Strategies, Organization, & Achievement Resources (SOAR)

How smart of you to come to this page! Click on each section below to find a wealth of apps, planning tools, and strategic guidance to support your academic success.

If you'd like in-person support, email SOAR@dickinson.edu. List your availability to meet and what you'd like to work on, and we'll schedule a one-on-one session just for you. You can also come to Old West's Lower Level -- aka "the OWLL" -- to schedule a meeting, as well as to find a vast array of time management and academic success resources and tips. Come to the OWLL to SOAR!

You can also watch a recording of our informational webinar on "Helping Students SOAR to Academic Success" (offered as a part of a series for parents, but actually directed towards students).

If you're a faculty member, here's where to find our SOAR Syllabus Statement and Tips.

Time Management and Organization

Many of us have difficulty prioritizing and juggling all we have to do. Discover great apps, tips, calendars and planners to assist you with time management, minimizing distractions, and developing great study habits.

Study Strategies

Why study harder when you can study smarter? This page contains tips and apps that can help you block distractions, forge effective academic success habits, and tap into other campus resources.

Note-Taking

If you have ever opened your notebook and realized that you did not capture all you needed to from the day's lecture, don't despair. This site and the Note-Taking Workshop will provide you with techniques to help you develop note-taking skills that will be the envy of the class.

Memory Strategies

Have a tendency to forget things? There's a lot you can do to boost your recall. The Memory Strategies Workshop and this site provide a variety of techniques to help your brain retain, including mnemonics, reading strategies, flashcard apps and computer-based games.

Test Taking

Have you ever sat down for an exam and become so nervous that your memory turns to mush? Have you ever changed an answer to a multiple choice question, only to find out later that you were right the first time? The Test-Taking Workshop and the tools on this page are here to help!

Course Advising, Tutoring, and Writing Support

Unsure about which classes to take or what major to pursue? Need academic help with a class or assistance with writing a paper? Here's how to get support in all of these areas!

Support with Math and Science: Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Center

Dickinson's Quantitative Reasoning (QR) Center supports students with nearly all coursework that involves numbers, including math, statistics, graphing, reason through problems, data visualization and data management. Schedule a tutoring session & C4 yourself!