{"id":17,"date":"2016-05-10T11:03:55","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T18:03:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/calelearning\/?page_id=17"},"modified":"2016-05-10T11:03:55","modified_gmt":"2016-05-10T18:03:55","slug":"academic-skills","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/calelearning\/academic-skills\/","title":{"rendered":"Academic Skills"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>General Academic Tips<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Everyone needs extra help- if you\u2019re having difficulty in a class, seek out the support you need <strong>EARLY<\/strong>!<\/li>\n<li>Get to know the professors\u2014go to the faculty member\u2019s office hours at least twice during the quarter.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t get hung up on getting a perfect GPA &#8211; focus on assignments, papers and projects for their learning value; the grades will come naturally.<\/li>\n<li>Form study groups! &#8211; study groups help you perform better as you create a network of support.<\/li>\n<li>Always go to class &#8211; You have access to some of the most accomplished experts in their field, and you are paying a tremendous amount of money to have access to them.<\/li>\n<li>Get connected to campus life &#8211; getting involved will dramatically increase your enjoyment and experience.<\/li>\n<li>Take care of yourself- keeping your body well cared for will help you stay healthier and be more successful academically.<\/li>\n<li>The previous tips are adapted from: University of Colorado Boulder and <em>How to Succeed in College<\/em> by Durso-Finley &amp; Becker (2012)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Academic Tips Everyone needs extra help- if you\u2019re having difficulty in a class, seek out the support you need EARLY! Get to know the professors\u2014go to the faculty member\u2019s office hours at least twice during the quarter. Don&#8217;t get hung up on getting a perfect GPA &#8211; focus on assignments, papers and projects for &#8230; <a title=\"Academic Skills\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/calelearning\/academic-skills\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Academic Skills\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17","page","type-page","status-publish"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/calelearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/calelearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/calelearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/calelearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/calelearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/calelearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/calelearning\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}