During orientation and other fall programs, you will be receiving information about different offices and services. Soak in the information. If you prefer paper documents, use a folder to store them. If Google is your friend, create a digital file. It does not matter your approach. The important decision is to take the time at least once a week to review the information you've gathered. Here is where the Weingarten Center can be part of your toolbox of services and strategies. Check out the academic workshops offered in September. For example, you know that note-taking is not your strength, so attend the workshop that will give you the strategies and confidence to improve how you handle note-taking in lectures. Perhaps you have never taken an economics course and would benefit, as an undergraduate, from signing up for a tutor here in the Weingarten Center. Or perhaps you are starting graduate studies after several years in the professional world, and you just have a nagging feeling that extra support from a learning specialist will be critical in handling the course material. If you received accommodations in high school or your previous institution because of a learning disability, for example, don’t wait until midterms to decide if you want to pursue accommodations at Penn. Reach out to Disability Services to begin the confidential process of determining eligibility for accommodations.

A new academic year is upon us, and the Weingarten Center staff welcomes you and is ready to be part of your academic journey here at Penn.