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• Get Connected: Despite its ability to distract us from the work we need to do, technology can help you
accomplish your day-to-day tasks with relative ease. This feature offers suggestions for apps and websites
that can help you build skills or just keep track of due dates!
• Where Do You Go from Here?: The skills and habits you are building now will serve you well in your future
endeavors. This feature is designed to help you dig deeper into the chapter content and refine your
research skills. It also asks that you find ways to connect what you are learning now to your life and career.
All of these features, in addition to the content, will help you see yourself for who you are and provide
opportunities to develop in ways that will make reaching your goal a little easier. Will it be challenging at
times? Yes, it will. Will it take time to reflect on those challenges and find better ways to learn and reach your
goals? Most definitely. But the effort you put into completing your college degree will result in the confidence
you will gain from knowing that anything you set your mind to do—and you work hard for—can be
accomplished.

Access for free at openstax.org

1 • Summary

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Summary
This chapter provides an introduction to the transition to college by first asking “Why?” Understanding why you
are in college and what a college degree can do for you is the foundation of making a smooth transition. These
transitional experiences are part of being in college, and this chapter provides you with information about
what to expect and how to handle the changes you will go through. Next, the chapter discusses college culture
and how to understand the customs and language of higher education. The chapter ends with resources
throughout the text that can help you practice skills and dive deeper into the topics.

Rethinking
Revisit the questions you answered at the beginning of the chapter, and consider one option you learned in
this chapter that might change your answer to them.
1.
2.
3.
4.

I am fully aware of the expectations of college and how to meet them.
I know why I am in college and have clear goals that I want to achieve.
Most of the time, I take responsibility for my learning new and challenging concepts.
I feel comfortable working with faculty, advisors, and classmates to accomplish my goals.

Where do you go from here?
Making the transition into college smoother for you can have long-term benefits. What have you learned
about in this chapter that you want to know more about that could help you? Choose topics from the list below
or create your own, and then create an annotated bibliography of three to five reliable sources that provide
information about your topic.
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What is the long-term value of a college degree?
What is the “hidden curriculum,” and how can knowing about it help you succeed in college?
What learning strategies are the most effective?
What kinds of resources and services do colleges now offer that help students’ personal development?

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1 • Where do you go from here?

Access for free at openstax.org

2 • Introduction

2
The Truth About Learning Styles
Figure 2.1 The School of Athens by Raphael, a fresco in the Vatican, is thought to depict many of the greatest figures in Greek
philosophy, including Plato and Aristotle as well as Nicomachus and Averroes. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain)

Chapter Outline
2.1 The Power to Learn
2.2 The Motivated Learner
2.3 It's All in the Mindset
2.4 Learning Preferences
2.5 Personality Types and Learning
2.6 Applying What You Know about Learning
2.7 The Hidden Curriculum

Introduction
Student Survey
How do you feel about your learning abilities? Take this quick survey to figure it out, ranking questions on a
scale of 1–4, 1 meaning “least like me” and 4 meaning “most like me.” These questions will help you determine
how the chapter concepts relate to you right now. As you are introduced to new concepts and practices, it can
be informative to reflect on how your understanding changes over time. We’ll revisit these questions at the
end of the chapter to see whether your feelings have changed.
1.
2.
3.
4.

Learning for me is easy. I don’t even have to think about it.
I have a preferred learning style.
If I can't learn something right away, I have difficulty staying with it.
I think my teachers are the most significant aspect of my learning.

You can also take the Chapter 2 survey (https://openstax.org/l/collegesurvey02) anonymously online.

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• Get Connected: Despite its ability to distract us from the work we need to do, technology can help you

accomplish your day-to-day tasks with relative ease. This feature offers suggestions for apps and websites

that can help you build skills or just keep track of due dates!

• Where Do You Go from Here?: The skills and habits you are building now will serve you well in your future

endeavors. This feature is designed to help you dig deeper into the chapter content and refine your

research skills. It also asks that you find ways to connect what you are learning now to your life and career.

All of these features, in addition to the content, will help you see yourself for who you are and provide

opportunities to develop in ways that will make reaching your goal a little easier. Will it be challenging at

times? Yes, it will. Will it take time to reflect on those challenges and find better ways to learn and reach your

goals? Most definitely. But the effort you put into completing your college degree will result in the confidence

you will gain from knowing that anything you set your mind to do—and you work hard for—can be

accomplished.

Access for free at openstax.org

1 • Summary

29

Summary

This chapter provides an introduction to the transition to college by first asking “Why?” Understanding why you

are in college and what a college degree can do for you is the foundation of making a smooth transition. These

transitional experiences are part of being in college, and this chapter provides you with information about

what to expect and how to handle the changes you will go through. Next, the chapter discusses college culture

and how to understand the customs and language of higher education. The chapter ends with resources

throughout the text that can help you practice skills and dive deeper into the topics.

Rethinking

Revisit the questions you answered at the beginning of the chapter, and consider one option you learned in

this chapter that might change your answer to them.

1.

2.

3.

4.

I am fully aware of the expectations of college and how to meet them.

I know why I am in college and have clear goals that I want to achieve.

Most of the time, I take responsibility for my learning new and challenging concepts.

I feel comfortable working with faculty, advisors, and classmates to accomplish my goals.

Where do you go from here?

Making the transition into college smoother for you can have long-term benefits. What have you learned

about in this chapter that you want to know more about that could help you? Choose topics from the list below

or create your own, and then create an annotated bibliography of three to five reliable sources that provide

information about your topic.

•

What is the long-term value of a college degree?

What is the “hidden curriculum,” and how can knowing about it help you succeed in college?

What learning strategies are the most effective?

What kinds of resources and services do colleges now offer that help students’ personal development?

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1 • Where do you go from here?

Access for free at openstax.org

2 • Introduction

2

The Truth About Learning Styles

Figure 2.1 The School of Athens by Raphael, a fresco in the Vatican, is thought to depict many of the greatest figures in Greek

philosophy, including Plato and Aristotle as well as Nicomachus and Averroes. (Credit: Wikimedia Commons / Public Domain)

Chapter Outline

2.1 The Power to Learn

2.2 The Motivated Learner

2.3 It's All in the Mindset

2.4 Learning Preferences

2.5 Personality Types and Learning

2.6 Applying What You Know about Learning

2.7 The Hidden Curriculum

Introduction

Student Survey

How do you feel about your learning abilities? Take this quick survey to figure it out, ranking questions on a

scale of 1–4, 1 meaning “least like me” and 4 meaning “most like me.” These questions will help you determine

how the chapter concepts relate to you right now. As you are introduced to new concepts and practices, it can

be informative to reflect on how your understanding changes over time. We’ll revisit these questions at the

end of the chapter to see whether your feelings have changed.

1.

2.

3.

4.

Learning for me is easy. I don’t even have to think about it.

I have a preferred learning style.

If I can't learn something right away, I have difficulty staying with it.

I think my teachers are the most significant aspect of my learning.

You can also take the Chapter 2 survey (https://openstax.org/l/collegesurvey02) anonymously online.

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