How to Win at College
How to Win at College is the only guide to getting ahead once you’ve gotten in. It includes 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? Proving that success has little to do with being a genius workaholic, and everything to do with having the right gameplan, 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.
Winner – 2006 New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
“Smart and sensitive advice.”
— Jay Matthews, The Washington Post
“This deliberately provocative book is a good way for a smart student to see how out-of-the-box thinking can lead to success in college.”
— Kimberly Marlow Harnett, The Seattle Times
“Clear, concise and organized information that every soon-to-be or present college student should read and use . . . an excellent choice for your college-bound teen.”
— Denise Witmer, About.com Guide for Parenting of Adolescents
“Every college student, and every parent of a college student, must buy this book!”
— Jeffrey J. Fox, author of How to Become CEO
“This book is the perfect high school graduation gift…. Highly recommended because it is full of practical tips that will help high school grads take the next step in life. Young readers will find many of the insights counterintuitive, refreshing, and funny too.”
— Money
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