How to succeed in college and beyond : the art of learning / Daniel R. Schwarz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schwarz, Daniel R., author.

Series:

THEi Wiley ebooks.

THEi Wiley ebooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

College student orientation.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (x, 197 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

West Sussex, England : Wiley Blackwell, 2016.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Access using campus network via VPN at home (THEi Users Only).

Summary:

How to Succeed in College and Beyond is an insightful, inspired guide to the undergraduate experience that helps students balance the joy of learning with the necessity of career preparation. Features a wealth of advice for getting the most from an undergraduate education, especially in the areas of arts and humanities, written by an experienced educator and mentor Covers the entire undergraduate experience, from high school preparation, applications,financial aid, each undergraduate year from freshman to senior, junior year abroad course selection , and extra-curricular activities , to independent study, honors essays, graduate school, dissertations, and career searches Discusses the benefits of pursuing an arts and humanities degree including how to write effectively, speak articulately, and think critically and discusses how to balance the joy and practicality of education in terms of getting vocationally-focused qualifications. Packed with information that is as helpful to students as it is to their parents, teachers, and advisers, this guide is a indispensable resource for prospective and present undergraduates

Contents:

1.Introduction: How to Succeed in College and Beyond: The Art of Learning

Part I Beginnings

2.How to Prepare for College

3.The College Olympics: How to Choose the Right College and How to Get the Right College to Choose You

Part II The College Experience

4.Twenty Suggestions for Incoming College Freshmen

5.Nineteen Suggestions for College Sophomores

6.Suggestions for College Juniors: Balancing the Joy and Practicality of Learning

7.Making the Most of Your Senior Year in College

8.Planning for the Future: Suggestions for Seniors Graduating from College

Part III Further Essentials

9.Seventeen Suggestions for How to Choose Classes in College

10.The Greek System: Should You Join a Fraternity or Sorority?

11.More Thoughts on the College Experience: Brief Observations and Suggestions

12.Growing Young Adults: What Parents Need to Know About Their Children in College

Part IV The Value of the Humanities

Contents note continued: 13.Why Study the Humanities?

14.Do the Humanities Help Us Understand the World in Which We Live?

15.What to Do with a Bachelor of Arts in English

16.Does It Make Sense to Pursue a Humanities Doctorate? The Pros and Cons of Graduate Education in the Humanities

Part V Perspectives of a Professor

17.Are Teaching and Research Mutually Exclusive?

18.The Classroom as Opportunity: Teaching Students How to Enjoy and Understand Literature, Read Closely, Write Lucidly, and Think Independently

19.Changing the World One Step at a Time: Comparing Contemporary Students with Those of the Explosive 1968 - 1970 Period.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781118974810

1118974816

9781118974858

1118974859

9781118974827

1118974824

OCLC:

935251381