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Author:   Peter F. Burns
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Imprint:   Rowman & Littlefield Education
Dimensions:   Width: 13.90cm , Height: 1.20cm , Length: 21.70cm
Weight:   0.209kg
ISBN:  

9781578864591

ISBN 10:   1578864593
Pages:   120
Publication Date:   17 August 2006
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1 Introduction: The Purpose of this Book (You Can Make College a Learning Experience) Chapter 2 Chapter One: What Is the Goal of your Collegiate Experience? (The Goal is To Learn) Chapter 3 Chapter Two: Expectations (This Isn't High School Toto) Chapter 4 Chapter Three: Preparing for the Semester (How to Outrun the Avalanche) Chapter 5 Chapter Four: Stages of the Semester (Will You Work Hard During the Dog Days?) Chapter 6 Chapter Five: Study Habits (Make Studying a Habit) Chapter 7 Chapter Six: Advice on Exams (Prepare, Don't Cram) Chapter 8 Chapter Seven: Paper Writing (Build a Tasty and Well-Presented Cake) Chapter 9 Chapter Eight: Notes (Write, Read, Write, Read, Read) Chapter 10 Chapter Nine: Your Professors (Is the Professor Dr. Jekyll or Mr./Ms. Hyde?) Chapter 11 Chapter Ten: Scheduling of Classes (Make a Well-Balanced Schedule) Chapter 12 Chapter Eleven: In-Class Etiquette (Oh Behave) Chapter 13 Chapter Twelve: Evaluate Your Performance (Figure Out What You Did Wrong, and Try to Fix It) Chapter 14 Chapter Thirteen: Good Student vs. Not-So-Good Student (Which One Are You? Which One Will You Be?) Chapter 15 Chapter Fourteen: How Parents Can Help Their Children Succeed (Parents Just Don't Understand [?]) Chapter 16 Chapter Fifteen: The Most Important Points (If You Work Hard, the Grades Will Come)

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Sure to make the average reader chuckle. ... An excellent source for future--and present--college students. VOYA Burns's delivery is presented in such a way that it is effortless for students to grasp and retain...Having high school students read this book during their senior year, or during their summer break before college would prove to be extremely beneficial. Journal Of College Student Development, Vol. 49, No. 1 Peter Burns' Success in College offers the tips and strategies that are essential to receiving good grades in college. With his blend of humor, insight, and genuine concern, he has created a book that speaks honestly to new college students and high school seniors. The book is not naive about college life and that is its true strength--college is a time of wonderful social growth and Burns is able to show how to expertly balance the social with the academic. -- Steve Loflin

Sure to make the average reader chuckle. ... An excellent source for future--and present--college students. Voya Burns's delivery is presented in such a way that it is effortless for students to grasp and retain...Having high school students read this book during their senior year, or during their summer break before college would prove to be extremely beneficial. Journal Of College Student Development, Vol. 49, No. 1 Peter Burns' Success in College offers the tips and strategies that are essential to receiving good grades in college. With his blend of humor, insight, and genuine concern, he has created a book that speaks honestly to new college students and high school seniors. The book is not naive about college life and that is its true strength--college is a time of wonderful social growth and Burns is able to show how to expertly balance the social with the academic. -- Steve Loflin

Peter Burns' Success in College offers the tips and strategies that are essential to receiving good grades in college. With his blend of humor, insight, and genuine concern, he has created a book that speaks honestly to new college students and high school seniors. The book is not naive about college life and that is its true strength college is a time of wonderful social growth and Burns is able to show how to expertly balance the social with the academic.--Steve Loflin

Author Information

Peter F. Burns is an award-winning associate professor of political science at Loyola University in New Orleans. He transformed from a mediocre student in high school to a magna cum laude graduate of the University of Connecticut.

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