How to Win at College
Surprising Secrets for Success from the Country's Top Students
What's it about
Tired of feeling overwhelmed by college life? Discover how to ditch the all-nighters and still get top grades. This summary reveals the counterintuitive strategies used by the country's most successful students to achieve more while studying less. You'll learn 75 unconventional rules for academic success, from making your professors your allies to building a "master schedule" that eliminates stress. Uncover secrets to acing exams, writing killer papers, and landing impressive opportunities—all without sacrificing your social life or sleep.
Meet the author
Cal Newport is a Georgetown University computer science professor and the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including the influential Deep Work and Digital Minimalism. As an undergraduate and Ph.D. student at Dartmouth College and MIT, respectively, he meticulously studied the habits of the highest-achieving students. This research, combined with his own academic success, formed the basis for the practical, non-obvious strategies found in How to Win at College, his very first book.
What's it about
Tired of feeling overwhelmed by college life? Discover how to ditch the all-nighters and still get top grades. This summary reveals the counterintuitive strategies used by the country's most successful students to achieve more while studying less. You'll learn 75 unconventional rules for academic success, from making your professors your allies to building a "master schedule" that eliminates stress. Uncover secrets to acing exams, writing killer papers, and landing impressive opportunities—all without sacrificing your social life or sleep.
Meet the author
Cal Newport is a Georgetown University computer science professor and the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including the influential Deep Work and Digital Minimalism. As an undergraduate and Ph.D. student at Dartmouth College and MIT, respectively, he meticulously studied the habits of the highest-achieving students. This research, combined with his own academic success, formed the basis for the practical, non-obvious strategies found in How to Win at College, his very first book.
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