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Title Foundations of academic success : words of wisdom / edited by Thomas C. Priester, SUNY Genesee Community College
Published Geneseo, NY : Published by Open SUNY Textbooks, Milne Library, State University of New York at Geneseo, 2015

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Description 1 online resource (x, 43 pages) : color illustrations, digital files (PDF or EPUB)
Series Open SUNY Textbooks
Open SUNY Textbooks
Contents Preface -- pt 1. Your solid foundation. The student experience / Kristen Mruk -- Practice, practice, practice / Dr. Kristine Duffy -- Why so many questions? / Fatima Rodriguez Johnson -- These are the best years of your life / Sean Vacin -- With a little help from my friends / Paulo Fernandes -- pt. 2. You are the president and CEO of you. Can you listen to yourself? / Yuki Sasao -- Failure is not [strikethrough] an option / Nathan Wallace -- Thinking critically and creatively / Dr. Andrew Robert Baker -- Time is on your side / Christopher L. Hockey -- What do you enjoy studying? / Dr. Patricia Munsch -- pt. 3. The future you. Fighting for my future now / Amie Bernstein -- Something was different / Jacqueline Tiermini -- Transferrable / Vicki L. Brown -- It's like online dating / Jackie Vetrano -- Learn what you don't want / Jamie Edwards -- Conclusion
Summary "Foundations of Academic Success: Words of Wisdom (FAS: WoW) introduces you to the various aspects of student and academic life on campus and prepares you to thrive as a successful college student (since there is a difference between a college student and a successful college student). Each section of FAS: WoW is framed by self-authored, true-to-life short stories from actual State University of New York (SUNY) students, employees, and alumni. The advice they share includes a variety of techniques to help you cope with the demands of college. The lessons learned are meant to enlarge your awareness of self with respect to your academic and personal goals and assist you to gain the necessary skills to succeed in college"--Provided by publisher
Notes Resource simultaneously available in PDF and EPUB files
Subject College student orientation.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
College student orientation
Genre/Form Textbooks
Textbooks.
Form Electronic book
Author Priester, Thomas C., editor.
Open SUNY Textbooks, publisher.
ISBN 9781942341109
1942341105