How to Win at College: Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students

Author:	Newport, Cal
Binding:	Paperback
List Price:	$11.95
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ISBN:	9780767917872
Publisher:	Broadway Books
Language:	English
Page Count:	193
Publication Date:	4/12/2005
Size:	8.01" l x 5.18" w x 0.51"
Series:	N/A

Category	Subject
Education	Students & Student Life
Study Aids	College Guides

The only guide to getting ahead once you’ve gotten in - proven strategies for making the most of your college years, based on winning secrets from the country's most successful students

What does it take to be a standout student? How can you make the most of your college years - graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, and gain access to the best post-college opportunities? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents seventy-five simple rules that will rocket you to the top of the class. These college-tested - and often surprising - strategies include:

• Don’t do all your reading
• Drop classes every term
• Become a club president
• Care about your grades, Ignore your GPA
• Never pull an all-nighter
• Take three days to write a paper
• Always be working on a “grand project”
• Do one thing better than anyone else you know

Proving that success has little to do with being a genius workaholic, and everything to do with playing the game, How to Win at College is the must-have guide for making the most of these four important years - and getting an edge on life after graduation.