College Keys : Getting In, Doing Well, and Avoiding the 4 Big Mistakes [Paperback]

Roger W. McIntire (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

College Keys: Getting In, Doing Well, & Avoiding the 4 Big Mistakes provides an insider's tips for the whole college process--from choosing a college to making the grades and staying on course through graduation--with practical advice and explanations for each step along the way.

This new book by Prof. Roger McIntire is a sensible and readable overview for the college-bound and their anxious parents. The book provides the valuable advice we all could have used in our search for the right college as well as the guidance needed to make the right decisions and avoid the four big mistakes in habits, housing, health care and management of time and money throughout the college years.

Dr. McIntire is Professor Emeritus and was Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies during his 32 years at the University of Maryland. He directed campus-wide programs to help students succeed and annual summer workshops for anxious parents. Dr. McIntire continues to be an academic advisor and friend to freshmen, returning students, students in times of trouble, and students celebrating success--among them his own three daughters.

Dr. McIntire's style has an attractive and humorous quality punctuated by anecdotes from his years on the college firing line. His chapter for parents shows an unusual sensitivity to the parents' apprehensions at sending their son or daughter off to college.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This is so true! If I had this really useful advice when I started, everything would have been easier from applications to final exams!" -- Joanna Bush, Junior at Northwestern University, Evanston, IL, Oct. 1997

"College Keys is the most readable book of its kind that I've found in many years." -- Columnist Joy Sherry, "The Southern Illinoisan

"Practical, user-friendly, inside tips no student should be without!" -- Dr. Donald Pumroy, Director of the School Psychology Program, Univ. of MD (ret.)

About the Author

Roger W. McIntire, PhD, was Professor of Psychology and Associate Dean for Undergraduate Studies during his 32 years at the University of Maryland. He directed campus-wide programs to help students succeed and annual summer workshops for anxious parents. Now Professor Emeritus, Dr. McIntire continues to be an academic advisor and friend to freshmen, returning students, students in times of trouble, and students celebrating success--among them his own three daughters.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Summit Crossroads Pr (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0964055872
• ISBN-13: 978-0964055872
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.8 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,328,634 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Professor McIntire has worked with families and served as consultant in schools and colleges since the sixties. He is the father of three children and professor emeritus of psychology at the University of Maryland. An award-winning columnist, he also responds to questions from parent-visitors to websites such as the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies website, behavior.org, and his own at parentsuccess.com. He believes that a child's happiness and confidence depend on the parents' skill at the job of parenting and the daily encouragement they provide. Parents must show they like as well as love their children. Give a nice day.

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Humor Helps, February 20, 2002

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Mary Powell (Topeka, KS USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: College Keys : Getting In, Doing Well, and Avoiding the 4 Big Mistakes (Paperback)

This book has it all--clarity, brevity and humor. We originally found it in the local library and soon wanted to own it. We especially like the author's little boxed anecdotes of his conversations, experiences with students.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars College bound, December 13, 2001

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Donald K. Pumroy (Hyattsville, MD USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: College Keys : Getting In, Doing Well, and Avoiding the 4 Big Mistakes (Paperback)

Many students are now going to college and the knowledge they have about college is based on their high school experience. In some instances the knowledge is flawed. This book clearly states the behaviors needed to get in and succeed in college. I have given the book to students preparing for and attending college and they report it was most helpful.