Ready, Set, Think: Summer Pre-College Bootcamp Recently Updated

Hit the ground running with this four-session workshop that prepares you for the academic challenges you’ll face in college. Covers self-reflective learning, critical reading, writing, quantitative reasoning, disciplinary thinking, parsing your assignments, and tackling research projects. Interactive assignments and reflective exercises throughout. Includes free copy of the author’s acclaimed book, Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook For Student Success.

Louis Newman, former Dean of Academic Advising and Associate Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education at Stanford University, and Professor Emeritus at Carleton College has dedicated his life to helping students succeed in college. He now offers this exclusive 4-session (90 min. each) summer bootcamp, based on his recently published book, "Thinking Critically in College: The Essential Handbook for Student Success." This is your opportunity to access the wisdom and success strategies he has developed in his 40-year career in higher education as a professor, adviser, and administrator.

This summer program will benefit all students preparing for college, especially high school graduates and those entering 12th grade; also open to those who have taken some college courses, including those who have completed their first year.

Offered on Zoom and can be scheduled at the student's convenience. No application required. 

For more information, contact Louis Newman:  info@thinkingcritically.us