Many students relish the hectic pace of starting college in the fall – discovering the campus, new friends, new expectations, new teachers, a complicated new place, and a busy recreational and social schedule that must somehow still allow for heavy academic responsibilities.
Many would benefit from sampling all this prior to the fall semester so that they can ease into what can be the most frantic semester of a student’s career.
Research on student success consistently supports the idea of making a start in the summer directly prior to the fall that follows it and cites the following advantages:
- Focusing in summer on one or two courses at a time
- Attending Summer School as an important success factor in progress to your degree
- Having credit hours under your belt before you begin the fall semester
- Relieving the stress on your first-year academic load
SOAR, of course, is an indispensable orientation to your college life. Freshman Headstart allows you to immerse yourself in college life early and arm yourself for the fall campaign.
That’s what research tells you. Students will tell you that entering their new world early was just a smart choice.
Questions? Contact us at summer49er@uncc.edu
