Surviving Your Freshman Year At College

This course is for high school seniors intending to attend college in the next academic year.

The most difficult year of college for most students is the freshman year. The purpose of this course is to prepare high school seniors so that they ready for the challenges of college and avoid some of the common mistakes made by freshman.

This is a how-to-succeed course. Studies on college students have found that the students who know what to expect are the ones who are most successful. To put high school students on the path to success in college, instructors will talk about and discuss the following subjects:-

• Making a schedule
• Choosing a major
• The difference between general education, core, and elective courses and how to choose them
• How to get along with roommates and others living in residence halls
• On-campus versus off-campus work and whether to do either
• Managing finances
• Getting involved in college organizations and clubs
• Staying healthy
• Balancing everything

Arete Educational Services will provide all materials for the course.