For First Year Experience, Student Success, and Introduction to College courses for students attending four year programs. Keys to College Success sets the standard for connecting academic success to success beyond school, showing students how to apply strategies within college, career, and life. The Ninth Edition retains its tried-and-true emphasis on thinking skills and problem solving, re-imagined with two goals in mind: a risk and reward framework that reflects the demands today's students face, and a focus on student experience specific to four-year schools with a more extensive research base and increased metacognition. Keys to College Success provides the established KEYS set of tools for success-an understanding of how coursework connects to career and life goal achievement, and analytical, creative, and practical thinking coverage that empowers a range of cognitive ability. This content provides:
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Carol Carter has spent her entire career in the business world, where she has a track record of success in corporate America, entrepreneurship, and non-profit. Her student success work is driven by firsthand knowledge of what employers expect and demand from today's graduates. As President of LifeBound, an academic and career coaching company for educators, her team teaches learning, interpersonal, and career skills to students and trains and certifies adults in academic coaching skills and facilitating in hybrid, virtual, and in-person environments. Carol speaks on educational topics nationally and internationally and has been a guest in 57 countries. In 2014, she founded and funded GlobalMindED, a 501(c)3 organization that works to create a capable, diverse talent pipeline, connecting First Gen to college, students of color, and other underrepresented populations to employment success and economic freedom. Carol is a co-author on many books including the Keys to Success series as well as Keys to Business Communication and the Career Tool Kit. She has also published a series of books on social/emotional and career development for K-12 students through LifeBound, including Dollars and Sense: How To Be Smart About Money and Majoring In the Rest of Your Life: Career Secrets for College Students. Carol is the 2020 winner of the Beta Gamma Sigma International Honoree Award in conjunction with AACSB and member business schools around the U.S. and the world.
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Quick Start to College
Chapter 1 The Rewards of College: What Are You Willing to Risk to Reach Your Goals?
Chapter 2 Goals, Time, and Stress Management: What Trade-Offs Are You Willing to Make?
Chapter 3 Emotional and Physical Wellness: How Healthy Are You Willing to Be?
Chapter 4 Personality and Learning Preferences: Who Are You and What Makes You Unique?
Chapter 5 Critical, Creative, and Practical Thinking: How Can You Maximize Brain Power?
Chapter 6 Reading, Research, and Writing: How Can You Develop Deep Understanding?
Chapter 7 Note Taking, Memory, and Studying: How Can You Retain What You Learn?
Chapter 8 Test Taking: How Can You Show What You Know?
Chapter 9 People, Resources, and Opportunities: How Can You Make the Most of College Life?
Chapter 10 Plan for Career Success: What Is Your Purpose and Your Passion?
Chapter 11 Mathematical and Financial Literacy: How Can You Be Money Smart?
Chapter 12 Thriving in a Diverse Global Community: How Can You Communicate Effectively and Make a Difference?