The Academics

  Prepare, Prepare, Prepare The key to passing assessments is to choose your study days carefully, when you have a few hours peace and no distractions. Don’t put too much on yourself to do at the one time as sometimes you can over study and your brain just turns to mush...which results in you learning nothing really.., best way to achieve this is to try having an hour doing some, a wee break and back to it and so on..  Take your time and relax...stress causes all sorts of problems. Just breathe...all will be ok! :D  

    Good attendance can be the key to your success Sometimes being absent can not be helped, but if you are absent for a period of time it can be hard to catch up with your coursework, which makes it harder for you to achieve your marks to pass the course. Sometimes the lecturers are absent and you feel at a loose end but use this time to either catch up on other course work or even have a look on the student server and recap on the presentations and handouts that have been provided for your use. Your lecturer will help you and your class catch up when they return but this can be quite stressful if you feel like you are falling behind too much. If you or the lecturers absence is causing you to really fall behind there is means of support which is covered in this blog.

Induction The college induction process is very important for new students that are coming to West Lothian college as this will enable them to get there first impressions of their respective courses and gives them the chance to meet their classmates and key lecturers. They will get to go around have a look at the college facilities such as the canteen and student funds as well as the library. It is also an important time to inquire about additional information that you may want to find out before the course that you are on starts so it would be advisable to talk to your key lecturer about any question that you may have regarding the course. Organisation Another thing that new students will have to make sure that they are prepared for is that they have to have all the materials that they need for the respective course as you will need to supply your own equipment from notebooks, pens, rulers, calculators . Any notes that you take it would be advisable to rewrite or type t...

  In order to succeed in college, it is best for you to work hard and complete all the work on time. By having a positive/good attitude to learning throughout the college year, it will mean that things will get done on time, and you won’t need to stress much as you’ll be prepared and organised. Also you need to keep up good behaviour in your classes so that you can learn as much as possible from your lessons. Messing around will affect not only your learning environment but also the classmates around you’s learning environments too.

        The easiest ways of getting to the College   Here it is, your first day of attendance at West Lothian College, you’ve either just paid a hefty sum for a taxi maybe even a bus or you’ve drove or received a lift. There is a variety of ways of getting to college and this is because of its ease of accessibility, the cheapest and most convenient way of getting to college is if you live over 3 miles away, you can get a bus pass that allows you to get on the First Bus’ completely free, as long as you remember to renew your pass every month, then you won’t be paying a penny to get to the college. With the college being so easily accessible, you could drive down or get a lift from a friend or even a family member, if you will be driving her yourself, make sure you get to the student car park early to guarantee getting a parking spot.