Test Bank for Your College Experience, 14e John Gardner,

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• Which of the following is a sign that you are thriving in college and life?
• You reach only the goals that others have set for you.
• You meet the minimum requirements needed to achieve your goals.
• You discover talents you did not know you had.
• You are deriving a small amount of pleasure from your daily tasks.

ANSWER: c

• Thriving in college and in life is about
• achieving your highest possible level of performance.
• learning to collaborate with others.
• reaching the goals that you set for yourself.
• deriving a small amount of self-satisfaction from your activities.

ANSWER: a

• Citrine is a first-year college student. She is scheduled to be in a first-year seminar focused on student

success. She is skeptical that she will receive much benefit from this course. Which is a benefit of this course that you would share with Citrine?

• This class will give her more autonomy in college.
• She will not need to participate in other activities if she finishes this course.
• She will not need as much help from professors or peers after taking this course.
• Completing this course will make it more likely that she will finish her degree.

ANSWER: d

• A student who is around eighteen years old and has just graduated from high school is classified as which

type of student?

• traditional
• veteran
• international
• nontraditional

ANSWER: a

• Which of the following describes how college differs from high school?
• Tests are given more frequently.
• Instructors monitor your progress more closely.
• You will probably be part of a more diverse student body.
• You have fewer potential friends to choose from.

ANSWER: c

• A student who is older, has experience in the job market, and is returning to college to retrain for a new 1 / 2

career would be classified as which type of student?

• first-generation
• nontraditional
• peer leader
• international

ANSWER: b

• What challenge would nontraditional students face that traditional college students would not?
• They may have trouble juggling responsibilities.
• They will probably be less serious than other students.
• They commonly have trouble staying motivated.
• They lack a clear purpose for being in college.

ANSWER: a

• Simon is signing up for his first college classes in many years. He took time off after his freshman year when

he and his partner got married and adopted several children, whom he has stayed home with to raise. He is worried that he won’t be able to keep up with the younger students in his classes. What advantage does Simon have over the other, more traditional students in his classes?

• He has a very clear purpose for being in college, which instructors often appreciate.
• He has less time to do homework because he has family responsibilities.
• He may have to miss class on occasion to take care of his children.
• He will have global worldviews that will enrich classroom discussion.

ANSWER: a

• What is one benefit of attending office hours?
• Your instructor will monitor your progress more carefully.
• It shows your instructor you are serious about learning.
• Instructors will give you more time to complete assignments.
• Your instructor will help make difficult decisions for you.

ANSWER: b

• College participation is about ensuring that more people have the opportunity to be evaluated on the basis of

their

• merit.
• background.
• family’s status.
• personal connections.

ANSWER: a

• In 2014, four-year college graduates earned roughly how much more per year than high school graduates on

average?

• half as much
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