C. M. Gill

College Success for Adults

Insider Tips for Effective Learning

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

College Success for Adults: Insider Tips for Effective Learning is a concise, user-friendly guide to college success for the adult college student. In it, readers learn to master the rules, vocabulary, and expectations of the college environment. They'll discover how to balance their work and personal lives with college-level study, develop the mindset of the successful college student, take notes effectively, conquer testing anxiety, win over their professors, and much more. Armed with the knowledge this book provides, readers will emerge with a deeper understanding of what it takes to succeed in college-and how they can achieve this success. They'll learn how to take their own experience and wisdom as adults and translate it into success in the college classroom. Readers also receive helpful supplementary resources that will aid them on their journey to college success, including a college vocabulary glossary, college knowledge quiz (with answer key), a list of scholarships exclusively for adult students, and a suggested course syllabus (with detailed course calendar).

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 252
• Erscheinungstermin: 27. Juli 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 523g
• ISBN-13: 9780367466800
• ISBN-10: 0367466805
• Artikelnr.: 69986377

Autorenporträt

C.M. Gill is on the faculty at Austin Community College in Austin, TX, where she enjoys teaching adult students in her College Success, English, and math courses. As the Supervisor of ACC's College Prep Program for seven years, she helped thousands of adult students transition successfully into college.

Inhaltsangabe

SECTION I: BUILDING A STRONG FOUNDATION FOR YOUR SUCCESS
Chapter 1: Develop the Mindset of a Successful College Student
Chapter 2: The Top 10 Myths About College You Must Not Believe
Chapter 3: Choose The Best Major and Degree or Certificate for You
Chapter 4: Find Funds to Pay for Your College Education
Chapter 5: What Your Professors Expect You Already Know-But You Probably Don't
SECTION II: ACHIEVING YOUR ACADEMIC DREAMS-STEP BY STEP
Chapter 6: Select Your Classes and Professors Wisely
Chapter 7: Master Work/Life/School Balance
Chapter 8: Take Notes Like a Pro
Chapter 9: Study Smarter, Not Harder
Chapter 10: Ace Tests and Conquer Test Anxiety
Chapter 11: Understand-and Master-College Technology
Chapter 12: Where to Find Help
Chapter 13: Steps To Take Now to Secure a Job After Graduation
SECTION III: SUCCEEDING BEYOND COLLEGE
Chapter 14: Keep Moving on Up
Appendix A: College Vocabulary Glossary
Appendix B: Scholarships for Adult Students: APPLY NOW!
Appendix C: Beware the Bureaucracy of Higher Education!
Appendix D: How to Transfer to a Four-Year University
Appendix E: College Knowledge Quiz!
Appendix F (For Instructors): Sample College Success Course Syllabus