Veterans Upward Bound

Helpful Contacts for Veterans

• www.fafsa.ed.gov

• Veterans Administration Website

• My Health VA (Order Prescription Refills)

• www.archives.gov/veterans/military-service-records

• VA Forms On-line

• Veterans On-line Application Website (VONAPP)

• www.dol.gov/vets

Basic College Survival

• College.gov
  You can do it, and here's how

• First Year Focus Allyn & Bacon's site devoted to surviving your first year

• Ten Tips You Need to Survive College

Academic Time Management

• CollegePrep101-A Great Time Management Essay by a Student

• Using Your Course Syllabi for Semester Planning

• Read About How Partying Patti Took Charge  

• George Washington U - Good vs. Bad To-Do Lists

• George Washington U - Obstacles to Time Management 

Studying Tips

• Test-Taking Strategies

• Reasons to Go Over Graded Tests 

• Strategies for Analyzing Past Tests

• Seven Strategies for Improving Test Performance  

Note Taking Skills

• Barriers To Effective Listening in Class  

• 13 Points for Taking the Best Notes 

• Note-Taking Symbols

• Editting Lecture Notes      

Memory Tips and Test Taking Skills

• Memory Principles

• The Six Hour D -- from Russ Dewey, a discussion of how long hours of studying might not pay off unless you structure that studying correctly 

• General Purpose Learning Strategies

• Study Skill Checklist (linked to help resources)

• Mind Tools - Memory Techniques and Mnemonics 

• Study Distraction Analysis