The Well-Prepared Student: Maximizing High School Years for a Better College (and Life) Experience
The college years can be an important and exciting life transition. However, preparing for those years can be daunting and feel overwhelming. In this class, Will Thetford (recent law school graduate) and David Thetford (junior in college) share insights they have gathered over their journeys through high school, college, and beyond. Using the benefit of hindsight, they can share what they think is helpful for students to know at the outset of their journeys.
Will and David discuss choosing classes and activities, strategies for seeking scholarships, and study and life skills they developed that helped them to maintain good grades while building and enjoying valuable friendships.
They will cover a broad spectrum of core concepts for life in, and preparing for, college including integrity, academic, spiritual, emotional, social, financial, vocational, recreational, and time management decisions that help students to flourish in the most formative years of their life. These decisions, especially the seemingly small ones, lay the foundation for life-long habits
Who can participate: This class is geared towards middle and high school students.
Date: August 8
(If you are interested in the class but can't do it on this date, just subscribe to A Simple Path on the home page and we will send you a notification if we run this class again.)
Time: 1:00-4:30pm
Location: 20314 Queensdale Dr. Cornelius, NC 28031.
Cost: $30 per student
(Parents and elementary age and younger siblings are welcome to attend at no additional cost.)
The goal for this class is for it to be an extremely practical starting point to helping students create a healthy vision for their college years and build a foundation for healthy habits that will last a lifetime.
Some of the topics to be addressed are listed below. Even though some of the content is geared towards college success, much of preparing for college is truly about preparing character and wisdom that is relevant for much more than just the college years.
For younger ones attending, the content is a great starting place to create a framework for addressing these issues as they come up and helps to equip them for a life of faithfulness and success.
For older high-school students this is a valuable opportunity to hear about and think through the coming transition and prepare effectively.
Class Topics:
- How do I know what my calling is in life? What problem in society would I like to change by my profession if I could? Elements of choosing a vocation.
- Goal and habit formation.
- Can I survive high school and college academics? How to thrive academically: study skills, planning, time management, strategizing study and preparation, relationships with teachers/professors, what to do when struggling in a class.
- How do I know which college is for me? How many colleges should I apply to? How to choose a college.
- How do I get accepted into college? Navigating the college application process, standardized tests, college visits, college (or job) interviews, and scholarships.
- How to make the most of life during the high school/college years. Building a practical vision for physical, spiritual, and emotional healthy habits.
- Enjoying your formative years. A consideration of relationship building, conflict resolution skills, and building healthy family ties while in high school and college.
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(If you plan to register for both classes offered that day, please click the "Classes" tab at the top of this page and choose the "Cornelius" bundle to save $10.)
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For questions contact Will at wthetford@gmail.com or 704-797-6440.