Which 'College Success' Book is better?

College Life
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<p>I’m thinking of buying one of these books during the summer and would like to know which one is better and why?</p>

<p>[Amazon.com:</a> Customer Reviews: How to Ace Your Way Through College and Still Have a Life!](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0977223906/ref=cm_cr_pr_link_3?_encoding=UTF8&pageNumber=3&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/review/product/0977223906/ref=cm_cr_pr_link_3?_encoding=UTF8&pageNumber=3&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending)</p>

<p>or </p>

<p>[Amazon.com:</a> How to Become a Straight-A Student: The Unconventional Strategies Real College Students Use to Score High While Studying Less: Cal Newport: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0767922719/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0767922719/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top)</p>

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<p>Mika, stop worrying so much! don’t read that book, just relax over the summer and go in with the attitude that you are going to be a hard worker and study every day. It isn’t THAT bad :D</p>

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<p>I have not read either one of the books that you mentioned but there is a series i found called Ron Fry’s How to Study Program . There are 7 books in the series, and I have found them very helpful.

  1. How to Study
  2. “Ace” Any Test
  3. Improve Your Memory
  4. Improve Your Reading
  5. Improve Your Writing
  6. Get Organized
  7. Last Minute Study Tips</p>

<p>Here is a link to the first book on amazon.com</p>

<p>[Amazon.com:</a> How to Study, 6th Edition: Ron Fry: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/How-Study-6th-Ron-Fry/dp/1401889115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208411532&sr=1-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/How-Study-6th-Ron-Fry/dp/1401889115/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1208411532&sr=1-1)</p>

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<p>If you’re already a good student, no book is really going to help you.
I doubt any self-help book is really going to be worth its weight in paper…much less the little green pieces of paper you’ll lose in the process! ;)</p>

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<p>I completely agree with the above posters, no book can change how hard that YOU want to work. But if your looking for a book that may give you some tips and give you an edge in college, give Gunnar Fox’s “Kick Ass In College” a read over the summer.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the suggestions!</p>

<p>I’m just looking for tips to prevent procrastination (I’m a huge procrastinator), study for exams, you know… things of that nature. I plan on having fun this summer, so yeah. Nothing drastic.</p>

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<p>[Amazon.com:</a> The CollegeHumor Guide to College: Selling Kidneys for Beer Money, Sleeping with Your Professors, Majoring in Communications, and Other Really Good Ideas: From the Writers of CollegeHumor.com: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/CollegeHumor-Guide-College-Professors-Communications/dp/0525949399]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/CollegeHumor-Guide-College-Professors-Communications/dp/0525949399)</p>

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<p>Here’s a great free resource:</p>

<p>[Study</a> Hacks](<a href=“http://www.calnewport.com/blog/]Study”>Study Hacks - Decoding Patterns of Success - Cal Newport)</p>

<p>This blog has some fabulous organization and study tips. It’s by the same guy who wrote “How to Become a Straight-A Student,” but it’s free…</p>