Understanding Your College Experience

Help students get the most out of their time in college. Understanding Your College Experience addresses the needs of the widest possible range of students through its content coverage and organization, activities, assessment, and design. Using a research-driven approach informed by decades of information on the first year experience, the author team provides students who need the most support with the practical help necessary to flourish in college, in life, and in their chosen career.

Part One: WELCOME TO YOUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE

1: The Essentials for College Success

The College Experience

Exploring Purpose and Setting Goals

Self-Exploration and Career Planning

Academic Planning

Making the Transition by Connecting with Others

2: Cultivating Motivation, Resilience, and Emotional Intelligence

The Importance of Motivation, Attitude, and Mindset

Resilience and Grit

Understanding Emotional Intelligence

3: Managing Time, Energy, and Money

Managing Your Time

Managing Your Energy

Managing Your Money

4: Discovering How You Learn

How People Learn

The VARK Inventory

The Myers-Briggs Type Indicator

Multiple Intelligences

When Learning Preferences and Teaching Methods Conflict

Learning with a Learning Disability or Challenge

Part Two: SUCCEEDING IN COLLEGE

5: Getting the Most Out of Class

Become Engaged in Learning

Prepare for Class

Participate in Class

Take Effective Notes

6: Reading to Learn from College Textbooks

A Plan for Active Reading

Strategies for Reading Different Kinds of Textbooks

Improving Your Reading

Midterm Check In

Introduction

Mid-Term Check In Audit

7: Studying, Understanding, and Remembering

Studying in College: Making Choices and Concentrating

How Memory Works

Improving Your Memory

Studying to Understand and Remember

8: Taking Tests Successfully

Getting Ready . . .

Taking the Test

Types of Tests

Types of Questions

Test Anxiety

Academic Honesty and Misconduct

9: Developing Information Literacy and Communication Skills

Information Literacy

Choosing, Narrowing, and Researching a Topic

Using the Library

Evaluating Sources

Using Your Research in Writing

The Writing Process

Using Your Research in Presentations

Part Three: YOUR PATH TO SUCCESS IN COLLEGE AND BEYOND

10: Thinking in College

College-Level Thinking

Developing Strong Thinking Skills

Applying Your Critical-Thinking Skills

Bloom’s Taxonomy and the First Year of College

11: Maintaining Wellness and Relationships in a Diverse World

Understanding Wellness

Managing Your Relationships

Thriving in Diverse Environments

12: Making the Right Career Choice

Careers and the New Economy

Planning for Your Career

Getting Experience

Job Search Strategies

Skills Employers Seek

Staying on the Path to Success

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