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| Getting the Best Out of College: A Professor, a Dean, & a Student Tell You How to Maximize Your Experience | 
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Sales Rank: 284831
Category: Book
Authors: Peter Feaver, Sue Wasiolek, Anne Crossman
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
Studio: Ten Speed Press
Manufacturer: Ten Speed Press
Label: Ten Speed Press
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 249
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 8.8 x 6 x 0.7
ISBN: 1580088562
Dewey Decimal Number: 378.198
EAN: 9781580088565
ASIN: 1580088562
Publication Date: February 15, 2008
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Everyone knows that getting into the college of your choice is tough, but few realize that getting out of college what you want (and need) can be even tougher. Going beyond basic study skills, GETTING THE BEST OUT OF COLLEGE explains everything freshmen orientation doesn't, such as how to develop rewarding relationships with professors, choose a major and create a narrative through your transcript that will move you toward your long-term goals, use lesser-known campus resources to your advantage, manage relationships back home, and more.
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Here's the 'secret handshake' for thriving in college November 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book ought to be required reading for all entering college freshmen. It's humorous, practical, and doesn't waste a word. The breadth of issues is perfectly complemented by just the appropriate depth of coverage. I learned these things as a college counselor and found these authors to be very up to date and tuned in to the reality of college and college students. It can innoculate students against the common errors and prepare them for real adventure. I'm gift wrapping it for my son as he finishes his college applications and requiring it before he finishes high school.
well-written, practical, easy-to-read, humorous September 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Peter Feaver and co-authors have put together a wonderfully well-written, very practical guide that is a "must-read" for all college bound freshmen and their parents. The book provides a great springboard for those tough "going off to college" discussions, and is chock-full of great advice. If followed, this advice would just about guarantee one's success in school. In this book, Feaver is definitely HOT!
A wonderful book on college life June 19, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
When I read the book, Getting the Best Out of College, I immediately thought of how helpful it would have been for me, as a parent, to read it BEFORE my children went off to college. But that time for me has come and gone.
For upcoming high school graduates and their parents, the book presents a lot of very helpful information on college life - dorms, social encounters, and personal responsibility. One aspect I thought was wonderful was the encouragement to the new college student to look at the support system around him or her and appreciate and acknowledge it, whether it's parents or people who work in the dorms or campus to keep it clean and safe.
Better yet, I think the book is a great first-time read or re-read for a student IN college. The authors encourage students to contact their professors - THEY are people with interesting ideas, knowledge and contacts who are there to educate AND to give assistance with papers, internships, and recommendations for jobs and graduate school.
There is a tremendous amount of information in this book which would benefit college students and parents. Even the last chapter deals with preparing for life after college. The book has become my favorite high school graduation gift this year, plus I have also given it to my rising college senior to read now. I highly recommend Getting the Best Out of College.
Helpful - Hopeful - Humorous June 13, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I enjoyed reading this book as well as learning what it had to say. The insights from the writers are helpful as a parent. My son is reading it now and I have given it to two new grad's. Simple, focused, funny and insightful. The obvious insights in the book are great for a parent who wants to share their college wisdom but time or communicatin may be an issue. It is modern with current challenges, dangers, and obstacles that a student might encounter. It also steers a student, new or transfer into areas that are fun and exciting that may lead to future interests. The area on working with the professors is very good and the whole book was terrific.
Great gift for high school grads - and their parents May 15, 2008
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
This thoughtful book is a great read for a high school senior preparing for college as well as parents and educators trying to shephard them through this rite of passage. It takes us beyond 'getting in' to the importance of going to college well prepared to take advantage of all the experience has to offer.
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