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Study Skills
No matter what your grades are, everyone needs some guidance to find success in the classroom. Here are some resources to help you develop the best study habits and skills you’ll need to get your degree:
What are Office Hours? – by Andrew Ishak
Time Management: TCU Video Project Series
Focus 2 Self-Assessment
Many people struggle with choosing an academic major during school, or job industry after graduation, but choosing a path is important when choosing your classes, internships and other career opportunities.
Focus 2 combines self-assessment, career and major exploration, decision-making and planning in one place. By matching your assessment results to career options and majors/programs for your consideration, FOCUS 2 guides you through a career and education decision-making model to help you make informed career decisions and take action in planning your future.
To use this free service, register to create an account with the access code collegefund. From there, you can take each test- personality, interests, values, and skills- to build your academic and career planning profile. Print your profile to share with an academic or career counselor or mentor to discuss your career plan or transition to a new profession.
Money Management
It is also important to understand budgeting, credit, and debt management – to help you to make responsible decisions in school, and prepare for your financial life after school. Learn about the following topics in related posts — your financial future depends on it.
- Money Management — Developing Common Cents (College Fund)
- Per Cap (First Nations Development Institute)
- Financial Skills for Families (First Nations Development Institute)
- Developing Your Vision: Managing Your Money
- Your First Bank Account
- Childcare Costs (and Ways to Reduce Them)
- When Your Child Has Special Needs
- Caring For Aging Parents
- Children and Family Considerations
Student Ambassador Program
The American Indian College Fund Ambassador Program was established in 2015 to strengthen students’ and alumni personal and professional skills and to represent the College Fund.
Our Blogs
American Indian College Fund Welcomes Six New Members and Student Representatives to the Board of Trustees
The American Indian College Fund welcomes four new members and two student representatives to the Board of Trustees. Get to know the tribal educators, scholars, and allies who will help govern the College Fund’s work.
Battle of the Little Bighorn as Part of Identity
“These men with light eyes and hairy faces are here now…We can kill them off, but more will come. They are like ants. Trample them and more will come out. My advice is that we, the Absarokee, treat these ‘light eyes’ kindly and give them protection from other Tribes....
The Other Side of History: Hope from the Victory at Little Bighorn
In honor of Victory Day, we honor the legacy of hope, perseverance, and dedication to one’s people set by the warriors of several Native nations at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Hear how their memory guides tribal colleges and Native students fighting different kinds of battles to gain a better future for all.