My_Student_Survival_Guide

The best educational resources at Axia College are in my opinion the Center for Writing Excellences, Center for Mathematics Excellence and the University Library. Because with all of them I can I can find research, brush up on my math skills, and check to see if I copied someone's paper. And I don't even have to leave the computer.   In a traditional class setting you take your notes as best as possible, some teachers allow recorders. And if you do miss anything you have to hope your peers didn't miss the same thing you did. I find the audio appendices, and digital stories to be very helpful if completing all my task. I love how you can read the story and listen to it at the same time. And if my twins wake up from there nap too early all I have to do is download it to my iPod. I can multi-task very well. I think all of the resources here at Axia College Online will help me to be a better student and learn more. My thoughts on the Center for Writing Excellence are I like it. It keeps you original and on your toes. I love the Plagiarism checker. I have used it before but not a lot. I think no matter what the subject you are writing on or how many times that subject has been discussed, you should always have your own original thoughts. The plagiarism checker is the best on keeping you on your toes. It helps students as well as the professors make sure that they have an original paper or topic. Well let’s see I personally want to be in a wonderful career that I love, in no longer than two years. I want my children and husband to be able to live comfortably not to have every little thing they want but some of it. I think that will not be easy to obtain; there will be a lot of obstacles along the way. I wanted to go back to school to earn a degree in a field that is actually booming and I have. At the time when I started back to school I didn't have to work. I was a full time stay at home mom. But I wanted a career in the future when the kids went to school. But then our financial situation changed and I'm back at work again. I work at a furniture factory in 90 degree heat with no air. We work like dogs for lousy $8.50 hr. But I don't mind I do it for my family,for their needs. I know I don't want my girls not to have the chance to go to college. I will work in ten factories killing myself before that happens. I want to get up every morning to go to work. I want to be happy to being there. I would like to able to use my brain and not just muscles to earn my paycheck. I love earning my money, but I'm getting older and all of this working myself to death is taking a toll on my body. I have already did this once before but this time I'm not taking no for an answer. When I get my degree I will go wherever I need to work, I will bug whoever I need too, I will camp at their doorsteps. I know that this degree I am going to earn is going to put me in the right spot at the right time. I have established priorities in that my children are always first, my husband, school, work, and then house duties. I stop and think about what are the most important things to me and my family. In away my priorities change. Actually school would be first, because I am doing this for me and my family. For a better future I want my degree. My support group consists of my husband, mother-n-law, my best friend Judy, and my friend Miki. I think they support more on everything else but school, well Judy and Miki does. My mother-n-law would be here all the time if she could help me. She is so proud of me for going back to school. If my computer goes down I will of course put it in the shop. But until I get it back I would go to my mother-n-laws every night. She has already told me that I can have access to her computer for school anytime I want. I put my class calendars on the wall up behind my computer. So I can always look at it. I am trying to stay ahead so I do a lot of my school work not on Sunday and save it. I do have a good memory. I can remember just about anything. But recently I have so much going on between school, work, and family I’m a little stretched thin. I don’t believe my schedule has much wasted time. I only wish I had more time to tend to myself. I have to admit this is all playing a toll on my body and mind. I wish my husband could help me more around the house, but he does what he can. If I had the money I would hire someone to come in once a week to help. That is my down fall house work. I never have enough time in the day to finish it all. And some days I can’t get to any of it. I have decided to talk to my mother and mother-n-law about more help with the kids. That is honestly the only thing I think can ask for help with at this time. I will be delegating responsibilities for the rest of my educational life. I know now that I can’t do everything on my own. I might can get it all done but it won’t be 100%. My strongest intelligence is verbal-linguistic, I often find myself correcting people on their spelling or use of words. I love to do research projects; in fact I thrive off of it. I love reading and hearing about new things. I love big “fancy” words and to use them correctly of course. I have found that my best way to study is talking about it. I talk to my husband and friends about my classes that week and it helps me stay fresh and come up with new and debatable ideas.