{"product_id":"college-rules-4th-edition-isbn-9781607748526","title":"College Rules!, 4th Edition","description":"\u003cb\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCollege can be the most exciting time in your life, but it also throws you into the deep end, with new academic and social responsibilities often seeming impossible to juggle. \u003ci\u003eCollege Rules! \u003c\/i\u003ewill save you time and trouble, setting you up for academic success from the get-go. Whether you’re graduating at the top of your high school class or returning to college as an adult, this updated and expanded edition offers practical advice on how to successfully transition into college. Including tips and strategies that won’t ever be taught in lectures, you’ll learn how to:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- Study smarter—not harder\u003cbr\u003e- Use technology in the classroom\u003cbr\u003e- Choose an app for every occasion\u003cbr\u003e- Excel at time management [Read: Balance homework and parties]\u003cbr\u003e- Stay motivated—even in those “yawn” classes\u003cbr\u003e- Plan a manageable course schedule\u003cbr\u003e- Interact effectively with profs\u003cbr\u003e- Become a research ace—online and at the library\u003cbr\u003e- Survive the stress of exam week\u003cbr\u003e- Set yourself up for stellar recommendations\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e With sad but true stories that teach tough lessons the easy way and inside scoops that provide advice based on actual research, \u003ci\u003eCollege Rules!\u003c\/i\u003e will help you make the most of your college years.ACKNOWLEDGMENTS     xiii\u003cbr\u003e Introduction        01\u003cbr\u003e 01 You’re in the Big Time Now    08\u003cbr\u003e Doing College  \u003cbr\u003e But What If I Wasn’t the World’s Greatest High School Student?  \u003cbr\u003e Six Ways College Differs from High School  \u003cbr\u003e Start Off Strong  \u003cbr\u003e 02 Where to Find the Help You Need  22 \u003cbr\u003e I Need Help!  \u003cbr\u003e Getting Hassle-Free Help  \u003cbr\u003e 03 A Few Words about Professors    31\u003cbr\u003e Just What the Heck Do Professors Do?  \u003cbr\u003e I Have an Appointment with One of “Them”—Now What?\u003cbr\u003e Hangin’ with Your Profs  \u003cbr\u003e What Do Your Profs Think about You?  \u003cbr\u003e 04 Major Decisions: \u003cbr\u003e Selecting COURSES AND A MAjoR   43 \u003cbr\u003e Help! I Don’t Know What I Want to Do When I Grow Up\u003cbr\u003e Reality Check \u003cbr\u003e So Many Choices! \u003cbr\u003e Why Choosing a Major ≠ Choosing a Career \u003cbr\u003e Racking Up the Credits: How Many Courses Should You Take?  \u003cbr\u003e Creating a Balanced Schedule  \u003cbr\u003e Working with Your Advisor  \u003cbr\u003e Choosing Your Professors \u003cbr\u003e Making a Plan  \u003cbr\u003e Withdrawal Symptoms  \u003cbr\u003e Know Thy GPA \u003cbr\u003e 05 Classes, Work, and Play:\u003cbr\u003e Adjusting to the Demands of College  62\u003cbr\u003e Lots of Changes  \u003cbr\u003e Characteristics of Well-Rounded Students  \u003cbr\u003e 06 Learning 2.0: Technology, College, and You 74\u003cbr\u003e Tech to Expect\u003cbr\u003e Classroom (N)Etiquette\u003cbr\u003e Classrooms Without Walls\u003cbr\u003e Password Protect Yourself\u003cbr\u003e If You Wouldn’t Put It on Your Resume, Don’t Post It Online\u003cbr\u003e Some Common Social Media Missteps to Avoid\u003cbr\u003e Keep It Clean \u003cbr\u003e 07 Timely Tips: The ABC(\u0026amp; D)s of Time Management 87\u003cbr\u003e The Forty-Hour Mind-Set  \u003cbr\u003e The Alphabet Approach: The ABC(\u0026amp; D)s of Managing Your Life \u003cbr\u003e The Advantages of Excelling at Time Management  \u003cbr\u003e 08 “I Think I Can, I Think I Can”: \u003cbr\u003e Getting and Staying Motivated   101\u003cbr\u003e Setting Goals You Can Accomplish  \u003cbr\u003e Getting Motivated  \u003cbr\u003e And Staying Motivated  \u003cbr\u003e Reviving Your Motivation  \u003cbr\u003e 09 Igniting the Fire: \u003cbr\u003e Discovering Your Inner Learner  113\u003cbr\u003e What Is Your Orientation?\u003cbr\u003e Is Interest Really All It’s Cracked Up to Be?\u003cbr\u003e Faking It\u003cbr\u003e Who’s to Blame for Success and Failure?\u003cbr\u003e Get Your Learning Groove Back\u003cbr\u003e 10 Arrrrrrrgh!: \u003cbr\u003e and Other Ways to Handle Stress  123\u003cbr\u003e Good Stress\/Bad Stress  \u003cbr\u003e What Causes College Stress?  \u003cbr\u003e Academic Stress  \u003cbr\u003e Nonacademic College Stress  \u003cbr\u003e What Does Stress Do to You?  \u003cbr\u003e Reducing Stress Levels  \u003cbr\u003e 11 What’s It All About?:\u003cbr\u003e Understanding How You Learn    134\u003cbr\u003e Profiles of Amazing Students  \u003cbr\u003e How the Learning Thing REALLY Works\u003cbr\u003e Learning Matters    \u003cbr\u003e 12 Can You Believe That?     144\u003cbr\u003e How Certain Are You?  \u003cbr\u003e Is It Really That Simple?  \u003cbr\u003e How Quick Should Learning Be?  \u003cbr\u003e Who’s in Charge?  \u003cbr\u003e Are You Math-Brained or English-Brained?  \u003cbr\u003e Transforming Your Beliefs  \u003cbr\u003e 13 Shhhhh . . . A Moment of Silence, Please: \u003cbr\u003e Concentrating While You Study   155\u003cbr\u003e Creating a First-Rate Learning Environment  \u003cbr\u003e Getting Rid of Distractions  \u003cbr\u003e Seven Ways to Improve Concentration  \u003cbr\u003e 14  Your Course Syllabus Is Your Friend  166 \u003cbr\u003e Anatomy of a Syllabus  \u003cbr\u003e What Can Your Syllabus Do for You?  \u003cbr\u003e 15 What’s Up, Doc?: Understanding \u003cbr\u003e Your Prof’s Expectations    176\u003cbr\u003e Why Bother Figuring Out the Tasks?  \u003cbr\u003e Figuring It Out  \u003cbr\u003e But What If You Still Don’t Get It?  \u003cbr\u003e Smart Strategy Selection  \u003cbr\u003e 16 Take Note!       187\u003cbr\u003e Write On: Some Terrific Note-Taking Tips  \u003cbr\u003e Be Creative: Use the Split-Page Method of Note Taking  \u003cbr\u003e You’re Almost There: Self-Testing Using the Split-Page Method \u003cbr\u003e Different Strokes for Different Folks: Modifying the Split-Page Method\u003cbr\u003e Should You Use a Laptop (or Tablet, or Phone) in Class?\u003cbr\u003e To Help or Not to Help: Online Lecture Notes\u003cbr\u003e 17 Words! Words! Words!    203\u003cbr\u003e How Can I Be in College and Still Need to Learn New Words?\u003cbr\u003e Building Your Vocabulary\u003cbr\u003e Using Context\u003cbr\u003e Using the Dictionary or Glossary\u003cbr\u003e Using Word Structure\u003cbr\u003e Knowing a Word\u003cbr\u003e 18 Active Reading      216\u003cbr\u003e Reading for Learning  \u003cbr\u003e Warming Up: Previewing Before You Read\u003cbr\u003e Annotation: Text Messages for Active Reading\u003cbr\u003e The Nuts and Bolts of Annotation\u003cbr\u003e A Sample Annotation  \u003cbr\u003e Studying Your Annotations  \u003cbr\u003e Reading on the Screen\u003cbr\u003e 19 Three Rs and an M: Remembering What \u003cbr\u003e You Have Read and Heard   232\u003cbr\u003e Reflecting: Thinking about Information  \u003cbr\u003e Rehearsing: Getting Information into Your Memory  \u003cbr\u003e Reviewing: Keeping Information in Memory  \u003cbr\u003e Monitoring Your Learning  \u003cbr\u003e 20 Studying Smarter     247\u003cbr\u003e Being Flexible: Selecting and Modifying Strategies  \u003cbr\u003e Acting like Einstein: Studying in the Sciences  \u003cbr\u003e Beyond Freud and Mead: Studying in the Social Sciences  \u003cbr\u003e The Art of the Dance: Studying in the Humanities  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eParlez-vous Français\u003c\/i\u003e?: Studying Foreign Languages  \u003cbr\u003e X + Y = What?: Studying Mathematics  \u003cbr\u003e 21 Everything You Wanted to Know \u003cbr\u003e about Research and Presentations\u003cbr\u003e but Were Afraid to Ask    262\u003cbr\u003e Finding Resources in the Library and on the Web \u003cbr\u003e Forget the Five-Paragraph Essay  \u003cbr\u003e The Confusing World of Plagiarism  \u003cbr\u003e Creating First-Rate Presentations  \u003cbr\u003e 22 It’s More than Multiple Guess: Prepping \u003cbr\u003e for and Taking Objective Exams   276\u003cbr\u003e Studying for Objective Exams  \u003cbr\u003e Tips for Taking Objective Exams  \u003cbr\u003e Exams Go High Tech\u003cbr\u003e Eenie, Meenie, Minie, Moe . . . If You Have to Guess  \u003cbr\u003e An A+ for You: Evaluating Your Test Performance  \u003cbr\u003e 23 Bluebook Blues: Prepping for and \u003cbr\u003e Taking Essay Exams    289 \u003cbr\u003e Studying for Essay Exams \u003cbr\u003e It’s All in the Way It’s Worded  \u003cbr\u003e Elements of a Good Essay \u003cbr\u003e Put It in Writing\u003cbr\u003e 24 Is That Your Final Answer?    301\u003cbr\u003e Smart Exam Prep \u003cbr\u003e A Word about Cramming  \u003cbr\u003e Surviving Midterms and Finals  \u003cbr\u003e 25 Just the FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions 310 \u003cbr\u003e One Final, Unsolicited Piece of Advice    \u003cbr\u003e About the authors      315\u003cbr\u003e Index           317\u003cb\u003eSHERRIE NIST-OLEJNIK \u003c\/b\u003ereceived her PhD from the University of Florida in 1982. She spent her career at the University of Georgia researching and writing about college student learning. Over the years, she developed a special interest in how students make the academic transition from learning in high school to learning in college. But it was her love of teaching that inspired \u003ci\u003eCollege Rules!\u003c\/i\u003e. Years of university teaching led her to a firm belief that students can make a smooth transition from high school to college, and should be able to, if they are given the tools. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSherrie has published numerous research articles and book chapters that focus on studying and learning, and she has made over 125 presentations at professional meetings. In addition, she has co-authored four textbooks focusing on reading, studying, and learning at the college level, as well as vocabulary texts designed for college students. These texts are used on college campuses nationwide. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSherrie also has a keen sense of practicality. Because she interacted with thousands of students over the course of her career, she knows firsthand the demands and stresses that are placed on them. She’s heard all the excuses, learned all the lines, and listened to hundreds of students talk about their frustrations, mistakes, successes, and failures. These unique experiences, combined with her knowledge of research, enabled her to write a compelling, upbeat, and realistic guide for academic success in college. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSherrie lives with her husband, Steve Olejnik, and her dog, Turley, in Athens, Georgia, home of the University of Georgia. She has one daughter, Kama, who lives in Los Angeles. After retiring from UGA in June 2006 with professor emerita status, Sherrie has more time to pursue her love of travel and art. She continues to be an active writer and consultant. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJODI PATRICK HOLSCHUH \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor and chair in the Department of Curriculum and Instruction at Texas State University. Jodi has been involved in helping students make the transition from high school to college learning for her entire academic career. An award-winning teacher, Jodi is currently the department chair of one of the largest colleges of curriculum and instruction in the country. She has also served as an educational consultant in Texas and Georgia public schools, teaching teachers ways to prepare their students for college learning. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJodi has presented many conference papers and has written many articles and book chapters on the topic of helping students learn. She has also been involved in several projects with Sherrie Nist-Olejnik, including the \u003ci\u003eTransitions to Learning in College \u003c\/i\u003evideo program and three college textbooks, \u003ci\u003eActive Learning: Strategies for College Success\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCollege Success Strategies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eEffective College Learning\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJodi lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, Doug, her daughter, Maia, and her son, Samuel. When she is not writing, teaching, or researching, Jodi loves rediscovering the world as her children learn new things. She also loves to read good books and travel to new places.\u003cb\u003eHow to Use College Rules!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Although the primary audience for \u003ci\u003eCollege Rules!\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To this end, approach reading \u003ci\u003eCollege Rules!\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e You can also use \u003ci\u003eCollege Rules! \u003c\/i\u003eas 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eand\u003c\/i\u003e that (and then doing some more). There’s no one particular suggestion in \u003ci\u003eCollege Rules!\u003c\/i\u003e 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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! \u003ci\u003eCollege Rules!\u003c\/i\u003e will show you how.","brand":"Ten Speed Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46300103704805,"sku":"NP9781607748526","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781607748526.jpg?v=1767723913","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/college-rules-4th-edition-isbn-9781607748526","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}