College in Four Years (eBook)

Making Every Semester Count
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2015
180 Seiten
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978-0-9916143-1-8 (ISBN)

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College in Four Years -  Granville M. Sawyer
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College Success is more than getting into a college or university. Success means leavingin four yearswith a college degree. College in Four Years is the essential guide to graduating in just four years with better grades and less stress while keeping tuition costs low.At colleges and universities, large and small, Professor Sawyer has coached, counseled and cajoled students to successhelping more than 10,000 students earn college degrees. After years of giving advice verbally, students, and some of their parents said, ';Doc, you need to write this stuff down!' The result is, College in Four Years: Making Every Semester Count.This practical, easy to use guide takes students from freshman dreams to graduation realityand then on to success in work and in life. Through real stories about real college students, and some of his own experiences, Professor Sawyer empowers students from all backgrounds and in all disciplines of study to achieve college success. Students get unique tools, insights and insider opportunities that Dr. Sawyer developed over three decades in higher education; tools that motivate and empower students to take control of their destiny making every class, every grade and every semester count.Praise for College in Four YearsCollege in Four Years is a must read for students preparing for college as well as those currently in college. ' Dr. Roderick Paige, former United States Secretary of EducationI needed this book when I was in college!Parent of a College StudentCollege in Four Years was very useful and really helped me through my first semester. It made a big difference in my grades and my GPA!Freshman University StudentAbout the AuthorDr. Granville M. Sawyer, Jr., is a professor of finance and director of the MBA program at Bowie State University. His passion, as an educator, mentor and motivator, is to ensure that every student with the will to earn a college degree has the support they need along the way. He blogs at GranvilleSawyer.com and tweets @ProfGMS

Part I:First Things First - Start With the Right Attitude
chapter 1: Run with the Big Dogs!
chapter 2: Try Out a Major Before You Choose It
chapter 3: Make Sure They Know You
chapter 4: Know That Success Is Not Automatic
chapter 5: Don't Pay to Fail
chapter 6: If They Ask You to Lie, Cheat, or Steal - Don't!
chapter 7: Make Your Own Luck, Then Make Your Lifestyle
Part II:Get the Right Advice at the Right Time
chapter 8: Take the Right Class at the Right Time
chapter 9: It's All Up to Your Advisor, Right?
chapter 10: What to Do Today and Tomorrow
Part III:How to Use the Resources You Have
chapter 11: Use Your Textbook the Right Way
chapter 12: Read the Textbook Before Class
chapter 13: You Can't Study with a Study Group
chapter 14: Know How to be a Good Player and a Good Coach
chapter 15: Good Players Talk to the Coach
chapter 16: Know Your Grade before You Get It
chapter 17: I Can Bring My Grade Point Average Up Later
Part IV:Knowing How to Learn
chapter 18: See It Four Times to Learn It
chapter 19: How to Know When Your Answer Just Doesn't Look Right
chapter 20: Ask the Smartest Question You Can: "How Did I Know?"
chapter 21: This Is Why You Hate Word Problems
chapter 22: You Need Your Own Outline
chapter 23: PowerPoint Me in the Right Direction
chapter 24: Use the Gut Check: It Will Always Tell You the Truth
Part V:There's More to College Than a Degree
chapter 25: You Have Time to Be Happy
chapter 26: Be Liberal But Be Smart
chapter 27: Know Why Wanting Can Be Better Than Having
chapter 28: Money Comes Last
chapter 29: College Is Just the Beginning
A Final Take On Takeaways
Appendix

Erscheint lt. Verlag 6.12.2015
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Schulbuch / Wörterbuch Lernhilfen Sekundarstufe I
Sozialwissenschaften Pädagogik Erwachsenenbildung
Schlagworte college prep • College Success • higher education
ISBN-10 0-9916143-1-3 / 0991614313
ISBN-13 978-0-9916143-1-8 / 9780991614318
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