The Adult Student's Guide to Survival & Success

by Mary Karr and Al Siebert

Book Overview

Finalist: 2016 Best Book Awards, College Guides category Whether enrolling in college for the first time or returning after an extended absence, this one-stop reference provides adult students with a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0944227384
• ISBN13: 9780944227381
• Release Date: July 2008
• Publisher: Practical Psychology Press
• Length: 159 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Good for someone on the fence about going back to school

I think that it can help that undecided person choose. Going back to school and can be a hard choice but a worthy and rewarding choice. I think the book has helpful insight and information.

THE ADULT STUDENT'S GUIDE TO SURVIVAL & SUCCESS

The Adult Student's Guide to Survival & Success is more helpful than I imagined a student success book could be! This year I started taking college courses to get a degree in nursing. It's been (15) years since I left high school. I was afraid I might fail in college, but this book showed me how to succeed. Because of it, not only am I passing my courses, I`m getting straight A's! The chapter on how to overcome fears and concerns was right on. It helped me relax and gain self-confidence. Everything I need is in this book. It gives me practical methods on how to study efficiently, write excellent papers, and prepare for tests and get high grades. I'm employed full time, so I didn't need the information on how to get financial help, but I sure needed the tips on how study at home and during breaks at work. My courses require lots of internet research. The Adult Student's Guide gave me great guidance and I used the book's website, too. I didn't know that most college classes now put students into learning teams. This book explains how to work in learning teams and create an Accomplishments Portfolio that I'll show job interviewers. The chapter on how to get a good grade from an instructor who doesn't teach in a way I like was a lifesaver. This is much more than a book about study skills and how to get high grades, however. The chapters on how to hold up under constant pressure and be resilient showed me how to take college courses while working full-time and still have lots of time for my friends and sports activities. Anyone starting college after years away from school will find that The Adult Student's Guide has everything they need to know about how to survive in college, have a personal life, get high grades, cope with pressures, get through rough times, and graduate. EB

Very helpful

Definitely helps you get yourself pointed in the right direction. My only complaint is some bad links on the webpages recommended.

"Must" reading for those returning to school from an absence

Now in an updated and expanded fourth edition, The Adult Student's Guide To Survival And Success shows the adult learner how to overcome fears, study and pass tests, get financial help, gain family support, balance work and college, create a portfolio, be resilient and adaptable, use Internet resource, achieve educational and technical proficiency. The collaborative effort of educators and psychologists Al Siebert, Bernadine Gilpin, and Mary Karry, The Adult Student's Guide To Survival And Success is enhanced with a website of its own and this new edition shows how to go online to practice, develop Internet skills, and even take educational courses online. The Adult Student's Guide To Survival And Success is "must" reading for anyone returning to school after a prolonged absence due to parenthood, career changes, or retirement.

A MUST READ FOR THE ADULT GOING BACK TO SCHOOL!!

I am returning to college after 15 years. This book answered many of my questions about returning to school; such as how to study for tests, taking good notes, and how to juggle all my responsibilites including going to school. It took away some of the anxieties I was feeling about returning to school.