Picture this: It's early December, just two weeks to the end of the semester, and you're sweating big time over your Math 102 (Statistics) class. Though you've been struggling in Stats since September, you've been putting off going to the Math Center for extra help, hoping everything would somehow turn out okay.
Now picture this: It's early December, the end of the semester just around the bend, and you're holding your own in Statistics. Though you'll never be the world's greatest math student, you took yourself to the Math Center early in the semester (as soon as you started to struggle) and got the help you needed to learn the material.
Whose shoes would you rather be standing in?
As you've probably heard (several times) by now, Nassau offers a wide range of services--help centers, individual and group tutoring, even online assistance--aimed at helping students get the most out of their classes. Though the specifics of services vary from department to department, all are delivered by people who know their subjects--be it math, writing, biology, accounting, or whatever. All services are also free, which, as anyone who's ever paid a private tutor knows, is no small thing.
But just knowing about these services isn't enough. You have to use them. That means calling or visiting their locations and setting aside time to get the help you need. That may be a little inconvenient, especially if the rest of life is busy, but ask yourself this: Do you want to hit December knowing a) that you got help early on and are doing okay or b) that you did nothing and are now sinking and hoping for a miracle?
The answer's a no-brainer.
The good news: It's only mid October--still time to salvage that course that you feel is slipping away. Act now and there's no reason you can't catch up and raise those disappointing test or paper grades.
But the key word is NOW. Not the day after tomorrow or next week or whenever you get a little free time to make that call or visit. Right now.
You can probably find the help you need just by clicking the following link, which lists most campus services. ncc.edu/studentlife/orientation/student_support_services.shtml And if you don't see what you need, try the department that offers the course you need help with.
But whatever you do, act--don't put it off. Be good to yourself. Don't leave your classes to chance. And come December, take comfort knowing that you gave your education--and your future--your best shot.
Now picture this: It's early December, the end of the semester just around the bend, and you're holding your own in Statistics. Though you'll never be the world's greatest math student, you took yourself to the Math Center early in the semester (as soon as you started to struggle) and got the help you needed to learn the material.
Whose shoes would you rather be standing in?
As you've probably heard (several times) by now, Nassau offers a wide range of services--help centers, individual and group tutoring, even online assistance--aimed at helping students get the most out of their classes. Though the specifics of services vary from department to department, all are delivered by people who know their subjects--be it math, writing, biology, accounting, or whatever. All services are also free, which, as anyone who's ever paid a private tutor knows, is no small thing.
But just knowing about these services isn't enough. You have to use them. That means calling or visiting their locations and setting aside time to get the help you need. That may be a little inconvenient, especially if the rest of life is busy, but ask yourself this: Do you want to hit December knowing a) that you got help early on and are doing okay or b) that you did nothing and are now sinking and hoping for a miracle?
The answer's a no-brainer.
The good news: It's only mid October--still time to salvage that course that you feel is slipping away. Act now and there's no reason you can't catch up and raise those disappointing test or paper grades.
But the key word is NOW. Not the day after tomorrow or next week or whenever you get a little free time to make that call or visit. Right now.
You can probably find the help you need just by clicking the following link, which lists most campus services. ncc.edu/studentlife/orientation/student_support_services.shtml And if you don't see what you need, try the department that offers the course you need help with.
But whatever you do, act--don't put it off. Be good to yourself. Don't leave your classes to chance. And come December, take comfort knowing that you gave your education--and your future--your best shot.
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