The Secrets of College Success

English

Series: Professors Guide Ser.

Volume: 1

ISBN: 0470885610

EAN: 9780470885611

Category: Education / Higher/Education / Students & Student Life/Education / Study Skills/

Publisher: Jossey-Bass

Release Date: 06/11/2010

Synopsis: 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.

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The Secrets of College Success

Illustrated: No

Format: eBook - PDF

Pages: 200