| Introduction |
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You're in the Big Time Now |
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8 | (2) |
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But What if I Wasn't the World's Greatest High School Student? |
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Six Ways College Differs from High School |
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11 | (4) |
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Where to Find the Help You Need |
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20 | (4) |
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24 | (3) |
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A Few Words about Professors |
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Just What the Heck Do Professors Do? |
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I Have an Appointment with One of ``Them''---Now What? |
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29 | (4) |
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What Do Your Profs Think about You? |
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Zen and the Art of Course Selection |
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Racking Up the Credits: How Many Courses Should You Take? |
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Ohmmmm: Creating a Balance |
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Working with Your Advisor |
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40 | (2) |
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42 | (1) |
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42 | (3) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (3) |
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Major Decisions: Selecting a Field of Study |
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Help! I Don't Know What I Want to Do When I Grow Up |
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49 | (4) |
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53 | (2) |
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Double (or Even Triple) Majors |
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Major Assistance Is Out There |
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56 | (2) |
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Why Choosing a Major ≠ Choosing a Career |
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58 | (3) |
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Classes, Work, and Play: Adjusting to the Demands of College |
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61 | (10) |
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62 | (6) |
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Characteristics of Well-Rounded Students |
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68 | (3) |
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Timely Tips: The ABC(& D)s of Time Management |
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71 | (14) |
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72 | (2) |
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The Alphabet Approach: ABC(& D)s of Managing Your Life |
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74 | (8) |
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The Advantages of Excelling at Time Management |
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82 | (3) |
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``I Think I Can, I Think I Can'': Getting and Staying Motivated |
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85 | (12) |
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GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL Setting |
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86 | (3) |
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89 | (2) |
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91 | (2) |
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93 | (4) |
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Arrrrrrrgh! and Other Ways to Handle Stress |
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98 | (1) |
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What Causes College Stress? |
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98 | (1) |
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Nonacademic College Stress |
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100 | (1) |
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What Does Stress Do to You? |
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101 | (2) |
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103 | (4) |
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What's It All About? Understanding How You Learn |
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Profiles of Amazing Students |
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108 | (4) |
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112 | (7) |
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A Moment of Silence, Please: Concentrating While You Study |
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Creating a First-Rate Learning Environment |
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120 | (2) |
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Getting Rid of Distractions |
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122 | (4) |
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Six Ways to Improve Concentration |
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126 | (3) |
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Your Course Syllabus Is Your Friend |
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129 | (10) |
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130 | (6) |
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What Can Your Syllabus Do for You? |
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136 | (3) |
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What's Up, Doc? Understanding Your Prof's Expectations |
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Why Bother Figuring Out the Tasks? |
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140 | (2) |
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142 | (4) |
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But What If You Still Don't Get It? |
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146 | (2) |
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148 | (3) |
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151 | (14) |
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Write On: Some Terrific Note-Taking Tips |
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152 | (4) |
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Be Creative: Use the Split-Page Method of Note-Taking |
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156 | (4) |
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You're Almost There: Self-Testing Using the Split-Page Method |
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160 | (1) |
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Different Strokes for Different Folks: Modifying the Split-Page Method |
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161 | (4) |
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Getting in Gear: Preparing to Read Your Texts |
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Get to Know Your Textbooks |
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166 | (3) |
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169 | (1) |
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170 | (5) |
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175 | (12) |
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177 | (1) |
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Strategies for Active Reading |
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178 | (1) |
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The Nuts and Bolts of Annotation |
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Studying Your Annotations |
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185 | (2) |
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Three Rs and an M: Remembering What You Have Read and Heard |
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Reflecting: Thinking about Information |
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188 | (2) |
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Rehearsing: Getting Information into Your Memory |
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190 | (6) |
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Reviewing: Keeping Information in Memory |
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196 | (3) |
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199 | (4) |
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203 | (14) |
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Being Flexible: Selecting and Modifying Strategies |
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204 | (2) |
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Acting Like Einstein: Studying in the Sciences |
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206 | (2) |
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Beyond Freud and Mead: Studying in the Social Sciences |
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208 | (1) |
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The Art of the Dance: Studying in the Humanities |
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209 | (3) |
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Parlez-vous Francais? Studying Foreign Languages |
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212 | (1) |
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X + Y = What? Studying Mathematics |
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213 | (4) |
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Getting the Most from Computers |
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217 | (14) |
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218 | (3) |
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221 | (2) |
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Avoiding Plagiarism and Other Taboos |
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223 | (2) |
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Computers in Your Classes |
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225 | (2) |
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227 | (1) |
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228 | (3) |
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It's More Than Multiple-Guess: Prepping for and Taking Objective Exams |
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231 | (14) |
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Studying for Objective Exams |
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233 | (6) |
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Tips for Taking Objective Exams |
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239 | (2) |
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Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe...If You Have to Guess |
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241 | (1) |
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An A+ for You: Evaluating Your Test Performance |
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242 | (3) |
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Bluebook Blues: Prepping for and Taking Essay Exams |
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245 | (12) |
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246 | (2) |
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It's All in the Way It's Worded |
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248 | (2) |
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250 | (1) |
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251 | (6) |
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Is That Your Final Answer? |
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257 | (10) |
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258 | (1) |
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259 | (2) |
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261 | (2) |
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Surviving Midterms and Finals |
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263 | (4) |
| About the Authors |
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267 | (2) |
| Index |
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