Academic Success http://
dus.psu.edu/academicsuccess/studyskills.html How to use your study
time most effectively by developing good study skills. http://
dus.psu.edu/academicsuccess/index.html The Academic Success website
will help you identify factors that can be obstacles to academic
success and offer you strategies to overcome them. http://
istudy.psu.edu Ensure your academic success with iStudy tutorials
on a variety of critical skills.
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Solve problems with confidence Communicate quantitatively Teach
friends and roommates Prepare for exams Enjoy working with numbers
Ask real questions Connect with faculty Join math and stat.
communities We are... trained Math and Statistics Tutors who help
youMath and Statistics Tutors
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We are... trained Writing Tutors who help youWriting Tutors
Brainstorm ideas for essays Develop a thesis Outline a paper
Develop job applications Compose personal statements Use good
transitions Do your own proofreading Assist peers with their
writing Join writing communities
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Guided Study GroupsGuided Study Groups are Associated with
large first- and second-year courses Led by A-grade course alums
who attend classes Multiple drop-in sessions per week Provided at
no charge
We are... trained Foreign Language Tutors who help youForeign
Language Tutors Practice conversation Improve your accent Interpret
and apply grammar Develop fluency Teach your peers Create
compositions Express yourself! Join language communities
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7 Sparks Bldg Sunday: 6 10pm Mon-Thu: 10am-9pm Friday: 10am 3pm
The Penn State Undergraduate Speaking Center Public Speaking
http://speakingcenter.la.psu.edu/
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We even provide Teamwork Areas, which you may reserve online
for course projects and for practicing presentations.Teamwork
Areas
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And most of us are undergraduates, like you. So please consider
the subjects you enjoy most, the concepts you want to learn even
better, the people skills you can share, and apply to be a tutor or
receptionistapply to be a tutor or receptionist yourself.
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Everything is provided at no charge! Youve already paid for it
with your tuition. Dave Ryan, dfr1
http://PennStateLearning.psu.edu