Ready For College? Dr. Bob Neuman And Jude Neuman

Only two weeks before college starts. Today’s guest, Kyle, represents tens of thousands of new freshmen wondering what lies ahead. A time for jitters and excitement! Kyle is excited. He’s comfortable about going into engineering because he likes math and science. He has far fewer jitters than students who step on campus without a direction. […] The post Ready For College? – New Freshmen Counting Down the Days: and Calming the Jitters appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

It’s a kind of attitude, a lifestyle — a way that students have of handling themselves and their days. Whatever their level of education, students need a new kind of awareness of themselves as students. They need to look at school in new ways. Can your student be College Smart? Absolutely!!! Do students know how […] The post Ready For College? – So what do we mean by being College Smart? appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Every week on Ready for College we talk about what is really essential for college prep. While our overall message is positive, the astounding truth is that almost 90% of kids do not have what it takes when they arrive on college campuses — this is a recipe for disaster! We can help you greatly […] The post Ready For College? – According to College Professors — 86% of high school grads are not! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

College Smart® Ready for College? Our Books are now available! In this program, Dr. Bob announces the release of his three books. This program introduces you to them. Don’t miss the introductory offer below! College Smart® Give your student a college success formula by becoming College Smart. If you’ve been listening to our programs, you […] The post Ready for College? – College Smart Books Now Available! appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In high school, Tommy was a good student with a 3.6 grade point average. He had taken difficult courses, and he looked forward to going to college. He began his courses: business as usual. But soon he noticed that his grades on a few assignments weren’t as high as he expected. Then one of his […] The post Ready For College? – Tommy: What He Learned about going to College in his First Semester appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Listen to Kensey and Taylor. These young women have different financial circumstances. They’re thinking about different schools. One will live at home to save money and has chosen her school. One will leave home, but hasn’t yet decided among a handful of possible schools. Both talk about their career directions. They’ve done a lot of […] The post Ready for College?: Two high school seniors. Still a lot of questions. appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Incoming freshmen arrive on their new campus with a certain amount of anxiety along with their excitement. It happens even if that campus is near home. Arriving on campus is like setting foot in a foreign country. You can help your children reduce their jitters. (They’re there, even you child doesn’t talk about them.) How? […] The post Ready For College? – 4 Important Topics for Discussion the Summer Before Your Child Starts College appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Meet Jess. She just finished her first year at a large university. She wanted a large university, and she loves it. She also talks about what she’s learned in the life of a freshman. Adapting to the new routine Signing up for courses and going through orientation Her stressful first semester and how it shaped […] The post Ready For College? – Adjusting to that First Year in College: Insights of a Freshmen appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This is the first in a series of college and high school student interviews. Meet Brett, a college student who works at a local coffee bar. Brett has just finished his first year of college at a state university. But he began thinking about his future years ago. He’s a planner, he knows what he […] The post Ready For College? – Meet a Student who Comes with Batteries Included appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

There’s an alphabet soup of them. PSAT, PLAN, ACT, SAT, AP, DAT, LSAT, MCAT, and the list goes on. All those little white circles just waiting to be filled in. Are they nerve-wracking? That depends on how ready your child is for them. They aren’t like eye charts. You don’t just “read” them and hope […] The post Ready For College? – Standardized tests: You gotta love ‘em appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

In the early years of childhood, parents act “very parental.” They “tell” their children how to act and how to behave. But from about middle-school on, the role of parents changes. Young teens don’t want to be “told” what to do. They are beginning to assert their independence. Now what? Just as their children are […] The post Ready for college? – From Hand-holder to Adviser: How Parents Should Relate to their Kids to get them Ready for College. appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Listen to Amy and Steve whose third daughter is now in a state college. They will tell you how the Learn- As-You-Go approach to financing college affected them. While they were financially aware as a family and planned for many other financial events in their lives, they were late at turning their attention to college. […] The post Ready for College? – The problems with the Learn-As-You-Go Plan of financing a college education appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Today, we introduce you to Eric. Despite his brilliance — Eric got a perfect score on the ACT — he has great regrets about his education. In hindsight, he tells us what happened to him as a truly gifted child. Because so many things came so easily to him, he was passive. He had great […] The post Ready For College? – Why being smart isn’t enough appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Ask your children if they know how to learn. Mostly likely, they’ll look at you like you had just asked a really dumb question. Their answer would be, “Of course I do.  I’ve been learning since kindergarten.” Hmmmm…Now ask them HOW they learn. They may say they do their homework; go to class; study for […] The post Ready For College? – Learning is like a layer-cake on KL Street appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

This week, Grace and Molly, two second-semester juniors from our local high school, share their views— What they feel that they’ve gotten out of high school so far that will benefit them in college. How they believe right now about college What they think college is going to be like Visiting colleges and how they […] The post Ready For College? – Two High School Juniors: Talk about their Thoughts on College appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

On Ready for College? we often talk about the fact that the majority of students are not ready. As college students, they don’t know how to manage their time or themselves, study productively, keep up with assignments, get enough sleep, and do college work in the face of what so many young people consider their […] The post Ready for College? – Alarming and Dangerous…The Mental Health Crisis among College Stud appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Why do the majority of students take 5, 6, or more years to graduate? Here are two of many reasons. #1: Incoming freshmen think college is going to be high school away from home. It’s not.   #2.  Because they don’t believe #1, they arrive overconfident, they get off to a bad start, and the […] The post Ready for College? – The 7 Deadly Sins appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

For years, Dr. Bob has spoken at Freshmen Orientation Programs and talked to parents during Admissions Programs. And on these occasions, parents have lots of questions. College is, after all, a big expense, plus parents want to be clear about the ins and outs of college. Today, he chooses from his list of most-often asked […] The post Ready for College? – Ask the Doctor: Dr. Bob Answers Parents’ Frequently-Asked Questions appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

Dr. Bob and Jude take you through 4 school websites— a two-year community college and 3 four-year college sites to tell you what to look for and why it’s so important. College is about finding a direction in life — even if your child doesn’t have a goal yet. Undecided college students need to find […] The post Ready For College? – Where’s Waldo? Or How to Look for Information on College Websites appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.

You’d never buy a car without sitting in it and giving it a test drive. The same is true for choosing a college. Sure, you can check out websites to explore areas of study and admission requirements. But that’s only the start. It’s the homework you do that narrows field among schools. How many colleges […] The post Ready For College? – Project Big Decision: Why and How to Visit Colleges appeared first on WebTalkRadio.net.