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What Kind of Student Is A College Looking For?
by Manny Taglienta
http://www.filecollege.com
Most students aim for higher education after high school.
Despite the huge number of colleges, the students often do
not make the cut to the college of their desire. A few
suggestions to make the short list for admission into a
college are:
1. Get the best grades you are capable of getting.
Everyone is not capable of straight-A's, but any student
of average intelligence and a superior work-ethic can
maintain a B-average at the very least. Know the
objectives for every class you take. If you can't master
a course objective, as the instructor for additional help
and resources to improve. Turn your assignments in on or
before their deadlines. Ask about extra credit, but don't
plan on using it as a substitute for promptly-completed,
high-quality work.
2. Practice appropriate study habits. A systematic
approach allows you to plan ahead and turn in your best
effort. Set aside a few hours each day towards completing
homework assignments. This assures that you do not submit
work that is not well done and that you have plenty of
time to complete your assignments with sufficient
attention to detail.
3. Read a variety of books. Even those of you who are
"reading resistant" can handle a book or two a month.
Books give you a great insight into the thoughts and ideas
of great philosophers and thinkers. A great set of books
to read would be biographies, histories, adventures,
memoirs, and a variety of other genres. Books can easily
be borrowed from libraries. Reading cultivates an
important study habit for college and refines your thought
process. Refined thought, in turn, becomes refined
analysis and expression.
4. Write as often as possible. The goal of writing is to
effectively convey your thoughts and viewpoint as
succulently as possible. This is a tool that can be
sharpened through practice and more practice. Start by
writing emails to friends on contemporary topics
giving your opinion and point of view. These could be
accompanied by letters to the editor of a local newspaper.
During high school, take assignments and classes that
require you to write papers and reports. This will help
you you learn to communicate your ideas clearly and
effectively.
The four points given above will, by themselves, do
wonders for making you into the kind of student your
college-of-choice wants to admit. Take time, whenever
possible, to interview professors at any college you
think you might want to attend. Find out from them
what they look for to identify a superior student, then
work to acquire those skills! By the time you're ready
to enter college, you will do so confidently having
thoroughly prepared yourself for college success!
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