Don't give up!
Submitted by Ken Thomas
DON'T QUIT! SO WHAT IF IT'LLTAKE A COUPLE OF YEARS. THE
Submitted by Frances Holly
TIME WILL PASS ANYWAY!
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