College 101: Strategies for First Year Success – A Program for High School Seniors
Making the transition from high school to college can be one of the biggest challenges in life. The first year dropout rate stands at 26% nationally. Adolescent decision-making literature suggests that youths can achieve greater success and reduce negative consequences during their first year of col...
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2007-06-01
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description | Making the transition from high school to college can be one of the biggest challenges in life. The first year dropout rate stands at 26% nationally. Adolescent decision-making literature suggests that youths can achieve greater success and reduce negative consequences during their first year of college if they 1) increase knowledge of new social scene and academic protocols, and 2) work through a conjectural decision-making process prior to actual encounters. This program presents key points high school seniors “must know” in advance of their arrival on campus. It is research-based with first-hand advice from real college students including on-the-street video interviews. Topics cover: Choosing Classes, Test Strategies, Social Scene Changes, Budgeting, Roommates, Safety, Talking with Professors, Time Management, and more. The program is designed for any student planning to attend any 2 or 4-year college. Youth professionals can teach this loosely-scripted 1 or 2-hour PowerPoint-based seminar “out of the box.” The $159 curriculum package is free to the first 250 responders. |
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spelling | doaj.art-642213e3c0a4429da44c02c672e864172024-02-03T02:01:13ZengClemson University PressJournal of Youth Development2325-40172007-06-012113314110.5195/jyd.2007.368346College 101: Strategies for First Year Success – A Program for High School SeniorsBrian Raison0Ohio State University ExtensionMaking the transition from high school to college can be one of the biggest challenges in life. The first year dropout rate stands at 26% nationally. Adolescent decision-making literature suggests that youths can achieve greater success and reduce negative consequences during their first year of college if they 1) increase knowledge of new social scene and academic protocols, and 2) work through a conjectural decision-making process prior to actual encounters. This program presents key points high school seniors “must know” in advance of their arrival on campus. It is research-based with first-hand advice from real college students including on-the-street video interviews. Topics cover: Choosing Classes, Test Strategies, Social Scene Changes, Budgeting, Roommates, Safety, Talking with Professors, Time Management, and more. The program is designed for any student planning to attend any 2 or 4-year college. Youth professionals can teach this loosely-scripted 1 or 2-hour PowerPoint-based seminar “out of the box.” The $159 curriculum package is free to the first 250 responders.http://jyd.pitt.edu/ojs/jyd/article/view/368 |
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title | College 101: Strategies for First Year Success – A Program for High School Seniors |
title_full | College 101: Strategies for First Year Success – A Program for High School Seniors |
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title_full_unstemmed | College 101: Strategies for First Year Success – A Program for High School Seniors |
title_short | College 101: Strategies for First Year Success – A Program for High School Seniors |
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