College rules! How to study, survive, and succeed in college

Sherrie Nist-Olejnik, 1946-

Book - 2016

"This updated classic gives students the tools they need to successfully transition from high school to college, avoid rookie mistakes, and set themselves up for academic success from day one"--

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Published
Berkeley : Ten Speed Press [2016]
Language
English
Main Author
Sherrie Nist-Olejnik, 1946- (author)
Other Authors
Jodi Holschuh (author)
Edition
4th edition
Item Description
Includes index.
Physical Description
xiv, 321 pages ; 21 cm
ISBN
9781607748526
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 01. 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
  • Start Off Strong
  • 02. Where to Find the Help You Need
  • I Need Help!
  • Getting Hassle-Free Help
  • 03. 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?
  • 04. Major Decisions: Selecting Courses and a Major
  • Help! I Don't Know What I Want to Do When I Grow Up
  • Reality Check
  • So Many Choices!
  • Why Choosing a Major ≠ Choosing a Career
  • Racking Up the Credits: How Many Courses Should You Take?
  • Creating a Balanced Schedule
  • Working with Your Advisor
  • Choosing Your Professors
  • Making a Plan
  • Withdrawal Symptoms
  • Know Thy GPA
  • 05. Classes, Work, and Play: Adjusting to the Demands of College
  • Lots of Changes
  • Characteristics of Well-Rounded Students
  • 06. Learning 2.0: Technology, College, and You
  • Tech to Expect
  • Classroom (N)Etiquette
  • Classrooms Without Walls
  • Password Protect Yourself
  • If You Wouldn't Put It on Your Resume, Don't Post It Online
  • Some Common Social Media Missteps to Avoid
  • Keep It Clean
  • 07. Timely Tips: The ABC(&D)S of Time Management
  • The Forty-Hour Mind-Set
  • The Alphabet Approach: The ABC(& D)s of Managing Your Life
  • The Advantages of Excelling at Time Management
  • 08. "I Think I Can, I Think I Can": Getting and Staying Motivated
  • Setting Goals You Can Accomplish
  • Getting Motivated
  • And Staying Motivated
  • Reviving Your Motivation
  • 09. Igniting The Fire: Discovering Your Inner Learner
  • What Is Your Orientation?
  • Is Interest Really All It's Cracked Up to Be?
  • Faking It
  • Who's to Blame for Success and Failure?
  • Get Your Learning Groove Back
  • 10. 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
  • 11. What's it All About?: Understanding How You Learn
  • Profiles of Amazing Students
  • How the Learning Thing REALLY Works
  • Learning Matters
  • 12. Can You Believe That?
  • How Certain Are You?
  • Is It Really That Simple?
  • How Quick Should Learning Be?
  • Who's in Charge?
  • Are You Math-Brained or English-Brained?
  • Transforming Your Beliefs
  • 13. SHHHHH ... A Moment of Silence, Please: Concentrating While You Study
  • Creating a First-Rate Learning Environment
  • Getting Rid of Distractions
  • Seven Ways to Improve Concentration
  • 14. Your Course Syllabus is Your Friend
  • Anatomy of a Syllabus
  • What Can Your Syllabus Do for You?
  • 15. 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
  • 16. 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
  • Should You Use a Laptop (or Tablet, or Phone) in Class?
  • To Help or Not to Help: Online Lecture Notes
  • 17. Words! Words! Words!
  • How Can I Be in College and Still Need to Learn New Words?
  • Building Your Vocabulary
  • Using Context
  • Using the Dictionary or Glossary
  • Using Word Structure
  • Knowing a Word
  • 18. Active Reading
  • Reading for Learning
  • Warming Up; Previewing Before You Read
  • Annotation; Text Messages for Active Reading
  • The Nuts and Bolts of Annotation
  • A Sample Annotation
  • Studying Your Annotations
  • Reading on the Screen
  • 19. 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
  • 20. 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
  • Pariez-vous Françvis?: Studying Foreign Languages
  • X + Y = What?; Studying Mathematics
  • 21. Everything You Wanted to Know About Research and Presentations But Were Afraid to Ask
  • Finding Resources in the Library and on the Web
  • Forget the Five-Paragraph Essay
  • The Confusing World of Plagiarism
  • Creating First-Rate Presentations
  • 22. It's More than Multiple Guess: Prepping for and Taking Objective Exams
  • Studying for Objective Exams
  • Tips for Taking Objective Exams
  • Exams Go High Tech
  • Eenie, Meenie, Hinie, Moe ... If You Have to Guess
  • An A+ for You: Evaluating Your Test Performance
  • 23. 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
  • 24. Is That Your Final Answer?
  • Smart Exam Prep
  • A Word about Cramming
  • Surviving Midterms and Finals
  • 25. Just the Faqs: Frequently Asked Questions
  • One Final, Unsolicited Piece of Advice
  • About the Authors
  • Index

How to Use College Rules! Although the primary audience for College Rules! is students heading off to campus, we believe there is valuable information here for students at any point in their college career. (We even know some graduate students who would benefit.) However, our major goal is helping college freshmen make the often treacherous transition from learning in high school to learning in college. To this end, approach reading College Rules! in any way that suits your needs. You can read it the traditional way--start with chapter 1 and read through to the end in consecutive order. If you're a high school student who will be starting college, this ordered approach might be the best.  You can also use College Rules! as an at-your-fingertips reference for college success. If you feel a bit hesitant as you're packing up your stuff to head off to campus, read chapters 5, 9, and 10. If you're getting ready to take your first college exams (and you haven't even opened this book yet), read chapters 22, 23, and 24. If you can't manage your time worth a hoot, read chapter 7. And everyone can probably benefit from reading chapter 6, "Learning 2.0: Technology, College, and You," early on. In other words, we suggest that you read (or reread) the chapters you think will benefit you at any particular time. With the second approach, however, we offer a few words of caution. We know for a fact that learning in college is a complex process that involves using all of your senses to learn--you use your vision when you read, you speak in discussion, you listen in class, you touch as you create. Being successful is not about doing this or that. Being successful is usually about doing this and that (and then doing some more). There's no one particular suggestion in College Rules! that's guaranteed to make you a better student. There are no "magic beans" for college success. Rather, we have provided you with a comprehensive guide to help you hit the campus running at least ten paces ahead of your fellow students.  We wish you the very best of luck as you begin your college journey and hope that, as so many students who had success with the first three editions did, you email us and let us know what you think. Enjoy yourself and have fun--but get your work done, too! College Rules! will show you how. Excerpted from College Rules!, Fourth Edition: How to Study, Survive, and Succeed in College by Sherrie Nist-Olejnik, Jodi Patrick Holschuh All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.