How to Be a High School Superstar A Revolutionary Plan to Get into College by Standing Out (Without Burning Out)

by Newport, Cal

• ISBN13: 9780767932585
• ISBN10: 0767932587
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-07-27
• Publisher: Crown

Summary

What if getting into your reach schools didn't require four years of excessive A.P.-taking, overwhelming activity schedules, and constant stress?

Author Biography

Cal Newport is the author of How to Win at College and How to Become a Straight-A Student. He graduated from Dartmouth College and earned a Ph.D. from MIT. His writing has appeared in national publications, and he is the founder of Study Hacks, the Web's most popular student advice blog.

Table of Contents

Introduction: ôStanford Doesn't Take Students with Bs!ö	p. xi
Common Questions About the Relaxed Superstar Philosophy	p. xxi
The Law of Underscheduling
Pack your schedule with free time. Use this time to explore.
Horseshoe Crabs and Blogs	p. 3
Rethinking ôPassionö	p. 16
The Making of a Relaxed Superstar	p. 28
The Systematic Superstar	p. 38
The Underscheduled Student	p. 47
Playbook	p. 51
The Law of Focus
Master one serious interest. Don't waste time on unrelated activities.
Solar Panels, Stress, and Stanford	p. 113
The Superstar Effect	p. 117
Good Begets Good	p. 129
When More Is Less	p. 145
Playbook	p. 155
The Law of Innovation
Pursue accomplishments that are hard to explain, not hard to do.
The Laziest Student at Bella Vista High	p. 177
The Failed-Simulation Effect	p. 182
Lassiter's Insight	p. 186
The Three Rules of Innovation	p. 194
A Tale of Three Innovations Playbook	p. 201
Conclusion	p. 240
References	p. 243
Acknowledgments	p. 245
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