How to Transition from High School to College

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Tip 1 - The Transition from High School to College

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Kenneth Liu | permalink

Academically, the step up from high school to college isn’t as steep as previous transitions may have been. What is different, and what can trip up first-year students, is the atmosphere in which learning and studying take place.

For further reading: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/young-adult/Pages/The-Transition-from-High-School-to-College.aspx ^[1]

Tip 2 - High School to College Transition, Part 1: The Freshman Myth

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Diane Donald | permalink

The freshman myth results in disenchantment when new college students' academic, social, and personal expectations are not met after arriving at college.
Tags: high, school, to, college, transition,, part, 1:, the, freshman, myth, los, angeles

For further reading: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brian-harke/high-school-to-college-tr_b_620043.html ^[2]

Tip 3 - College 101: Making the Transition From High School to College

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by HU Ltyrhi K | permalink

One of the strongest memories I have from the summer before I left for college was cleaning out a closet full of about a decade's worth of accumulated junk. I think it took me the better part of a week to sort through an impressive array of stuffed animals, various trophies of participation given to all of the equally untalented athletes on my various elementary school teams, and every greeting card I'd ever been given (I may or may not be a hoarder, jury's still out).
Tags: college 101, college, high school, julie zeilinger, Jezebel

For further reading: http://jezebel.com/college-101-making-the-transition-from-high-school-to-1566703270 ^[3]

Tip 4 - Central College - Making the Transition

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Anna Presley | permalink

Central College Advice to Parents, containing information on ways to talk to your student about transitioning from high school to college and how to manage all of their stress

For further reading: http://www.central.edu/parents/advice/making-the-transition/ ^[4]

Tip 5 - The High School to College Transition: Minding the Gap - New England Board of Higher Education

Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago | Submitted by Regine Syda - Lawton | permalink

The value of a college degree is well documented. College graduates earn at least 60% more than high school graduates. Beyond the economic value, college graduates show higher rates of civic participation, engage in volunteer work and even have a much higher likelihood of being “happy,” according to a 2005 survey by the Pew Research ...

For further reading: http://www.nebhe.org/thejournal/the-high-school-to-college-transition-minding-the-gap/ ^[5]