ISBN: 0767917871 9780767917872

Category: Education / Student Life & Student Affairs

Page count: 208

<b>The essential guide to getting ahead once you’ve gotten in—proven strategies for making the most of your college years, based on winning secrets from the country's most successful students<br></b><br><b>“Highly recommended because it is full of practical tips that will help high school grads take the next step in life.”—<i>Money</i></b><br><br>How can you graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, gain access to the best post-college opportunities, and still have a life? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, <i>How to Win at College </i>presents seventy-five simple rules that will rocket you to the top of your class. These often surprising strategies include:<br><br>• Don’t do all your reading<br>• Drop classes every term<br>• Become a club president<br>• Care about your grades, Ignore your GPA<br>• Never pull an all-nighter<br>• Take three days to write a paper<br>• Always be working on a “grand project”<br>• Do one thing better than anyone else you know<br><br>Proving you can be successful and still have time for fun, <i>How to Win at College</i> is the must-have guide for making the most of these four important years—and getting and edge on life after graduation.<br> <br><b>“This deliberately provocative book is a good way for a smart student to see how out-of-the-box thinking can lead to success in college.”—<i>Seattle Times</i></b>