Students who feel less emotionally prepared for college than their peers tend to have lower grades and other negative experiences on campus, according to survey results released on Thursday. It’s no surprise that the transition from high school to college can be a challenge. But the study’s findings emphasize how many students feel emotional needs take a back seat to academics during their process of preparing for campus life. Two out of three students surveyed said they felt more emotionally unprepared than their peers in both their final year of high school and their first semester of college. The effects of that perception manifest themselves in a variety of places, including the classroom. The study’s conclusion: To ensure students’ academic success, high schools, colleges, and parents must do more to teach students how to cope with what they may feel — not just how to study.

October 8, 2015 ・ From Chronicle of Higher Education