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November 14, 2007
College Life
The Rambler
It s not time to give up.
Wise study and psychological choices aid students' stamina and personal success
Tiara
Nugent
O'T'hough the down slope of yet another
X semester has definitely come into
view, I'm finding myself unable to cele-
brate just yet. The past few weeks have
been a blur of papers, research, tests,
and other miscellaneous homework
assignments. Many of my friends and
professors would attest that that rough
going has had me stretched out to the T
and at my wit's end. Now is not the
time to despair, however, not with the
~" finish line in such close sight. No, now
is the time to buckle down, purpose to finish out strong and
implement some of these tried and true survival tips.
Avoid freaking out. Stressing out, though the easiest
and most natural reaction, will hinder your productivity
rather than aid it. Stay calm, cool, collected and concentrat-
ed.
Outline your deadlines. No, this isn't meant to over-
whelm you. It's purpose is to prioritize your projects, make
you feel more in control and focus your brain on what
needs to come next.
Locate a study spot. I once heard that the best place to
study is wherever your textbook is the most interesting cen-
ter for your attention. This may sound depressing, but 1
attest this advice to be sound. Amazingly enough, it's possi-
ble to get pretty involved with old American literature, if
you give it a chance.
Write your own study guide. Inscribing terms, defini-
tions, theories and other information on paper greatly helps
to etch that same information upon the mind's stone. Don't
worry about style, form or grammatical correctness; just get
the facts down in a logical sequence using connections you
will remember.
Another angle to harnessing writing to learning is the
"memory dump." Before commencing any study, write
down as much relevant information to your study-subject as
you can remember. Chances are you will document much
more information than originally anticipated remembering,
a definite morale booster.
Come up to breathe. I
promise you will turn out
completed assignments of
higher polish if you don't
attempt to toil and cram
for endless hours straight.
Even if you're under strict time
constraints, pause long
enough to jog around the
block, give your brain some
re-coup and re-group
time.
Stay organized. If
philosophy handouts are
mixing with geology study
guides and business law notes
(and this mix is spread
over your car, bed, floor
and dresser), it's going to
be hard to know if you have
all the facts. Previous to
studying, set aside a time slot
to organize the semester's
havoc.
Ga crazy... with
memory jogs. Creat-
ing silly connections is
sometimes the best
way to remember what
definition belongs to
which terms or which
person with which accom-
plishment. Your brain may well be
fried at 2 a.m. anyway, so being silly can't be
hard. Cheesy? Perhaps. But if it works, who cares?
Acquire a study buddy. Compare and swap notes or
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take turns playing devil's advocate and quiz each other.
Don't limit yourselves to the "study spot." Go out for
lunch or an afternoon smoothie. Besides the fore-
named benefits, the awareness that someone else
— is going through the same agony as you ten-
ders comfort.
Keep the end goal in mind. Hidden
behind mounds of demands, it's easy to tem-
porarily lose insanity and begin to wonder what
on earth you're doing in that killer calculus
course or, if you're really low, in school period.
Recall how much you have already accom-
plished and learned during the semester.
Think about the progress those extra credit
hours gracing your transcript at the end of
the semester will represent toward attaining
your degree. Contemplate how your degree
will influence your career, family and personal
fulfillment. Look at the big picture!
Evaluate the party time. Nothing wrong
with some fun and down time, but if you have
an under-prepared for the economics final in
the morning, hanging out will probably not
behoove you. Remember, you will have the
rest of your life to have fun, but only one stab
at showing flying colors on the final.
Check off completed projects. Important!
You will be encouraged to see visual proof
of your headway. Gaining on the finish line
isn't so impossible as it sounds.
Give your best. No professor, family
member, friend or yourself can ask or
expect more than your best. If you give
your all to a project (no matter what anyone may
say otherwise), you have achieved success and deserve
some applause!
Tiara Nugent is a junior writing major and is the managing editor
for The Rambler.
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Success achieved by God's strength alone
Tiara
Nugent
Success. The entity we all crave,
aspire to and work towards. Many
seek it, but only a portion find it.
Where does the secret to sweet success
lie?
The Lord, speaking to Joshua prior
to the children of Israel's entrance into
the Promised Land, reveals the key to
attaining prosperity: constant medita-
tion in and observance of God's word
and law "for then thou shalt make thy
——————— way prosperous, and then thou shalt
have good success." (Joshua 1:8)
But wait, let's back up. What is success? Is it tangible,
like having money in the bank, partaking in perfect rela-
tionships, possessing an Einstein-like intelligent mind and
living in the coziest mini mansion of the upscale district?
Or does succcss constitute more of an abstract ideal, like
happiness or fulfillment?
I believe the general consensus on this question would
say that the tangible feeds these abstract feelings; however,
I tend to disagree.
True succcss, to me, does not relate to circumstances.
It relies, rather, on the status of my spiritual walk with
God. Happiness comes from tuning in to and carrying out
His sovereign will. Fulfillment is drawn from knowing I
am walking exactly where God desires, even when, in the
moment, it may not make sense to me.
Nehemiah 8:10 declares "the joy of the Loid is your
strength." For a long time, this verse puzzled me. How can
joy equal strength? A series of slippery spots in my life
two summers back resulted in my actually living out this
verse. Here's the gist: When God is the primary source of
your joy, joy overrides circumstances. The state of life
affairs cannot snatch God's joy away. He is you number
one, and He matters more to you than anything. YoU can
wake up each morning with a smile and bubble over all
day long. That's not to say each day will be perfect or that
trials will not blow your way, but knowing God is beside
you and guiding you supersedes the relatively petty world-
ly concerns. This strength gives the drive to persevere, to
dig deeper into God and also plunge into the demands of
life.
When you're despairing of success, remember the
Lord's encouragement to Joshua - those words spoken
thousands of years ago still apply to us today.
"Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good
courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the
LORD thy God is with thee..." (Joshua 1:9).
Tiara Nugent is a junior writing major and is managing editor for
The Rambler.
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Poling, Shawn R. The Rambler (Fort Worth, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 11, Ed. 1 Wednesday, November 14, 2007, newspaper, November 14, 2007; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth253404/m1/4/: accessed July 9, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Texas Wesleyan University.