Success at Bryn Mawr

Success at Bryn Mawr

Self-Care at BMC

What is self-care and how are you a part of it?

Self-care at Bryn Mawr is comprised of seven areas that, combined, help you to find your balance.

References

Seven areas of self-care

• Emotional
• Physical
• Social
• Environmental
• Occupational
• Spiritual
• Intellectual

http://roosevelt.jpschools.org/resources/library/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/29/healthy-foods-worth-the-hype_n_3517380.html

http://www.brynmawr.edu/deans/seeing_dean.shtml

Study Skills

Study skills and study practices help you become a more effective student, test-taker and critical thinker.

Below are just a few study strategies to get you started. For more, go to http://selfcare.blogs.brynmawr.edu/

Reading

Outside-in Approach

• Read the Intro
• Read the Conclusion
• Read the first & last paragraph of each sectionchapter
• Read/skim through the entire reading

Success: Bryn Mawr & Beyond

Note Taking

Paper Writing

Before Class

• Review previous lectures
• Preview upcoming lectures
• Question what you covered

During Class

• Listen closely
• Take notes that make sense to you
• Make notes about what does not

Outlining

• Recognize Main Ideas
• Identify supporting details
• Structure & create your outline

Tips for Editing Papers

• Make it a reader-based approach
• Read your paper aloud

After Class

• Revise your notes
• Review your notes for next class
• Ask about what you learned

Study Practices

• Study in an environment that works for you

• Limit your distractions; they can be good stress relievers within reason (social media, friends, etc.)

• A work-break balance is typically 45-15 or 50-10

• Reviewing material is only effective when you practice the ideas & concepts you reviewed

• If a professor tells you to focus on a specific area, do it.

Resources

Academic Resources

Stress Management, General Academic Support & Academic Success and Planning

Below are just some of the resources you can utilize to set yourself up for success.

Setting yourself up for success is something that takes time, commitment and focus. With the following strategies, tips and pieces of advice, we hope to set you up toward your success.

Deans' Office

http://www.brynmawr.edu/deans/

deansoffice@brynmawr.edu

Health

Physical Health

Students with Disabilities

Athletics

Peer Mentoring Services

http://athletics.brynmawr.edu/landing/index

http://pms.blogs.brynmawr.edu

pms@brynmawr.edu

Access Services

The Health Center

Deb Alder, coordinator

dalder@brynmawr.edu

http://www.brynmawr.edu/healthcenter/

Registered Dietician, Natalie Zaparzynski

Access services is available to any students who think they may need accommodations due to a learning, physical or psychological disability.

http://www.brynmawr.edu/dining/dietary/

nzaparzyns@brynmawr.edu

Emotional Health

The Counseling Service

Course-specific instruction & resources

http://www.brynmawr.edu/healthcenter/counseling/index.htm

Post-Bryn Mawr Resources

Peer-led Instruction (PLI)

Teaching Assistants

Peer Tutoring

The Writing Center

http://www.brynmawr.edu/deans/acad_support/tutoring2.shtml

http://www.brynmawr.edu/writingcenter/

Career & Professional Development Office (CPD)

Civic Engagement Office (CEO)

The Quantative Center

http://www.brynmawr.edu/qproject/

http://www.brynmawr.edu/ceo/

http://www.brynmawr.edu/cpd/

Time Management

You

• Use a planner/agenda to help plan out a weekly, daily and monthly schedule

• Break up your to do list into smaller parts with a realistic estimate of time

• Find out where, when and how you can work most effectively

• Knowing yourself is important to understanding how you learn and how you have grown.
• Keep in mind that you are in charge of yourself
• This means that success, whether at BMC or outside of it, is dependent on you.

It also means asking for help is okay!

Check out the following resources for additional assistance.

Stress Management

• Stress is a part of life
• And with stress comes the chance you will be off balance
• Remember to find your BrynBalance