
Your Complete Guide to College Success
How to Study Smart, Achieve Your Goals, and Enjoy Campus Life
Donald J. Foss(Author)
American Psychological Association (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 15. April 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
295 pages
978-1-4338-1296-5 (ISBN)
Description
Your Complete Guide to College Success is an up-to-date, evidence-based book that provides a roadmap for how to be successful in college-and afterwards.
College and real life aren amp rsquo t the distinct worlds they are often made out to be. With the skills, knowledge, and attitudes you amp rsquo ll learn in this book you can tackle college work and cope effectively with issues such as: learning in the most effective and efficient way, figuring out the social scene, defining your goals and accomplishing them, and creatively adapting to a changing world. Your Complete Guide to College Success covers a comprehensive set of academic and personal topics, and distills research results and advice into a student-friendly, readable package.
College and real life aren amp rsquo t the distinct worlds they are often made out to be. With the skills, knowledge, and attitudes you amp rsquo ll learn in this book you can tackle college work and cope effectively with issues such as: learning in the most effective and efficient way, figuring out the social scene, defining your goals and accomplishing them, and creatively adapting to a changing world. Your Complete Guide to College Success covers a comprehensive set of academic and personal topics, and distills research results and advice into a student-friendly, readable package.
Reviews / Votes
A practical, no-nonsense resource that backs up its advice with a wealth of references, Your Complete Guide to College Success is enthusiastically recommended especially as a gift to aspiring high school graduates (Midwest Book Review)More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Washington DC
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 251 mm
Width: 178 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4338-1296-5 (9781433812965)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Donald J. Foss, PhD, was the first in his family to go to college. He attended Hamline University and then transferred to the University of Minnesota, where he received both a bachelor's degree and a doctorate. After a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard, he joined The University of Texas at Austin, rising to be a professor of psychology and the chair of the psychology department. Dr. Foss has also been on the psychology faculty at Florida State University, where he was dean of its College of Arts and Sciences. Presently, he is a professor of psychology at the University of Houston, where he also has served as senior vice president for academic affairs and as provost. Dr. Foss received an All-University Outstanding Teaching Award from The University of Texas at Austin and an Outstanding Achievement Award from the University of Minnesota. His research interests are in cognitive psychology, specializing in how people comprehend both spoken and written language. He has published numerous professional articles and book chapters and has cowritten or coedited seven books.
Content
Preface
I. Orientation
From Green to Grad
The Mental Maps to Success: Space and Time
II. Acing Academics
How to Study Effectively
Strategic Reading
Going to Class With Class
Testing, Testing: Will This Be on the Test?
III. Mapping Yourself
Self-Knowledge, Attitudes, and Excellence
Your Interests, Your Major, Your Career
IV. Mastering the University's Resources
How to Choose Courses and Get Free Tutoring
Who's Who - and Who Helps You Be Successful
V. Conquering Challenging Courses
Solving the Mathematics Course
Comprehending the Writing Assignment
VI. Your Campus/Commuting Life
Your Campus Life: The Dorm and the Drive
More Campus Life: Steps to Social, Financial, and Physical Success
VII. Commencement
References
Index
About the Author
I. Orientation
From Green to Grad
The Mental Maps to Success: Space and Time
II. Acing Academics
How to Study Effectively
Strategic Reading
Going to Class With Class
Testing, Testing: Will This Be on the Test?
III. Mapping Yourself
Self-Knowledge, Attitudes, and Excellence
Your Interests, Your Major, Your Career
IV. Mastering the University's Resources
How to Choose Courses and Get Free Tutoring
Who's Who - and Who Helps You Be Successful
V. Conquering Challenging Courses
Solving the Mathematics Course
Comprehending the Writing Assignment
VI. Your Campus/Commuting Life
Your Campus Life: The Dorm and the Drive
More Campus Life: Steps to Social, Financial, and Physical Success
VII. Commencement
References
Index
About the Author