Comments on: Will Your Child Be A College Freshman Success? http://www.3genfamily.com/2009/02/17/will-your-child-be-a-college-freshman-success/ Caring for Parents, Raising Teens, Staying Healthy and Sane Fri, 08 Jan 2010 03:15:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Dr. Debi Yohn http://www.3genfamily.com/2009/02/17/will-your-child-be-a-college-freshman-success/comment-page-1/#comment-66 Dr. Debi Yohn Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:51:46 +0000 http://3genfamily.wordpress.com/?p=45#comment-66 My recommendation is for students early on in their high school years, to start building their resume. Just as this article suggests, there are many experiences that prepare a student for college success and life success. We want our students to begin thinking for themselves, practicing making good decisions. When a parent is approached for permission and money for an activity, the parent needs to think, how is this building my child's resume. Then remember, it is okay to say "No". I recommend community college courses for the summer before college and during the college experience to inexpensively get course credits and also to take difficult courses. A student can concentrate just on the one course when it is taken during the summer. They can add a fun elective as a "goody". This also works for a student that does not understand a particular professors teaching style. Take the course some where else. Make sure your university will accept the course before hand but many times, they do. My recommendation is for students early on in their high school years, to start building their resume. Just as this article suggests, there are many experiences that prepare a student for college success and life success. We want our students to begin thinking for themselves, practicing making good decisions.

When a parent is approached for permission and money for an activity, the parent needs to think, how is this building my child’s resume. Then remember, it is okay to say “No”.

I recommend community college courses for the summer before college and during the college experience to inexpensively get course credits and also to take difficult courses. A student can concentrate just on the one course when it is taken during the summer. They can add a fun elective as a “goody”. This also works for a student that does not understand a particular professors teaching style. Take the course some where else. Make sure your university will accept the course before hand but many times, they do.

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