Meet Julia Garcia! Julia is a junior Industrial Engineering student from Hope, Arkansas. In her free time she enjoys golfing, cooking, and shopping. She also loves watching Razorback football!
As a student that excelled in high school, maintained good grades and was also the valedictorian of my class, the transition to college classes was a difficult one. The first test I took in college was University Physics 1 and when my grade came back as a 76% C, I had a meltdown. Receiving a C was a foreign concept to me as I had never received one in high school. That is why I am very passionate about this topic
Parents and students, please remember: COLLEGE IS NOT HIGH SCHOOL!!
I had to constantly remind myself of this before it actually stuck. College differs from high school in just about every way. Your student may have class less often than in high school, but the time and effort put in for each class is so much more. College is not easy and for most students this will be a hard concept to grasp. They will have to study more, they will have to spend more time on homework and they will get a bad grade or two. The important thing to remember is that all of those things are valuable lessons for your student and if they learn from these mistakes, it will make them an even better student as their undergraduate career continues.
What can you do as a parent?
You can encourage your student to do their very best. Encourage getting plenty of rest. If your student is having a tough time in a class or two, recommend tutoring. Above all, encourage your student to do their best and let them know that you support them. That helps more than you know!