How to win at college : suprising secrets for success from the country's top students /
Newport, Cal 1982-
How to win at college : suprising secrets for success from the country's top students / Cal Newport. - New York : Broadway Books, 2005. - viii, 193 p. ; 21 cm.
"Surprising secrets for success from the country's top students"-- on cover.
What does it take to be a standout student? How can you make the most of your college years-graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, and gain access to the best post-college opportunities? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents seventy-five simple rules that will rocket you to the top of the class. These college-tested-and often surprising-strategies include: Don't do all your reading, Drop classes every term, Care about your grades, ignore your GPA, Never pull an all-nighter, Take three days to write a paper, Always be working on a "grand project", Do one thing better than anyone else you know. Proving that success has little to do with being a genius workaholic, and everything to do with having the right game plan, How to Win at College is the must-have guide to getting the most out of your college experience-and an edge on life after graduation.
0767917871 (alk. paper) 9780767917872 (alk. paper)
College student orientation.
Orientación a los estudiantes universitarios
LB 2343.3 / N558h 2005
378.1/98
How to win at college : suprising secrets for success from the country's top students / Cal Newport. - New York : Broadway Books, 2005. - viii, 193 p. ; 21 cm.
"Surprising secrets for success from the country's top students"-- on cover.
What does it take to be a standout student? How can you make the most of your college years-graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, and gain access to the best post-college opportunities? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents seventy-five simple rules that will rocket you to the top of the class. These college-tested-and often surprising-strategies include: Don't do all your reading, Drop classes every term, Care about your grades, ignore your GPA, Never pull an all-nighter, Take three days to write a paper, Always be working on a "grand project", Do one thing better than anyone else you know. Proving that success has little to do with being a genius workaholic, and everything to do with having the right game plan, How to Win at College is the must-have guide to getting the most out of your college experience-and an edge on life after graduation.
0767917871 (alk. paper) 9780767917872 (alk. paper)
College student orientation.
Orientación a los estudiantes universitarios
LB 2343.3 / N558h 2005
378.1/98