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“They look at intelligence as well as achievement score,” she said.
“They are looking for a discrepancy between the two.”
The diagnosis for a learning disability is taken seriously because it is
a permanent condition.
The National Center for Learning Disabilities says even though a per
son can learn to compensate for it, it is considered a lifetime disorder.
About 15-20 percent of the U.S. population have a learning disability,
according to the latest research from the National Institutes on Health.
“Within 4-5 years, students will be out on their own,” Reber said. “Part
of our job is training them to be self-sufficient,” Reber said.
The office for Services for Students with Disabilities is in Koldus 126
and can be contacted at 845-1637.
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“My study habits have gotten
better because I’m thinking
about my future,” he said. “I’ve
learned that sometimes you have
to study instead of partying.”
Slack said whether a student’s
skills improve with age is an in
dividual thing.
“It is a fifty-fifty shot whether
they improve,” he said. “They
have to have less distraction and
more dedication.”
For some students, study
habits improve when they find
the environment that is right for
the level of concentration they
need to study well.
Some people can study with
the radio or television on,
whereas others need a quieter
environment to help them con
centrate.
Greg Gluck, a senior finance
major, said for him, studying is
all about being in the right place.
“I found out where the li
brary is, and learned that actu
ally going to class helps a lot,”
he said. “It also helps to read
about what is going to be cov
ered before class.”
Duong said that reading be
fore class becomes more impor
tant in later years at A&M.
“Upper-level classes are more
detailed,” he said. “It can be
hard to understand what the pro
fessors want, and tests don’t cov
er lecture only. You have to read
the book.”
Neal Holdeman, a junior busi-
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ness major, said freshmen expect
studying to be easy.
“Coming in as a fish, you’re
a little naive,” Holdeman said.
“If you didn’t study in high
school, you have to learn to
study and learn how professors
work. You find out that it is hard
to keep up, and you can fall re
ally far behind.”
Duong said the transition
from high school to college can
be hard for new students to
grasp.
“Some freshmen think they
can blow off their first year and
just worry about classes when
they get into upper level,” he
said.
Gluck said he came into col
lege without any real study
habits because he never had to
work in high school.
“I was fresh out of high
school, and I never had to
study,” he said. “It doesn’t hap
pen that way in college. You have
to invest more time in studying.”
Slack said a complacent atti
tude is common with incoming
freshmen.
“Many students say, ‘high
school was not that big of a chal
lenge,”’ Slack said. “College re
quires more commitment than
high school.”
Duong said studying is most
ly about making the extra effort
and getting things done in the
right order.
“If you socialize too much,
you put off your studies,” he
said. “Sometimes you just have
to skip going out with your
friends.”
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October
1998
Academic
Convocation
8 p.m. Rudder Auditorium
Reception following,
Exhibit Hall
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for the October 5
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with a reception to follow in the Rudder Exhibit Hall
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