Starting anything new can be challenging. Enrolling in college? Now that’s adding a whole next level of stress! This post is designed to help you be prepared ahead of time, which will definitely help combat that. As the title says, it’s important to set yourself up for success. That catch phrase is second only to “making an action plan” and “problem solve” as being my favorites. Let’s do a “3 for 1” special and make an action plan for starting college while we anticipate problems in advance by taking initiative! I’ve been working in Adult Education for the past 5 1/2 years after pivoting from teaching traditional K-12 for a really long time. I’m also a mom of one college grad and one current college student so I have seen it all at this point. In my current role I work with High School Equivalency, Adult High School, and international students who are taking classes to learn English while often pursuing higher educational goals at the same time. I’ve taught a starter level college success skills class in our department several times. Honestly, I’ve lost count! That being said I have quite a bit of experience working with students who … Continue reading Setting Yourself Up for Success as a First Time Community College Student