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3.5
College Rules!: How to Study, Survive, and Succeed in College
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This updated classic gives students the tools they need to successfully transition from high school to college, avoid rookie mistakes, and set themselves up for academic success from day one.
College can be the most exciting time in your life, but it also throws you into the deep end, with new academic and social responsibilities often seeming impossible to juggle. College Rules! will save you time and trouble, setting you up for academic success from the get-go. Whether you’re graduating at the top of your high school class or returning to college as an adult, this updated and expanded edition offers practical advice on how to successfully transition into college. Including tips and strategies that won’t ever be taught in lectures, you’ll learn how to:
- Study smarter—not harder
- Use technology in the classroom
- Choose an app for every occasion
- Excel at time management [Read: Balance homework and parties]
- Stay motivated—even in those “yawn” classes
- Plan a manageable course schedule
- Interact effectively with profs
- Become a research ace—online and at the library
- Survive the stress of exam week
- Set yourself up for stellar recommendations
With sad but true stories that teach tough lessons the easy way and inside scoops that provide advice based on actual research, College Rules! will help you make the most of your college years.
College can be the most exciting time in your life, but it also throws you into the deep end, with new academic and social responsibilities often seeming impossible to juggle. College Rules! will save you time and trouble, setting you up for academic success from the get-go. Whether you’re graduating at the top of your high school class or returning to college as an adult, this updated and expanded edition offers practical advice on how to successfully transition into college. Including tips and strategies that won’t ever be taught in lectures, you’ll learn how to:
- Study smarter—not harder
- Use technology in the classroom
- Choose an app for every occasion
- Excel at time management [Read: Balance homework and parties]
- Stay motivated—even in those “yawn” classes
- Plan a manageable course schedule
- Interact effectively with profs
- Become a research ace—online and at the library
- Survive the stress of exam week
- Set yourself up for stellar recommendations
With sad but true stories that teach tough lessons the easy way and inside scoops that provide advice based on actual research, College Rules! will help you make the most of your college years.
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3.5
“College Rules! By Sherrie Nist-Olejnik, Ph.D. & Jodi Patrick Holschuch
My quest to find the perfect college orientation book continues. With a subtitle like “How to study, survive, and succeed in college,” College Rules! seemed like the perfect fit. Furthermore, College Rules! has now published its 4th edition, signifying its timeliness and timelessness.
The first thing I noticed when the book arrived in the mail was its size. The book is over 300 pages long. This is not surprising when you try to address every aspect of the college academic experience, but as a book written primarily for newly minted high school graduates, I could not imagine young students reading 300 pages regarding time management and study skills.
There are some boxes aimed at adult students through the book, but these boxes felt like an afterthought or simply out of place. Adult students have entirely different needs, they would need their own book.
There are also some boxes promoting apps and other software programs a college student could use. All this information could be useful, but it could also be completely outdated in a matter of weeks or months.
All in all, the information is very practical and accurate. If a student is willing to sit down and read this book, they are probably already studious enough for college. There is one section of the book I found very bizarre; when the authors advise you on the best way to guess at a multiple choice question if you don’t know the answer. I was not expecting that.
Note: I received this book through bloggingforbooks.org in exchange for an honest review.”
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