VALUES: Making the Transition from High School to College

Name: Elton James Y. Gagni
Date: 09-07/02
Degree Program: MMA-1

A college student must have an array of skills to help meet the many academic, social, and emotional demands of campus life. to assess your readiness for college (or that of someone close to you), check each skill that you believe you have.

WILL YOU BE ABLE TO...
☺ analyze course demands and plan your study time accordingly?
☺ take accurate and clear notes on a lecture in your on words?
☺ read actively so that you remember what you read?
____ study on your own for at least 15-20 hours per week?
☺ express yourself clearly on paper?
☺ take a multiple-choice test successfully?
☺ think critically about a topic and express your opinions in writing?
IF SO, YOU'RE READY FOR THE ACADEMIC DEMANDS OF COLLEGE.

WILL YOU BE ABLE TO...
☺ get yourself out of bed and to class on your own?
☺ balance study time with socializing and time alone?
☺ stay calm and focused during an exam?
☺ cope effectively when you're anxious or depressed?
☺ stay motivated when you are frustrated or have failed?
☺ find ways to relax when you're stressed?
IF SO, YOU'RE READY TO MANAGE YOURESLF IN COLLEGE.

WILL YOU BE ABLE TO...
☺ keep your own biases in check so that you can interact with someone who is different that you in race, gender, age, religion, culture, or sexual orientation?
☺ stay open to and respectful of someone who has different values or ideas or lifestyle than yours?
☺ acknowledge your own biases and prejudices and work to reduce them?
IF SO, YOU'RE READY FOR THE MULTICULTURAL EXPERIENCE OF COLLEGE.

WILL YOU BE ABLE TO...
☺ ask a quesiton when you don't know or understand something?
☺ introduce yourself to someone and initiate a conversation?
☺ disagree with someone and negotiate a compromise?
☺ say no when you don't want to do something? (e.g., drugs)
☺ get close to someone without becoming too dependent or losing yourself?
IF SO, YOU'RE READY FOR THE INTERPERSONAL DEMANDS OF COLLEGE.

WILL YOU BE ABLE TO...
☺ identify your own reasons for attending college?
☺ list things that you like and things that you're good at?
☺ recognize what is important to you in life?
IF SO, YOU'RE READY TO SET GOALS IN COLLEGE AND CHOOSE A MAJOR.

WILL YOU BE ABLE TO...
☺ recognize when you have a problem?
☺ ask for help?
☺ make mistakes without losing confidence in yourself?
☺ indetify resources where you can get assistance?
IF SO, YOU'RE READY TO TACKLE THE PROBLEMS OF COLLEGE.


If you identify areas where your skills are not as higly developed, consider using the services of Center for Student Development. This office will help you manage the transition to college.