Student Success Collection

Full of valuable advice and a generous helping of humor, discover 101 questions that will help you ditch your fears, grab on to hope, and believe you're doing something worthwhile again.

This is not another book promoting a new method or type of treatment, rather it is a necessary adjunct to self-help and professional therapy recovery programs.

An essential and affordable tool for any student entering college, The Pocket Guide to College Success gives you the skills you need to prepare for a successful college experience.

"The ultimate pick 'n 'mix study guide filled with strategies and templates from timetables to summaries and doodle boxes with something for EVERY neurodivergent brain to choose from and develop the best study skills skillset for their brain"-- Provided by publisher.

"Mike Cubbage, a former Army combat veteran, draws upon his personal experiences in re-entering civilian life as well as his work advocating for veterans in this guide to navigating the transition to civilian life. While he shares tips in many areas, he focuses on education.

"Presenting strategies for improving academic library services for first-generation students, this timely book focuses on programs and services that will increase student academic engagement and success.

This book provides higher education students with a comprehensive resource to assist them in their academic persistence in an online course or program.

"Academic Writing Now: A Brief Guide for Busy Students is a rhetoric designed to cover the basics of a college writing course in a concise, student-friendly format. Anything inessential to the business of college writing has been excluded.

Explores what it is like to be black on campus though the experiences of black students at both predominantly white and predominantly black universities, within a timeline of black education in America and a review of university policy.

"A resource for college students with ADD or ADHD; including advice on how to design a successful academic program and achieve life-school balance while managing AD/HD symptoms.

This is the essential 2-in-1 guide for not just surviving but thriving in college and in everyday adult life. From acing your academic pursuits to managing your personal finances with ease, this budle equips you with the skills necessary for a seamless transition into independence.

"In this adulting guide curated for teens and young adults, you will discover: 15+ critical life skills in various areas of your life, ready to prime you for adulthood in every way; How to make life easy by setting goals...and actually smashing them; The secrets of money and time management-

"In the age of COVID and chaos, social media and sky-high rents, adulting can be hard. But it doesn't have to be! This book answers questions young adults sometimes don't even know to ask.

The contributors to Amplified Voices, Intersecting Identities: First-Gen PhDs Navigating Institutional Power in Early Careers overcame deeply unequal educational systems to become the first in their families to finish college.

"Psychotherapist Meg Josephson is here to show you that people-pleasing is not a personality trait. It's a common survival mechanism known as 'fawning': an instinct often learned in childhood to become more appealing to a perceived threat in order to feel safe.

James Clear, an expert on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.

"If your biggest financial plan is 'maybe I'll win the lottery someday, ' you should probably read this book."--Back cover.

Balancing Two Worlds highlights themes surrounding the creation of Asian American identity. This book contains fourteen first-person narratives by Asian American college students, most of whom have graduated during the first five years of the twenty-first century.

"Becoming a Changemaker is a call to action, showing how leading change from where you are can transform your career, community and even the world.

At a time when we're constantly flooded with contradictory information and opinions, critical thinking skills are more important than ever.

The author explains why becoming a learner, rather than acquiring specific job skills, is the primary purpose of higher education.

The author explains why becoming a learner, rather than acquiring specific job skills, is the primary purpose of higher education.

BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT, Sixteenth Edition, is all about discovery, intention, and action. As students begin their college education, they embrace a new culture and need new tools to be successful. BECOMING A MASTER STUDENT can be their guide!

"This book argues that two principal factors are inhibiting Native students from transitioning from school to college and from succeeding in their post-secondary studies.

Even academically talented students face challenges in college. For high-achieving Black women, their racial, gender, and academic identities intensify those issues. Inside the classroom, they are spotlighted and feel forced to be representatives for their identity groups.

"In this book, Nicole speaks from her Black experience about how slavery left an intergenerational impact on her family. Generational silence addresses the cycle and impact of generational issues like substance abuse, religion, racism, education inequality, and parenting" --

Finally a book that fully illuminates the experience of low self-esteem (LSE): the fear and the anxiety, the self-doubts and self-criticism, the discouragement, anger and depression, the self-defeating behaviors, and the insecurity in relationships and careers.

Frustrated with the flood of news articles and opinion pieces that were skeptical of minority students' "imagined" campus microaggressions, Micere Keels, a professor of comparative human development, set out to provide a detailed account of how racial-ethnic identity structures Bla

Looking for advice on how to choose a career path? This dynamic approach goes straight to the source: asking real-world workers how they feel about their occupations. After three decades in corporate America, Mike Wysocki wondered if the grass really was greener on the other side.

"A warm, personal guide to building a strong ethical and moral compass in the midst of today's confusing, scary, global problems. The moral challenges of today are unfamiliar in the history of philosophy.

In 2015, the New York Times reported, "The bright children of janitors and nail salon workers, bus drivers and fast-food cooks may not have grown up with the edifying vacations, museum excursions, daily doses of NPR and prep schools that groom Ivy applicants, but they are coveted candidates

This first-person perspective of a young woman who recently experienced her freshman year shows, in a humorous, tongue-in-cheek manner, what to expect during the first year of college, including tips and tricks for surviving college life.

"College 101: A Girl's Guide to Freshman Year is a comprehensive and authentic guide for girls to everything college from girls who just went through it!

College Belonging reveals how colleges’ and universities’ efforts to foster a sense of belonging in their students are misguided. Colleges bombard new students with the message to “get out there!” and “find your place” by joining student organizations, sports teams, clubs and the like.

Provides advice and tips for students with ADD on being successful in college, including finding offices and programs for students with disabilities, study techniques, social skills, and health care.

"College Hacks: Updated and Expanded is the essential guide for every college student. Whether you're preparing for an exam, aiming to be the beer pong champ, or trying to remove a stubborn stain before an interview, this book has you covered.

The general rule of thumb has been that you should study about two to three hours for every hour you spend in the classroom. If you have a 15 credit hour semester, you generally spend about 15 hours in class every week, which means you should be studying between 30 to 45 hours per week.

"This guide will help Indigenous students and Students of Color to thrive in post-secondary education as their full, authentic selves. Readers will find an interactive resource that includes relatable vignettes"--

"College Success for Students With Learning Disabilities" (2nd ed.) offers students the knowledge, guidance, and strategies they need to effectively choose a college, prepare for university life, and make the most of their collegiate experience"--

From the Publisher: Planning for college can be one of the biggest moments in a teen's life, but for those students with learning and other disabilities, the college experience can be fraught with frustration, uncertainty, and lowered self-confidence.

"Community college student mental health is a critical topic among community college leaders, faculty, and staff. Mental health concerns among community college students are more prevalent and more pronounced than among students at four-year institutions.

"Offering a new approach to institutional practices, this book describes evidence-based strategies to create a campus culture conducive to truly supporting all students.

"For the student: This is what you should demand. For the institution: This is what you should provide.

"How do you know which college is right for you? And what should you do during college to make the most of your time there?

Overview: Groundbreaking and comprehensive, Driven to Distraction has been a lifeline to the approximately eighteen million Americans who are thought to have ADHD. Now the bestselling book is revised and updated with current medical information for a new generation searching for answers.

"Current book publications in the form of study skills books for dyslexic higher education students written by dyslexia practitioners and education professionals have to date been focused on the delivery of effective cognitive study skills strategies with less emphasis on supporting students

"This book is a compilation of essays by TRIO Student Support Services Students at Indiana University Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW).

Financial Planning For Your First Job provides the tools you need to manage your money and take charge of your financial life. Inside this book you will be introduced to the practice of personal financial planning and you will learn how to create and monitor a successful financial plan.

"A practical guide to financial literacy, money management, and becoming a poderosa with your dinero, tailored to a Latinx audience from the host of the Yo Quiero Dinero podcast.

"Get to know yourself and your brain to find the joy in studying!