Your success is important to us. Take some time NOW to review this information. It can make a difference to your academic future!

SIGN UP NOW!
Register for ST-100 or ST-101. These classes meet only once each week and are designed specifically for Freshmen. Starting college is a NEW experience and requires a different approach and different skills. You want to invest NOW in the rest of your college career. Learn study skills, time management strategies, understand the campus and college procedures, gain the knowledge you need to be successful.

This could be the most important class you take. Are you registered?

STAY CONNECTED

• Read letters and other correspondence from Queensborough. Don’t throw anything away before reading it. If you do, you may miss critical information.
• Check your email. Every student at Queensborough has a free email account. (Visit the college website to learn more.) You may have an important message from the college.
• Your professors are your greatest resource on campus. Get to know them, and let them get to know you. DON’T wait until late in the semester to seek help with a class. If you are having difficulties in a class, don’t wait to seek their advice. They can guide your success in current classes, and, later your professors are a good source for letters of recommendation and career advice.
• If you have questions, ask for answers. DON’T just sit in your class and pretend you understand a lecture or discussion. DO raise your hands, ask questions, ask for clarification. This is why you are in college.

TAKE ACTION

Go for academic advisement. Before the start of each semester, speak with an advisor or academic counselor. They are professionals who will help you to become and continue to be a successful student. Advisement is available in the Academic Advisement Office (L-421) and the Counseling Center (L-428).

Understand what “plagiarism” is! If you are unclear about what is considered “plagiarism,” or any behavior on exams or assignments that could be classified as academic dishonesty, discuss your questions with your professors.

If you must withdraw from any class, BE SMART! Speak to a counselor or advisor before you withdraw. Also, contact a Financial Aid counselor to find out how a course withdrawal may affect your financial aid. (WHY? If you walk away from a class without official withdrawing, you receive a grade of “WU.” You do not want this grade as it negatively affects your academic average!

(WHY? Withdrawing due to a medical or disability reason?
Speak first with a counselor from the Homebound Program.
You may receive assistance that can help you maintain your
student status. If you must withdraw for medical reasons,
contact the Health Services Office to insure that you receive
a medical withdrawal.)

Use the Counseling Center. If you are experiencing personal problems, issues with your family, feeling depressed, angry, or overwhelmed , you are not alone. Visit the Counseling Center (L-428). The counselors, all trained professional, will help you address your concerns. Often, when students experience personal problems, their grades are the first things that suffer. Don’t let that happen to you.

File early for financial aid. Visit our Financial Aid Office (Library, Room L-406). Remember: you may file for aid online. The address is www.FAFSA.Ed.gov.

International (F1) Students. See the International Student Advisor (Library, Room ) if you have transferred to Queensborough from another school and do not have a QCC 120, before you withdraw from a class, or before you travel outside of the United States.

BE PART OF THE COLLEGE COMMUNITY

• Wear your Queensborough ID card. Remember: If you are not wearing your ID and a security personnel asks you to see your ID, it is for your safety and security.
• DO show respect for diversity and differences. Queensborough is a very diverse campus that affords you an enriching experience. Be open learn about different cultures. Get to know someone from a different country. Learn a new language.
• Become involved. Learn about the variety of extra curricular activities. Join a club. Attend an event on campus. Become an active member of Student Government. Drop by or call the Student Activities Office and ask how you can become involved.

SUCCESS STATIONS

GOOD LUCK AT QUEENSBOROUGH!