Overview

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.

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Author:   Lynn F. Jacobs ,  Jeremy S. Hyman
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Jossey Bass Wiley
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 22.80cm
Weight:   0.276kg
ISBN:  

9780470874660

ISBN 10:   047087466
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   17 August 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction. Top 10 Reasons to Read This Book. The Professors' Guide(t) Icons. 1 This Is College. 10 Things You Need to Know About College (but Probably Don't). What's New at College? Fun Facts. The 14 Habits of Top College Students. The 11 Secrets of Getting Good Grades in College. 6 Things You Didn't Know About Grading (but Really Should). 12 Ways to Get Your Money's Worth out of College TM . The College Student's Bill of Rights. 2 In the Beginning ... 7 Things to Do the Summer Before College. 15 Things to Do the Week Before College. Do's and Don'ts for Picking Your Courses. No Room at the Inn? What to Do When You're Closed out of a Course. 10 Questions to Ask Yourself the First Week of Classes. Warning Bad Professor Ahead. 3 Skills 3.0. Top 10 Time-Management Tips. Why It's Never Good to Procrastinate. The How Not to Study Guide. 10 Secrets of Taking Excellent Lecture Notes. 15 Ways to Read Like a Pro. 15 Strategies for Painless Presentations. Running Scared? How to Build Your Confidence. 4 Forced Labor. 10 Ways to Whip the Freshman Comp Requirement. 10 Tips for Taming the Math Requirement. Top 10 Tips for Mastering the Foreign Language Requirement. 10 Ideas for Learning to Love the Lab. 10 Tips for the First-Year Experience Course. How to Take Courses on the 'Net-for Free. 5 It's Showtime! 12 Tips for A+ Test Preparation. So What's Going to Be on the Test Anyway? . Top 13 Test-Taking Tips. 10 Tips for Writing the Perfect Paper. Top 10 Ways of Making the Leap from a B to an A. 16 Techniques for Doing Research Like a Professor. 6 Partnering with Your Professor. 15 Ways to Make Your Professor Love You. The 15 Secrets of Going to See the Professor. Etiquette for E-mailing Your Professor. 10 Surefire Ways to Piss Off Your Professor. 10 Things Professors Never Want to Hear (and What They Think When They Do Hear Them). 7 Emergency 9-1-1. 10 Things to Do When You Can't Keep Up with the Lecture. Top 10 Signs You've Been Cutting Too Many Classes. Bombed the Midterm: Now What? 7 Best Last-Minute Strategies for Saving Your Grade. 10 Signs You're in Real Trouble at College. What, Then, to Do? The 7-Step Approach. 8 The Second Half of College. How Not to Pick a Major. 13 Skills You'll Need for a Career-and How to Get Them at College. Top 10 Myths About Study Abroad. Transfer Tips-from Community College to 4-Year College. Thinking About Grad School? The 10-Step Program. 10 Tips for Finding a Job. 9 The End-and the Beginning. Got a Tip? Join the Community! Acknowledgments. Web Resources. Index.

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Author Information

Dr. Lynn F. Jacobs is professor of Art History at the University of Arkansas. She previously taught at Vanderbilt University, California State University Northridge, University of Redlands, and New York University. Jeremy S. Hyman is founder and chief architect of Professors' Guide projects. He has taught at the University of Arkansas, University of California Los Angeles, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Princeton University. Lynn and Jeremy blog at usnews.com and readersdigest.com and are co-authors of the book Professors' Guide to Getting Good Grades in College. Additional tips and tricks are available at www.professorsguide.com.

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