Will This Be on the Test?, Dana T. Johnson
Will This Be on the Test?, Dana T. Johnson
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Will This Be on the Test?
What Your Professors Really Want You to Know about Succeeding in College

Author: Dana T. Johnson, Jennifer E. Price

Series: Skills for Scholars

Narrator: Laurel Lefkow

Unabridged: 4 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/23/2019


Synopsis

This lively and informative audiobook narrated by Laurel Lefkow is the essential survival guide for college students Getting into college takes plenty of hard work, but knowing what your professors expect of you once you get there can be even more challenging. Will This Be on the Test? is the essential survival guide for high-school students making the transition to college academics. In this entertaining and informative book, Dana Johnson shares wisdom and wit gleaned from her decades of experience as an award-winning teacher in the freshman classroom—lessons that will continue to serve you long after college graduation. Johnson offers invaluable insights into how college academics differs from high school. She reveals how to maximize what you learn and develop good relationships with your professors, while explaining how you fit into the learning environment of college. Answering the questions that many new college students don't think to ask, Johnson provides tactical tips on getting the most out of office hours, e-mailing your professor appropriately, and optimizing your performance on assignments and exams. She gives practical advice on using the syllabus to your advantage, knowing how to address your instructors, and making sure you're not violating the academic ethics code. The book also offers invaluable advice about online courses and guidance for parents who want to help their children succeed. Will This Be on the Test? shows you how to work with your professors to get the education, grades, and recommendations you need to thrive in the classroom and beyond.

Reviews

Goodreads review by ♡ venus ♡ on October 27, 2024

Note to self: Reread annually before the start of the academic year. This book gave a lot of interesting and helpful insights for people who are heading off to university for the first time! I'm grateful that I found this when I did (first semester of freshman year) - it's short and concise, but also......more

Goodreads review by Kherlen on November 15, 2024

Thankful for the proseminar professor who recommended(made) us read it, it actually helped a lot with managing the first semester of college, example being how to write an email, what to say what not to say to professors, going to the office hours, managing work etc.......more

Goodreads review by Melia on May 25, 2024

I was definitely not the intended audience as a college Junior. It had some decent advice, but I found it to be rather basic, obviously catered towards a privileged, otherwise already supported, demographic. It’s just not very thoughtful. But, the advice is solid and worth following when possible.......more

Goodreads review by Ryan on February 08, 2023

I got to admit, I wasn’t that impressed with it. The book reads like an instructional manual. I’m not saying the advice was bad. In fact, much of it was really good and useful. However, the author wrote from only her perspective of experiences she had with students. There were no alternate viewpoint......more

Goodreads review by Xavier University Library on May 28, 2021

This book is great for students who want to dive into a further enriched college experience. It is mainly meant for freshmen coming out of high school who need information about the differences to expect in college, however, Professor Dana T. Johnson takes it further. She meticulously explains how t......more