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| Transitioning from high school to college or work to college includes all of the following except: |
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| treating college course loads like high school course loads. |
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| College expects students to engage in the following way: |
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| commit to the same rigid time schedule each term, and each day for classes. |
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| All of the following, except one, would fit under the acronym "SILVER," referring to what one might need to start and end college well. |
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| Purchase latest cell phone, i-pod, and automobile. |
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| Regarding the expectation of instructors, it is fair to assume: |
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| you should have an email account while attending college. |
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| College has its own language. Which of the following terms does not refer to a degree offered at college? |
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| There are many unspoken rules of both etiquette and responsibility that will facilitate success and a positive rapport with your instructor. Which of the following is not one of them? |
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| Check cell phone for text messages "secretly" in class. |
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| Which of the following best describes how colleges schedule classes? |
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| Term lengths may vary, frequency of meeting for a class may vary, and length of time you are in class may vary. |
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| College "culture shock" as described in the chapter refers to all but one of the following: |
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| college football games and parties. |
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| Grades are best described in the following way. |
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| Grades are evaluations of your work, not character or intelligence. |
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| The syllabus in your course typically includes all of the following except: |
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| a listing of all the courses one needs to get an AA degree. |
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| Developmental and remedial classes typically figure into your college grade point average. |
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| Attendance in college classes may not be mandatory. |
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| If you are having trouble purchasing a textbook for class, don't say anything to the instructor as he/she would never have a suggestion to some options. |
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| One way to insure students are completing reading assignments for class is to offer pop quizzes on the subject matter. |
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| Being an active learner means you do not wait until the end of the term to seek out assistance with class challenges. |
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| The balance of time spent in class to the time spent outside of class supporting your learning is 75%:25%. |
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| It is totally appropriate to do homework in class if the lecture or class activity bores you. |
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| It is not necessary to hold onto papers and tests once they are returned to you, as the instructor has recorded the grade. |
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| Considering the topic of grades they are both important and unimportant. |
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| The syllabus is an informal, constantly being modified, paper between the student and the instructor for the class. |
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| True values more readily come from all but one of the following: |
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| following the crowd, also known as peer pressure. |
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| The best description of a mission statement is: |
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| a compilation of the overall picture of what you wish to accomplish in your lifetime. |
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| All but one of the following are reasons people don't follow their dreams. |
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| They have never had a dream or desire. |
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