Importance of Social Skills in Transition to University

This essay discusses the significance of social skills and personal attributes in coping with the challenges of transition to university. It cites research studies and provides evidence to support the argument.

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per ormance Accordin tof . g a an ei i et alH ss b g . (2011 ill li e t d aid and t e per a i e), sk s k s u y s h v s v
nat re o re ie in o note i an important part o t e colle e learnin ence t e a ilit ou f v w g f s s f h g g. H h b y f
note ta in al o attri te to academic per ormance Moti ation i one o t e mo ts k g s bu s f . v s f h s
important actor t at elp in ed cation Accordin tof h h s u . g a lo e et alS k fsk .(2012 academic),
cce i tron l predi po ed per on di erence in ac ie ement and moti ationsu ss s s g y s s by s ’s ff s h v v .
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ill in cce l inte ration in a ne en ironmentsk s su ssfu g w v ( a an ei i et alH ss b g . 2011).
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t e li e n a n t ell t i paper oc e on t e act t at t e academic ill in l o ldh f (). I u sh h s f us s h f h h sk s s g y, w u
not elp t e t dent to cope p it t e tran ition t t e non academic a ilitie li eh h s u s u w h h s bu h - b s k
ocial relation ip tre mana ement ill and or ani ational ill are a i ni icant as sh s , s ss g sk s g s sk s s s g f s
t e academic ill or a cce l inte ration in t e ni er it en ironmenth sk s f su ssfu g h u v s y v .
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Topic entenceS : To nder tand t dent tran ition to ni er itieu s s u s u v s s.
T i paper de cri ed t e c allen e aced t e t dent ile tran ition rom t eh s s b h h g s f by h s u s wh s f h
colle e to t e ni er itie t al o e amine t at t ere i a liai on re ired or t e t dentg h u v s s. I s x s h , h s s qu f h s u s
to pro re t ro di erent i er ed cation co r eg ss h ugh ff h gh u u s s ( ri et alB ggs ., 2012) T e paper a. h h s
identi ied t at t ere can e a mi matc in t e pre tran er a piration o t e t dent andf h h b s h h - sf s f h s u s
t eir realit in t e ir t ear t i t e ocial ill c tr in to inte rate in t e neh y h f s y s. I s h s sk s su h y g g h w
rro ndin acceptin ot er c lt re e ta li in interper onal relation ip it t esu u gs, g h u u s, s b sh g s sh w h h
peer e ond t e academic need ma e it po i le or t e e t dent to cope p it t es b y h s k s ss b f h s s u s u w h h
ne am ience Accordin to t i paper t e en e o el a arene a arene o t e lar erw b . g h s , h s s f s f w ss, w ss f h g
ocial en ironment a ilit to control t e o n emotion and t e propen it to con tr cts v , b y h w s h s y s u
i tr t relation ip it ot er are t e ocial ill t at elp a patient to r i e inh gh us sh w h h s h s sk s h h s su v v
ni er it en ironmentu v s y v ( ri et alB ggs ., 2012) T e paper al o e t t at pro ram li e. h s sugg s s h g s k
re er ee and ind ction pro ram elp t e t dent to et introd ced to t e ni er itf sh 's w k u g s h s h s u g u h u v s y
t dent and t e camp t i t e capacit o t e t dent to ma e im el a ociated its u s h us. I s h y f h s u k h s f ss w h
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All t e t ree paper t at a een elected or t i e a direct to ard t e acth h s h h s b s f h s ss y s w s h f
t at de elopment o ocial ill elp in moot tran itionin rom i c ool toh v f s sk s h s s h s g f h gh s h s
ni er itie T e need or ociali ation ill are i in ca e o t e international t dentu v s s. h f s s sk s h gh s f h s u s
d e to t e lo er rate o a imilation and t e i er rate o co r e drop o t rom t eu h w f ss h h gh f u s u f h
ni er itie Per onal enco nter de elopment o po iti e a ociation it t e t dentu v s s. s u s, v f s v ss w h h s u s by
t e de elopin rapport elp t e t dent to tain and ild identit a ter t e tran itionh v g h s h s u sus bu y f h s .
T e e tended ind ction pro ram i in ocial and li e ill in tr ction ena le t e t denth x u g s g v g s f sk s u s b s h s u s
meet and et to no eac ot er t i t e ocial ill t at elp in e ta li in a pporti eg k w h h . I s h s sk s h h s s b sh g su v
en ironment in colle ev g .

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