Summer Registration

Online registration is open for 2011 summer courses.

The Summer 2011 Course Listings is available online at the following link:

http://www.iowalakes.edu/registrar/courses/schedules.htm  or you may search for 2011 summer courses using the WebAdvisor tool available through the My Iowa Lakes (portal).

In addition, several Fast Track and online courses are also offered throughout the summer months.  Some of the Fast Track courses offered are Social Problems, Music Appreciation, Art Appreciation, Jazz History and Appreciation, Minority Group Relations, Human Relations, and Fundamentals of Oral Communication.

Test Anxiety

Test Anxiety

From grade school to college, tests are an important part of the educational process. Unfortunately, they can also be intimidating, leading to test anxiety that can adversely change a person’s test results.

In the majority of cases, test anxiety is a minor roadblock. After all, most people are a little nervous when taking a test, but that apprehension usually disappears once you become focused on and involved in the test. This kind of mild test anxiety is easily overcome and rarely affects the final results of the test.

However, in more extreme cases, the anxiety experienced when taking formal tests factors into a student's final scores more than his or her knowledge of the topic being tested. Some students are so paralyzed by test anxiety that they feel no amount of study or preparation will enable them to pass an exam, regardless of how important that exam might be. This realization can be disheartening and demoralizing and, in extreme cases, can cause these individuals to give up on their goals if achieving them requires taking any sort of formal test.

For those whose academic or professional career goals depend on being able to pass a milestone test such as a certification exam or other standardized test, this is not good news. However, there are many ways to combat, manage and even defeat test anxiety so that students plagued by this debilitating problem can successfully make their way through stringent exams. Once people can gain control of their anxiety,

The http://www.testanxietytips.com/  web site is designed to help provide strategies for dealing with test anxiety, from test preparation to coping strategies that will help both before and during the actual test. Some of these strategies will be specific to the actual task of taking a test, while others will help improve your outlook. Factors you might not consider, such as exercise, stress and diet, can have more of an influence on your ability to perform well on a test than you might think.they can focus instead on answering test questions to the best of their ability, allowing their knowledge, experience and dedicated study to shine through.

Using the information and tips presented on the http://www.testanxietytips.com/ website you can achieve your education goals.

Spring Graduation - May 2011

 

Are you planning to complete your degree this Spring Semester (ending May 13th) at Iowa Lakes??

Even if you do not plan to attend the graduation ceremony, you must fill out the graduation application form to receive your degree or diploma.

SPRING  GRADUATION APPLICATIONS ARE  DUE BY

Thursday, February 10th.

Click on the following links to apply: http://www.iowalakes.edu/registrar/graduation_application.htm or

go to our website: www.iowalakes.edu, click on the “Online Services” heading in the gold bar, then select “Graduation Application”. 

Ø  There will be a short survey to fill out before you go to the actual application form.

Ø  If attending the graduation ceremony, be sure to fill in your height, weight, and cap size. 

Ø  Don’t know your cap size (do not use S, M, L)? 

Stop at any of our Business Offices to get measured or measure the number of inches around your head about 1 inch above your ears.

The Spring Graduation ceremony is Friday, May 13, 2011 at 7 p.m. on the Estherville Campus.

If you have any questions, please contact the Records Office:

Ø  Elaine Sidles at Emmetsburg  (712-852-5265 or 1-800-242-5108 ext. 5265) or

Ø  Sue Madison at Estherville (712-362-7922 or 1-800-242-5106 ext. 7922).

Time Management

Time Management

Do you take on more activities than you have time for?

 Do you feel like the deck is stacked against you? 

The first step in time management is to decide how much time it will take to:

• Go to school (class and lab time)
• Job time
• Family and/or social time
• Time for rest and sleep

After deciding how much time is pent on each of these area, you should have a better idea of where you 24 hours of the day goes.  If the total of these 4 activities exceeds more than 24 hours something has to give.  Social time and activities are usually the first area to cut.  Cut back where and when necessary.