How College Works

We talk with real high school students and answer their questions.

We talk about what professors and teachers do over the summer and how students might be involved.

We talk with a real live college student about what she's learned since coming from high school and her advice for students coming to college.

We talk with our Director of Financial Aid about how you qualify, what responsibilities you then have, and, of course, advice on how to deal with it. You might also get to hear Melody and Peter sing.

We discuss different philosophies of grading, how each of us grades, and, as always, some advice for students.

We have a short talk about how High Schools are funded and how that compares to colleges.

We talk with the lady who handles the money about where it all comes from, how it gets spent, and we'll learn if Melody's students really do pay her salary.

We discuss what tenure is, how we get it (or not), how student evaluations affect it, and how we feel about it.

We talk about what a college's catalog is, what is in it, how it is different from course listings, the analog for High Schools, and how to use it.

Peter and Melody talk with their boss, Chioma, who the Vice President of Academic Affairs, about what she does, how that relates to faculty, students, administration, and what all that means for students when they deal with her.