Unlock the Secrets to College Success: Insider Tips from the Nation's Most Successful Students

Eden: Commandé le 20 août, reçu le 6 août en excellent état ! Très hâte d'entamer la lecture ! Merci !

France on Aug 26, 2023

Marc: Ich bin Student in BWL und es hat mir geholfen, den Stoff zu lernen und mir die besten Sachen rauszupicken.

Germany on Mar 18, 2022

remo: Ovviamente è molto americano. Il testo è (per il mio livello) un po' difficile da capire sia per parole gergali che per riferimenti sconosciuti. Necessita di una lettura lenta per adattarlo all'Italia. Certamente utile per coloro che vanno ha studiare negli Stati Uniti. Atmosfera un po' "Happy Days".

Italy on Dec 08, 2021

DornenRose: When I took the book out of its envelope I was surprised about how small it is and while skimming through it my suspicion was quickly confirmed: this book is not the in-depth guide I had expected.

The book gives some good general ideas (write a paper in three days, apply for as many scholarships as possible), but stays rather superficial on how exactly to achieve these. I wish it would spare some obvious or unnecessary points ("don't bindge-drink") and give a more detailed outline on how to make a successful application for a scholarship or how to "study smarter".
Another tiny critique is, that many points of advise apply mostly to US-Campus life and cannot be transferred to any university. But that is no problem of the book, it is just something to bear in mind for any potential readers who do not go to university in the US.

I already did my Bachelor's degree and am soon starting my Master's and bought the book hoping it would teach me how to avoid mistakes I made in the past. But I must say to really learn about efficient study techniques so far nothing I have read tops "How to study in college" from Walter Pauk. "How to win at college" is mostly fit as an...

Germany on Aug 16, 2016

Pat Pasquale: In dem Buch sind 75Tipps für Studenten. Eigentlich ist das Buch für den typischen amerikanischen Studenten, der "on campus" wohnt, gedacht. Trotzdem kann man die Tipps auch für ein "normales" Studentenleben bzw. für ein berufsbegleitendes Studium anwenden. In letzterem Fall vielleicht nicht alles, aber doch immerhin so, dass man einen Mehrwert aus diesem Buch erzielen kann.

Interessant fand ich den Ansatz: Nicht überall der Beste sein, sondern sich jedes Semester ein paar Dinge (Klausuren oder Hausarbeiten) raussuchen, wo man grossartig sein möchte (und es dort auch sein). Dadurch erhöht man seinen eigenen Wert mehr, als wenn man insgesamt versucht, seinen Standard hochzuheben. Diese Art des Fokus habe ich so noch nirgendwo gelesen.

Oder der Drei-Tage Ansatz für Hausarbeiten. Meine letzte Hausarbeit im Studium schreibe ich nun nach diesem Grundsatz. Mal schauen, was bei rauskommt.

Ich schreibe derzeit meine Bachelorarbeit und die Bücherkombination: Getting Things Done, How to win at college und Deep Work haben meine Arbeitsweise deutlich zum Positiven verändert.

Germany on Jun 06, 2016

KayVincent: Quick review: if you're about to go into college, BUY THIS. If you're already in college, STILL BUY THIS.

This great book has conventional and unconventional advice. I'm already a fan of Cal Newport's advice and blog, but this book condenses his ideas that are most relevant to me (since I will be going to college in the fall of '15).

It isn't a typical 'how to do well in college' book whatsoever. This truly gives you the truth of what needs to happen to become a part of the exceptional. And he isn't writing it with the assumed purpose of impressing everybody or becoming a mega-successful overlord; he writes with the tone that leaves up the ultimate goals you have up to you. Also, the writing style is not annoying like a lot of books are.

Personally, I just want to optimize my college experience, leave my comfort zone, and get into grad school. This book will help me.
If you want to start the track of becoming a super-rich, art-gallery-going, Bentley-driving, awe-inspiring successful person, this book will still be very worth your time.

It's absolutely worth the money if that's what is keeping you on the edge of buying this.
It has countless...

United States on Aug 05, 2014

John: To be honest, if I had just graduated high school and someone gave me this book as a gift, I would roll my eyes and never open it. I picked it up a week ago, however, now that I am almost done with my second year of university, and I really do wish that I had had it (and cared to read it) two years ago.

The book is seventy-five pieces of advice, each with about two pages of explanation. The advice is pretty simple, as you can see from looking at the table of contents ("Dress Nicely for Class," "Never Nap," "Eat Healthy," "Always Go to Class"). But the reason this book is effective is that it serves as a quick-reference manifesto for some of the more important (to me) advice.

For example, I'm taking a grad-level fiction writing class. No due dates (except the final deadline at the end of the semester) and no class. You just write at your own pace and turn in a portfolio. This is incredibly difficult for me to do, and I'm unbelievably far behind in the work for the class. I was really quite worried about how I would ever pull it off. The whole semester, my fiction work has been priority #75, and I usually crash between priorities #14 and #20. But with some of the...

United States on Apr 08, 2010

Wisdom Seeking Sue: If you're looking at reviews for this book then you're likely looking for some insight into the college process on a deeper level than surface-level advice. In that case, you should undoubtedly get this book.

I'm going to college next year, and I'm the type of person who copes with things by reading about them. Books like this book are the reason I do that. It's clear and easy to read, it's direct, it's straightforward, and best of all, it's full of simple advice that can dramatically improve one's college experience. It provides this advice without being pretentious- the book's title turned me off at first, and while the author certainly has a very pragmatic approach to college life, he decries resume-padding and the like.

I've recommended it to many of my classmates, and it will serve as a sort of bible for me next year. As much as it's helpful on a practical level, it's helped me in another way, too. I went looking for books because I was nervous about next year. This book helped reassure me by encouraging me to focus on the exciting aspects rather than the unnerving ones. If only I could get such a powerful effect every time I spent ten dollars.

A few...

United States on Jul 13, 2008