It is August! College and high school students are heading back to campus. New students are learning how to manage and older students are thinking about the next steps. With that in mind, here are some articles on preparing and going to college as well as a few thoughts for those starting the college search process:
Lifehacker has a set of very useful “how to” articles for college students, their parents, and future college students:
“These Online Resources Will Help You Find Free College Textbooks”
“Stop Believing These College Scholarship Myths”
“The Four Questions to Ask Yourself Before Hiring a College Admissions Counselor”
“Why You Should Stop Bringing Your Laptop to Class”
“These College Alternatives Can Actually Help You Get a Job”
“Take Advantage of These Tax Tips to Pay for College”
Here are several articles from The Atlantic about college issues:
“Why Some Students Are Skipping College”
“Stop Sharing Viral College-Acceptance Videos”
“The Toyota Corolla Theory of College”
“The Supreme Court Killed the College-Admissions Essay”
Here are some almost excellent and sometimes profoundly honest articles from The Daily Northwestern (which are applicable no matter what school you are attending):
“On the ups and downs of freshman year”
“Me, Myself and I: learning to be alone in college”
“10 things you don’t want to forget on your college packing list”
And a few good articles from other sources:
The Atlanta Voice: “Is Dual Enrollment or AP Better for Earning College Credit?”
The Daily Herald: “Safeguarding your college student's health”
NPR: “Affirmative Action for rich kids: It's more than just legacy admissions”
ProPublica: “The Newest College Admissions Ploy: Paying to Make Your Teen a ‘Peer-Reviewed’ Author”
Here is a link to all the articles I have posted about college.
Although our Generation Z folks don’t need this note, there are some wonderful and interesting TikToks with all sorts of college advice. Most of what I have seen is very good, but we should always look at all TikTok videos with a very critical eye.
I am currently reading Factfulness: Ten Reasons We're Wrong About the World – and Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling, Ola Rosling, and Anna Rosling Rönnlund
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