Kingsport Reporter

Congratulations to the winners of the “My Best Success Tip” contest sponsored by the offices of Student Success Coaching and Student Life and Engagement. Judges awarded three students a $100 Amazon Gift Card for their best success tip submissions. The contest seeks to help students by getting the best advice from their peers at Northeast State.

Julie Batson submitted a video to represent her Best Success Tip. Julie lives in Bristol and is a Studio Art Major here at Northeast State. She used her Digital Art skills to submit her Best Success Tip. Access Julie’s tip via this link: https://www.instagram.com/reel/Coy0l2sNH-9/?igshid=NTU1Mzc3ZGM=.

Chloe Jenkins from Bluff City is majoring in Pre-Health at Northeast State with intentions to transfer upon graduation. Her three best tips for success are listed below.

First, Organize: Start your semester off strong by printing your syllabi, highlighting important deadlines, and making a schedule to complete your work. Having a game plan laid out in front of you will keep you from becoming overwhelmed and being surprised when deadlines appear.  Second, Build relationships: Get to know your professors and peers. Ask them questions, form study groups, maybe even hang out with peers aside from class. Getting to know your professors allows you to ask them questions, know the material better, and have great class interactions. Your peers are in the same boat as you, so working together to understand the material and answer questions will benefit you both in the long run. Third: Time management: I cannot stress this enough, staying disciplined in the time you assign for each course is so important. Set aside time each day where you can work on assignments, work, spend time with friends, and even schedule alone time. This along with organizing can keep you from becoming overwhelmed and stressed out. These are the top three tips I would recommend, and have recommended, to incoming college students. Creating these habits early can help you become a great student and lead you to success. I have learned the importance of these tips firsthand in the last three semesters of college. I hope these tips are helpful!

Samuel Webb from Bluff City is a Psychology major at Northeast State with plans to transfer. His focus is counseling as a subset of his psychology major. He is exploring continuing his education related to these fields.

As a student whose strong suit has never been studying, I would like to share what has helped me over the past few semesters! The idea of studying for a test by cramming chapters of information into my head never appealed to me. So, I have made it a point to find out from my professors what information I should pay most attention to. By asking one simple question, I am already preparing myself for the upcoming tests and setting myself up for success. Over the course of each test period, I will create a simple and to-the-point study guide. By writing my study guide, I can review information without taking the extra time to study, and when I am finished, I have a written guide to the information I need for the upcoming test that I can read in just a couple of short minutes as many times as needed.

Thank you to all the students who submitted their excellent success tips and our Student Life and Engagement and Inclusive Excellence Peer Mentoring folks for sponsoring this event. 

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