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Friday, November 3, 2006
The Freshman Year Wake-Up Call
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
My cousin Lisa lives in Texas with her husband and two terrific daughters, one of whom is a freshman at NYU. Lisa sent my mom an e-mail recently, noting that her daughter is surprised how much more work she has to do in college than she had to in high school.
I’m hearing this a lot lately from my friends with kids in college.
My co-worker’s brainy son lost his HOPE Scholarship at Georgia Tech. My friend’s daughter is struggling at UNC Chapel Hill despite straight A’s in high school, which included two years at a private school and two years at a highly regarded North Fulton high school.
Parents, have you been in this position? Is it the freedom and lack of structure that makes college harder? Is it a lack of preparation in high school? Teachers, do you warn your students about what to expect in college?
