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6. Encourage study skills and time management. College course work is a lot harder than high school. In college, students spend fewer hours in class but many more hours studying outside of class (typically 2–3 hours for every hour of class time). Being a college student is a full-time job!
7. Coach your student to
find quiet places to study. Usually this is not at home,
if your student still lives with you, or in the residence hall. Campus libraries offer spaces for individual and small group work and are open long hours. Academic buildings and coffee shops have quiet corners.
8. Remind your student to take advantage of help on campus: faculty office hours, the writing center, study groups, and more.
9. Have confidence in your student. Tell them “they can do it!”
Conversation starters:
· Did your high school classes prepare you for the work or will you need some extra help?
· Do you have all the books and supplies you need?
· Tell me about your favorite professor.
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Office hours:
Regular times each week when faculty members are available for students to drop by their office without an appointment.
