Pre-Health Orientation Three Important Pieces of Advice From: Carl P. Thum, Ph.D. Director, Academic Skills Center.

Pre-Health Orientation

Three Important Pieces of Advice From:

Carl P. Thum, Ph.D.Director,Academic Skills Center

1: Treat all Dartmouth science courses with great respect

High School Science ≠ College Science

• More demanding• Ten week term• Moves quickly!

2. Don’t rely on your high school learning strategies

• (or lack thereof)

3. Learn new skills/strategies that will help you do well at Dartmouth

To help you do that:• Your professor/ office hour• Academic Skills Center

– Individual academic “coaching”• Active learning strategies

• Time management

– Tutor Clearinghouse• Peer tutors

• Study groups

– ASC website• Streaming videos

• Learning @ Dartmouth– Fall term only– First Year Students only– Learning strategies and key resources– 14 sessions; Tues and Thurs, 4-5 pm– Enroll at the ASC starting Tuesday,

Sept. 21

Learning @ Dartmouth Syllabus

TopicStrategic LearningTime Management

NotetakingCollege Reading Strategies

D-Plan; First Year OpportunitiesStaying Healthy & Stress Management

Writing College Papers, EssaysResearch Strategies

Who are the Dartmouth Faculty?Off-campus Programs: LSAs/FSPs

Sophomore, Junior, & Senior Years at Dartmouth: An OverviewMaking the Most of Dartmouth

So,

• Choose your three academic credit courses

• Then enroll in Learning @ Dartmouth

• And…Earn one…

PE Credit!