As a first-time college student, I realized that it takes hard work and dedication to succeed academically. To be successful, there are many factors that will lead to a successful academic career. These skills will help me succeed in my academic goals and clearly define the path of my studies. It is extremely important to have a plan before the process begins. To achieve these goals, a system must be put in place for time management and studying. While I attend college, this student survival guide will help me get the most out of my college experience. As a distance learning student, the Student Survival Guide will include six distinct topics: using A's educational resources, maintaining academic honesty, setting and achieving goals, managing time wisely, fostering reading comprehension and retention and applying personality and learning styles. These following topics will explain how to be successful in certain areas of A Collage and how to train myself to learn effectively and to the best of my ability. A college has a large number of learning skills that can be used for the success of each student. As an A student, I am accustomed to using A's educational resources. Some resources are extremely practical and adaptable to the application a student needs. One of the resource tools that I have found most helpful in my learning process is A Center for Writing Excellence (CWE). The Center for Writing Excellence offers a plagiarism and grammar checker. Here I can submit my writing materials to get them checked for plagiarism and grammatical errors. I also used the grammar guide frequently. I think one of my biggest writing flaws is grammatical errors. The Center for Writing Excellence also offers sample papers, essay development, tutorial guides, and writing manuals. There are also other resources such as Axcess course materials, course syllabus, student workshops, and visual and audio tutorials. These tools can be found on ecampus for A College. A College also provides a useful online library which can be accessed to assist students with their studies. This library offers three different databases that students can use to search for class assignments. The three databases are EBSCOhost, Gale Power Search and ProQuest. Here I can find articles, reviews and other educational sources based on the material from my research that I am conducting..