Understanding College
Students' points of view...
Classes at college are different than high school because everything is different: the teachers, classmates and subjects are different.
School work is different in college. Like they give you different homework. The class I'm taking now about men and women and psychology is not something I would have taken in high school.
The computer teacher was nice. Whenever I said I wasn’t sure I could do this, she told me to just keep coming back.
In college I'm having to learn to do harder work. In high school I didn't have homework a lot. In college the professors don't baby you like they do in high school. You're responsible for your own work.
I agree that the college class are hard but once you get used to it they get much easier. Take your time with homework. Don’t rush through it.
This is helping my future. Getting skills. I'll probably be back here next semester. I might try an introduction to nursing class. Or study about police work. Or maybe something different like photography.
Before you begin making plans to attend college, there are a few things you should be aware of about college. First, you should know that there a few ways to enter college, either before you leave high school or after you have finished high school. Also, if you are a person with a disability and you anticipate you might need assistance in college, you should know where you can seek out these services. In both cases, you should be aware of some terms used in college to discuss these options and services.
As you begin to think more seriously about college, it is important for you to understand the differences between high school and college and the expectations people will have of you in college. To meet those expectations, it will be important to be organized and take responsibility for yourself
In this section, we also want to share information about how different people view college opportunities for students with intellectual disabilities. For the most part, there is a lot of public support for students to attend college. However, you should be aware of some negative responses as well since you may find yourself needing to work with some of these people in order to go to college. It will be important for you to recognize these negative attitudes and address them with assertive self determination skills.
