All of your hard work in high school has paid off: you have a solid GPA, numerous extracurricular achievements to your name, and an acceptance letter from an excellent college. Now what? What can you expect from the college experience, and how can you get the most out of it? This book will answer your questions and help you find real and lasting success in college. Deans at America's top institutions-including Harvard, Princeton, Stanford, Yale, and Columbia-join John Bader to tell you what you need to know to have a rich and rewarding college experience. With wisdom, reassurance, and an insider's perspective, this lively and timely guide will help you develop strategies such as: * Focus on learning, not on grades* Build a new relationship with your parents* Explore your academic choices* Learn from diversity at home and abroad* Cope with failure* Plan boldly for life after college A complete reworking, this second edition includes information on managing workloads and faculty relationships, as well as new material focused on first-generation challenges and international students. Dean's List offers a thoughtful, commonsense approach to higher education that allows students to make the most of their four years on campus-and beyond.

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Acknowledgments Introduction: Facing Freshman YearFeaturing Guest Essays by ...brenda bretz, ph.d., Senior Associate Provost for Academic Affairs, Dickinson CollegeStrategy #1. Focus on Learning, Not on Grades 13Featuring Guest Essays by ...thomas a. dingman, ed.m., Dean of Freshmen, Harvard Universityleah blatt glasser, ph.d., Dean of First-Year Studies and Lecturer in English, Mount Holyoke CollegeStrategy #2. Build an New Relationship with Your Parents Featuring Guest Essays by ...kathryn stuart, d.m.a., Dean of Studies and Vice President for Strategic Initiatives, Oberlin Collegematthew lazen, ph.d., Director of Studies, Butler College, Princeton Universityraima evan, ph.d., Assistant Dean, Bryn Mawr CollegeStrategy #3. Work the System by Understanding the SystemFeaturing Guest Essays by ...margaret bruzelius, ph.d., Dean of the Senior Class and Lecturer in Comparative Literature, Smith Collegemichele rasmussen, ph.d., Associate Dean and Director, Academic Advising Center, Duke Universitycole m. crittenden, ph.d., Associate Dean of Undergraduate Students, Princeton UniversityStrategy #4. Approach the Curriculum Like a Great Feast Featuring Guest Essays by ...anya bernstein bassett, ph.d., Director of Undergraduate Studies and Senior Lecturer, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Harvard Universitymarcy kraus, ph.d., Dean of Freshmen, University of Rochestergeorge levesque, ph.d., Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Yale College, Yale UniversityStrategy #5. Understand That Majors and Careers Are Not the Same ThingFeaturing Guest Essays by ...george levesque, ph.d., Assistant Dean for Academic Affairs, Yale College, Yale Universitym. cecilia gaposchkin, ph.d., Assistant Dean of Faculty for Pre-Major Advising and Assistant Professor of History, Dartmouth Collegejoseph holtgreive, ed.m., Assistant Dean and Director of the McCormick Office of Personal Development, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Northwestern UniversityStrategy #6. Don't Just Work Hard-Work SmartFeaturing Guest Essays by ...leora brovman, ed.d., Advising Dean, Columbia Universityadina glickman, m.s.w., Associate Director, Center for Teaching and Learning, Stanford UniversityStrategy #7. Learn from Diversity at Home and AbroadFeaturing Guest Essays by ...janet a. tighe, ph.d., Dean of Freshmen and Director of Academic Advising, College of Arts and Sciences, University of Pennsylvaniaraima evan, ph.d., Assistant Dean, Bryn Mawr CollegeStrategy #8. When You Are Failing, Understand WhyFeaturing Guest Essays by ...john t. o'keefe, ph.d., Director of Advising and Academic Support Services and Class Dean, Wellesley Collegeleah blatt glasser, ph.d., Dean of First-Year Studies and Lecturer in English, Mount Holyoke CollegeStrategy #9. Cope with Failure by Rebuilding and Forgiving 202Featuring Guest Essays by ...john t. o'keefe, Ph.d., Director of Advising and Academic Support Services and Class Dean, Wellesley Collegethomas n. chiarolanzio, m.a., Associate Dean, Georgetown College, Georgetown UniversityStrategy #10. Plan Boldly for Life after CollegeFeaturing Guest Essays by ...anya bernstein bassett, ph.d., Director of Undergraduate Studies and Senior Lecturer, Committee on Degrees in Social Studies, Harvard Universityandrew n. simmons, Assistant Director for Pre-Health Advising in the Honors Program, University of Rhode Island List of ContributorsIndex