The Secrets Of College Success

Author : Lynn F. Jacobs,Jeremy S. Hyman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781119561804

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Are you among the 22 million students now enrolled in college? Or a high school student thinking of joining them shortly? Or perhaps a parent of a college-bound junior or senior? Then this book is just for you. Written by college professors and successfully used by tens of thousands of students, The Secrets of College Success combines easy-to-use tips, techniques, and strategies with insider information that few professors are willing to reveal. The over 800 tips in this book will show you how to: pick courses and choose a major manage your time and develop college-level study skills get good grades and manage the “core” requirements get motivated and avoid stress interact effectively with the professor or TA prepare for a productive and lucrative career New to this third edition are high-value tips about: undergraduate and collaborative research summer internships staying safer on campus diversity and inclusion disabilities and accommodations …with special tips for international students at US colleges. Winner of the 2010 USA Book News Award for best book in the college category, The Secrets of College Success makes a wonderful back-to-college or high-school-graduation gift –or a smart investment in your own college success.

Author : Lynn F. Jacobs,Jeremy S. Hyman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2010-06-11
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780470885611

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The Secrets of College Success by Lynn F. Jacobs,Jeremy S. Hyman Pdf

If you’re currently a college student, or plan on being one, you need to check out this book. Written by award-winning professors Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman, it’s loaded with insider information that only professors know--but few are willing to reveal. The over 600 tips in this book will show you: How to pick good courses and avoid bad professors How to develop “college-level” skills and habits that’ll put you ahead of the pack How to get through the freshman comp, math, language, and lab science requirements--in one try How to figure out what’s going to be on the tests, and what professors are looking for in papers and presentations How to pick a major you’ll really like--and be good at How to get the edge for graduate school--or the inside track to a really good job And much more. The tips are quick and easy-to-use, and the advice is friendly and supportive. It’s as if you had your own personal professor guiding you on the path to college success.

Author : Amy Baldwin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1951693167

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College Success by Amy Baldwin Pdf

Author : Stefanie Weisman
Publisher : Sourcebooks, Inc.
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2013-05-07
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9781402280801

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The Secrets of Top Students by Stefanie Weisman Pdf

Straight talk and tips from top students to help make academic excellence a lifestyle. Getting a passing grade is one thing—cramming to memorize facts, knowing what's on the test, finishing a paper just before the deadline—but being a top student is something else entirely. So what makes the difference between a good student and a top student? Being a top student is a lifestyle, not just an A on your transcript. The Secrets of Top Students: Tips, Tools, and Techniques for Acing High School and College offers advice from lifelong top student, Stefanie Weisman, to help you learn the keys to studying smart, staying motivated, and making academic excellence a part of your life. Tips from 45 Top Students Learn strategies on making the grade with first-hand advice from valedictorians, Rhodes scholars, Fulbright scholars, Intel Science Fair finalists, a National Spelling bee champion, and more! Lifestyle Tips and Techniques Discover tips and mantras that will keep you on the road to academic success. Helpful Exercises Practice makes perfect. Put what you've learned to the test with easy exercises on taking notes, staying motivated, and more.

Author : Karine Blackett,Patricia Weiss
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : College student orientation
ISBN : 1593578539

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College Success Guide by Karine Blackett,Patricia Weiss Pdf

Stop Trying So Hard and Start Achieving, No matter who you are-a teenager who's trying to find a career or an adult who's trying to change careers or anyone who's trying to juggle multiple responsibilities-earning a college degree is a challenge. But it doesn't have to be a struggle. Students across the nation and around the world have used the strategies in this book to accomplish their academic goals. But this is no one-size-fits-all approach. Whether you go to classes on campus or online, full-time or part-time, you can choose the strategies that fit the way you learn. This book presents proven methods to help you, Retain what you read, Handle test stress, Find your learning style, Study efficiently, Make the most of online classes, Stay positive, Accomplish your goals, Locate useful information, Write academic papers, Learn from and share with others, Focus on your work, Maintain school/life balance Book jacket.

Author : Cal Newport
Publisher : Crown
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2005-04-12
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780767920223

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How to Win at College by Cal Newport Pdf

The essential guide to getting ahead once you’ve gotten in—proven strategies for making the most of your college years, based on winning secrets from the country's most successful students “Highly recommended because it is full of practical tips that will help high school grads take the next step in life.”—Money How can you graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, gain access to the best post-college opportunities, and still have a life? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents seventy-five simple rules that will rocket you to the top of your class. These often surprising strategies include: • Don’t do all your reading • Drop classes every term • Become a club president • Care about your grades, Ignore your GPA • Never pull an all-nighter • Take three days to write a paper • Always be working on a “grand project” • Do one thing better than anyone else you know Proving you can be successful and still have time for fun, How to Win at College is the must-have guide for making the most of these four important years—and getting and edge on life after graduation. “This deliberately provocative book is a good way for a smart student to see how out-of-the-box thinking can lead to success in college.”—Seattle Times

Author : Boyce Dewhite Watkins
Publisher : Blue Boy Publishing
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : PSU:000058234129

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Quick and Dirty Secrets of College Success by Boyce Dewhite Watkins Pdf

The college game's tough like checkers or chess. If you play the game wrong, it makes a big mess. But play the game right, you'll come out on top. Boyce Watkins will make you the cream of the crop!

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Academic achievement
ISBN : OCLC:1198647225

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College Success by Anonim Pdf

Author : Bruce Gibbs
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780615192567

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The Secret to College Success by Bruce Gibbs Pdf

This book gives you a secret. It shares the secrets of college success from an instructor's point of view of how to be successful in college. The book gives you the secret on how to get a grade changed, how to pick the best roommate, how to not get saddled with collegiate debt, how to get a job after graduation, how to maximize your safety on campus, how to pick the best major for you, how to pick the best classes, and many more. Professionals from Ivy League schools such as Duke, Cornell, and Yale recommend the book. The book give secrets every college student should know. The secrets in this book can help you to be a better student and can in fact, change your life. Unlock the secret for yourself.

Author : Alfred Poor
Publisher : Desktop Wings, Incorporated
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2012-09-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0982652674

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7 Success Secrets That Every College Student Needs to Know! by Alfred Poor Pdf

YOU NEED MORE THAN A GOOD R SUM AND A STRONG JOB INTERVIEW to be successful in your first job out of college. Even if you've had experience in part time jobs or internships, it's a whole new ballgame after graduation. In this book, you will learn powerful information that can help you be more successful at finding fulfillment in your job and speeding that next promotion. For example, you will learn: Three essential skills that will win the support of co-workers at all levels, One surprising lesson from fast food work that applies to any job, and What your primary responsibility really is, no matter what it says in your job description. This short book is written in a breezy style that is easy to read, but packed with valuable information that you will use right from the first day on the job (if not sooner!)

Author : Dr. Lynn F. Jacobs,Jeremy S. Hyman
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 9780061750489

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Professors' Guide(TM) to Getting Good Grades in College by Dr. Lynn F. Jacobs,Jeremy S. Hyman Pdf

The Professors' Guide to Getting Good Grades in College is the first book to reveal the insider secrets about how professors really grade. The book offers high-value, practical tips about how to succeed at each of the five "grade-bearing" moments of the semester: (1) The Start (2) The Class (3) The Exam (4) The Paper and (5) The Last Month of the Semester. Fast-paced, entertaining, and easy-to-follow, the Professors' Guide will help you get truly excellent grades in college.

Author : Ken Bain
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2012-08-27
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780674070387

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What the Best College Students Do by Ken Bain Pdf

The author of the best-selling What the Best College Teachers Do is back with more humane, doable, and inspiring help, this time for students who want to get the most out of college—and every other educational enterprise, too. The first thing they should do? Think beyond the transcript. The creative, successful people profiled in this book—college graduates who went on to change the world we live in—aimed higher than straight A’s. They used their four years to cultivate habits of thought that would enable them to grow and adapt throughout their lives. Combining academic research on learning and motivation with insights drawn from interviews with people who have won Nobel Prizes, Emmys, fame, or the admiration of people in their field, Ken Bain identifies the key attitudes that distinguished the best college students from their peers. These individuals started out with the belief that intelligence and ability are expandable, not fixed. This led them to make connections across disciplines, to develop a “meta-cognitive” understanding of their own ways of thinking, and to find ways to negotiate ill-structured problems rather than simply looking for right answers. Intrinsically motivated by their own sense of purpose, they were not demoralized by failure nor overly impressed with conventional notions of success. These movers and shakers didn’t achieve success by making success their goal. For them, it was a byproduct of following their intellectual curiosity, solving useful problems, and taking risks in order to learn and grow.

Author : Dan Lerner,Alan Schlechter
Publisher : Little, Brown Spark
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2017-04-18
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780316311632

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U Thrive by Dan Lerner,Alan Schlechter Pdf

From the professors who teach NYU's most popular elective class, "Science of Happiness," a fun, comprehensive guide to surviving and thriving in college and beyond. Every year, almost 4,000,000 students begin their freshman year at colleges and universities nationwide. Most of them will sleep less and stress out a whole lot more. By the end of the year, 30% of those freshmen will have dropped out. For many, the unforeseen demands of college life are so overwhelming that "the best four years of your life" can start to feel like the worst. Enter Daniel Lerner and Dr. Alan Schlechter, ready to teach students how to not only survive college, but flourish in it. Filled with fascinating science, real-life stories, and tips for building positive lifelong habits, U Thrive addresses the opportunities and challenges every undergrad will face -- from finding a passion to dealing with nightmarish roommates and surviving finals week. Engaging and hilarious, U Thrive will help students grow into the happy, successful alums they all deserve to be.

Author : Joseph Henrich
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2017-10-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9780691178431

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The Secret of Our Success by Joseph Henrich Pdf

How our collective intelligence has helped us to evolve and prosper Humans are a puzzling species. On the one hand, we struggle to survive on our own in the wild, often failing to overcome even basic challenges, like obtaining food, building shelters, or avoiding predators. On the other hand, human groups have produced ingenious technologies, sophisticated languages, and complex institutions that have permitted us to successfully expand into a vast range of diverse environments. What has enabled us to dominate the globe, more than any other species, while remaining virtually helpless as lone individuals? This book shows that the secret of our success lies not in our innate intelligence, but in our collective brains—on the ability of human groups to socially interconnect and learn from one another over generations. Drawing insights from lost European explorers, clever chimpanzees, mobile hunter-gatherers, neuroscientific findings, ancient bones, and the human genome, Joseph Henrich demonstrates how our collective brains have propelled our species' genetic evolution and shaped our biology. Our early capacities for learning from others produced many cultural innovations, such as fire, cooking, water containers, plant knowledge, and projectile weapons, which in turn drove the expansion of our brains and altered our physiology, anatomy, and psychology in crucial ways. Later on, some collective brains generated and recombined powerful concepts, such as the lever, wheel, screw, and writing, while also creating the institutions that continue to alter our motivations and perceptions. Henrich shows how our genetics and biology are inextricably interwoven with cultural evolution, and how culture-gene interactions launched our species on an extraordinary evolutionary trajectory. Tracking clues from our ancient past to the present, The Secret of Our Success explores how the evolution of both our cultural and social natures produce a collective intelligence that explains both our species' immense success and the origins of human uniqueness.

Author : Eric Jensen
Publisher : Barrons Educational Series
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2003-05-01
Category : Study Aids
ISBN : 0764120077

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Student Success Secrets by Eric Jensen Pdf

Updated so that it speaks to today’s students, this long-time Barron’s bestseller presents strategies to improve test scores, a plan to help students develop regular and effective study habits, tips on retaining information from their reading, and methods for taking useful classroom notes. They will also find advice on getting the most out of library and computer research facilities. Here is a book that will help students foster the habit of success in all academic subjects.