Study

Days12/12 – 14

&

Finals 12/15-21Week

10

Week

9

Week

8 Week

14

Timeline for the rest of the semester….

Week

11

Week

12Week

13

2nd Advis.

Mtg –mid

point

Drop

Deadline

Friday

10/23

Consultation

Weeks

10/26 – 11/6

Spring 2021

Registration

11/9 – 11/23

Thanksgiving-move

out of campus

housing

11/23 – 11/24

Week

15

3rd

Advising

Meeting

Harvard Professor Richard Light interviewed students about academic success. He found 3 actions most students reported to help them

academically.

• Time management skills

• Organizational skills

• Study groups

Time Management

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Hourly Inventory for Week

Are you struggling with

time management?

Consider keeping an

honest record of what

you do each day for one

week to help you

understand how you are

actually managing your

time.

Time Management

Time ManagementHour Su M T W T F Sa

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Map out your

schedule

Class

-Map this first!

Homework/study

Sleep

Eating

Sleep

Study

Time Management

Three-pronged approach:

• Create a semester calendar for general overview

• Put all dates for homework, quizzes, projects, tests,

activities

• Weekly schedule – when are your classes? When do you

go to sleep? Study? Socialize?

• Map it out

• Create a daily to-do list

• What are the specific actions (“read chapter 1”, “do

math problems 1-5”)

Time Management

General Study Tips

• Read and review before lecture

• Take notes during lecture

• Go over lecture notes right after class or as soon as you

can

• Material is easier to remember when it is fresh in your

mind

• Recall is better if you go over material within 24 hours

Study Tips

General Study Tips

• Underline concepts you don’t understand to ask TA or

professor

• Do all of the suggested problems in the chapter

• Don’t just review “how to do the problems”, but

understand the steps

• Test yourself to find out what you know and what you

need to review

• Study group may help with this

Study Tips

Important planning dates

• Drop (course) deadline is Friday, Oct. 23

• Consultation week for Spring semester planning begins:

• Oct.26 – Nov 6 (2 weeks)

• Make appointments

• Registration weeks begins: Nov 9 – Nov. 23. Time tickets emailed

beginning 10/19. Freshmen registration begins 11/17

• Our next advising meeting:

• Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 4:30PM

• Friday, November 20 - Pass / No Credit Deadline

• http://www.rpi.edu/dept/srfs/PassNoCreditReqstFrm.pdf

(requirement details)

Important planning dates

Dropping a class

•When should you drop a class?• As soon as possible. Friday, October 23th is the

drop deadline

•Why should you drop a class?• You are not interested in the class and it is not a

required course • You are changing majors• You are not doing too well in the class• You are taking too many classes/credits

Dropping a class

How do I drop a class?

•Log onto SIS•Go to Add/Drop Class•Press Submit to drop class•Go back to your schedule to confirm class was dropped•If you have a hold on your account, you could click onto the link to view the holds

• This will tell you what kind of hold you have

Dropping a class

Dropping a class

Advantages Disadvantages

• Focus upon

remaining classes

• One course behind

• Maintain your GPA • Course is a pre-requisite for

another required course

(Ex: Calc I for Calc II)

• Reduce stress • Might fall below 12 credits

and out of full-time status

(could affect financial aid)

Holds

•If you have a hold on your account, you can still drop a class! Just not online.

•You will need to fill out a (late) drop formhttps://www.rpi.edu/dept/srfs/late_adddrop_form.pdf

•Email completed form to Registrar@rpi.edu.

•The Registrar’s office will go onto SIS and drop the class for you.

Dropping a class

What if I need to drop a class late?

•RPI’s catalog says:• “It is the policy of the Institute that no petitions be

accepted for the retroactive dropping or adding a course except under extenuating circumstances beyond the student’s control”.

•What this means: events and situations that are unexpected and beyond the student‘s control

•Most need documentation from the Dean of Student’s Office for Approval

Dropping a class

Dropping a class late

•Students cannot drop a class after the drop deadline because:

• Of failing/low grades• Your professor recommends it• You changed your major• Your parents said you should

Dropping a class

I received a Class Concern e-mail or EWS notice. What is it?

•The Electronic Warning System (EWS) gives instructors a tool to notify you when they are concerned with your performance•This is received as an e-mail. Your advisor, ALAC, and the Office of the First Year Experience also receive it•This system alerts you to seek help and get back on track•As your advisor, I will e-mail you to come in and talk to me about the class

EWS notice

Resources

Advising and Learning Assistance Center

Remote tutoring : Mon.- Thurs.

Check website http://alac.rpi.edu

• Use Tutoring on continual basis.

Resources

Learning Assistants

Upper- Class students in the First Year residence halls Name Hall Email

Bethany Holub Sharp 201-A holubb@rpi.edu

Rija Kahn BarH C207 kahnr2@rpi.edu

Tamia Brefo RAHP A Colvin 31-A brefot@rpi.edu

Matthew Salemi

Kaitlin Barkley

RAHP B Brinsmade 12DBarton 2322

salemm@rpi.edu

barklk@rpi.edu

Ariana Espinal Quad Cooper 1002 espina2@rpi.edu

Sativa Angira Warren 104 angirs@rpi.edu

Angela Mehta Polytechnic 214 mehtaa6@rpi.edu

Ashley SmithNicole Leonick

Shivani RaoTim Haddad

Adrian Vilardi Tiffany IrvinAiden Chen

Nugent 315Bryc/Stac Wiltsie 201D

Blitman 3407Davison 315HVCC 213 B

CSW 516CSS 314

smitha22@rpi.eduleonin@rpi.eduraos14@rpi.eduhaddat@rpi.eduvilara3@rpi.eduirvint@rpi.edu

cheny51@rpi.edu

Other academic resources

Calculus 1(math 1010)

http://calculus.math.rpi.edu/CalculusHelp.htmlGreat information for students . Remember: Your Mentor Session!all quizzes count towards your final grade.

Mentor Office Hours- another great resource- listed on LMS

• Center for Global Communication + Design• Purpose: to provide one-on-one consultation for your written,

oral, and electronic communication.

• Web site: https://www.commd.rpi.edu/

• Hours: Mon- Thurs.: 10 am- 6pm

Fridays: 10 am-1 pm

– Sundays 4-9 PM

– Location: On the first floor of the Library

• Go and get Feedback on your oral presentations and written work !

Center for Communication Practices

Health and Counseling Center

•Health Center X6287 -0pen 7 days a week

•Medical care

•Allergy care

•Health education

Counseling Center

X6479- open 5 days; on-call 24/7

•Relaxation training for anxiety

•Improving communication skills

•Improving study habits

•Relating to parents

•Helping with depression

Career and Professional Development Center

210 Darrin Communications Center X6234

• Career Counselors available for individual

consultations on career paths and opportunities

• Cooperative Education- work experience

• Internships (summer, fall and spring)

• Summer Arch Preparation

• Nov. 10 from 4:30-5:30 PM

Topics to be covered:

• Course registration for spring ‘21

• Humanities, Arts & Social Science

Requirements

• Dual, double, and minors

Next Advising Session