RE-RELEASE: Classical Education for College-bound Students

The Well-Trained Mind podcast

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 Transcript
• Assigning High School Credit Hours by Susan Wise Bauer

Tests We Discuss:

• SAT website
• ACT website
• CLT exam
• AP exams
• CLEP exams

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