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Author:   Janet Miller ,  Roy Bear Chief
Publisher:   University of British Columbia Press
Imprint:   University of British Columbia Press
Weight:   0.280kg
ISBN:  

9780774839051

ISBN 10:   0774839058
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   29 September 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword: Blessings for All on Your Journey / Elder Roy Bear Chief Introduction: First-Year Guidance from a Friendly Student Counsellor 1 What to Know before You Go 2 Moving (Even If You’re Not) 3 Orientation and Welcome 4 Early Days on Campus 5 Finding Your Peeps and Settling In 6 The Crash (a.k.a. October, First Grades Back) 7 Maybe I’m Not Smart Enough 8 Time Machines and How to Use them 9 Messed Up about Majors 10 The Sh*t Has Hit the Fan 11 All-Nighters and Late–Late-Nighters 12 Managing the Stress and Coping with Outside Distractions 13 End in Sight but Losing Steam 14 Race-Day Strategies for Final Exams 15 Planning for Second Semester and Second Year Conclusion: Looking Forward to the Second Season A Quick Tour of Student Services Notes; Index

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Janet Miller is a registered psychologist with a PhD in counselling psychology. She has spent twenty-plus years working as a university counsellor at Mount Royal University and as a certified trainer with the Centre for Suicide Prevention. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Calgary. Enthusiastic, warm, and wise, she is a step-parent to two university grads and a mother to two future first-year students. She makes her home in Calgary, Alberta.

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