Your College Experience: Strategies for Success

by John N. Gardner, A. Jerome Jewler, Betsy O. Barefoot

This thoroughly updated edition of a pioneering classic combines proven material on timeless issues such as learning strategies, critical thinking, time management, relationships, and personal health with new information on cutting-edge trends, topics, and technology important to today's students. The text reflects a stronger focus on purpose, life planning, and practical career preparation, as well as integrated coverage of current technology. Each chapter includes a new portfolio component that combines these themes by encouraging you to electronically document your ideas and achievements, giving you practical computer experience while creating a valuable record to share with future employers. Real-life student profiles and abundant, engaging writing prompts help you to understand your own experiences in a broader context, while lists of relevant resources, on campus and online, offer support to help you deal with challenges and ultimately succeed in college.

Genres: Nonfiction, Reference

325 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

Reviews

[Shannon]

I am reading this book as the university has issued this as the required textbook for the class I am teaching this fall, Skills for College Life. It has been challenging trying to remember what was relevant and needed information when I was a freshman. So far, I like that the text incorporates educational, social, emotional and physical health, as well as, everyday practical tools for gaining value from the college experience instead of focusing strictly on only academic skills. Thankfully, I don't have to teach specifically from the textbook so I can pick and choose the most valuable (hopefully) sections for the class.

[Monique]

Ok but not the book I would pick to teach the class.

[Steph]

Course: US/101
Prof: Kevin Barnas