: Jeff Anstine
: A Professor's Guide to Success in College
: Windy City Publishers
: 9781941478455
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: Pädagogik
: English
: 104
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College is a completely new and sometimes overwhelming experience for most incoming first-year students. As with anything in life that is new, it helps to know what to expect. If you were traveling to Europe for the first time, you would probably gather information about the area you were visiting through the Internet, guide books, or a trusted friend who has experience traveling to that area of the world. Professor J. Anstine, using his many years of experience as a college professor, has written this book for high school students planning to attend college, current college students, and parents. The information provided will certainly help great students who want to be excellent students, good students who want to be better students, and marginal students who may be on academic probation, or even to those who have dropped out. Professor Anstine guides students and parents on what to expect in college (both inside and outside of the classroom), what to do when you encounter personal or academic pitfalls, and why you should do everything you can to complete your degree. 'A Professor's Guide to Success in College' is a must-read to help today's students prepare for and make the best of their college experience.
chapter 3
TYPES OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Selecting the right institution is critical to success for many students. While this sounds obvious, some people don’t know there are significant differences between colleges. Even if you have already chosen a school, this section will provide a useful overview of what to expect. If you are still undecided, this chapter will help you narrow your choices.
Just like there are many types of companies (large corporations, non-profit organizations, etc.) there are a variety of higher educational institutions. Just as individuals will thrive in a particular work setting, there are certain colleges or universities that fit some students better than others. WalMart, Apple, and Ford are great work environments for many people. Others, however, function better at other firms. Stanford, the University of Michigan and other well-known schools will be the best fit for some students, yet there are hundreds of lesser known schools that will be a better fit for other students.
One reason some students don’t succeed is they are in the wrong place. High school students face pressure from family, friends, guidance counselors, and others to choose certain schools because of proximity, family ties, finances, or other reasons not necessarily related to what the student wants or needs.
PICK THE RIGHT SCHOOL FOR YOU
A student who went through the process said, “I should not have been so anxious about who picked me: I should have been anxious about whom I picked.”7 Some students get so wrapped up in what school they think they should attend that they don’t pick one that is the best for them. If you have not chosen a school yet, select carefully. If you are already attending college and are absolutely certain that this is not the place for you, transfer to one that is a better fit.
IF YOU ARE ATTENDING A SMALL COLLEGE, ENGAGE IN ACTIVITIES THAT MAKE IT SEEM LARGER. Join clubs, get involved in extracurricular activities and study abroad. You will meet different people and do things that will broaden your college experience.IF YOU ARE AT A LARGE UNIVERSITY, MAKE IT SMALLER. Ironically, the same advice holds, join groups and get involved. This way you will meet students with similar interests, making the university less daunting.
TYPES OF POST-SECONDARY INSTITUTIONS
The Integrated Post-Secondary Education Data System (IPEDS) defines a postsecondary institution as an organization that is open to the public and has as its primary mission the provision of post-secondary education or training beyond the high school level.8 Colleges and universities provide post-secondary education and while often used interchangeably are different. Officially a college is an educational establishment for higher or professional education. A college is also an independent part of a university. A university is an educational institution, composed of one or more colleges and graduate schools that provides instruction and facilities for research in many branches of advanced learning and awards degrees.9
To make it even more confusing, in some cases a school is called a college but is more like a university. This information follows the Carnegie Classification because it is the system that colleges and the National Center for Educati