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Beating the Summer Slide: Strategies to Maintain Learning Momentum

Princeton College Consulting

Shutting down is problematic because it impedes the reinforcement process required for retention. So what can students do beyond the traditional extracurricular activities to keep the fire burning during the summer? First of all, this is not a formula for success and retention of information.

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Notes from my Georgia Tech Visit

ACM College Consulting

With a 98% retention rate, students must be finding ‘their place’. Extracurricular activities like research, jobs, and volunteer work in those areas are a great way to demonstrate this. There are more than enough non-academic activities to get involved in, but students need to be self-driven and make the effort to join.