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@FMH:Contents @T1:Introduction. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 1 You're in the Big Time Now. . . . . 000 Doing College. . . . . 000 But What If I Wasn't the World's Greatest High School Student?. . . . . 000 Six Ways College Differs from High School. . . . . 000 Don't Mess Up. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 2 Where to Find the Help You Need. . . . . 000 I Need Help!. . . . . 000 Getting Hassle-Free Help. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 3 A Few Words about Professors. . . . . 000 Just What the Heck Do Professors Do?. . . . . 000 I Have an Appointment with One of "Them"Now What?. . . . . 000 Hangin' with Your Profs. . . . . 000 What Do Your Profs Think about You?. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 4 Zen and the Art of Course Selection. . . . . 000 Racking Up the Credits: How Many Courses Should You Take?. . . . . 000 Ohmmmm: Creating a Balance. . . . . 000 Working with Your Advisor. . . . . 000 Choosing Your Professors. . . . . 000 Making a Plan. . . . . 000 Withdrawal Symptoms. . . . . 000 Know Thy GPA. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 5 Major Decisions: Selecting a Field of Study. . . . . 000 Help! I Don't Know What I Want to Do When I Grow Up. . . . . 000 So Many Choices!. . . . . 000 Double (or Even Triple) Majors . . . . . 000 Major Assistance Is Out There. . . . . 000 Why Choosing a Major _ Choosing a Career. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 6 Classes, Work, and Play: Adjusting to the Demands of College. . . . . 000 Lots of Changes. . . . . 000 Characteristics of Well-Rounded Students. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 7 Timely Tips: The ABC(& D)s of Time Management. . . . . 000 The Forty-Hour Mindset. . . . . 000 The Alphabet Approach: ABC(& D)s of Managing Your Life. . . . . 000 The Advantages of Excelling at Time Management. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 8 I Think I Can, I Think I Can: Getting and Staying Motivated. . . . . 000 Setting Goals You Can Accomplish. . . . . 000 Getting Motivated. . . . . 000 And Staying Motivated. . . . . 000 Reviving Your Motivation. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 9 Arrrrrrrgh! and Other Ways to Handle Stress. . . . . 000 Good Stress/Bad Stress. . . . . 000 What Causes College Stress?. . . . . 000 Academic Stress. . . . . 000 Nonacademic College Stress. . . . . 000 What Does Stress Do to You?. . . . . 000 Reducing Stress Levels. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 10 What's It All About? Understanding How You Learn. . . . . 000 Profiles of Amazing Students. . . . . 000 Learning Matters. . . . . 000 What You Already Know, and You Do Know Lots. . . . . 000 How the Learning Thing REALLY Works. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 11 Can You Believe That?. . . . . 000 How Certain Are You?. . . . . 000 Is It Really That Simple?. . . . . 000 How Quick Should Learning Be?. . . . . 000 Who's in Charge?. . . . . 000 Are You Math-Brained or English-Brained?. . . . . 000 Transforming Your Beliefs. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 12 A Moment of Silence, Please: Concentrating While You Study. . . . . 000 Creating a First-Rate Learning Environment. . . . . 000 Getting Rid of Distractions. . . . . 000 Six Ways to Improve Concentration. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 13 Your Course Syllabus Is Your Friend. . . . . 000 Anatomy of a Syllabus. . . . . 000 What Can Your Syllabus Do for You?. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 14 What's Up, Doc? Understanding Your Prof's Expectations. . . . . 000 Why Bother Figuring Out the Tasks?. . . . . 000 Figuring It Out. . . . . 000 Computer Tasks in Your Classes. . . . . 000 But What If You Still Don't Get It?. . . . . 000 Smart Strategy Selection. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 15 Take Note!. . . . . 000 Write On: Some Terrific Note-Taking Tips. . . . . 000 Be Creative: Use the Split-Page Method of Note Taking. . . . . 000 You're Almost There: Self-Testing Using the Split-Page Method. . . . . 000 Different Strokes for Different Folks: Modifying the Split-Page Method. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 16 Getting in Gear: Preparing to Read Your Texts. . . . . 000 Get to Know Your Textbooks. . . . . 000 Warming Up. . . . . 000 Ready . . . Set . . . Read!. . . . . 000 Reading on the Computer. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 17 Active Reading. . . . . 000 Reading for Learning. . . . . 000 Strategies for Active Reading. . . . . 000 The Nuts and Bolts of Annotation. . . . . 000 Review Your Work. . . . . 000 Studying Your Annotations. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 18 Three Rs and an M: Remembering What You Have Read and Heard. . . . . 000 Reflecting: Thinking about Information. . . . . 000 Rehearsing: Getting Information into Your Memory. . . . . 000 Reviewing: Keeping Information in Memory. . . . . 000 Monitoring Your Learning. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 19 Studying Smarter. . . . . 000 Being Flexible: Selecting and Modifying Strategies. . . . . 000 Acting Like Einstein: Studying in the Sciences. . . . . 000 Beyond Freud and Mead: Studying in the Social Sciences. . . . . 000 The Art of the Dance: Studying in the Humanities. . . . . 000 Parlez-Vous Fran¿ais? Studying Foreign Languages. . . . . 000 X + Y = What? Studying Mathematics. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 20 Everything You Wanted to Know about Research and Presentations but Were Afraid to Ask. . . . . 000 The Basics of Doing Research. . . . . 000 Finding Resources in the Library and on the Web. . . . . 000 Forget the Five-Paragraph Essay. . . . . 000 The Confusing World of Plagiarism. . . . . 000 Creating First-Rate Presentations. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 21 It's More Than Multiple-Guess: Prepping for and Taking Objective Exams. . . . . 000 Studying for Objective Exams. . . . . 000 Tips for Taking Objective Exams. . . . . 000 Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe . . . If You Have to Guess. . . . . 000 An A+ for You: Evaluating Your Test Performance. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 22 Bluebook Blues: Prepping for and Taking Essay Exams. . . . . 000 Studying for Essay Exams. . . . . 000 It's All in the Way It's Worded. . . . . 000 Elements of a Good Essay. . . . . 000 Put It in Writing. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 23 Is That Your Final Answer?. . . . . 000 Smart Exam Prep. . . . . 000 Taking Exams on Computer. . . . . 000 A Word about Cramming. . . . . 000 Acing Exams. . . . . 000 Surviving Midterms and Finals. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 Chapter 24 Just the FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions. . . . . 000 . . . . . 000 About the Authors. . . . . 000 Index. . . . . 000
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
College student orientation -- United States.
Study skills -- United States.
College students -- United States -- Conduct of life.