Getting the Best Out of College: A Professor, a Dean, & a Student Tell You How to Maximize Your Experience
by Anne Crossman, Peter Feaver, Sue Wasiolek
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Author: Anne Crossman, Peter Feaver, Sue WasiolekEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-06-01
ISBN: 1580088562
Number of pages: 264
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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Book Review: A wonderful book on college life
Summary: 5 Stars
When I read the book, Getting the Best Out of College, I immediately thought of how helpful it would have been for me, as a parent, to read it BEFORE my children went off to college. But that time for me has come and gone.
For upcoming high school graduates and their parents, the book presents a lot of very helpful information on college life - dorms, social encounters, and personal responsibility. One aspect I thought was wonderful was the encouragement to the new college student to look at the support system around him or her and appreciate and acknowledge it, whether it's parents or people who work in the dorms or campus to keep it clean and safe.
Better yet, I think the book is a great first-time read or re-read for a student IN college. The authors encourage students to contact their professors - THEY are people with interesting ideas, knowledge and contacts who are there to educate AND to give assistance with papers, internships, and recommendations for jobs and graduate school.
There is a tremendous amount of information in this book which would benefit college students and parents. Even the last chapter deals with preparing for life after college. The book has become my favorite high school graduation gift this year, plus I have also given it to my rising college senior to read now. I highly recommend Getting the Best Out of College.
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Summary of Getting the Best Out of College: A Professor, a Dean, & a Student Tell You How to Maximize Your Experience
YOUR REAL FRESHMAN ORIENTATION GUIDEAfter years of standardized tests, group projects, community service, and high school woes, you?ve finally made it to college. So, what now?
Answering the all-too-familiar groan ?I wish I?d known that as a freshman,? a prof, a dean, and a recent grad distill more than fifty years of expertise at top colleges into this crash-course guide to success. Proving that it matters less where you go than what you accomplish while you?re there, they reveal secrets that most undergrads learn the hard way (if at all), such as how to impress professors, live with roommates, select the best courses, plan your major, prepare for life in the real world, and more.
College is a huge investment of time, money, and yourself. Getting the Best Out of College is essential to making the most of that investment.
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