Major in Success: Make College Easier, Fire Up Your Dreams, and Get a Great Job [Paperback]

Patrick Combs (Author), Jack Canfield (Foreword)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2007

With so much at stake during college, students need smart and inspiring advice to help them excel. Now in its fifth edition, MAJOR IN SUCCESS reaches out to undecided freshmen and sophomores in search of a major that suits their interests and career ambitions; shows near-graduation students how to bolster their résumé and ace the interview to land their first real job; and presents innovative strategies for tackling the six biggest fears that hold students back.

 Revised edition of the best-selling guide for college students looking to discover their passion and make the most of their college years. Includes updated resources and websites, the latest job market research, and new student success stories. Named a "Best Book" by the New York Public Library. Previous editions have sold more than 120,000 copies.

 

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* Revised edition of the best-selling guide for college students looking to discover their passion and make the most of their college years.
* Includes updated resources and websites, the latest job market research, and new student success stories.
* Named a "Best Book" by the New York Public Library.

About the Author

PATRICK COMBS has spoken at more than 500 universities, including Yale and Stanford, and has been featured in more than 1,000 speaking engagements for Fortune 50, 100, and 500 companies and other groups. He lives in San Diego, California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 208 pages
• Publisher: Ten Speed Press; 5 edition (August 1, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1580088651
• ISBN-13: 978-1580088657
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 0.6 x 9.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #133,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #87 in Books > Education & Reference > Education > College Guides

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Focus on Success, July 23, 2008

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This review is from: Major in Success: Make College Easier, Fire Up Your Dreams, and Get a Great Job (Paperback)

Major in Success can be misleading if you buy by impulse. It WONT teach you how to study or how to have great grades. However, it will do more than that - it WILL teach you to be successful and get your dream career.

What if you don't know what your dream career is? Well, you are not alone! Before reading this book I didn't know either, but the first part of the book will guide you in learning all your interests and then mix them to discover the perfect job for you.

And if that wasn't enough, you will then learn how to actually get it: break your fears, enrich your life, and have fun in college, while building the curriculum and getting the connections that will get you there.

This book changed my life and totally inspired me. It also has some wonderful cartoons and inspiring stories about real people. And toward the end has a wonderful manual, The Rules of Being Human, that our soul certainly read before dropping on earth but which, according to the last term of the contract, it forgot.

A refreshing attitude toward college, wonderfully written and inspiring, Major in Success is more than a book about success in college; it is a book about success in LIFE - all aspects of it.

PS: In case you didn't get the message: *buy it*; it will change your life!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing book! It could change your life., December 16, 2008

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This review is from: Major in Success: Make College Easier, Fire Up Your Dreams, and Get a Great Job (Paperback)

It's a very well written book. It helps you go on the right path to your passion & career. I highly recommend this for high school and college students.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Changed my life, January 5, 2011

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This review is from: Major in Success: Make College Easier, Fire Up Your Dreams, and Get a Great Job (Paperback)

It's sure to say this simple, short, easy to read book changed my life. It's very inspiring and a must-have. I bought several copies for my friends and they love it.