Reflec on Increased Demands

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Take a moment to reflect on what college is like.

Imagine you are 18 or 19 years old and starting college. Life is really different now. You might be:

• Living away from home for the first time



• Experiencing a less structured lifestyle



• Working at a part time job



• Spending less time in class, typically 1 - 3 hours a day



• Keeping up with the increased "outside of class" assignments, typically 3-5 hours a day



• Completing requirements within a 10 week quarter instead of a semester



• Managing your own academic accommodations

Will you have time to find and learn a new assistive technology? If you do, will you be able to keep up with your assignments while you learn to use it? It might be difficult. An early start will help you as it will your son or daughter. The more complex the technology, the greater the need to get started early.

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