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What To Expect. The Adjustment Period. What are the biggest adjustments you will need to make when you get to college? What can you do now to prepare yourself to make those adjustments? What does personal responsibility mean to you? Are you good at managing your own time?
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The Adjustment Period • What are the biggest adjustments you will need to make when you get to college? • What can you do now to prepare yourself to make those adjustments? • What does personal responsibility mean to you? • Are you good at managing your own time? • Do you need to be pushed to do homework or to prepare for tests? • What does it take to have good decision-making skills? • Are you prepared for the personal responsibility that you will need in college?
Study Skills • Do you think you have the study skills needed to succeedin college? • Which study skills do you need to improve? • What can you do right now to improve your study skills? • Who can help you improve your study skills? • Do you think that you could benefit from dual- enrollment courses? • How can AP courses help you when you get to college?
The College Classroom • What are your career goals? • What will it take for you to reach those goals? • What do you want to get out of college? • How are college classes different from high school classes? • How are college professors different from your high school teachers? • What can you do to better prepare for college coursework?
Campus Life • How much time do you devote to interests outside ofyour schoolwork? • Do you think you will have time to pursue extracurricular activities in college? • How can you benefit from involvement in campus organizations? • How do you find the right balance between schoolwork and other interests?
Living Away From Home • How do you think you will react to living away from home in college? • What challenges might you face living in a dorm? • What life skills can you work on right now that will help you in college? • Who can help you acquire the life skills you will need in college?