Pre-Health Orientation

Pre-Health OrientationThree Important Pieces of Advice From:

Carl P. Thum, Ph.D.Director,Academic Skills Center

1: Treat all Dartmouth science courses with great respectHigh School Science ≠ College Science• More demanding• Ten week term• Moves quickly!

2. Don’t rely on your high school learning strategies• (or lack thereof)

3. Learn new skills/strategies that will help you do well at Dartmouth

To help you do that:• Your professor/ office hour• Academic Skills Center

– Individual academic “coaching”• Active learning strategies• Time management

– Tutor Clearinghouse• Peer tutors • Study groups

– ASC website• Streaming videos

• Learning @ Dartmouth– Fall term only– First Year Students only– Learning strategies and key resources– 14 sessions; Tues and Thurs, 4-5 pm– Enroll at the ASC starting Tuesday,

Sept. 20

Learning @ Dartmouth SyllabusTopic

Strategic LearningTime Management

NotetakingCollege Reading Strategies

D-Plan; First Year OpportunitiesStaying Healthy & Stress Management

Writing College Papers, EssaysResearch Strategies

Who are the Dartmouth Faculty?Off-campus Programs: LSAs/FSPs

Sophomore, Junior, & Senior Years at Dartmouth: An OverviewMaking the Most of Dartmouth

So,• Choose your three academic credit

courses• Then enroll in Learning @

Dartmouth• And…Earn one…

PE Credit!