Student Success Links
(This site is still under construction, keep checking for new links. Send suggestions if you have them!)
Writing Assistance and MLA Paper Formats:
When you prepare research papers and other writing assignments that require bibliographic work, we recommend the paper format of the Modern Language Association. There are many sites with this information. The following are two good ones:
Modern Language Assocation Style Pages
The college has adopted a writing handbook called The Everyday Writer by Andrea Lundsford. The publisher has provided a custom web site for CLC students. This site has a wealth of helpful information for writers:
http://www.bedfordstmartins.com/custom/CLC/clccomp.html
Need help evaluating the credibility of Web Pages? One of the CLC reference librarians has developed a simple form that you can use for the evaluation:
Help at the College of Lake County:
The following are some of the locations at CLC that can help you a great deal!
The Relaxation Page:
Suggestions for learning how to relax in stressful situations, including links to download relaxation recordings.
College Transfer Assistance:
The CLC Transfer Coordinator has a page of information about college visits, the Illinois Articulation Initiative and other important information.
Need information on financial aid resources? You can contact your transfer school directly for information particular to that school, or you might try FastWeb:
FastWeb Financial Aid Information
You can do a web search if you wish to locate the home page of a four year school, or you can find a list of colleges at the University of Texas site:
List of 4-Year colleges by State.
Career Planning Sites
There are hundreds of sites to help with career planning. The following are just a couple suggestions.
The Occupational Outlook Handbook is a publication by the Bureau of Labor Statistics that gives a wealth of information on specific job titles. It is fun and interesting reading.
The Purdue University Career Services offices maintains a web site that is titled, "What Can I Do With This Major?" It takes various college majors and show potential career areas:
What Can I do with this Major?
General Study Skills
The Mind Tools web site give a lot of information about studying, memory, creativity, and hundreds of other topics. It is a fun place!
How-to-study.com offers a great many short hints on study and test success: