Importance of College Preparation to the Student

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Beginning college student marks a most important transition. For latest high school graduates, college typically means more individuality and the ability to make assessments without the aid or help of their parent. Everyone incoming college for the first time must be ready for the more laborious academic life in college and for the encounter of balancing various obligations. College readiness is a measure of a student's academic, social and psychological preparedness for college and can play a main role in college success.

College preparation is very important to college success for students. In most cases, students are well-prepared by high school faculty, parents and their own self-discipline to attain success. Every so often, though, intended planning during a student's senior year of high school and the summer before college are required to help him perform well from the get-go in a college career.

Academic Preparedness

Many new college students don't have the academic background they need to excel in college, and the National Conference of State Legislatures reports that 34 percent of students in public colleges take at least one remedial class.

Social Preparedness

College isn't just about academic life. You'll be exposed to a wide variety of new people, often with very different perspectives from your own.

Maturity and Discipline

No matter how smart or social you are, college can be challenging if you don't have enough self-discipline to do your work. Time management becomes paramount in college.

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The Rising Sun: About DeAndre Ayton – Basketball Player of Balboa City School in San Diego

He left his family in Bahamas to follow his hoop dreams in San Diego, the 6-10 16-year-old DeAndre Ayton has appeared as one of the top prospects in the world (He is Power Forward and player of Balboa City School Basketball). By the end of the camp, his mother was already being approached by Bahamians now staying in the United States with bonds to American schools. Moving to the US look like the next reasonable step, and Ayton quickly comprehended that maybe he should give hoops a serious shot. Later that summer he began visiting possible schools to attend. Among them was one in Houston, where he says he got the exclusive chance of meeting Hakeem Olajuwon. “He told me to just keep working on my footwork and stay inspired,” Ayton says. “I began watching his videos. He was the first guy I really watched.”

The family decided not to pursue the Houston school and finally agreeing on Balboa City School in San Diego (BCS). Ayton moved to Southern California that September and began classes instantly as a seventh grader. Located at 525 Hawthorn Street San Diego, CA 92101, across the street from the Balboa Park that’s home to the world famous San Diego Zoo, the private school is remarkably small, with a cumulative student body of about 120 in grades K-12, leaving many classroom sizes in the single digits. (Visit this link for more details https://balboaschool.com/about-bcs/). “I told my mom I was on a mission at age 12,” says Ayton. “I knew what I wanted. I knew what my mom and family were going through. I came over here for business—to work.”

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