YCBK 650: The Importance of the First Six Weeks of the Freshman Year!
About this episode
This episode discusses the importance of the first six weeks of college for freshmen, featuring insights from Micki Meyer on preparation and involvement.
In this episode you will hear: We play several comments that listeners sent in about what is grinding their gears and Mark shares his thoughts on their messages Mark shares a major announcement about a change that is coming to Your College-Bound Kid Mark reads Part 5 of 11 articles the Chronicle for Higher Ed released o the dire financial crisis colleges face Mark interviews Micki Meyer, the Assistant VP for Student Affairs § Micki gives an overview § Micki talks about what students need to do over the summer before they arrive in college as a freshman, and she shares her 5 S's with us § Micki tells us what a student needs to do get the most out of the summer orientation § Micki gives an overview of what a student needs to do to get the most out of the first six weeks of college § Micki gives tips for how a student can get involved in their college § Micki gives advice to the student who is really struggling in their first year and they are not happy, what advice does Micki have for them § Micki tells us the group of students who struggle the most in their first six weeks of college Recommended Resources JG Talks: Helping prospective and current college students achieve success…
Topics covered
- freshman year
- college preparation
- student affairs
- orientation
- student involvement
- financial crisis in colleges
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