Many of you have grandchildren who are leaving school and may consider college or university. If they engage that path for their future, it is important to understand what they are going to face before they start. Here are some more of the 50+ points. When we talk about adapting to university, it affects every student differently. You will adapt and figure it out, but it will take some adjusting.
Points of difference
1. Take control of, and be interested in, your own education.
2. Study what you are passionate about, or know-how, to create interest and passion to self-motivate even when you’re not interested or motivated.
3. Go to lectures, prepare before lectures, engage the instructor during the lecture.
4. Use your passion and interest to expand your knowledge and understanding - do not limit yourself to only learn what was officially taught or provided.
5. Learn in a deep and thorough way. Not just facts, but try to comprehend, know how to apply the concept or lesson, be able to use what you have learned when analyzing or thinking about something, be able to combine the ideas with others that you have and create something new!
6. Do not be afraid to fail, be able to learn from your mistakes, try not to avoid failure, embrace it, and pay attention to the instructor’s feedback and use the feedback to improve.
7. Address the lessons learned from your mistakes so that you don’t make the same mistakes multiple times.
8. Do not be afraid to ask for help!
9. There are many resources around you, take advantage of them.
10. At the post-secondary level, you should consider yourself a professional student and view the next five years as a job.
11. Learning is work.
12. You should attend class and focus on the class you are taking. Not everything is in the book and it is possible to benefit from the instructor’s expertise if you ask questions and probe the subtleties.
13. Many instructors inadvertently signal what is important and what might be on the test if you pay attention. Pay attention if the instructor repeats something, uses keywords like important, critical, or useful. What they slow down on. The examples they use. The common errors they mention. If something said in one class is referenced in a later one.
14. You should take good notes. What happens in class comes fast, hard, and there is lots of it. Board work, slides, questions, answers, and the instructor speaking. You might think your memory is great or good enough. It isn’t.
15. You should go to office hours, speak to your instructors one-on-one, ask questions, show interest. You will never be in an environment again with so many subject experts - take advantage of this unique opportunity. Use this option only when you need it. Self-regulating and knowing when to ask for help is key to a healthy school-life balance
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