Do you know someone who is heading off to college this fall? If so, please consider encouraging them to sign up for my College Tips email newsletter and video series.
I've been a college professor for over twenty years now, have worked personally with thousands of college students, and now have two kids of my own in college. Over the years, I've seen a widening gap between the skills students bring to college, and the expectations and realities of day to day college life. Students are smart and motivated, but they are sometimes missing some of the "hidden curriculum" you need for college success.
My College Tips newsletter bridges that gap by sharing insider information on topics such what works and what doesn't in taking notes in college courses, how to manage your study time, how to read assigned texts more efficiently, what to ask when you meet with your professor, and more. It's all free to anyone who wants it, and is delivered to your email inbox in easy, digestible chunks.
Here's what some of the hundreds of students who have received the newsletter have to say about it:
"Your tip about time management literally saved me when I was writing essays this semester."
"You did a great job of choosing topics!"
"I loved the newsletters; they all had great tips."
"I appreciate your effort and your emails have helped me probably more than you know."
So if you know someone heading to college, or even a college junior or senior who could use a little boost, please encourage them to sign up for College Tips here. I've even had parents and grandparents subscribe themselves so they can help others they know. There is no charge, and no advertising in any of the emails or videos.
Let me leave you with an example of the content of College Tips. One of the topics I cover is how to manage all the reading students need to do in college. I offer three "quick and dirty" tips, and then provide a more detailed, 8-minute video on how to approach scholarly articles-- a kind of reading many students haven't encountered before. You can check out that video yourself right here: