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Success 4 Students Workshop

The Success4Students four-hour facilitated workshop combines video with engaging application activities and an accompanying workbook for notes and activities. After the workshop, students receive twelve weeks of internet-based follow-up which includes weekly evaluation that will both remind students of the principles they are developing into habits and give them a quantitative measure of their progress. 

The seminar has six segments that address the following topics:SUCCES1

  • Select your destination (where do you want to be in five years);

  • Determine your path (focusing on goal setting for the semester); 

  • Planning to succeed (emphasizing the importance of planning your schedule for the week each Sunday and then following it like a compass through the week); 

  • Maximizing your in-class learning by

    • Staying caught up in your understanding 

    • Reviewing your notes between classes to be sure your are current 

    • Reading the material to be covered in class before it is covered

    •  Learning material each week as if the exam were on Friday of that week 

    • Overcoming academic procrastination 

    • Working especially hard the first three weeks of the semester

    •  Listening more carefully and taking notes more selectively

    • Getting 8 hours of sleep/night and exercising regularly

    • Treating school like an 8-5 job, working at least 40 hours/week

  • Speed Reading and Learning to triple your reading speed with better comprehension by

    • Previewing & Pacing

  • Creative note taking and memory skills

Success 4 Students is a four-hour seminar that teaches students time management strategies and study skills. Keep reading to get all the details..............       


WHO should take the Success 4 Students Workshop?

  • College Students
  • High School Students
  • Anyone who wants to EXCEL ACADEMICALLY and still have a life.


WHAT will I learn?

  • POWER SCHEDULING methods simple enough to stick with
  • How to never pull another all-nighter
  • How to get everything done and still have evenings and WEEKENDS FREE
  • How to STOP PROCRASTINATING dead in its tracks
  • How to BOOST YOUR GPA while minimizing unnecessary work
  • Quick and PAINLESS NOTE-TAKING that zeros in on exam materials and makes studying a breeze
  • The most effective techniques for tackling assigned readings (including what not to read)
  • Professor/Teacher Psychology 101
  • Ways to study as little as possible and still REMEMBER EVERYTHING.


Comments from past participants...

  • WOW. Not what I expected; I actually learned something! Best course I've been to.
  • I'll be able to read my textbooks a lot faster and actually know the material.
  • This was great! I really hope that my grades improve this semester. It was totally worth it, and now I'm actually not worried about studying.
  • It was like college prep in four hours. Wish it was mandatory.
  • Very good course to take!!! I am glad I took the course. I love the workbook!
  • Well worth my time and money.  I wish I had known this my freshman year


Cost: $125

The introductory price of $100
TAAP member price of $80

Workshop Dates:
Please click the RSVP button to see available workshop dates and locations.

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