How to Win at College, Cal Newport
How to Win at College, Cal Newport
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How to Win at College
Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students

Author: Cal Newport

Narrator: Roger Wayne

Unabridged: 3 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 02/11/2020

Synopsis

How can you graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, gain access to the best post-college opportunities, and still have a life? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents seventy-five simple rules that will rocket you to the top of your class. These often surprising strategies include:

● Don't do all your reading

● Drop classes every term

● Become a club president

● Care about your grades, Ignore your GPA

● Never pull an all-nighter

Proving you can be successful and still have time for fun, How to Win at College is the must-have guide for making the most of these four important years—and getting and edge on life after graduation.

About Cal Newport

Cal Newport is an associate professor of computer science at Georgetown University and the author of six books, including Deep Work and So Good They Can't Ignore You. You won't find him on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram, but you can often find him at home with his family in Washington, DC, or writing essays for his popular website calnewport.com.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Thomas on March 02, 2014

Great advice split into well-written chapters. Cal Newport made a wise choice with his concision - How to Win at College will appeal to busy college students who feel that they barely have any time to read. I appreciate how his tips ranged from social life to schoolwork to mental health; even if som......more

Goodreads review by Ana-Maria on April 20, 2020

Feeding the culture of competitivity and overachievement.......more

Goodreads review by Thomas on September 01, 2018

Really enjoyed this one, Cal Newport really knows what he is talking about. Even though this book was kind of oriented for America's school system, as a foreigner I could still use most of the tips he gave to us. Would highly recommend this book to any students who wants to become a better version of......more

Goodreads review by Russell on July 26, 2016

Vague, boringly positive take on surviving at college. Despite this, it does have some great suggestions for things to do to help a student succeed. While many are good, there are several that seem to be a bit on the extreme side. As a college student, I have been trying some of them out and they've......more

Goodreads review by Keertana on March 30, 2014

When it comes to non-fiction novels espousing advice, I am usually prone to skepticism. Newport's publication, though, is far more a list of tips than a long thesis on tasks college-bound students must tick off of a to-do list. Needless to say, I flew through this and thoroughly enjoyed the sparse p......more

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