BS/MD Admissions by College Admissions Partners

Making Medical School Dreams a Reality

  • Home
  • Testimonials
  • 11 Steps to Become the Strongest BS/MD Candidate.
  • Contact College Admissions Partners
  • Resources
  • Services
  • BS/MD Admissions
  • Parents
  • Student
  • Meet the College Admission Consultant
  • Free Consultation
  • Blog
  • Campaigns
  • Sitemap
  • #6868 (no title)

Making Medical School Dreams a Reality

  • Home
  • BS/MD
    Admissions
  • Resources
    • Admissions
    • Application Process
    • College of the Month
    • College Rankings
    • Info to Know
    • Services
    • Admissions Timeline
    • Transfer Help
    • Weekly Resource
  • Free
    Consultation
  • About Us
    • Todd Johnson
    • Kelley Anne Johnson
    • Do You Need Help?
    • How Do We Help Your Student?
    • College Admissions Partners in the Media
    • Testimonials
  • Blog

Posted on 03.29.11 by Todd Johnson 0 Comment

Should College Be Difficult?

Why do you want to go to college? To learn something? To find a job? Wouldn’t it be great if you actually learned something? Something that would help you find, and keep, a job.

A recent book, “Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses” followed college students at 24 colleges around the country. Their finding? A third of the students studied showed no improvement in critical thinking skills after 4 years of college. Moreover, 35% of the students studied less than 5 hours a week and 50% didn’t have a single class that required 20 pages of writing in their previous term.

Sadly, I am not surprised by these facts. I still remember a college senior I talked with at a Thanksgiving get together several years ago.  This young women was working on her senior project and I discussed with her what she had to do to complete the project.  The research she had to do and the paper she had to write sounded very much like what my daughter did in junior high.  Just present the facts; no analysis of the findings required.

In researching colleges one of the issues you should examine is how much work will you have to do at each college you are considering. Talk to current students to see how much homework they do. How much do they have to write each semester?  Ask professors what they expect of their current students.

The answers to these questions will all give you some idea of how much work you will have to do at a particular college. And make no mistake about it. If you want to learn, you will have to work. Generally, the more you work, the more you will learn. The more you write, the better a writer you will become. Every employer likes employees who know how to work and who know how to write and communicate.

Can you drift through 4 years of college, having fun but really not learning anything? Absolutely. But those 4 years of fun won’t help you find a job or to keep a job you might get. Put in the work now, and reap the benefit for many years to come.

Are you ready to start working?

You can trust us to help you find the best college for your needs. We offer a FREE 1/2 hour consultation to discuss your needs for college admissions counseling. Give us a call now at 888-970-BSMD(2763) or drop us an email.

Categories: College Admissions Counseling, College Selection Tags: College Selection

Todd Johnson's avatar

Todd Johnson

Todd Johnson is the founder of College Admissions Partners. Todd regularly teaches other independent college admissions counselors and is the country's leading expert in BS/MD admissions. He is also the author of a best selling book on BS/MD admissions.

Leave a Comment

Recent Posts

02.21.23

2023 Edition of the Book is Now Available

07.07.22

Do You Need A Competitive Research Program?

07.05.22

Do You Need To Start A Club?

06.30.22

Does It Matter Who You Shadow?

Categories

  • Accelerated Medical Program
  • Activities
  • Admissions
  • Applications
  • BS/MD Programs
  • College Admissions Counseling
  • College Application
  • College Financial Aid
  • College of the Month
  • College Planning
  • College Selection
  • College Testing
  • Doctor Shadowing
  • Essays
  • General Information
  • Interviews
  • Medical School
  • Pre-med
  • Research
  • Specific Programs

Email Sign-up

Get the latest updates delivered straight to your inbox.

Contact Us

32039 Danbury Ave.
Northfield, Minnesota 55057
888-970-BSMD(2763)
Email: todd@collegeadmissionspartners.com or
collegeadmitguy@gmail.

Resources

  • Admissions
  • Application Process
  • College Rankings
  • Info to Know
  • Admissions Timeline

About Us

  • Meet Todd Johnson
  • Meet Kelley Johnson
  • Do You Need Help?
  • How Do We Help Your Student?
  • College Admissions Partners in the Media
  • Testimonials

Sitemap | Website by Web Savvy Marketing

© 2006 – 2018 College Admissions Counseling