What Every College Student Should Know: How to Find the Best Teachers and Learn the Most from Them [Paperback]

Ernie Lepore (Author), Sarah-Jane Leslie (Author)

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"Filled with useful advice to students that they are not likely to get anywhere else." -- Richard Foley, Dean, Faculty of Arts and Sciences, New York University

From the Back Cover

Students do months of research before choosing just the right college, but once they're on campus, how many of them actually research the professors who are teaching their classes? To optimize your college education you need to find your school's best teachers-but how?

What Every College Student Should Know is a guide to discovering the best teachers at your school and learning everything you can from them. Here, the unique writing combination of a professor and a student provides you with perspectives from both sides of the equation. You'll learn:

· What questions to ask in selecting an instructor
· How to evaluate professors based on the first class sessions
· What to look for in a syllabus and grading policies
· How to identify a professor's teaching style and how to adapt to it

Even the most outgoing students can expect only limited contact with their professors in the classroom, so the authors also provide tactics to take full advantage of meetings outside regular class time, such as:

· Advice on how to review your exam or paper with your professor
· Ways to build a relationship with a teacher and get invaluable feedback on your work
· Tips on how to get the best recommendations from professors

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press (February 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0813530660
• ISBN-13: 978-0813530666
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,253,086 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Every College Student Should HAVE, June 19, 2002

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This review is from: What Every College Student Should Know: How to Find the Best Teachers and Learn the Most from Them (Paperback)

Never in my 24 years as a University-level advisor have I seen an advice book that truly gives students an inside look on the world of higher education. It's all here: how to get the best classes, the best recommendations...in short, the best education. And done in a fun and accessible format! When college students find themselves in new and unidentifiable territory where the stakes riding on their academic decisions are tremendous, this guide will be their compass. The saavy advice and charming creativity of Ms. Leslie and her co-author are not to be missed. A+!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Truly first rate!, April 25, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: What Every College Student Should Know: How to Find the Best Teachers and Learn the Most from Them (Paperback)

This is really a wonderful work. One of the authors is a university professor; the other is an undergraduate: this in itself is an inspired idea. But what really makes the book stand out is the way that they have managed to translate their combined wisdom into genuinely useful practical advice. If you are looking for a gift for someone college-bound, look no further...

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What Every College Student Should Read, April 23, 2002

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This review is from: What Every College Student Should Know: How to Find the Best Teachers and Learn the Most from Them (Paperback)

Dr. Lepore and Ms. Leslie have written a memorable compilation of useful advice that every student should be well acquainted with before entering the university environment. In short, this book, "What Every Student...", is an extremely well-written and invaluable work that will no doubt become a staple of every college student's education. I highly recommnend it!