Dillan Miller

Reading secret formula is: #1 Remove Distractions + #2 Take Notes + #6 Set Aside Time to Read = Success.

As soon as I started college I realized I needed a critical change. I felt like I had all the free time in the world to do my work. When I realized I had a few hours of class a week, I wasn’t worried about making time to study. I thought I could put it off until tomorrow. As the days went by, I started putting my work off more and more. I ended up having a few papers, a speech, and online quizzes to take all in one night. All the work had piled up onto one night and I had to get up for class at 7 a.m. the next day. I ended up being up until 4 a.m. that night and still got up for class but it wasn’t the best way to do my work. After this I realized I needed to change something in order to succeed in college.

I began writing down my due dates in places that I would see often. I also wrote down a schedule of all the days I worked and had projects due, so I could know when I had free time. After making this schedule I saw my grades improving and my stress decreasing. I also was remembering things I read easier all because I actually put time aside to do the work.

This class prepared me for my college and career goals. I want to go into the business field and study business management and minor in finance. With both of these fields, a lot of reading will be done. A lot of company reports, policies, rules and regulations are going to need to be know when going into certain business fields. With finance, a lot of reading up on company stocks, and sales, along with laws will need to be read. My career goal is to own my own business and will take a lot of reading to make sure all the paperwork is correct.
This class helped me get the tools I needed to succeed in college and life. Even though it’s something I wasn’t used to, it was better to learn so I can succeed in college and in life.