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The college success skills you need at a pocket-friendly price.

In a handy, affordable format, A Pocket Guide to College Success offers practical coverage of the skills you need to survive and thrive on your journey—from your first day of college to graduation and beyond. This new edition will help you make the transition to college, stay motivated, and set goals, as well as ask the right questions of the right people. This book is designed to help you drive your own success by regularly reflecting on your experiences, developing new skills, and creating a strong college support system.

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Contents

Table of Contents

Part 1: Transitioning to College

Getting Started Guides
1. Beginning Your College Journey            
2. Finding Support on Campus
3. Motivation and Goal Setting
4. Using Time Wisely
 
Part 2: Study Skills
 
5. Learning Preferences and Studying     
6. Critical Thinking          
7. Note Taking 
8. Reading Effectively
9. Test Taking
10. Writing and Information Literacy
 
Part 3: Skills for Success
 
11. Academic Planning and Finding a Major
12. Managing Your Money
13. Experiencing Difference      
14. Staying Healthy and Reducing Stress              
15. Starting Your Career Journey
              
Appendix A: Living on Campus
Appendix B: Living Off Campus

Authors

Jamie Shushan

Jamie H. Shushan is Associate Director of the Crimson Summer Academy (CSA) at Harvard University where she works to increase access to higher education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and helps them succeed once they arrive on campus. In her work at CSA and beyond, she teaches numerous classes focused on college success, engages students in career exploration fieldwork, and serves as an advisor and advocate for students at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Jamie earned her Master’s degree in Higher Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2006, where she served as an academic and residential advisor for first-year students and worked at the Office of Career Services, participating in counseling, student outreach, and program development. Before joining the Crimson Summer Academy, she worked with the Associate Vice President for Higher Education in the Office of the President, assisting with a number of presidential initiatives and priorities including the creation of the CSA.    


A pocket guide that helps students drive their own success

The college success skills you need at a pocket-friendly price.

In a handy, affordable format, A Pocket Guide to College Success offers practical coverage of the skills you need to survive and thrive on your journey—from your first day of college to graduation and beyond. This new edition will help you make the transition to college, stay motivated, and set goals, as well as ask the right questions of the right people. This book is designed to help you drive your own success by regularly reflecting on your experiences, developing new skills, and creating a strong college support system.

Table of Contents

Part 1: Transitioning to College

Getting Started Guides
1. Beginning Your College Journey            
2. Finding Support on Campus
3. Motivation and Goal Setting
4. Using Time Wisely
 
Part 2: Study Skills
 
5. Learning Preferences and Studying     
6. Critical Thinking          
7. Note Taking 
8. Reading Effectively
9. Test Taking
10. Writing and Information Literacy
 
Part 3: Skills for Success
 
11. Academic Planning and Finding a Major
12. Managing Your Money
13. Experiencing Difference      
14. Staying Healthy and Reducing Stress              
15. Starting Your Career Journey
              
Appendix A: Living on Campus
Appendix B: Living Off Campus

Jamie Shushan

Jamie H. Shushan is Associate Director of the Crimson Summer Academy (CSA) at Harvard University where she works to increase access to higher education for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and helps them succeed once they arrive on campus. In her work at CSA and beyond, she teaches numerous classes focused on college success, engages students in career exploration fieldwork, and serves as an advisor and advocate for students at colleges and universities throughout the United States.

Jamie earned her Master’s degree in Higher Education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education in 2006, where she served as an academic and residential advisor for first-year students and worked at the Office of Career Services, participating in counseling, student outreach, and program development. Before joining the Crimson Summer Academy, she worked with the Associate Vice President for Higher Education in the Office of the President, assisting with a number of presidential initiatives and priorities including the creation of the CSA.    


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