Classical Education for College Bound Students

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. Show Notes: Recommendations for transcript creators A Sample High School TranscriptAssigning High School Credit Hours by Susan Wise BauerTests We Discuss: SAT website ACT website CLT exam AP examsCLEP examsTimestamps:(00:00) - Intro (01:05) - Starting off with a piece of advice (04:13) - Preparing for college at the rhetoric stage (10:31) - Seven tips (and a bonus!) for making the transition to college (11:02) - Tip #1: Identify a range of potential colleges (12:23) - Tip #2: Get credits on a transcript (27:08) - Tip #3: Practice receiving instruction from multiple sources (31:43) - Tip #4: Decide whether to take standardized tests (38:38) - Tip #5: Look into achievement based testing (44:44) - Tip #6: Get used to using a checklist and planner (48:27) - Tip #7: Start collecting letters of recommendation (50:43) - BONUS!: How to align classical courses to a high school transcript (56:23) - Outro