"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.