Full Description
Your Complete Guide to College Success is an up-to-date, evidence-based book that provides a roadmap for how to be successful in college-and afterwards.
College and real life aren amp rsquo t the distinct worlds they are often made out to be. With the skills, knowledge, and attitudes you amp rsquo ll learn in this book you can tackle college work and cope effectively with issues such as: learning in the most effective and efficient way, figuring out the social scene, defining your goals and accomplishing them, and creatively adapting to a changing world. Your Complete Guide to College Success covers a comprehensive set of academic and personal topics, and distills research results and advice into a student-friendly, readable package.
Contents
Preface
I. Orientation
From Green to Grad
The Mental Maps to Success: Space and Time
II. Acing Academics
How to Study Effectively
Strategic Reading
Going to Class With Class
Testing, Testing: Will This Be on the Test?
III. Mapping Yourself
Self-Knowledge, Attitudes, and Excellence
Your Interests, Your Major, Your Career
IV. Mastering the University's Resources
How to Choose Courses and Get Free Tutoring
Who's Who - and Who Helps You Be Successful
V. Conquering Challenging Courses
Solving the Mathematics Course
Comprehending the Writing Assignment
VI. Your Campus/Commuting Life
Your Campus Life: The Dorm and the Drive
More Campus Life: Steps to Social, Financial, and Physical Success
VII. Commencement
References
Index
About the Author
