Complete this form prior to your advising appointment. After you submit this form, it will be emailed to the adviser you selected and the email address you provided. First Name * Last Name * Email * Please use an email address you check regularly. Ideally, this will be your Penn State Email address Select your Adviser * -- Select --Jon AltlandPaul AndradeHeather AtkinsonRichard BrungardKathy GarrenIrma GiannettiJeff GuginoHilleary HimesRebekka KuhnRawb Leon-CarlyleFeryne McSweenySherri MetcalfeNivedita NagacharBrian PetroskyAli RillBrittany RossiTanja St. PierrePatricia SchemppJanet SchulenbergJuyeon SchulmanDiana StumpfJeff WarnerAbington CampusAltoona CampusBeaver CampusBehrend Campus (Erie)Berks CampusBrandywine CampusDuBois CampusFayette CampusGreater Allegheny CampusHarrisburg CampusHazleton CampusLehigh Valley CampusMont Alto CampusNew Kensington CampusSchuylkill CampusScranton CampusShenango CampusWilkes-Barre CampusWorld CampusYork CampusAdviser not listed Self-Reflection Checklist Select all that apply. Checklist Section 1 Most of the time, I find it difficult to motivate myself to study. I have trouble concentrating on my work because I’m thinking about other things. I don’t know why I am here. I’m not motivated. It is more important to my family than to me that I’m at Penn State. I find it difficult to go to class regularly. I prefer to do more interesting activities than study. Checklist Section 2 I don’t enjoy my classes. My courses don’t seem relevant to my goals. I don’t know what I can do with my major. I worry because my classmates seem to know what they want to do with their lives and I don’t. I am afraid to commit myself to any one major. What I think I’d like as a career doesn’t fit in with what my family or others expect of me. I can’t (or might not be) admitted to the major I want. Penn State doesn’t offer a defined major for the field I’d like to study. I keep changing my mind about what major I want. I don’t know what to major in. I’m unsure of my interests, skills, and abilities. I thought I knew what I wanted to study, but I haven’t been successful in the required courses. My major of interest has changed. Checklist Section 3 Now that I’m on my own, I have trouble planning my time. Everything is so big and impersonal; I feel anonymous. College is much more rigorous than my high school. My background did not prepare me well academically. I commute to campus and do not feel a part of the University community. I haven’t found any student groups or activities that interest me. I’ve been discouraged by poor grades. I miss my friends and family back home. I don’t like the people or environment here. I haven’t been in school for a while, and it is tough being a student again. I’m taking too many courses, and I’m not used to the workload. I have trouble navigating technology/computers. Checklist Section 4 I feel tired all the time and have no energy. I have trouble sleeping or sleep too much. I’m developing poor eating habits. I have felt tense and anxious. I have felt very sad, unhappy, and low a lot of the time. I find my mind is constantly racing. I’ve been bothered by problems with my family, roommates, significant other/friends. I have health/medical problems that interfere with my studies. I’m concerned about finances for college. I am having housing problems. I’m concerned about work. I’m concerned about failure to meet SAP (Satisfactory Academic Progress) for financial aid. I have family responsibilities (parents, children, etc.) My use of alcohol or drugs is interfering with my choices. I have a learning disability. I find Penn State is VERY culturally different than what I am used to. I suffered from a traumatic event. I have other personal, private issues. English is not my first language; I have trouble with it. Checklist Section 5 I can’t find a quiet enough place to study. I’m embarrassed to talk to my instructor or TA when I get poor grades on a paper or test. I don’t know how to make a study plan that works. I think I study ineffectively. No matter how hard I study, I can’t seem to do well. I study the wrong things for the exam. I have trouble with a particular subject. Even though I know the material, I panic on exams and do poorly. I read slowly and rarely get my reading assignments done. I don’t know how to take good lecture or reading notes. Checklist Section 6 I usually do things at the last minute. I find that other activities and interests take up time in place of studying. I don’t have enough time to study or get involved in activities here. I’m always behind in my work and never seem to catch up. I stay up late most nights and sleep late into the morning. I’m overly involved with student organizations, my sorority, or fraternity. I spend too much time on the computer/Netflix/video games/electronic media. I procrastinate when I have work to do. Checklist Section 7 I’ve lost my self-confidence and wonder if I’m as smart as most of the students here. I’m uncomfortable admitting to anyone that I need help. I am concerned I won’t be able to finish school. I am concerned I won’t be able to find a job when I graduate. I strive really hard to do well. It bothers me when my work is less than perfect. I am afraid of failure. Success scares me; I am afraid of it. I am afraid of disappointing my loved ones. I am afraid of disappointing myself. I find making decisions really hard. I fear making mistakes. I’m afraid of tasks being too difficult. Do you feel there were conditions out of your control that led to Academic Difficulty? Please explain. What could you have done differently? Answer the following questions with 10 being the most important, the most ready, and the most confident and 1 being the least. How important is changing your habits to your academic success? * - Select -12345678910 How ready are you to make changes? * - Select -12345678910 How confident are you that you will be able to make changes? * - Select -12345678910 CAPTCHA
