Download or read book Conquering College a Professor s Tips written by Jacob Hammer and published by CreateSpace. This book was released on 2014-08-27 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered about how to prepare for college? How to select the colleges to which to apply? How to increase your chances of gaining admission to colleges of your choice? And, once admitted, how to succeed in college? What are the best ways of building the foundations of a thriving career? This book takes a holistic approach to answering these questions, guiding you to your dream career from high school through college to the footsteps of professional schools, graduate schools, or competitive jobs. Written by a long-time professor and father of two physicians, this book will reveal for you secret passages in higher education, passages that will help you succeed in today's competitive world.
Download or read book Conquering College written by Nafelie Monsour and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2009-02-04 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: CONQUERING COLLEGE: WHAT THEY DON'T TELL YOU differs from most "how-to-succeed-in-college" books by going far beyond university catolog and freshman and transfer student Orientation descriptions of college and how succeed in college and beyond. Chapter 1 informs readers of the four most commons ways that students choose to go about experiencing college, and the consequences - both positive and negative - of choosing one way, as opposed to another. Chapter 2 focuses on the four most common types of professors, and gives tips on how to thrive under each type. Subsequent chapters focus on choosing the right major, guidance counselors, the relative importance of grades, winning and losing the good will of professors, what the course syllabi tell, misuages of email, the halo effect, sleep, and how to get glowing letters of recommendation that lead to admission to either graduate or professional schools or post-graduation employment. These chapters also carry conversations with college graduates willing to discuss the extent to which - and the reasons why - they feel they did or did not leave college a success. And they contain conversations with professors willing to discuss the criteria - other than exam scores and term paper grades - they use in determining final student grades, and for whom they will write the most glowing letters of recommendation
Download or read book The Secrets of College Success written by Lynn F. Jacobs and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2010-06-11 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If you’re currently a college student, or plan on being one, you need to check out this book. Written by award-winning professors Lynn Jacobs and Jeremy Hyman, it’s loaded with insider information that only professors know--but few are willing to reveal. The over 600 tips in this book will show you: How to pick good courses and avoid bad professors How to develop “college-level” skills and habits that’ll put you ahead of the pack How to get through the freshman comp, math, language, and lab science requirements--in one try How to figure out what’s going to be on the tests, and what professors are looking for in papers and presentations How to pick a major you’ll really like--and be good at How to get the edge for graduate school--or the inside track to a really good job And much more. The tips are quick and easy-to-use, and the advice is friendly and supportive. It’s as if you had your own personal professor guiding you on the path to college success.
Download or read book Conquering College written by Phillip Gay and published by . This book was released on 2006-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conquering College says much that cannot be said by counselors and professors during New Student Orientation Day sessions-or any other time, for that matter. Student peers and official student mentors are often good counselors, but they don't usually know all there is to know. This book was written to fill some of the gaps in their knowledge. Chapter 1 informs readers of the four most common ways that students choose to go about experiencing college, and the consequences-both positive and negative-of choosing one way as opposed to another. Chapter 2 focuses on the four most common types of professor, and gives tips on how to thrive under each type. Subsequent chapters focus on choosing the right major, guidance counselors, the relative importance of grades, winning and losing the goodwill of professors, course syllabi email, the halo effect, sleep, and how to get the glowing letters of recommendation that lead to admission to graduate and professional schools or to immediate post-college employment. These chapters also carry conversations with college graduates willing to discuss the extent to which-and the reasons why-they feel that their college career may or may not be said to have been "Successful."
Download or read book The Last Lecture written by Randy Pausch and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family.
Download or read book College Success written by Brian Harris and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2014-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On average, only one of out every two students who starts a college program ever earns a degree. This book is intended to help you to be one of the two graduating students who is successful at college. Based on the author's extensive experience in teaching and counseling in high school and college settings, "College Success" is packed with proven practical ideas to help any college student to be more successful. The tips and strategies are easy to understand and easy to implement to improve your success at college.
Download or read book Say This NOT That to Your Professor written by Ellen Bremen and published by . This book was released on 2018-12-31 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Say This, Not That to Your Professor: 20 Talking Tips for College Success is dedicated to the student-professor relationship and provides students with the exact words they need to competently and confidently deal with challenging classroom situations. Readers learn how to professionally communicate in common classroom situations, such as overcoming grade confusion, respectfully challenging a professor, dealing with zeroes and extra credit, and managing late work or absences. The text covers ways to professionally interact during office hours, via email/social media, and when asking for a letter of recommendation. Finally, readers gain self-advocacy strategies for particularly challenging interactions, such as when the class is too boring or too difficult, when feedback is unclear, or when the whole class fails. The third edition features newly written material throughout, fresh organization, and a condensed, streamlined presentation. Additionally, the book includes new quotes from both industry professionals and professors at the end of each chapter to provide students with real-world examples and insight on a range of topics. Say This, Not That to Your Professor is ideal for courses in college success, first-year experience programs, communication, English as a second language, and international orientation courses. Ellen Bremen holds degrees in communication studies and post-secondary education from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. She is 15 year tenured faculty in the Communication Studies Department at Highline College in Des Moines, Washington, and formerly spent four years in the Speech Department at Darton College. She is a past recipient of the Sloan Consortium's Excellence in Online Teaching and Learning Award. Professor Bremen has been recognized by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development and the National Council of Instructional Administrators for teaching innovation. She has contributed to titles with McGraw-Hill, Pearson Education, Oxford University Press, and Cengage Learning.
Download or read book Conquering College written by Victor Cahn and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2009-06-16 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High school students receive a great deal of advice about gaining admission to college, but much less about what to do when they arrive there. More than ever, a college education represents a major investment of time and money. In this perceptive and witty guide, written by an experienced teacher and counselor of both high school and college students, Victor L. Cahn presents future undergraduates and their parents with a blueprint for how best to use these vital four years. With singular candor, he discusses the potential pitfalls and rewards of campus life, including the transition from high school; the challenges of academic, personal, and social freedom; and the opportunities offered by courses, professors, and extracurricular programs. All this information is presented in the context of one central theme: that college is preparation not simply for a career, but for life.
Download or read book Conquering College written by Howard Scott Warshaw and published by Eduquest Corporation. This book was released on 1992 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The best book on collegiate success for two simple reasons: It gives good, clear, sensible advice, & it is a joy to read! Students read it because it's fun. Then they USE it, because it works. Fully illustrated with amusing depictions of the author's vivid images, this book does something few books do: it Generates Enthusiasm. Students enjoy reading it, then set right out applying the methods. What else could a how-to book do? To order: EduQuest. P.O. Box 610787, San Jose, CA 95161-0787. Telephone: 408-441-7355.
Download or read book How to Win at College Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country s Top Students written by Cal Newport and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book How to Become a Straight A Student written by Cal Newport and published by Crown. This book was released on 2006-12-26 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Looking to jumpstart your GPA? Most college students believe that straight A’s can be achieved only through cramming and painful all-nighters at the library. But Cal Newport knows that real straight-A students don’t study harder—they study smarter. A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the first time the proven study secrets of real straight-A students across the country and weaves them into a simple, practical system that anyone can master. You will learn how to: • Streamline and maximize your study time • Conquer procrastination • Absorb the material quickly and effectively • Know which reading assignments are critical—and which are not • Target the paper topics that wow professors • Provide A+ answers on exams • Write stellar prose without the agony A strategic blueprint for success that promises more free time, more fun, and top-tier results, How to Become a Straight-A Student is the only study guide written by students for students—with the insider knowledge and real-world methods to help you master the college system and rise to the top of the class.
Download or read book Say This Not That to Your Professor written by Ellen Bremen and published by Pearson College Division. This book was released on 2013-03-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Discover the right words to improve your grades, manage your classes, and build communication skills for life."--Cover.
Download or read book Conquering College written by Victor L. Cahn and published by R & L Education. This book was released on 2009 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High school students receive a great deal of advice about gaining admission to college, but much less about what to do when they arrive there. More than ever, a college education represents a major investment of time and money. In this perceptive and witty guide, written by an experienced teacher and counselor of both high school and college students, Victor L. Cahn presents future undergraduates and their parents with a blueprint for how best to use these vital four years. With singular candor, he discusses the potential pitfalls and rewards of campus life, including the transition from high school; the challenges of academic, personal, and social freedom; and the opportunities offered by courses, professors, and extracurricular programs. All this information is presented in the context of one central theme: that college is preparation not simply for a career, but for life.
Download or read book The Professor Is In written by Karen Kelsky and published by Crown. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The definitive career guide for grad students, adjuncts, post-docs and anyone else eager to get tenure or turn their Ph.D. into their ideal job Each year tens of thousands of students will, after years of hard work and enormous amounts of money, earn their Ph.D. And each year only a small percentage of them will land a job that justifies and rewards their investment. For every comfortably tenured professor or well-paid former academic, there are countless underpaid and overworked adjuncts, and many more who simply give up in frustration. Those who do make it share an important asset that separates them from the pack: they have a plan. They understand exactly what they need to do to set themselves up for success. They know what really moves the needle in academic job searches, how to avoid the all-too-common mistakes that sink so many of their peers, and how to decide when to point their Ph.D. toward other, non-academic options. Karen Kelsky has made it her mission to help readers join the select few who get the most out of their Ph.D. As a former tenured professor and department head who oversaw numerous academic job searches, she knows from experience exactly what gets an academic applicant a job. And as the creator of the popular and widely respected advice site The Professor is In, she has helped countless Ph.D.’s turn themselves into stronger applicants and land their dream careers. Now, for the first time ever, Karen has poured all her best advice into a single handy guide that addresses the most important issues facing any Ph.D., including: -When, where, and what to publish -Writing a foolproof grant application -Cultivating references and crafting the perfect CV -Acing the job talk and campus interview -Avoiding the adjunct trap -Making the leap to nonacademic work, when the time is right The Professor Is In addresses all of these issues, and many more.
Download or read book How to Have Fun without Failing Out written by Robert Gilbert and published by HCI. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ' 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
Download or read book To My Professor Student Voices for Great College Teaching written by Michigan State University School of Journalism and published by Read the Spirit. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 291 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “To My Professor: Student Voices for Great College Teaching” begins with remarks by students about their professors. They tend not to be the kind of remarks that professors usually hear, and some are harsh. Others are full of gratitude for teachers who inspire and motivate. The “To My Professor” statements are really just starting points that lead to advice from master teachers. Teaching college is difficult and this book has some potential solutions. More than 50 chapters cover situations including expectations, communication, technology, race, gender and religion, mental and physical health.
Download or read book A Winning Strategy for the Game of College written by Ryan R. Otter and published by . This book was released on 2010-09-01 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 3,000,000 new freshman enroll in college every year and most have no idea about the game they are about to start playing. A failure to understand that the game of college is different than the game of high school is the cause for most of the issues faced by incoming freshman and is a major reason why one half of all students that start college never finish. In this book, Professor Otter explains the truth about the game of college and provides practical advice for all students, including a novel step-by-step approach on how to pick the right career. His no-nonsense style gets right to the point and lets you know what it takes to win at the game of college. He explain why graduation should not be the goal for college, how to pick the right career and major, how to maximize time and energy at college, how professors think and how to best interact them, and much more.
