Professors' Guide(TM) to Getting Good Grades in College - Softcover

Jacobs, Lynn F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060879084 ISBN 13: 9780060879082

Publisher: Collins Reference, 2006

Synopsis

The Professors' Guide to Getting Good Grades in College is the first book to reveal the insider secrets about how professors really grade. The book offers high-value, practical tips about how to succeed at each of the five "grade-bearing" moments of the semester: (1) The Start (2) The Class (3) The Exam (4) The Paper and (5) The Last Month of the Semester. Fast-paced, entertaining, and easy-to-follow, the Professors' Guide will help you get truly excellent grades in college.

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Review:

"Give this book an A for the authoritative inside scoop on getting the most out of your college education."--Edward B Fiske, author of The Fiske Guide to College

"Every student who uses the tips and techniques in this volume is virtually guaranteed a grade increase."---- Sharon J. Hamilton, Director, Indiana University Faculty Colloquium on Excellence in Teaching

"A very helpful and quite humorous guide for students wanting to get the most out of their college experience."--Harold T. Shapiro, Former President, University of Michigan

"It's a book about how to do Life better. Hugely important! Very well done. I recommend it to everyone."--Richard N. Bolles, author, What Color Is Your Parachute?

"I really enjoyed the book and only wish I could've read it before second-semester senior year!"--Christen Martosella, Editor-in-Chief, The Insider's Guide to the Colleges 2007

"I wish professors would read this book so they can give away the mysteries to their students."--Robert J. Gross, Dean, Swarthmore College

"The advice is refreshingly sensible. Students who follows these recommendations are practically certain to get very good grades."--Harry Frankfurt, author of the national bestseller, On Bullshit

"Deserves an A+. Must reading for any student wants to learn more and earn better grades."--Eric R. White, Executive Director, Division of Undergraduate Studies & Associate Dean for Advising, The Pennsylvania State University

"This book is Chicken Soup for any college student's soul who is serious about getting better grades with less stress."--Jack Canfield. Co-creator, #1 New York Times best selling Chicken Soup for the Soul(R) series. Author, The Success Principles(TM)

About the Author:

Dr. Lynn F. Jacobs is associate professor of Art History at the University of Arkansas. A specialist in Northern Renaissance Art, Lynn previously taught at Vanderbilt University, California State University, Northridge, University of Redlands, and NYU.

About this edition

• Publisher: Collins Reference
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060879084
• ISBN 13: 9780060879082
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 370