College rules! : how to study, survive, and succeed in college / Sherrie Nist and Jodi Patrick Holschuh. [print]

You're in the Big Time Now -- Doing College -- But What if I Wasn't the World's Greatest High School Student? -- Six Ways College Differs from High School -- Don't Mess Up -- Where to Find the Help You Need -- I Need Help! -- Getting Hassle-Free Help -- A Few Words about Professors -- Just What the Heck Do Professors Do? -- I Have an Appointment with One of "Them" -- Now What? -- Hangin' with Your Profs -- What Do Your Profs Think about You? -- Zen and the Art of Course Selection -- Racking Up the Credits: How Many Courses Should You Take? -- Ohmmmm: Creating a Balance -- Working with Your Advisor -- Choosing Your Professors -- Making a Plan -- Withdrawal Symptoms -- Know Thy GPA -- Major Decisions: Selecting a Field of Study -- Help! I Don't Know What I Want to Do When I Grow Up -- So Many Choices! -- Double (or Even Triple) Majors -- Major Assistance Is Out There -- Why Choosing a Major [not equal] Choosing a Career -- Classes Work and Play: Adjusting to the Demands of College -- Lots of Changes -- Characteristics of Well-Rounded Students -- Timely Tips: The ABC (and D)s of Time Management -- The 40-Hour Mindset -- The Alphabet Approach: ABC (and D)s of Managing Your Life -- The Advantages of Excelling at Time Management -- "I Think I Can I Think I Can": Getting and Staying Motivated -- GOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAALLLLLLLLL Setting -- Getting Motivated -- And Staying Motivated -- Reviving Your Motivation -- Arrrrrrrgh! and Other Ways to Handle Stress -- Good Stress/Bad Stress -- What Causes College Stress? -- Academic Stress -- Nonacademic College Stress -- What Does Stress Do to You? -- Reducing Stress Levels -- What's It All About? Understanding How You Learn -- Profiles of Amazing Students -- Learning Matters -- A Moment of Silence Please: Concentrating While You Study -- Creating a First-Rate Learning Environment -- Getting Rid of Distractions -- Six Ways to Improve Concentration -- Your Course Syllabus Is Your Friend -- Anatomy of a Syllabus -- What Can Your Syllabus Do for You? -- What's Up Doc? Understanding Your Prof's Expectations -- Why Bother Figuring Out the Tasks? -- Figuring It Out -- But What If You Still Don't Get It? -- Smart Strategy Selection -- Take Note! -- Write On: Some Terrific Note-Taking Tips -- Be Creative: Use the Split-Page Method of Note-Taking -- You're Almost There: Self-Testing Using the Split-Page Method -- Different Strokes for Different Folks: Modifying the Split-Page Method -- Getting in Gear: Preparing to Read Your Texts -- Get to Know Your Textbooks -- Warming Up -- Ready...Set...Read! -- Active Reading -- Reading for Learning -- Strategies for Active Reading -- The Nuts and Bolts of Annotation -- Studying Your Annotations -- Three Rs and an M: Remembering What You Have Read and Heard -- Reflecting: Thinking about Information -- Rehearsing: Getting Information into Your Memory -- Reviewing: Keeping Information in Memory -- Monitoring Your Learning -- Studying Smarter -- Being Flexible: Selecting and Modifying Strategies -- Acting Like Einstein: Studying in the Sciences -- Beyond Freud and Mead: Studying in the Social Sciences -- The Art of the Dance: Studying in the Humanities -- Parlez-vous Francais? Studying Foreign Languages -- X + Y = What? Studying Mathematics -- Getting the Most from Computers -- Surfing Strategies -- Trust and the Internet -- Avoiding Plagiarism and Other Taboos -- Computers in Your Classes -- Reading on Computer -- Taking Exams on Computer -- It's More Than Multiple-Guess: Prepping for and Taking Objective Exams -- Studying for Objective Exams -- Tips for Taking Objective Exams -- Eenie Meenie Minie Moe...If You Have to Guess -- An A+ for You: Evaluating Your Test Performance -- Bluebook Blues: Prepping for and Taking Essay Exams -- Studying for Essay Exams -- It's All in the Way It's Worded -- Elements of a Good Essay -- Put It in Writing -- Is That Your Final Answer? -- Smart Exam Prep -- A Word about Cramming -- Acing Exams -- Surviving Midterms and Finals

A guide to surviving college that includes true stories about students who learned some of the biggest lessons about college and life the hard way, tips on improving study habits, advice on using the computer, and advice from students of all ages and walks of life.

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