Educational Preparation
Financial Preparation
- Requirements for high school do not line up with requirements for college
- Inflexible time schedules, rewarded for memorization, encouraged to work alone, etc.
- College tuition growing at an exponential rate
- Parents aren't paying as much
- Students working through college
- Graduating with debt
What Can Be Done?
Mental Preparation
- Expose students to the college experience
- Redesign the high school experience
- Adopt national standards
- Expectations molded by media, unaware of workload
- High school criteria are not being met, students unaware of what is expected from them
Transitions From High School to College
Making Success a Reality
Shortcomings
- Programs such as Dual Enrollment and Advanced Placement (AP)
- Re-engaging students, making expectations clear
- Nationwide standards need to be set in place and aligned with entry requirements for higher education
Students aren't prepared for college
- Mentally
- Financially
- Educationally