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College You
How to Thrive at College
and Build a Foundation for Lifelong Success
College is amazing, exciting, overwhelming, and fun. You’ve been preparing for years. But how to make the most of it?
College You shows the way, with decades of wisdom distilled into short, easy-to-understand chapters. The book reads more like a discussion than a lecture, with cartoon characters questioning the text.
You will learn how to handle common student challenges like loneliness, culture shock, homesickness, college readiness, the feeling of being overwhelmed, and managing priorities.
College You also introduces students to a core of essential academic skills ⎼ how to read, write, think, learn, and disagree at the college level.
Finally, College You explains the most important mysteries of college success, like how to interact with faculty, how to participate in discussion groups, how to choose classes, the difference between majors and careers, how to think about grades, how to balance in-class and extracurricular learning, how to make college friends, how to study abroad, how to use AI, how to handle the urge to cheat, and how to use your college degree to set yourself up for a lifetime of success.
"A worthy, wise, and clearheaded guide for anyone considering higher education." -- Kirkus Reviews
"An engaging, insightful, and surprisingly entertaining guidebook that demystifies the college experience while making a compelling case for the enduring value of higher education." -- IndieReader
A must have for anyone seeking to unlock the full potential of their college experience" -- The Prairies Book Review
"I wish this material had been available to me at any point in my journey" -- Author Courtnee Turner Hoyle for Reader's Favorite
"Refreshingly original and thought-provoking" -- BookView Review
"The bold education manual College You speaks to college-bound students with convincing aplomb." ---- Foreword Clarion Reviews
"Look no further than College You" -- Author C.R. Hurst for Reader's Favorite
"One of the most extensive guides to college currently in publication" -- The US Review of Books
Table of Contents
Preface - Why Read This Book?
Part 1 - Why Go to College
Chapter 1 - The Goals of a College Education
Chapter 2 - How College Grads Earn More
Chapter 3 - Why Colleges Exist
Part 2 - What to Learn
Chapter 4 - College is Different from High School
Chapter 5 - Job Skills from Academic Classes
Chapter 6 - Skipping College to Focus on Earnings
Chapter 7 - Getting a Better or Worse Education
Part 3 - Preparing for Success
Chapter 8 - Choosing Your College
Chapter 9 - Before You Get to College
Chapter 10 - Majors and Careers
Chapter 11 - Homesick in a Strange Land
Chapter 12 - Playing by New Rules
Chapter 13 - The Rules You Cannot Break
Chapter 14 - Learning Outside Your Classes
Chapter 15 - Finding Your Community
Chapter 16 - Getting Help
Part 4 - College-Level Work
Chapter 17 - How to Manage Priorities
Chapter 18 - How to Read
Chapter 19 - How to Write
Chapter 20 - How to Think
Chapter 21 - How to Learn
Chapter 22 - How to Disagree
Chapter 23 - How to Use AI at College
Part 5 - Managing Your College Career
Chapter 24 - Choosing a Major and Electives
Chapter 25 - Grades, Assessment, and Learning
Chapter 26 - Where to Live?
Chapter 27 - Studying Abroad
Part 6 - Finishing Strong
Chapter 28 - Other Ways to Use Your Degree
Chapter 29 - Are We There Yet?
Chapter 30 - On Beyond College
Afterword
About the Authors
Wait! Don't Go!
One More Question!
Appendix A - 30 Important Skills and Dispositions
Appendix B - Statistical Data on Majors and Careers
Appendix C - 38 Common Majors
Notes
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