Upon starting up a brand new semester,
every college student is given a fresh
opportunity to re-evaluate his or her
short- and long-term academic goals.
Figuring out what you want to achieve
and how you will go about it is no walk
in the park, but in her book, 100%
Student Success, Third Edition, Gwenn
Wilson explains just why buckling down
and setting academic goals is so
important for university students.
Goal setting is an important part of
succeeding in college. By setting
goals, you accomplish the following:

You set a ‘road map’ for where
you want to go.

You are able to select the most
appropriate method(s) for
reaching your goal.

You are able to more easily
gauge your progress toward
your goal.

You are able to make
adjustments to your goal and
methods as needed.

You know when you have
reached your goal and can
appreciate your
accomplishment.

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Students can prioritize their academic
goals based on both importance levels as
well as timeliness of the projected end-
dates. Some goals will be immediate
tasks that must be accomplished within
the next month. Other goals will be
short-range of six months to a year,
while others are long term and taking
more than a year to accomplish.
Set
goals for the grades you want to earn in
your classes and then work out a plan
for how you will achieve those
grades. Your plans will include study
time spent each week, a plan for getting
assignments in on time, and making
time for tutoring sessions in classes
where you need extra help.”

We’ve summarized
them below:

Set goals based on something that
is very important to you!

State goals positively. “I will study
every night for two hours before
doing other tasks” is more positive
than “I won’t do other tasks in the
evening before studying.”
Be as specific as possible. A goal
should tell you what you will
achieve, describe the conditions,
and provide a time frame.
Set your goals high enough to be
challenging but reasonable
enough to achieve.

State your goals in writing and
keep them out where you can see
to remind and motivate you. Telling
others about your goals can also
help.

Focus on personal performance
verses strictly outcomes. Outcomes
can ultimately be affected by
circumstances that are beyond
your control, but performance is all
up to you. For example, a fitness
goal to go to the gym five times
per week is more productive than
a goal to lose five pounds per
week. You can control your
performance but not necessarily
how quickly your body will react.

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When you do successfully complete one
of your goals, remember to reward your
accomplishments and re-evaluate your
opportunities for setting new goals!

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