EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE · PUBLISHED 2024
The College Transition Journal
A guided psychoeducational resource created to support students, families, and organizations as young people prepare for the transition into college and emerging adulthood.
ISBN: 979-8218427092 · Available on Amazon
ABOUT THE JOURNAL
More than getting accepted.
The transition to college can bring new expectations, responsibilities, relationships, decisions, and questions about identity and independence.
The College Transition Journal was created to give students space to pause, reflect, prepare, and think intentionally about what this next season may require.
Designed for first-time college students and students transferring to a new campus, the journal can also support the families, counselors, schools, college-access programs, and organizations walking alongside them.
Three ways to use the journal.
01
For Students
INDIVIDUAL USE
Use the journal independently as you prepare for college, navigate transition, explore your goals, and reflect on the person you are becoming.
02
For Families
GIFTING & SUPPORT
A meaningful resource for opening conversations and supporting a student through an exciting, complex season of change.
03
For Schools & Organizations
BULK ORDERS
Bulk orders are available for school districts, universities, TRIO programs, college-access initiatives, and community organizations supporting students through the transition to college.
SUMMER COLLEGE TRANSITION EXPERIENCE
Ready, Set, College!
Because getting into college is only part of the transition.
Ready, Set, College! is a summer college-transition experience for graduating high school seniors and incoming college students preparing for what comes after acceptance.
The program creates space to talk about the parts of college preparation that can be easy to overlook: adjusting to greater independence, navigating new expectations, managing stress, building support, understanding yourself, and preparing for the changes that come with a new environment and season of life.
Participants receive The College Transition Journal as part of the experience and use it alongside guided conversations, reflection, and practical activities throughout the program.
The goal isn’t to make students feel like they have to have college completely figured out before they arrive. It’s to help them enter the transition with greater awareness of themselves, what may be ahead, and the support and strategies they may need along the way.
The College Transition Journal is included with the Ready, Set, College! experience.
OFFERED SEASONALLY DURING THE SUMMER
“Preparing for college isn’t only about where you’re going. It’s also about understanding what the transition may require of you once you get there.”
Start where you are.
Whether you’re preparing for college yourself, supporting a student you love, or helping a group of students navigate what comes next, The College Transition Journal was created to make space for reflection, preparation, and more intentional conversations about the transition ahead.