Full Description
For courses in College Orientation, College Success, Personal Development or Transitional Studies. Navigating the first year of college can be overwhelming-new procedures, courses, and expectations can make the experience unfamiliar, even intimidating. The College Awareness Guide: What Students Need to Know to Succeed in College demystifies the experience by introducing readers to many of the new concepts and procedures they will encounter during their first year of college. Covering a broad range of topics, it stresses basic knowledge over specific skills and includes material not discussed in many texts. It is brief and affordable-packing information into less than 150 pages-and contains over 170 references to valuable web sites, books, and tutorials.
Contents
PREPARING TO GO TO COLLEGE A Checklist of Things to DoChoosing a CollegeChoosing a Place to LiveSTARTING OUT The Importance of a Positive AttitudeSetting Realistic GoalsChoosing a Major and a CareerThe Catalog and Schedule of ClassesThe College Website and University Email AccountsCollege Bulletins, Newspapers, and FlyersBlogs and Electronic Bulletin BoardsChoosing ClassesDropping ClassesChoosing InstructorsAlternatives to the Usual Way of Getting CreditCredit/No Credit OptionAuditing ClassesSeeing a Counselor or an AdvisorThe Consequence of Low GradesGetting the Most Out of College LifeCollege Life is Not for EveryonePitfalls of College Life and Campus CrimeObtaining Financial SupportThe First Day of ClassGetting In Touch with a Professor Student to Instructor EtiquetteTextbooksCreating a Textbook LibraryComputersThe InternetWhy Do I Have to Take This Course? The Goals of Liberal StudiesA Note to Foreign Students and Nontraditional College StudentsA Note to Students with DisabilitiesDEVELOPING COLLEGE SURVIVAL SKILLSStress ManagementTime ManagementUsing Study Skills Centers and Taking Study Skills CoursesTaking NotesParticipating in ClassUsing Tape Recorders and Other Recording Devices in the ClassroomProfessional Lecture NotesThe Importance of Reading Skills Reading a TextbookConcentrationRemembering What You Hear and ReadStudying for and Taking ExamsSample Essay TestsAnalysis of Sample Essay TestsUsing the LibraryHow to Find Information Using an Electronic Database or Search EngineWriting Reports and PapersA Note on PlagiarismCritical ThinkingOUTSIDE THE COLLEGE "WALLS" Education and TravelCareer Planning and Getting a JobGiving Out Your Personal InformationAPPENDIX A VOCABULARY BUILDINGWebsites on Preparing for College and Study SkillsCompanies That Provide ResourcesPrinted Materials and SoftwareInternet ResourcesList of Scholarly Organizations
