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    Study Skills: Get the most out of college life
    Study Skills: Get the most out of college life
    Study Skills: Get the most out of college life
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    Study Skills: Get the most out of college life

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    Get ready for the best years of your life! College Survival: Study Skills contains everything you need to know about earning that elusive 4.0. With advice from effective time management techniques, to forming study groups, to talking to professors, you'll be practicing your valedictorian speech in no time.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster
    Release dateSep 1, 2012
    ISBN9781440559013
    Study Skills: Get the most out of college life
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      Short and to the point, this book outlines study skills, gathering research info and taking notes, writing essays and the final exam. It didn’t take long to read, about an hour, and was succinct in its explanations. I enjoyed this refresher.

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    Study Skills - Adams Media

    The Everything College Survival Series

    Study Skills

    Adams Media, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

    Avon, Massachusetts

    Contents

    Introduction

    The Art and Science of Studying

    Preparation from Day One

    Attendance and Seating

    Lectures and Note-Taking

    Effective Reading

    Study Groups

    Flash Cards, Mnemonics, and Other Tricks

    Talking to Professors

    Taking Tests

    Research and Term Papers

    Choosing a Topic

    Outlines

    Getting Help from Your Professor

    Research

    Where to Start Writing

    Saving Your Work

    Polishing a Rough Draft

    Writing Centers and Proofreaders

    Final Exams

    Exam Format

    A Quick Guide to Studying

    Review Sessions

    Study Blocks

    Practice Tests

    Physical Preparation

    Also Available

    Copyright Page

    Introduction

    The Everything® College Survival books are concise guides, focusing on only the essential information you need. Whether you’re looking for information on dorm life, need advice about choosing a major, or want to know how to manage your time, there’s a College Survival book for you!

    Your time in college will challenging, interesting, and if you’re like most people, the best years of your life so far. You will make lifelong friends and perhaps meet your soul mate. You will try new things, learn valuable skills, and be challenged to figure out who you really are and what you stand for. You will fall in love with some of your classes (and perhaps classmates), deeply discuss serious issues with peers and professors, and enjoy many moments of quiet reflection.

    You have achieved a lot and have done well to graduate from high school. You have learned what teachers want and how to succeed. However, college classes will move faster and your professors will be more demanding. You’ll read thousand of pages and process dense information for class discussions and presentations. You’ll also write hundreds of pages in essays, reports, and exams. To do so, you will spend many hours researching in the library and online, as well as many more hours studying in your room, in quiet places around campus, and even in the cafeteria.

    As you are working harder and smarter than ever before, you will also be having more fun than ever before. There will be more concerts, parties, and cultural events than you have time to attend. You will have a full range of athletics to watch or participate in, a new local community to explore, nearby exercise facilities to work out in, and perhaps even natural resources such as hiking trails, beaches, or ski mountains to enjoy. You will meet and live with interesting people, some from places you have never visited, with very different backgrounds and experiences than yours. By developing these new friendships, you’ll learn more about yourself and what you want out of life.

    By the time you finish college, you’ll be prepared for a job in a field that may become a career. You’ll also be prepared to change jobs if necessary, and you will still have college resources available to help you make that change. Your education in the classroom will be represented by your degree, but your education outside of the classroom will shine on your resume and in job interviews. Leadership experiences, internships, and semesters spent abroad will all help shape your approach to life and your contribution to the adult world.

    The experiences you have at college, in and out of the classroom, will not only help you personally and professionally upon graduation, but will also help you determine your place in the world. The education and the great memories you leave with will be yours forever. Regardless of your background or future plans, you are about to embark on a priceless journey. Good luck, and enjoy every minute!

    If you’d like to learn more about college life, check out The Everything® College Survival

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