#115 – Zooming Out on the College Experience: Taking the Long (and Wide) View

College Parent Central Podcast

Preparing for and transitioning into the first year of college involves so many, many details, and it’s easy to get caught up in just getting through what needs to be done. Then the college experience can be taken over by the day-to-day details of classes, assignments, GPA, activities, friends, schedules, career planning and just surviving. While we all know it’s good advice to live in the moment, sometimes it can also help to take a breath, zoom out a bit, and look at the bigger picture. In this episode, Lynn and Vicki suggest why it’s important for your student (and you) to take some time to take a look backward, to look more widely at those experiences available now, and to look forward to the future. Changes of perspective can be illuminating for all of us (And yes, that includes parents!).

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Chapters

1. #115 – Zooming Out on the College Experience: Taking the Long (and Wide) View (00:00:00)

2. Taking the Long View (00:01:02)

3. Reflecting on College and Beyond (00:10:58)

4. Navigating Transitions and Future Paths (00:22:15)

5. Success Beyond School Struggles (00:35:50)