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How to Win at College : Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students

by Cal Newport
How to Win at College : Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students - Thryft
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75 winning tips for college success

How to Win at College is highly recommended for new college students who are looking for practical tips to make the most of their college years. The book provides 75 simple rules that are based on interviews with successful students from universities across the country. The book's most unique and distinctive feature is that it offers unconventional strategies that challenge the traditional views on how to succeed in college. For example, the book advises students not to do all their reading, to drop classes every term, and to focus on one thing to excel at. If you're looking for a fresh perspective on how to succeed in college, How to Win at College is the right book for you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

How to Win at College : Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students

by Cal Newport
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ISBN: 9780767917872
Author: Cal Newport
Publisher: Three Rivers Press
Date of Publication: 2005-04-12
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Personal Development, Business
Related Topics: Personal Development, Productivity, Business, Psychology, Personal Development, Productivity, Self Help
Goodreads rating: 4.0
(rated by 3354 readers)

Description

The only 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 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• Become a club president• 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 knowProving that success has little to do with being a genius workaholic, and everything to do with playing the game, How to Win at College is the must-have guide for making the most of these four important years—and getting an edge on life after graduation.
 

75 winning tips for college success

How to Win at College is highly recommended for new college students who are looking for practical tips to make the most of their college years. The book provides 75 simple rules that are based on interviews with successful students from universities across the country. The book's most unique and distinctive feature is that it offers unconventional strategies that challenge the traditional views on how to succeed in college. For example, the book advises students not to do all their reading, to drop classes every term, and to focus on one thing to excel at. If you're looking for a fresh perspective on how to succeed in college, How to Win at College is the right book for you.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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