1 - Thriving in College and Life

financial benefits

Beyond the ________ that earning a college college gives to an individual, college is an established process designed to further formal education so that students who attend and graduate will be prepared for certain roles in society.

Instagram

Social networking sites such as ________, Twitter, and LinkedIn provide a way to enrich your real- life social networks in college.

David Autor

________, an economist from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, reported that not going to college will, over your lifetime, cost you about half a million dollars.

good academic adviser

A(n) ________ can help you identify courses that will give you the opportunity to engage in collaborative assignments.

what does VIPs stand for?

very important people

traditional student

around 18 years old and have just graduated high school

Online learning

________, however, requires students to be more disciplined, to be better time managers, and to be able to study more independently.

nontraditional student

an older adult attending college who may have experience in the job market, and might have a spouse or children

Professor Kuhs work

________ grew out of his studies of student engagement- how colleges and universities can intentionally engage students in educationally purposeful activities that yield high levels of learning, satisfaction.

But far beyond that, college can have an impact on how you think about and understand the world around you, whom you select as friends and associates, whom you may commit to or marry, how you raise children if you choose to have them, how you vote and worship, how you spend your spare time

and a long list of other lifetime outcomes

But, as we wrote in the preface to this book, we were once just like you

first year students trying to overcome our own challenges and struggles

Thriving is about peak performance

it involves excitement, exhilaration, and even joy

What all college success courses have in common is that they introduce you, a new, transferring, returning college student, to a central topic

how to be a successful student in college and successful in life

Staff members, administrators, and advisers at your college are there to provide you with all kinds of assistance and support

advising, tutoring, counseling, career planning, and much, much more

In summary, a big part of success in college will come down to the types, frequency, and depth of relationships you develop with all these different kinds of key people

other students, instructors, and staff members

These might include your experience in class, how you are dealing with more-or less

freedom, your involvement in out-of-class activities, and your sense of "school spirit."

Think of the high performers you have neither known or know about

athletes, politicians, artists, musicians, soldiers, preachers, parents, teachers

One very basic way to look at purpose is to reflect on these questions

Why am I going to college

Where am I on the scale for choosing purpose in college and in life

very focused on one end of the scale and wide open and undecided, maybe even a little bit indifferent, on the other end

A long

term goal might be to begin predicting which elective college courses you could choose that would help you attain your career goals

To do well in college though, the most important goals are always short-term

What do I need to do today and this week to further my longer-term goals

Using the SMART goal-setting guide, try to set one goal in each of the four areas listed

academic, career, personal, and financial

Lets face it, students are like other human beings

they make good choices and they make some poor ones

Professor Kuhs work grew out of his studies of student engagement

how colleges and universities can intentionally engage students in educationally purposeful activities that yield high levels of learning, satisfaction

Thriving

Being able to achieve your highest possible level of performance by going beyond minimum requirements to meet and exceed those goals.

Syllabus

The formal statement of course requirements.

Traditional student

They are around 18 years old and just graduated high school.

Nontraditional student

Adult students attending college who might have experience in the job market, and might have a spouse or children.

First-generation student

The first person in a family to attend college. Many colleges and universities now offer special support for these people.

International student

Students who have come to the United States from another country to attend college. They may be a refugee or undocumented.

Part-time students

These students attend college part-time and are less likely to complete their degree.

Online learners

Students taking courses online. It requires them to be more disciplined, to be better time managers, and to be able to study more independently.

Peer leaders

Upper-level students selected because of their academic success, knowledge, experience, and willingness to help new students.

Instructors

Greatest influence on students, but they will rarely monitor your progress and tell you what to do.

Staff members, administrators, advisers

They provide you with all kinds of assistance and support: advising, tutoring, counseling, career planning.

first generation college student

the first person in a family to attend college

international students

student who has come to the United States from another country to attend college

part time student

student who is attending college part time

online learners

students that are taking courses online

peer leaders

people selected because of their academic success, knowledge, experience, and willingness to help new students

instructors

they have a major influence on students because they influence your thinking and understanding

staff members/administrators/advisers

provide you with all kinds of assistance and support

locus of control

means that healthy and successful people accept responsibility for their own lives

high impact practices

activities that require greater investments of time, energy, and commitment than more passive forms of learning