How to Have Fun Without Failing: 430 Tips from a College Professor - Softcover

Gilbert, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0757305776 ISBN 13: 9780757305771

Publisher: Hci, 2007

Synopsis

' If you're attending college--read this book before you attend another class. If you're paying for someone to attend college--buy this book AND MAKE SURE THAT PERSON READS IT!'

--Dr. Kirk Peters, Dean of Student Affairs, Tunxis Community College

GET GREAT GRADES IN COLLEGE

AND STILL HAVE A TON OF FUN ALONG THE WAY!

Congratulations--you're going to college! You have what it takes to be wildly successful. You're bright. You're eager. You're determined.

But wait. Statistics show that more than half of all college students either fail out or drop out and tragically never get their degrees.

So, what will you become in college--a superstar or a statistic ?

Open this book right now to find the simple and easy-to-follow strategies you need to graduate with honors and still have the best time of your life!

Dr. Rob Gilbert, who has been a college professor for more than twenty-seven years, has discovered the keys to having fun in college without failing out! He has seen too many students with tremendous potential take the plunge from fun to flunk. That's why he wrote this book. With these powerful, easy-to-use, student-tested tips you will enjoy a less stressful, more productive, and most memorable college experience. Absolutely, positively, guaranteed!

Some of the secrets you'll learn include:

·  Tip #35 How to get your professors to like you almost instantly

·  Tip #170 The one must-do the night before any exam

·  Tip #180 The word to say that can help you get better grades

·  Tip # 404 Fourteen words that will change your life

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Gilbert, Ph.D., is a professor of sports psychology at Montclair State University and is a public speaker, motivational coach, sports coach and author. He has developed workshops on success, a success hotline and an online success newsletter.

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Excerpt from How to Have Fun without Failing Out

From: Rob Gilbert, Ph.D

To: Students

Subject: How to have fun without failing out

In September 1964, I began my freshman year at the University of Massachusetts Amherst . It's now the twenty-first century, and I'm a professor at Montclair State University in New Jersey .

I've spent the last forty-two years in college---first as a student, then as a staff member, and now as a professor. What I've discovered is that most colleges and universities offer courses on just about everything except how to excel in college. That's why I wrote this book---to help you excel. How to Have Fun Without Failing Out is your own personal course on college success.

It took me more than forty years to gain the insights and develop the strategies necessary to write this book I wish I had it in my hands back in 1964, and I hope my hindsight will become your foresight.

Reality Check#3

Don't go to class.

Don't do the assignments.

Don't take the tests/

Don't graduate.

Be ready to ask, ôDo you want paper or plastic?ö for the next forty-five years.

TIPS

Tip#7

College is hard. If it were easy, everyone would have a college degree. To become a college graduate, you'll have to experience a certain amount of pain. You have a choice: Either you can experience the PAIN OF DISCIPLINE or you can experience the PAIN OF REGRET.

Tip#47

When you request a letter of recommendation from one of your professors, be sure to ask: ôWill you write me a great letter of recommendation?ö If your professor says, ôYes,ö you'll get a great letter of recommendation. If he or she says, ôNo,ö be thankful---you wouldn't want that letter in your file anyway.

Tip#52

Before you read another page in any textbook learn the Survey Q3R Technique:

- S urvey the entire reading assignment---give yourself ôpreview of coming attractions.ö

- Q uestion yourself about the text. After every couple of pages, ask yourself: ôWhat is the author trying to tell me?ö

- R ead actively by underlining key words, phrases, and main points.

- R ecite key ideas. Stop periodically and recite from memory the main points the author is making.

- R eview the reading assignment several times before the exam.

Tip#89

Energy management is even more important than time management. Conserve your energy by getting adequate sleep, eating healthy foods, and using stress-reduction techniques.

Tip#98

At some point during the first three weeks of school, spend twelve hours in a room reading and reviewing your textbooks and notebooks. Take bathroom and food breaks only---no phone calls, radio, computer, television, or friends---just you and your books. Most students think this is impossible. Once you do this exercise, you'll have new respect for your academic endurance, and studying for two hours a day will be cake.

Tip#125

Instead of choosing a course based on when it meets, choose your courses based on the professors with the best reputations. Some students wouldn't take a course on religion at 8:00 AM even if were taught by Professor J. Christ!

Tip#159

Many students only visit their professors when they want to complain about their grades. DON'T DO THIS! Do you want your professor to see you as a whiner or a winner?

Tip#251

Trust me: For your first semester in college, DO NOT have a friend from home as your roommate.

Tip#275

You may be an ôAö Student with fabulous references, but if you have a bad credit rating, there's a good chance you won't get the job you want after college. (Your credit score shows the world how responsible you are.)

Tip#299

The most interesting people may not always be the best looking.

Tip#409

No one would buy a pair of shoes without trying them on, so why do so many graduates go into a profession without first ôtrying it onö? For example, if you want to be an accountant, do an internship or co-op in an accounting firm. Get a part-time job with an accountant. If nothing else, volunteer to work in the field.

About this edition

• Publisher: Hci
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0757305776
• ISBN 13: 9780757305771
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 132