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Always Be Prepared: Making the Most of the College Experience
- Posted by Kathy Chi on May 27th, 2009 in Academics
It’s an exciting time of year, as high school seniors don their caps and gowns to celebrate their graduations with family and friends. Commencement is a significant turning point, marking the transition to college and young adulthood. How should students prepare to make the most of their higher education experience?
Fortunately, there are several wonderful resources that provide insightful, practical advice. Many books are written to speak directly to the student experience:
Getting the Best Out of College: A Professor, A Dean, & A Student Tell You How to Maximize Your Experience by Peter Feaver
Everything You Need to Know Before College: A Student’s Survival Guide by Matthew Paul Turner
The Everything College Survival Book: From Social Skills to Study Skills — All You Need to Fit RIght In by Michael S. Malone
How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less by Cal Newport
How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country’s Top Students by Cal Newport
The National Association for College Admissions Counseling also has numerous shorter but equally helpful articles online:
Preparing to Adjust to College
In so many ways, college is simply an extraordinary experience — one for which students should be fully prepared.
Budget cuts and California’s community colleges
- Posted by Sarah Ziegler on May 21st, 2009 in Articles of Interest
After the failure of California’s special election initiatives on Tuesday, lawmakers and Governor Schwarzenegger have resumed their debate over California’s budget, including massive proposed cuts to education. Today, the Chronicle reported on the effects these cuts may have on California’s community college system. If the Governor’s budget proposal is adopted, the community college system will lose roughly 11% of funding. Community college leaders say that will translate into an enrollment drop of least 250,000 students, more than all students served by the UC system combined.
The cuts come at a time when demand for community college courses is surging, with laid off workers returning for job retraining and other students looking to community colleges as a path to CSU and UC admissions. Community college districts in San Diego, Sacramento, and Merced have seen 10%, 30%, and 50% increases in enrollment numbers over the year before, respectively.
Read the California Community Colleges’ official response to the special election and budgetary crisis here and more about increased demand for community college courses here.
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