College Success: Before, During and After

Author(s): Jean Raniseski

Edition: 2

Copyright: 2015

Pages: 426

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ISBN 9781465287229

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College educators across the Country would likely agree that incoming freshmen are arriving on their campuses ill-prepared for the academic challenges that lay before them. As a result, many of them struggle to maintain their enrollment beyond one or two semesters. This unfortunate trend has made a textbook such as this one, “College Success: Before, During, and After” an absolute necessity.

Within this 2nd edition textbook students will discover information about essential learning skills (e.g., note taking, test taking, reading, writing, memory, critical thinking); life skills (e.g., time management, goal setting, maintaining relationships, coping with problems); and career skills (e.g., choosing a career, resume writing, interviewing skills, proper coworker interactions). In short, everything they need to succeed before, during, and after they’ve earned their college degree.

Available in print and electronic formats, College Success: Before, During, and After is designed to be both informative and entertaining. Each chapter contains a wide variety of exercises, practical examples, assignments, and review questions that are purposely designed to improve students’ learning and retention of essential information.

The use of crossword and word search puzzles offers a unique opportunity for students to review information and emphasize key terminology.

Motivational and thought provoking quotations are sprinkled throughout the textbook. Each of which was purposely selected and positioned to correspond with the topic being presented.

The informal writing style and colorful caricatures draw readers’ attention to the material and reduce the intimidation factor that accompanies many textbooks today. 

Chapter 1 Choosing the Path Toward College and Career Success: Before, During, and After

Chapter 2 Setting Goals and Managing Your Time: Before, During, and After

Chapter 3 Taking Notes and Participating in Classes: Before, During, and After

Chapter 4 Reading Textbooks More Effectively: Before, During, and After

Chapter 5 Improving Your Memory: Before, During, and After

Chapter 6 Mastering Successful Test-Taking Strategies: Before, During, and After

Chapter 7 Becoming a Critical (Active) Thinker: Before, During, and After

Chapter 8 Writing and Presenting College Papers: Before, During, and After

Chapter 9 Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Relationships: Before, During, and After

Chapter 10 Understanding and Coping With Common Problems: Before, During, and After

Chapter 11 Managing Your Money: Before, During, and After

Chapter 12 Choosing Your Ideal Career: Before, During, and After

Chapter 13 Preparing for Graduation and Employment: Before, During, and After

Appendix

Jean Raniseski

Student Responses from Alvin Community College:

“Really easy to read and understand”
"Well organized and easy to follow"
"The whole book was very interesting and informative"
“The structure of the writing made it easy to follow along"
"I liked the chapter outlines and the puzzles at the end of them"
"Had lots of interesting assignments and exercises"
"Everything was explained well - it wasn't just a boring textbook with too many complicated words"
"I liked that there was humor within the chapters - I found myself chuckling a couple of times"
"I liked that it was a workbook I could write in"
"It has a lot of interesting facts that I didn't know before"
"I can use this stuff in my other classes"



College educators across the Country would likely agree that incoming freshmen are arriving on their campuses ill-prepared for the academic challenges that lay before them. As a result, many of them struggle to maintain their enrollment beyond one or two semesters. This unfortunate trend has made a textbook such as this one, “College Success: Before, During, and After” an absolute necessity.

Within this 2nd edition textbook students will discover information about essential learning skills (e.g., note taking, test taking, reading, writing, memory, critical thinking); life skills (e.g., time management, goal setting, maintaining relationships, coping with problems); and career skills (e.g., choosing a career, resume writing, interviewing skills, proper coworker interactions). In short, everything they need to succeed before, during, and after they’ve earned their college degree.

Available in print and electronic formats, College Success: Before, During, and After is designed to be both informative and entertaining. Each chapter contains a wide variety of exercises, practical examples, assignments, and review questions that are purposely designed to improve students’ learning and retention of essential information.

The use of crossword and word search puzzles offers a unique opportunity for students to review information and emphasize key terminology.

Motivational and thought provoking quotations are sprinkled throughout the textbook. Each of which was purposely selected and positioned to correspond with the topic being presented.

The informal writing style and colorful caricatures draw readers’ attention to the material and reduce the intimidation factor that accompanies many textbooks today. 

Chapter 1 Choosing the Path Toward College and Career Success: Before, During, and After

Chapter 2 Setting Goals and Managing Your Time: Before, During, and After

Chapter 3 Taking Notes and Participating in Classes: Before, During, and After

Chapter 4 Reading Textbooks More Effectively: Before, During, and After

Chapter 5 Improving Your Memory: Before, During, and After

Chapter 6 Mastering Successful Test-Taking Strategies: Before, During, and After

Chapter 7 Becoming a Critical (Active) Thinker: Before, During, and After

Chapter 8 Writing and Presenting College Papers: Before, During, and After

Chapter 9 Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Relationships: Before, During, and After

Chapter 10 Understanding and Coping With Common Problems: Before, During, and After

Chapter 11 Managing Your Money: Before, During, and After

Chapter 12 Choosing Your Ideal Career: Before, During, and After

Chapter 13 Preparing for Graduation and Employment: Before, During, and After

Appendix

Jean Raniseski

Student Responses from Alvin Community College:

“Really easy to read and understand”
"Well organized and easy to follow"
"The whole book was very interesting and informative"
“The structure of the writing made it easy to follow along"
"I liked the chapter outlines and the puzzles at the end of them"
"Had lots of interesting assignments and exercises"
"Everything was explained well - it wasn't just a boring textbook with too many complicated words"
"I liked that there was humor within the chapters - I found myself chuckling a couple of times"
"I liked that it was a workbook I could write in"
"It has a lot of interesting facts that I didn't know before"
"I can use this stuff in my other classes"