Will This Be on the Test: What Your Professors Really Want You to Know about Succeeding in College

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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

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"Will This Be on the Test demystifies the 'hidden curriculum' of college. This book is a perfect gift for any college-bound high school graduate."Tara DaPra, University of WisconsinGreen Bay
Bookstores stock their shelves with scads of books on how to get into college, but scarce few on succeeding once there. Read Will This Be on the Test and be prepared for clear, useful, and straightforward advice, so you can be prepared for success in your college career.Jeffrey Durso-Finley, director of college counseling, Lawrenceville School
Much of todays college talk revolves around getting inbut this book meaningfully shifts the focus to how to be successful once getting to college. Johnson provides expert advice to make this book an important and eye-opening read for high school students planning for college, current college students looking for help navigating the unfamiliar landscape, and the parents and school counselors who guide them.Sarah Graham, director of college counseling, Princeton Day School
"The most comprehensive, insightful, and honest guide to university life I have ever encountered. This incomparable book directly answers all the questions you're afraid to ask and equips you with the practical skills necessary not just to succeed in college but to shine in your life beyond. Dana Johnson recognizes the floundering that first-years endure and gives students the tools they need to teach themselves how to swim."Sarah Eagan, student, Boston University

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Dana T. Johnson taught for many years at the College of William and Mary, where she twice won the Simon Prize for Excellence in the Teaching of Mathematics, and has three decades of experience teaching college freshmen. She lives in Williamsburg, Virginia. Jennifer E. Price is a biologist who has much experience teaching online as well as traditional college courses. She lives in Palmyra, Virginia.