Transition to College

• How is College Different from High School. This is a nice little two column chart perfect for comparison discussion. From Southern Methodist University. http://www.smu.edu/alec/whyhighschool.html

• Students with Disabilities Preparing for Postsecondary Education: Know Your Rights and Responsibilities. A pamphlet from the U.S. Department of Education. http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/transition.html
• Transitioning to College: Helping you Succeed. This site has several streamed digital video modules and loads of resources on this topic. http://www.transitioning2college.org/
• Pathways to Academic Libraries. A series of four streamed videos covering the differences between academic libraries and other types of libraries. http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/library/infosrv/lue/pal/
• Transitioning from High School to College: Taking the shock out of the change by Dalia Wheatt. An article from College View with links to other related articles. http://www.collegeview.com/articles/CV/campuslife/transitioning.html
• Understanding University Success by the Center for Educational Policy Research. http://www.s4s.org/cepr.uus.php
• KnowHow2Go Virtual College Tour. http://knowhow2go.org/campustour/
• Show Me the Future Financial Game.  http://showmethefuture.org/game/index.cfm

Books

Conley, D. T. (2005) College knowledge: What it really rakes for students to succeed and what we can do to get them ready. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.