Bridging the Gap: Life After High School

If you go to a public community college or university, your parents have the right to talk to your professors, your advisors or other counselors at the college without you signing any documents, just like in high school. 

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Once you enroll in college, Federal law prohibits the college faculty/staff from releasing educational information to anyone without your consent, even your parents. You will need to voice your own needs, ideas, and concerns as a college student.

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In college, students need to be know about their disability or accommodation needs. There is no Special Education Teacher, Case Manager, or Counselor to “find you and take you to the services you need.”

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College accommodations for IEPs and 504s are the same as in high school.

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College will be relatively the same as high school, just more free time outside of school and more freedom in general. College is less strict than high school. 

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Regarding auto technicians going into the workforce after high school, the only writing they will be doing is signing their name on a piece of paper and simply writing down what a vehicle might need like brakes, tires etc. 

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In looking at your Bridging the Gap: Pre-Assessments, a couple of you mentioned that if you are going into the military, you will not need to write at all. Is this true or false?

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A few people wrote in their Bridging the Gap: Pre-Assessment form different versions of the following statement: “College is a lot more relaxed than high school and there will be less busy work and useless papers to do.” Is this true or false?

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Engineers really don’t need to develop their writing skills for what they will actually be doing in the field. 

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In technical training for fields like electrician work, HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning), or welding, you do need to know how to write effectively. 

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