What You Will Learn!
- How to get your textbooks at a lower cost
- Strategies for studying for tests
- Strategies for managing test anxiety
- How to academic decisions that fit you and your needs
- How to break large assignments down into smaller parts so they are less overwhelming
- How to approach college assignments more efficiently and effectively
- How to use organizational practices helpful for college success
- How to communicate with your professors and advisor
- Where you should sit in class to get the most out of class
- How to save money on college expenses
- Key ways high school and college are different
- How to create a schedule that works for you
- How to get the most out of your study sessions
- How to get the most out of being in class
- Specific steps to break down a research paper into small steps (with a checklist you can use!)
- The difference in types of financial aid
- Pros and cons of on-campus and off-campus jobs
- Strategies for success with online classes
- Extra supports that might be available for you at your school
Description
Do you want to be a college success story?
College is a big investment of time and money and a strong college experience can lead to a successful career!
In this course, you will learn tips and strategies to make your college experience most productive, including how to best use the college resources you are paying for and ways to save money.
This course includes a 25-page downloadable workbook with course notes and activities.
We will cover topics like:
How to save money on textbooks
Managing your new schedule
Organization
Getting the most out of being in class
Homework
Preparing for and taking tests
Breaking down large assignments
Scheduling your courses
Communicating with professors
Academic advisors
Money - financial aid, scholarships, grants, loans, jobs
Extra supports available to college students
This course will be taught by Dr. Kathy Melago, a first-generation college student who now has five college degrees and over twenty years of college teaching experience. Dr. Melago has advised hundreds of college students and knows that sometimes, it seems like there is a secret handshake to knowing how to navigate college. This course is designed to help students navigate college with knowledge!
Be ready to learn the things no one explains about college so you can make the most of your investment of time and money in school.
This is a great course not only for college students, but also for parents or guardians of college students or college academic advisors. Note that this course is based on the college experience in the United States, but many tips will be applicable to college students in other countries.
Who Should Attend!
- The course is for college students or those preparing to be college students. It is based on the college experience in the United States but many aspects of the course would be applicable to students studying in other countries.
- Parents/guardians and college advisors also will find the course content valuable.
