TY - BOOK AU - Newport,Cal TI - How to win at college: suprising secrets for success from the country's top students SN - 0767917871 (alk. paper) AV - LB 2343.3 N558h 2005 U1 - 378.1/98 PY - 2005/// CY - New York PB - Broadway Books KW - College student orientation KW - Orientación a los estudiantes universitarios N1 - "Surprising secrets for success from the country's top students"-- on cover N2 - 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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random056/2004051886.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random052/2004051886.html UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0618/2004051886-s.html ER -