RE-RELEASE: Classical Education for College-bound Students

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Summary: In this episode, Susan Wise Bauer and Susanna Jarrett discuss how a classical education prepares students for university education and what adjustments may need to be made to ensure your student is a competitive applicant.

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Timestamps:

(00:00) - Intro
(01:31) - Starting off with a piece of advice
(04:39) - Preparing for college at the rhetoric stage
(10:57) - Seven tips (and a bonus!) for making the transition to college
(11:28) - Tip #1: Identify a range of potential colleges
(12:49) - Tip #2: Get credits on a transcript
(29:18) - Tip #3: Practice receiving instruction from multiple sources
(33:53) - Tip #4: Decide whether to take standardized tests
(40:48) - Tip #5: Look into achievement based testing
(46:54) - Tip #6: Get used to using a checklist and planner
(50:37) - Tip #7: Start collecting letters of recommendation
(52:53) - BONUS!: How to align classical courses to a high school transcript
(58:33) - Outro

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