What a treat! This book is expertly written, an absolute joy to read and packed full of practical ideas to help students optimize their overall college experience. Phelan and Burnham clearly understand that this is a time of unprecedented growth and discovery for young people and they skillfully offer up an incredibly robust set of simple, actionable concepts - based on their decades of real-world experiences in and around higher education - to help students achieve balance and get the absolute most out of this journey.
This book is a thoughtful, pragmatic and thoroughly entertaining guide to help students understand everything from time management to relationship building to finding their own authentic purpose during this time of profound change. Recognizing that this process can also seem daunting to students (and their parents), the authors consistently remind the reader to not lose sight of a critical component of navigating these college years: This. Should. Be. Fun. Which might just be the most important lesson of all!!
Enjoy this remarkable book and I can't imagine a better gift for a high school Junior or Senior!
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A MUST read!! Immensely pragmatic for those seeking success in this world
This book is a straightforward approach to thriving in college and setting yourself up for long-term success – as you define it. It is for students, educators, parents, and career counselors.I am a PhD student, and it is my job to work with undergraduates both as a teaching assistant for their courses, and as a mentor for those who work with me to conduct research on my own scientific projects. It is my goal to help guide them through their academic lives, and into their professional lives beyond college. When I first meet with most students, I find myself struggling to give concrete advice on how to succeed - often basing this advice on my own personal experiences from when I was an undergraduate student, to now as a PhD candidate. This book has given me the language and the tools to effectively communicate with my students about how to be wildly successful during their undergraduate careers. Now, I feel like I can give good advice to my students about both what to do (office hours, study habits, short-term and long-term planning, etc.), and how to do it.My absolute favorite section was Setting Goals (Chapters 2-5). Chapter 4 discusses how students can - and should - set up a flexible long-term 4-year plan, alongside a shorter semester-by-semester plan. Understanding how your short term goals align (or not) with your post-grad goals can help you spot when you need to shift those shorter term goals. I particularly liked the emphasis in this section on planning your goals to suit you, not your family or friends. I often find it challenging to convince students that it is okay, and the right choice, to allow themselves to change their minds and follow a major/class/career path that is different than the one they envisioned when they were 12. This book has given me the language to help my anxious students who are worried that switching paths at the age of 19 is somehow too late. I will certainly be recommending this book to my students, my colleagues, and my friends!
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Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
I am a PhD student, and it is my job to work with undergraduates both as a teaching assistant for their courses, and as a mentor for those who work with me to conduct research on my own scientific projects. It is my goal to help guide them through their academic lives, and into their professional lives beyond college. When I first meet with most students, I find myself struggling to give concrete advice on how to succeed - often basing this advice on my own personal experiences from when I was an undergraduate student, to now as a PhD candidate. This book has given me the language and the tools to effectively communicate with my students about how to be wildly successful during their undergraduate careers. Now, I feel like I can give good advice to my students about both what to do (office hours, study habits, short-term and long-term planning, etc.), and how to do it.
My absolute favorite section was Setting Goals (Chapters 2-5). Chapter 4 discusses how students can - and should - set up a flexible long-term 4-year plan, alongside a shorter semester-by-semester plan. Understanding how your short term goals align (or not) with your post-grad goals can help you spot when you need to shift those shorter term goals. I particularly liked the emphasis in this section on planning your goals to suit you, not your family or friends. I often find it challenging to convince students that it is okay, and the right choice, to allow themselves to change their minds and follow a major/class/career path that is different than the one they envisioned when they were 12. This book has given me the language to help my anxious students who are worried that switching paths at the age of 19 is somehow too late. I will certainly be recommending this book to my students, my colleagues, and my friends!
A MUST read!! Immensely pragmatic for those seeking success in this world
Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
This book is a straightforward approach to thriving in college and setting yourself up for long-term success – as you define it. It is for students, educators, parents, and career counselors.Reviewed in the United States on July 26, 2022
I am a PhD student, and it is my job to work with undergraduates both as a teaching assistant for their courses, and as a mentor for those who work with me to conduct research on my own scientific projects. It is my goal to help guide them through their academic lives, and into their professional lives beyond college. When I first meet with most students, I find myself struggling to give concrete advice on how to succeed - often basing this advice on my own personal experiences from when I was an undergraduate student, to now as a PhD candidate. This book has given me the language and the tools to effectively communicate with my students about how to be wildly successful during their undergraduate careers. Now, I feel like I can give good advice to my students about both what to do (office hours, study habits, short-term and long-term planning, etc.), and how to do it.
My absolute favorite section was Setting Goals (Chapters 2-5). Chapter 4 discusses how students can - and should - set up a flexible long-term 4-year plan, alongside a shorter semester-by-semester plan. Understanding how your short term goals align (or not) with your post-grad goals can help you spot when you need to shift those shorter term goals. I particularly liked the emphasis in this section on planning your goals to suit you, not your family or friends. I often find it challenging to convince students that it is okay, and the right choice, to allow themselves to change their minds and follow a major/class/career path that is different than the one they envisioned when they were 12. This book has given me the language to help my anxious students who are worried that switching paths at the age of 19 is somehow too late. I will certainly be recommending this book to my students, my colleagues, and my friends!
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