Northwest College

Academic Success Strategies

Learn to study SMARTER NOT HARDER

Understanding your learning style and developing a set of academic skills that work for you is critical to succeeding in your college course work. Discovering early in your college career the study habits that work best for you may save you time and money, and help you to attain, maintain, or improve your GPA.

What is your learning style?

• VARK Learning Styles Survey
• • VARK Helpsheets
  • VARK Learning Styles Inventory Score Sheet (PDF)
• Calculate your GPA

Study skills for all learning styles

• Listening, Note-Taking, Participation
• Active Reading/Comprehension Rate
• Improving Concentration, Memory, and Motivation
• NWC Library
• NWC Tutoring Resources

Academic Planners

You may want to print multiple copies of these pages:

• Master Weekly Schedule
• Semester Assignment Planner
• Planning for Next Semester