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The Thinking Student's Guide to College
Jules Verne
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Description for The Thinking Student's Guide to College
Paperback. Each fall, thousands of eager freshmen descend on college and university campuses expecting the best education imaginable. This book helps students take charge of their university experience by providing a blueprint they can follow to achieve their educational goals. It also offers tips on choosing a college and applying to graduate school. Series: Chicago Guides to Academic Life. Num Pages: 184 pages, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KBB; GBC; JNM; JNR. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 286.
Each fall, thousands of eager freshmen descend on college and university campuses expecting the best education imaginable: inspiring classes taught by top-ranked professors, academic advisors who will guide them to a prestigious job or graduate school, and an environment where learning flourishes outside the classroom as much as it does in lecture halls. Unfortunately, most of these freshmen soon learn that academic life is not what they imagined. Glasses are taught by overworked graduate students and adjuncts rather than seasoned faculty members, undergrads receive minimal attention from advisors or administrators, and potentially valuable campus resources remain outside their grasp. Andrew ... Read more
Each fall, thousands of eager freshmen descend on college and university campuses expecting the best education imaginable: inspiring classes taught by top-ranked professors, academic advisors who will guide them to a prestigious job or graduate school, and an environment where learning flourishes outside the classroom as much as it does in lecture halls. Unfortunately, most of these freshmen soon learn that academic life is not what they imagined. Glasses are taught by overworked graduate students and adjuncts rather than seasoned faculty members, undergrads receive minimal attention from advisors or administrators, and potentially valuable campus resources remain outside their grasp. Andrew ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
Series
Chicago Guides to Academic Life
Number of Pages
184
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226721156
SKU
V9780226721156
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About Jules Verne
Andrew Roberts is assistant professor of political science at Northwestern University and fellow at the Institute for Policy Research. He is the author of The Quality of Democracy in Eastern Europe: Public Preferences and Policy Reforms.
Reviews for The Thinking Student's Guide to College
"By addressing students directly, drawing on his experience and observations in academic life, Andrew Roberts provides an accessible and credible account of how to make college a valuable experience educationally." - Michael McPherson, president of the Spencer Foundation, former president of Macalester College "Andrew Roberts has a light touch, gives students excellent advice, and writes in a direct, engaging style. ... Read more