a week) and by appointment to address concerns. students’ Competition/Grades Academic competition is Competition/Grades Academic competition is – – not as strong; good grades can often be much stronger; minimum effort may produce obtained with minimum effort. poor grades. Status Students establish a personal status Status Students can build their status as they – – in academic and social activities based on wish; high school status can be repeated or family and community factors. changed. Counseling/Dependence Students can rely Counseling/Dependence Students rely on – – on parents, teachers, and counselors to help themselves; they see the results of making make decisions and give advice. Students their own decisions. It is their responsibility to must abide by and seek advice as needed. Students set their own parents’ boundaries restrictions. restrictions. Motivation Students get stimulation to Motivation Students apply their own – – achieve or participate from parents, teachers, motivation to their work and activities as they and counselors. wish. Freedom is limited. Freedom Students have much more – Students’ freedom – Parents will often help students out of a crisis freedom. Students must accept responsibility should one arise. for their own actions. Distractions There are distractions from Distractions The opportunity for more – – school, but these are partially controlled by distractions exists. Time management to school and home. students will become more important. Students often make value Students have the Value Judgments Value Judgments – – judgments based on parental values; thus, opportunity to see the world through their own many of their value judgments are made for eyes and develop their own opinions and them. values. Adapted from University of South Faculty Resource Manual Caroline’s Mullendore, R.H., & Hatch, C. (2000). Helping your first-year college student succeed: A guide for parents. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. All rights reserved. ISSUES AND OUR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS Certain times during the academic year tend to be universally challenging to students. Those who understand the ups and downs of the first college year are better able to help students negotiate the challenges of transitioning to college. Below are some typical adjustment/transition issues that our students face throughout their first year. August/September Excitement
a week) and by appointment to address students’ concerns. Competition/Grades – Academic competition is not as strong; good grades can often be obtained with minimum effort. Competition/Grades – Academic competition is much stronger; minimum effort may produce poor grades. Status – Students establish a personal status in academic and social activities based on family and community factors. Status – Students can build their status as they wish; high school status can be repeated or changed. Counseling/Dependence – Students can rely on parents, teachers, and counselors to help make decisions and give advice. Students must abide by parents’ boundaries and restrictions. Counseling/Dependence – Students rely on themselves; they see the results of making their own decisions. It is their responsibility to seek advice as needed. Students set their own restrictions. Motivation – Students get stimulation to achieve or participate from parents, teachers, and counselors. Motivation – Students apply their own motivation to their work and activities as they wish. Freedom – Students’ freedom is limited. Parents will often help students out of a crisis should one arise. Freedom – Students have much more freedom. Students must accept responsibility for their own actions. Distractions – There are distractions from school, but these are partially controlled by school and home. Distractions – The opportunity for more distractions exists. Time management to students will become more important. Value Judgments – Students often make value judgments based on parental values; thus, many of their value judgments are made for them. Value Judgments – Students have the opportunity to see the world through their own eyes and develop their own opinions and values. Adapted from University of South Caroline’s Faculty Resource Manual Mullendore, R.H., & Hatch, C. (2000). Helping your first-year college student succeed: A guide for parents. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina, National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. All rights reserved. ISSUES AND OUR FIRST-YEAR STUDENTS Certain times during the academic year tend to be universally challenging to students. Those who understand the ups and downs of the first college year are better able to help students negotiate the challenges of transitioning to college. Below are some typical adjustment/transition issues that our students face throughout their first year. August/September Excitement
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