| I have been a college professor for nearly twenty | | | | advice about book summaries. |
| years. I say that only to give background to the | | | | Book summaries are one of the greatest tools |
| piece of advice that I am about to share with | | | | you can use to get the most information out of |
| you. I'm often asked by students that are about | | | | all there is to know. For example, if you have a |
| to head off to college if I have any words of | | | | week where you are assigned a different book to |
| wisdom or pieces of advice to share with them. | | | | read in each of your five classes, then there is no |
| Yes, I do. I have a lot of advice for students | | | | way that you'll be able to read each book entirely. |
| entering college. The college world is drastially | | | | Instead, go for book summaries. |
| different than life growing up with your family. | | | | Book summaries can often be found in libaries or |
| There is much I could share, but I'll stick to one | | | | at online sources. Do some research before you |
| piece of advice that might surprise you: learn to | | | | head off to college and see what sources of |
| love book summaries. | | | | book summaries you can find. Another tip that |
| What? Not the advice you were expecting? Well, | | | | one of my own college professors gave me |
| there you have it. My number one piece of advice | | | | during college was to read the introduction or |
| (academically anyway) for students entering | | | | opening chapter of every book, then read only |
| college. You are surprised by this because I have | | | | the first and last sentences of each paragraph |
| already said that I am a college professor. Well, I'll | | | | throughout the book until you reached the |
| explain why book summaries can save your | | | | summary chapter which you would read entirely. |
| college experience. It is really quite simple. | | | | He gave me this method and I used it throughout |
| College isn't easy. You've probably heard that | | | | college and then in grad school. It is a way of |
| from every person you know that has been in | | | | making your own book summaries when you |
| college and lived to talk about it. It is not high | | | | cannot get ahold of one. |
| school anymore, and so everything is cranked up | | | | College is hard enough without having to balance |
| a level and you'll find that more is required of you | | | | all the reading that is required. Get your hands on |
| in college. Having more required of you also | | | | book summaries and your college experience will |
| means that more books are assigned to you and | | | | be easier, less stressful and more full of the |
| that more reading is required of you. Hence my | | | | things you want to enjoy. |