General Guidance

Transition to College: Essential Tips for Parents & Students

Description

Julie hosted the final webinar of the year focused on college transition, providing comprehensive guidance for prospective students entering in 2025 and highlighting Synergy Careers’ offerings including webinars, workbooks, and career guidance resources.

The webinar covered essential tips for academic success, including note-taking strategies, study habits, and the importance of engaging with college resources during orientation week. Patrick Cosgrove MIC and other panelists discussed support services and transition tips at various colleges, emphasizing the value of campus engagement, peer support, and utilizing available resources for both academic and personal well-being.

Speakers

Thank you to our panelists today, Dr. Patrick Cosgrove Student Liaison Officer Mary Immaculate College and Amanda Bowes from Carlow College, who joined in our panel discussion, who is there Learning Information and Retention Officer.

Previous guests included Mary Immaculate College, DCU, University of Galway, GMIT (now ATU Galway), ISPCC, Eunicas.

Timing

  • 0-32 mins: Synergy Careers, Julie O’Connor, talks you through tips for success when transitioning into 3rd level, looking at orientation week, to college supports & societies, and study and notetaking tips.
  • 32-44 mins: MIC Patrick Cosgrove, goes through all the supports, societies, learning hubs, peer mentoring, student communication and more.
  • 44- 59 mins: Panel Discussion with insights from Carlow College to financial supports, class sizes, college experiences.

Resources

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