College Skills

Quantum U teaches incoming and current college students how to succeed in college with college skills they don't acquire in high school. Our 8-day college success program also helps them get focused on the future. College is not just an extension of high school. It represents a whole new paradigm in school, learning, and autonomy. Given the investment that goes into a college education, as well as the opportunities it can offer, the challenge of how to succeed in college with the right academic and life skills should not be taken lightly.

One of the key components to the success of our college summer programs is our ability to get students college-ready and career-ready by teaching them how to learn, meaning how to identify and tap into their own specific learning style. Also, we know that motivation and inspiration come from within a student. We craft every interaction to appeal emotionally to students, in order for them to gain a goal-directed vision while triggering their inner drive to achieve.

When it comes to gaining new college skills at our college success program, Quantum U, it all begins here. The 8 Keys of Excellence provide a framework for success in life. Success in all aspects of life depends on you.

	Integrity The state of authenticity when our values and actions are aligned. Integrity happens when what we value is evident in our actions.
	Failure Leads to Success Feedback from failures provides the information we need to learn so we can succeed.
	Speak with Good Purpose Speaking in a positive manner. Being responsible for honest and direct communication and focusing on truth-telling and maintaining integrity.
	This is It! The commitment to focus our attention on the present moment and the willingness to make whatever we are doing most important.
	Commitment The ability to follow our vision without wavering; staying true to the course.
	Ownership The quality of accountability and responsibility. The ability to be counted upon and the willingness to take responsibility for the choices we make.
	Flexibility The willingness to change what we are doing to achieve the outcome we desire. Flexibility allows us to choose the best option to accomplish the outcome.
	Balance Balance is our personal 'bank account' of meaning and fulfillment within our life. To stay in balance we must make the choices that give the greatest meaning to us.

In addition to the 8 Keys, some of the college skills acquired by campers who attend Quantum U include college reading, college writing, and learning how to study in college more effectively. The college skills taught at Quantum U enable students to be more efficient and productive to ensure they are college-ready.

A critical aspect of college success is a student's college reading skills. At Quantum U, we teach students how to increase both reading speed and comprehension in order to make better use of their time and achieve better results.

One of the things we teach students at Quantum U is that learning how to study in college begins with awareness of an important concept known as Everything Speaks. It means that everything in the environment sends a message that either enhances or detracts from learning. Think about tidy versus cluttered chaos, light and airy versus dim and dark, inviting and functional versus any old place. During Quantum U's college success program, students learn new college skills to improve college reading and college writing, which comes in very handy when it's time to take that test or final exam. Exposure to the 8 Keys and to the broader college skills portion of the curriculum is one of the many aspects of Quantum U that make us unique among college success programs. Students are able to gain important new college reading and college writing skills while learning how to study in college, and with their newly-acquired life skills, they gain the confidence, motivation and interpersonal skills to apply them effectively in their lives.

Quantum U is part of the Quantum Learning Network, a company that has been delivering learning and life skills to students for over 27 years. In fact, between our SuperCamp summer camps, our Quantum U college summer programs, and our in-school teacher, student, and parent training, over four million students have been impacted positively by Quantum Learning methods.

Our Quantum U staff is trained to teach students important college skills based on Quantum Learning's accelerated learning techniques. Independent studies of our summer program graduates illustrate the results we achieve. In one study with over 6,000 graduates, 73% reported improved grades, 68% increased motivation, 83% increased confidence, and 98% continued to used the high school and college skills they learned at our summer camps.

There really aren't any other college summer programs like Quantum U's college success program, which provides invaluable learning and life skills to help students learn how to succeed in college, professional, and personal lives. The 8-day summer program gets students college-ready because it is highly interactive and introspective, indoor and outdoor, structured to build on successes, and orchestrated with up-time and down-time to optimize learning and results.