How to survive law school without losing your mind

The DRES experts at Illinois have compiled a variety of resources that may be helpful to you in your academic endeavors. 

• Active Reading Strategies
• Characteristics of Successful College Students With Learning Disabilities
• Final Review Before An Exam (or Finals)
• Goal Setting
• Google Calendar
• Improving Memory and Executive Functioning
• Learning Styles
• Memory Strategies
• Microsoft OneNote
• The MotivAider
• Note Taking Strategies
• Pomodoro Technique
• Social Media Distraction Tips
• Spaced Interval Repetition Technique
• Strategies/Techniques for ADHD
• Study Skills and Learning Strategies Resources
• Test Preparation and Test Taking Strategies

While DRES has a longstanding national reputation for providing accommodations and an accessible campus for students with visible disabilities since 1948, we have also been providing outstanding services to students with nonvisible disabilities for more than 25 years.

These include:

• Having a learning disability specialist on staff who works with students on compensatory strategies in test preparation, test taking, reading comprehension, and written expression; and
• Four licensed clinical psychologists (three as access specialists and one as a clinical counselor) and other mental health professionals who are on staff to provide supports and services given the large growth in the number of students with ADHD, acquired brain injury, autism spectrum disorders, and psychiatric disabilities.

DRES provides students with academic accommodations and access.  We also provide support services including academic skills/strategies training, case management, and coaching for organization, time management, structure, prioritizing, and motivation.  In addition, students can learn to use various types of assistive technology to help in their academics.

Contacting DRES

1207 S. Oak St.

Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: (217) 333-1970

VRS: (217) 689-0564

Fax: (217) 244-0014

Email: disability@illinois.edu

Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., M-F