General Tips

Academic & Student Support Services Resource Guide

Tips to Maximize Time & Focus

How to Succeed at Bryn Mawr

Syllabus Review Tips

Zoom Tech Tips

Goal Setting Tips – Created by Amanda Brown, Academic Support Services Coordinator

Scheduling

Blank Weekly Schedule (Word Doc)

Blank Weekly Schedule

Tips for Creating & Sticking to a Schedule

Strategies for Scheduling

Pre-Registration & Sophomore Plan

Sophomore Plan Handout (pdf)

• Created by Skye Henderson, Fall 2021

Pre-registering in Bionic Slides (pdf)

• Created by Nina Houri, Summer 2021, in collaboration with Dean Rachel Heiser & The Registrar

Navigating Bionic – Basics (pdf)

• Created by the Deans’ Office, Spring 2021

Languages at BMC Tips Handout (pdf)

• Created by the Deans’ Office, Summer 2020

Academic Skills & Strategies

Strategies for Reading

Notetaking Tips

Outlining (Basics)

Tips for Editing Papers

Prepping for the Test

Exam Prep

Suggestions for Taking Online Exams

Other College Resources:

Bryn Mawr Support Services

• Academic Support
  • Analytical/critical reading and efficient reading, Explore ways to identify and cope with stress and find balance
• Access Services
  • Provides support and reasonable accommodations when necessary for eligible students with diagnosed learning, medical, physical, and psychological disabilities
• Athletics – Provide opportunities and facilities that promote health and fitness.
• Bryn Mawr College Library
  • Help with research questions for courses, assignments, theses; check out https://www.brynmawr.edu/lits/library-help
  • Library research and course guides
• Counseling
  • Counseling for anxiety, depression, relationship issues, body image, self-esteem, sexual identity issues, Ongoing groups for bereavement and eating disorders
• Dining Services Nutritionist
  • Offers counseling on healthy eating, weight management, eating disorders, food allergies and other nutrition concerns.
• Health and Wellness Center
  • Care and referral for health issues.
• International Student and Scholar Services and Advising
  • Advice on immigration issues and employment; resources on transition and integration into the Bryn Mawr community
• Peer Mentoring
  • Advice on academic success and planning and information on other support services
• Peer Tutoring (selected introductory courses)
  • Peer tutoring is provided by undergraduate tutors at no expense to students currently enrolled in the courses listed below.
  • It is a great additional resource for students who have already met with professors and utilized course resources, such as Teaching Assistants (selected courses).
  • Tutoring is offered between the third and last week of each semester.
• The Q (Quantitative) Project
  • Assistance with math/quantitative skills
• Writing Center
  • Assistance with writing, public speaking
  • Assistance with ESL writing and reading, and conversation groups for non-native speakers