Giving Away the Keys : A Professor Unlocks the Secrets to College Success

by Gibbs, Bruce R.

• ISBN13: 9780972091404
• ISBN10: 0972091408
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-08-01
• Publisher: You Will Learn

Table of Contents

Part 1: Arriving on Campus	15	(42)
Know Your Professor	17	(2)
Know School Officials	19	(2)
Class on Time	21	(4)
Keeping in Contact with Family	25	(2)
Homesick	27	(2)
Cheerleaders	29	(4)
To Drive or not to Drive	33	(4)
Computers	37	(2)
Living on or off Campus	39	(4)
Choosing a Major	43	(4)
Class Registration	47	(2)
Roommates	49	(4)
Gifts to Ask For	53	(2)
Check with the ``Authorities''	55	(2)
Part 2: Surviving on Campus	57	(72)
To Work or not to Work	59	(4)
Friends	63	(2)
Dating	65	(2)
Sex	67	(2)
Drugs	69	(2)
Alcohol	71	(2)
Safety	73	(2)
Finances	75	(4)
Credit Cards	79	(4)
College Loans	83	(4)
Extra-Curricular Activities	87	(2)
Assignments	89	(2)
Writing Papers	91	(2)
Group Projects	93	(2)
Cheating	95	(2)
Exams	97	(2)
Handling a Grade You Think is Unfair	99	(2)
Distance Learning	101	(2)
Getting Help/Tutor Assistance	103	(2)
TV Time	105	(2)
Student Discounts	107	(2)
Advisors	109	(2)
Internet	111	(2)
Studying	113	(2)
Study Areas	115	(2)
Preparing for Lectures	117	(4)
Eating Well	121	(2)
Illness	123	(2)
What if You Get a Bum Professor?	125	(2)
What if College is not for You?	127	(2)
Part 3: Succeeding on Campus	129	(14)
Don't be Afraid to Fail	131	(2)
Procrastination	133	(2)
Public Speaking	135	(2)
Time Management	137	(2)
Dream	139	(2)
Have Fun	141	(2)
Graduate	143