OM DENNE EPISODE
"Picture yourself here."
"Become all you can be."
"This will be the best four years of your life."
The college pitch to high school seniors is alluring—though it doesn't sketch a very clear life plan for a young person entering higher education. As Heights Headmaster Alvaro de Vicente points out, a successful time in college can be measured in growth: Are you physically, spiritually, and intellectually stronger by the end of these four years? In order to answer yes, students will need to embark upon college with a plan and a healthy way of measuring those dimensions of growth.
This week on HeightsCast, Mr. de Vicente shares incredibly practical advice for spending the college years well, drawing on a letter he sent this summer to the newly graduated Heights class of 2024.
Chapters:- 1:45 The best four years of your life?
- 6:44 Old truths remain fresh
- 9:17 College success measured by growth
- 12:05 Five battlefronts, five tools for success
- 12:36 One: Shower and eat breakfast
- 15:30 Two: Look at your day as a 9-to-5 job
- 19:26 Mr. de Vicente's study plan
- 25:32 Three: Find the right peer group
- 30:04 Four: Chart a path for spiritual growth
- 32:00 Five: Have a mentor
- 35:27 A reasonable study load, being effective without overloading
- 41:26 Laptop distractions in class
- 44:25 Breaking out of the "self-focused" college attitude
- 50:40 A truer pursuit of happiness
- The Art of Teaching Conference at The Heights School (November 13-15, 2024)
- Considerations for College-Bound Students featuring Dr. Peter Kilpatrick of The Catholic University of America
- The College Experience featuring Dr. Jonathan Sanford of University of Dallas
- Rethinking College: Why Go? How? When? featuring Arthur Brooks
