{"id":1706,"date":"2019-08-29T07:00:43","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T11:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nacacadmitted.wpengine.com\/wordpress\/?p=1706"},"modified":"2019-08-28T10:39:19","modified_gmt":"2019-08-28T14:39:19","slug":"3-ways-to-make-the-most-out-of-college","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/admitted.nacacnet.org\/wordpress\/index.php\/2019\/08\/29\/3-ways-to-make-the-most-out-of-college\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Ways to Make the Most out of College"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Editor\u2019s note: A version of this post was originally published on Admitted in December 2017. It\u2019s being republished as part of NACAC\u2019s Best of the Blog series.<\/em><\/p>\n

Feeling stressed about the college application process? Take heart.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are plenty of great schools in this country, and what matters much more than how they are ranked is how you make use of their resources,\u201d Michael S. Roth, president of Wesleyan University (CT), writes in a column published by The Washington Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n

He continues: \u201cWhen I talk to seniors and recent graduates from schools of all kinds and in various parts of the country, I find that it matters little how difficult it was to get admitted to that school and that it matters a great deal how hard they worked while attending it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Roth, author of the recently published Beyond the University: Why Liberal Education Matters<\/em>, went on to offer these tips to incoming college freshmen.<\/p>\n

1: Don\u2019t just take classes in subjects where you know you\u2019ll excel.<\/strong> Use your undergraduate years to discover what you truly love. \u201cIt\u2019s not just about the reward of good grades or a hefty paycheck. It\u2019s about thriving\u2014and especially about thriving through work,\u201d Roth noted.<\/p>\n

2: Get better at the things you love to do.<\/strong> \u201cAfter discovering what one finds rewarding, one should use the resources of the school to get much better at it,\u201d he said. \u201c\u2026You don\u2019t go to school to be told how smart you are; you go to find out how much more you have to learn.\u201d<\/p>\n

3: Share what you\u2019ve learned. <\/strong>\u201cStudents who get the most out of college have enhanced their abilities to translate what they\u2019ve learned on campus so that people beyond its borders understand how they can add value to an organization, a team, or a company.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, instead of obsessing about getting into \u201cthe best school,\u201d Roth suggests college-bound teens take some time to reflect on the opportunities that lie ahead \u2014no matter where they end up attending.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith support from their families, students should instead focus on preparing themselves for the adventure of discovering what they love to do, getting better at it, and learning to share it with others,\u201d Roth said.<\/p>\n

Read the full column<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Admitted writer\/editor Mary Stegmeir welcomes additional comments and story ideas at\u00a0<\/em>mstegmeir@nacacnet.org<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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