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The problem with higher education today is that colleges are not transparent about their students' academic lives, so families don't know what their students should experience or accomplish in college. This book is part on-the-ground college insider tell-all memoir and part study skills Bible. It's brutally honest, relatable, and entirely free of jargon, and alerts parents to a huge problem in American education today - that high school doesn't prepare students to thrive in college. Offering explicit study skills solutions for the academic, financial, and mental health problems caused by this unfortunate reality, this book helps students, parents, teachers, and administrators have more rewarding experiences in schools, to the great benefit of themselves and their school communities. It shows students how to learn more and earn better grades in less time so that they can make the most of their college investment, parents what they can expect from their kids' college experiences, and administrators what the schoolwork is really like at the level below or above their current professional context. Every parent will recognize their college-bound children in several of the chapters.

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As college costs continue to soar, it's become even more important to get the most out of your time on campus. You can get on top of schoolwork, participate in rewarding extracurriculars, and prepare yourself for an exciting post-college life by following the steps in this smart, practical book. -- Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind Paul Rivas has a gift for understanding what it takes to unlock a young person's academic potential. In this book is his invaluable guidance, for every type learner: something every college-bound student, and their parents, should read. -- Judy Woodruff, The PBS NewsHour A tremendous, on-the-ground application of the science of learning that entertains and inspires. -- Ulrich Boser, bestselling author of Learn Better Paul Rivas takes research about how people learn and translates it into effective practices that students can implement and use to succeed in their classes. -- Stephen L. Chew, psychology professor and chair, Samford University Every kid who wants to be a highly successful college athlete should read this book. -- Ryan Spilborghs, former Major League Baseball player This book is exactly what international students need to thrive in American universities. -- Nomvula Mbambo, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls '12, Brown University '17 Life lasts a lot longer than football. NFL hopefuls with superior study skills have more time to work on their game in the short term and more time to develop life skills for the long term. -- Jamall Broussard, former NFL player Building good time management habits when it comes to your schoolwork and sport leads to accountability, which determines who can and cannot get it done when it's time to perform! -- Orlando Johnson, former NBA player

Paul Rivas has a gift for understanding what it takes to unlock a young person's academic potential. In this book is his invaluable guidance, for every type learner: something every college-bound student, and their parents, should read. -- Judy Woodruff, The PBS NewsHour A tremendous, on-the-ground application of the science of learning that entertains and inspires. -- Ulrich Boser, bestselling author of Learn Better Paul Rivas takes research about how people learn and translates it into effective practices that students can implement and use to succeed in their classes. -- Stephen L. Chew, psychology professor and chair, Samford University Every kid who wants to be a highly successful college athlete should read this book. -- Ryan Spilborghs, former Major League Baseball player This book is exactly what international students need to thrive in American universities. -- Nomvula Mbambo, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls '12, Brown University '17 Life lasts a lot longer than football. NFL hopefuls with superior study skills have more time to work on their game in the short term and more time to develop life skills for the long term. -- Jamall Broussard, former NFL player Building good time management habits when it comes to your schoolwork and sport leads to accountability, which determines who can and cannot get it done when it's time to perform! -- Orlando Johnson, former NBA player

Paul Rivas has a gift for understanding what it takes to unlock a young person's academic potential. In this book is his invaluable guidance, for every type learner: something every college-bound student, and their parents, should read. -- Judy Woodruff, The PBS NewsHour A tremendous, on-the-ground application of the science of learning that entertains and inspires. -- Ulrich Boser, bestselling author of Learn Better Paul Rivas takes research about how people learn and translates it into effective practices that students can implement and use to succeed in their classes. -- Stephen L. Chew, psychology professor and chair, Samford University Every kid who wants to be a highly successful college athlete should read this book. -- Ryan Spilborghs, former Major League Baseball player This book is exactly what international students need to thrive in American universities. -- Nomvula Mbambo, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy for Girls '12, Brown University '17 Life lasts a lot longer than football. NFL hopefuls with superior study skills have more time to work on their game in the short term and more time to develop life skills for the long term. -- Jamall Broussard, former NFL player Building good time management habits when it comes to your schoolwork and sport leads to accountability, which determines who can and cannot get it done when it's time to perform! -- Orlando Johnson, former NBA player As college costs continue to soar, it's become even more important to get the most out of your time on campus. You can get on top of schoolwork, participate in rewarding extracurriculars, and prepare yourself for an exciting post-college life by following the steps in this smart, practical book. -- Daniel H. Pink, author of Drive and A Whole New Mind

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Paul Smith Rivas is the director of Smith Rivas Study Skills & Academic Coaching. He studied literature in Mexico City, backpacked from Spain to Syria via Morocco and Wales, performed stand-up comedy in Spanish in Buenos Aires, and traveled from Argentina to the United States by bus.

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