Table of contents


  1. INTRODUCTION   10
    1. IS COLLEGE WORTH IT?  11
    2. KEYS TO COLLEGE SUCCESS  14
    3. BOOK STRUCTURE AND HOW TO READ IT   16
  2. WHO IS GOING TO COLLEGE AND WHAT ARE THEY FACING? 17
    1. FIRST-GENERATION COLLEGE STUDENTS  18
    2. “MINORITIES”  19
    3. WOMEN IN COLLEGE   20
    4. MEN IN COLLEGE   22
    5. STUDENT ATHLETES  23
    6. LGBTQ STUDENTS  24
    7. STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES  26
    8. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS  28
  3. ABCs of POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION  30
    1. DEGREES  31
    2. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSEWORK  32
    3. TYPES OF INSTITUTIONS  34
    4. ACCREDITATION   35
    5. APPLYING   36
    6. STANDARDIZED TESTS  37
    7. PLACEMENT TESTS  38
    8. ORIENTATION   40
    9. ENROLLMENT AND REGISTRATION   42
    10. FINANCIAL AID   46
  4. CHOOSING COURSES, MAJORS, COLLEGES AND CAREERS 50
    1. SELECTING THE BEST COLLEGES  51
    2. THE MOVE ONLINE AND THE MOOCs  54
    3. CAREERS AND YOUR FUTURE  56
    4. MAJORS  59
    5. MINORS  61
    6. THE UNDECIDED   62
    7. PICKING THE RIGHT COURSES  63
  5. COURSES YOU WILL TAKE  66
    1. ENGLISH   67
    2. MATH + COLLEGE = π  68
    3. SCIENCES  69
    4. FOREIGN LANGUAGE  70
    5. HUMANITIES  71
    6. DISCUSSION COURSES  72
    7. LABS  73
  6. SUCCEEDING IN YOUR COURSES 74
    1. LECTURES AND PREPARING FOR CLASS  75
    2. SYLLABI 76
    3. BOOKS  87
    4. READING SKILLS  88
    5. NOTE-TAKING   89
    6. TEST-TAKING SKILLS  91
    7. GETTING ORGANIZED   93
    8. TIME MANAGEMENT  94
    9. MEMORY  96
  7. PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE SUCCESS  97
    1. ATTRIBUTIONS AND THE FIRST YEAR   98
    2. BELONGING   100
    3. MINDSET   102
    4. STEREOTYPE THREATS  104
    5. LOCUS OF CONTROL   106
    6. ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND OTHER MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS  108
    7. RELATIONSHIP WITH PARENTS  110
    8. DRUGS AND ALCOHOL   111
  8. CAMPUS RESOURCES  113
    1. ACADEMIC ADVISING OFFICE   114
    2. RESIDENTIAL HALLS and DORMS  115
    3. TUTOR CENTER   116
    4. CAREER CENTER   117
    5. HEALTH SERVICES  118
    6. REGISTRAR’S OFFICE   119
    7. STUDENT BUSINESS OFFICE   120
    8. CAMPUS MAP EXERCISE   121
    9. SAFETY   123
  9. EXTRACURRICULAR AND OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WHILE IN COLLEGE  125
    1. CLUBS and ORGANIZATIONS  126
    2. HONORS SOCIETIES  128
    3. STUDENT GOVERNMENT   129
    4. INTERNSHIPS and COOPERATIVE EDUCATION (CO-OP)  130
    5. RESEARCH   131
    6. STUDYING ABROAD   132
    7. WORK and WORK-STUDY   134
    8. CIVIC ENGAGEMENT   136
  10. PEOPLE YOU WILL MEET  137
    1. ACADEMIC ADVISOR   138
    2. STAFF  139
    3. MENTORS  140
    4. PROFESSORS  141
    5. TEACHER ASSISTANTS (T.A.s) 142
    6. FELLOW STUDENTS  143
    7. SIGNIFICANT OTHERS  145
  11. PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT  146
    1. PERSONALITY  147
    2. VALUES  149
    3. INTERESTS  153
    4. PURPOSE  155
    5. HAPPINESS  157
    6. GOOD WORK  159
    7. THE HEROIC IMAGINATION   160
    8. MUTUALITY MINDSET AND GIVERS  161
    9. GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP  163
    10. LIFE SKILLS  164
    11. PROFICIENCIES FOR FUTURE CAREERS  166
    12. HEALTH   168
  12. OFFICIAL ACADEMIC DOCUMENTS  170
    1. TRANSCRIPTS  171
    2. LETTERS OF RECOMMENDATION   172
  13. IN AND OUT OF COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY 174
    1. WINTER, SPRING AND OTHER BREAKS  175
    2. SUMMER   176
    3. TIME OFF  177
    4. TRANSFERRING   178
    5. THE FIVE-YEAR BACHELOR’S AND MASTER’S  179
    6. THE FIFTH AND SIXTH YEAR   180
    7. GRADUATE SCHOOL  181
    8. PREPARING FOR THE YEARS AFTER COLLEGE  182
  14. CONCLUSION 183
    1. YOUR JOURNEY  184
    2. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR COLLEGE ADMINISTRATORS  186
  15. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS  188
  16. ABOUT THE AUTHOR   190
  17. END NOTES 191