The Secrets of College Success - Softcover

Jacobs, Lynn F.; Hyman, Jeremy S.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1119561809 ISBN 13: 9781119561804

Publisher: Jossey-Bass, 2019

Synopsis

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.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

A COMPLETE GUIDE TO COLLEGE SUCCESS, WRITTEN IN A QUICK, EASY-TO-READ, ENJOYABLE FORMAT

Ideal for college students and forward-looking high school students, The Secrets of College Success offers over 800 tips, techniques, and strategies—all written by college professors offering insider information that other professors don't want to tell.

Covering your entire college career, from the first week to graduation, this book will help you:

• Seamlessly transition from high school to college
• Select good courses and avoid bad professors
• Develop college-level skills and habits that'll give you a leg-up
• Budget your time and balance work, study, and family commitments
• Nail freshman comp, math, language, and lab science requirements
• Anticipate what's going to be on tests, and what professors are expecting in papers and presentations
• Select a major you'll really like and be good at
• Develop job skills and prepare for interviews

New to this third, revised edition are tips for:

• Undergraduate and collaborative research
• Summer internships and study abroad programs
• Staying safer on campus
• Mastering new college technologies (including Blackboard, Canvas, and iClicker)

Plus special advice for students with disabilities, students from underrepresented populations, and international students.

Successfully used by tens of thousands of students, The Secrets of College Success makes an ideal back-to-college or high-school graduation gift—or a wonderful investment in your own future. Great for first-year experience courses, too.

About the Author:

LYNN F. JACOBS and JEREMY S. HYMAN are college professors with a combined 50-plus years of teaching experience at eight different colleges, including the University of Arkansas, MIT, Princeton, UCLA, Vanderbilt University, and California State University, Northridge. They maintain a website at www.professorsguide.com, blog for U.S. News & World Report, and have contributed to blogs at The New York Times, Chegg, and Reader's Digest.

About this edition

• Publisher: Jossey-Bass
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1119561809
• ISBN 13: 9781119561804
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 352