As a service to our students, the Office of Academic Advising contracts with Baldridge Reading and Study Skills to facilitate a comprehensive program to improve students’ reading and learning skills. Offered each fall, the program is unique in that it allows students to use their own textbooks and leisure reading during instruction. By centering instruction on students’ courses, students see immediate results in their own studies. The program includes techniques designed to:
- Increase reading speed
- Improve comprehension
- Deepen concentration
- Strengthen recall
The program also includes techniques for completing research papers and for developing critical analysis. Additionally, many students benefit from practical strategies for overcoming procrastination, taking better organized lecture notes, budgeting time more wisely and preparing more thoroughly for tests and examinations.
Throughout the year, the Office of Academic Advising offers free supplemental workshops to enhance students’ overall academic success at Agnes Scott College.