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Graduate Students in Transition: Assisting Students through the First Year. The First-Year Experience Monograph Series No. 50
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Tokuno, Kenneth A. Ed. – National Resource Center for The First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2008
On many campuses, graduate students are a prized resource, supporting faculty research and the undergraduate instructional mission. Yet, attrition rates among master's and doctoral students are often alarmingly high. The 50th installment of The First-Year Experience Monograph Series describes the challenges associated with entry into graduate…
Descriptors: Graduate Students, Graduate Study, Mentors, Student Attrition
Dean's List: Eleven Habits of Highly Successful College Students
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Bader, John B. – Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011
With a solid GPA, numerous extracurricular achievements, and an acceptance letter from an excellent college, it seems that all of your hard work in school has paid off. Now what? What can you expect from college life, and how can you get the most out of it? This book answers these questions to help you excel in college. Deans at America's top…
Descriptors: Grade Point Average, Deans, Post High School Guidance, College Readiness
Improving the Student Experience: A Practical Guide for Universities and Colleges
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Morgan, Michelle, Ed. – Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2011
The landscape of higher education (HE) has dramatically altered in the past 30 years and it continues to evolve and change. More students are entering HE and attending university or college on a global scale than ever before. Supporting and enhancing the undergraduate student experience across the student lifecycle, from first contact through to…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Case Studies, Student Experience
Succeeding as an International Student in the United States and Canada
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Lipson, Charles – University of Chicago Press, 2008
Each year, 700,000 students from around the world come to the United States and Canada to study. For many, the experience is as challenging as it is exciting. Far from home, they must adapt to a new culture, new university system, and in many cases, a new language. The process can be overwhelming, but as Charles Lipson's "Succeeding as an…
Descriptors: Foreign Students, Holidays, School Schedules, Universities
The College Transfer Student in America: The Forgotten Student
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Jacobs, Bonita C., Ed. – American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers (AACRAO), 2004
This guide translates research into practical advice on attracting, retaining, and guiding transfer students. Various chapters address multiple strategies for orientation and advising; curricular issues involving transfer students; how to maximize the effectiveness of articulation agreements; preparing community college students for transfer;…
Descriptors: College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, School Orientation, Academic Advising
International Perspectives on the First-Year Experience in Higher Education. The First-Year Experience Monograph Series No. 52
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Nutt, Diane, Ed.; Calderon, Denis, Ed. – National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition, 2009
Students around the globe have unique first-year experiences but struggle with many of the same challenges. This monograph focuses on their journeys and provides insights for educators interested in learning about how institutions across the globe provide supports to students dealing with first-year transition issues. Based on the successful…
Descriptors: Higher Education, International Studies, Program Attitudes, College Freshmen