LEADER 04515nam 2200601 450 001 9910816302603321 005 20231227103024.0 010 $a1-118-97481-6 010 $a1-118-97485-9 010 $a1-118-97482-4 035 $a(CKB)3710000000541025 035 $a(EBL)4205821 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001593318 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)16290084 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001593318 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)14875892 035 $a(PQKB)10032935 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4205821 035 $a(DLC) 2016002684 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL4205821 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11148385 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL883628 035 $a(OCoLC)935251381 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000541025 100 $a20160205h20162016 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aHow to succeed in college and beyond $ethe art of learning /$fDaniel R. Schwarz 210 1$aWest Sussex, England :$cWiley Blackwell,$d2016. 210 4$dİ2016 215 $a1 online resource (x, 197 pages) 225 1 $aTHEi Wiley ebooks 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a1-118-97480-8 311 $a1-118-97484-0 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $a1.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. 330 $aHow to Succeed in College and Beyond is an insightful, inspired guide to the undergraduate experience that helps students balance the joy of learning with the necessity of career preparation. Features a wealth of advice for getting the most from an undergraduate education, especially in the areas of arts and humanities, written by an experienced educator and mentor Covers the entire undergraduate experience, from high school preparation, applications,financial aid, each undergraduate year from freshman to senior, junior year abroad course selection , and extra-curricular activities , to independent study, honors essays, graduate school, dissertations, and career searches Discusses the benefits of pursuing an arts and humanities degree including how to write effectively, speak articulately, and think critically and discusses how to balance the joy and practicality of education in terms of getting vocationally-focused qualifications. Packed with information that is as helpful to students as it is to their parents, teachers, and advisers, this guide is a indispensable resource for prospective and present undergraduates 410 0$aTHEi Wiley ebooks. 606 $aCollege student orientation 615 0$aCollege student orientation. 676 $a378.1/98 700 $aSchwarz$b Daniel R.$0201061 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910816302603321 996 $aHow to succeed in college and beyond$94007245 997 $aUNINA