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Winter 2019 Blog - York's Top 5 Spots for Mature Student Success

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January 8, 2019Advising, Campus Engagement, News, Student ResourcesACMAPS, Assignment Advice, Exams, Mature Student Success, Motivation, new students, YUMSOsomaroot

As December begins, group projects, assignments, and essays start to pile up, leaving us frazzled as we scramble to complete everything on time. Although this may be a stressful period, it is imperative that we begin to prepare for finals as they are fast approaching. Taking the necessary steps to prepare for exams can […]

ACMAPS Student Spotlight

March 23, 2017ACMAPS, ACMAPS Student Spotlight, Advising, Mature Student Mentor, Mature Student Success, Mentor, Motivation, Peer Mentor, Student Experiencemsspen

ACMAPS Student Spotlight presents M. Anthony Giscômbe! Anthony is a 47 year old, third year student majoring in Accounting. He is also a peer mentor here at ACMAPS. Anthony's love of learning is part of the reason he was motivated to return to school. He wanted to complete what he started years ago and he […]

ACMAPS Peer Mentors are here for you!

October 19, 2016ACMAPS, Assignment Advice, Exams, First year, Getting Involved, Mature Student Mentor, Mature Student Success, Mentor, Motivation, new students, Peer Mentor, Student Experiencemsspen

Some of you may already be aware of ACMAPS’ Peer Mentor Program and maybe even accessed its services, but for those of you that are not familiar, well, this blog’s for you. A Little about our Mentors and Workshops: ACMAPS’ peer mentors are usually third or fourth year students who have good overall academic […]

Keys to Academic Success

October 3, 2016ACMAPS, Assignment Advice, Exams, First year, Mature Student Success, new studentsmsspen

Originally, I wanted to write about study tips and tricks to help you get through exams, but then I thought, “self, consistent learning and understanding is what really matters”, and so I decided instead to meet with Cathy from Learning Skills Services and have an in-depth discussion about the services they offer, and the advice […]