Gabrielle Geaslen
Paralegal
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Portfolio Project - Career Development I & Theory - SOSC116 (.docx) 0.01mb Portfolio Project - Career Development I - SOSC116 (.docx) 0.02mb Portfolio Project - Criminal Law & Procedures - PLEG230 (.docx) 0.03mb 231216082637_portfolio_project_part_2.docx (.docx) 0.02mb Portfolio Project - Law Office Management & Technology - PLEG140 (.docx) 0.02mb technology and resources to
locate and evaluate
information needed to
accomplish a goal, and then
communicate findings in
visual, written and/or oral
formats
Portfolio Project - Research Plan PLEG202 (.docx) 0.03mb Apply appropriate paralegal-specific knowledge, skills and behaviors to analyze and interpret primary and secondary law sources and related legal documents.
Torts & Remedies – PLEG220 (.docx) 0.19mb 
View View1. Plan Your Schedule
One of the biggest advantages of college is that you have complete control over your schedule. You can decide what classes you want to take when and how many classes you want in a day. Take advantage of this flexibility to arrange a schedule that works best for your needs. Try to make sure you spread your more challenging classes out with classes that are a little easier for you so you don’t get overwhelmed with work all in one semester. If you know you’re more productive in the morning or afternoon, schedule your classes for then. And try to space your classes out so you don’t have more than three or four in a day; this will give you time to do homework and rest.
2. Pay Attention to Grade Weights
At the beginning of each class, your professor will give you a syllabus that outlines everything you’ll be covering in the semester. Most of the time, this will include all the assignments you’ll be doing that semester, too. And it will tell you how much each assignment, test, or project will count towards your final grade. Try to focus your efforts toward the things that will affect your grade most. If you have a test in one class one week and a paper due in another class, you may want to spend more time studying for the test. Of course, you should work as hard as you can on all your assignments, but when you hit the time crunch where you’re having to decide between doing two different things, remember those grade weights.
3. Prepare for Class
In college, it can be easy to show up for class without doing any preparation work at all. Sure, your professor asked you to read an essay or boo, but that was just a suggestion, right? It is possible to squeak by in those classes without doing the prep work, but that’s not a way to get on the Dean’s List. If your professor asks you to have something read before your next class, make it a priority to do that. Even if they don’t assign you specific homework, try to read ahead in your textbook. Taking just a few minutes to skim a chapter before you cover it in class can put you ahead of the curve.
4. Rewrite Your Notes
In most of your college classes, you’re going to be taking notes while a professor lectures. Having these notes to study is wonderful, but it’s a good idea to rewrite your notes after you leave class. Doing this within twenty-four hours can help raise your retention rate exponentially. Go back through all your notes for a class period and try to get them down to a page or less. When you get ready to study for a test, review those notes again and try to get them down to half a page. The night before the test, reduce those notes to a note card that you can memorize and you’ll find you can remember all the rest of the information that was in your original notes.
5. Show Up
In high school, you are required by state and federal laws to attend class every day. In college, few professors take attendance at all. If you want to skip class every day of the semester, you’re perfectly free to do so — however, that’s a good way to wind up failing out of a class. Make sure you show up to all your classes unless you have a serious emergency arise. Also, go to your professors’ office hours. This will give you a chance to talk to them about any questions you have, as well as giving them a chance to know what a good student you’re working to be.
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