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| Foreword | |
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| Preface | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Transforming the College Experience | |
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| Making the Most of Your Great Expectations | |
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| Becoming an Adult: Transitioning from High School to College | |
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| Skills, Goals, Love (!), and This Book | |
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| Can Getting A's Be Bad for You? | |
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| Practice Experimenting: Exercise Your Imagination | |
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| Try, Try Again? Are You Serious? | |
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| Becoming an Achiever by Building a Network | |
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| Building Relationships from Friends to Mentors | |
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| Being a Protege | |
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| Significant Others | |
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| What You Can Do | |
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| Returning Students | |
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| The Original Network: When You and Your Family Disagree | |
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| Distance Learning: The Virtual Mentorship | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Keys to a Successful Transition | |
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| Making Your Papers and Projects Work for You | |
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| Rites of Passage | |
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| Developing a Double Agenda | |
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| Go Forward with Projects | |
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| The ABD Dilemma | |
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| Papers That Launched People | |
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| The Advantage of Being a Student: People Are Open to You | |
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| Choosing Electives for Success | |
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| Exams, Anxiety, and Self-Presentation | |
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| Conclusion: Strategies for Creating a Double Agenda | |
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| Developing Your Best Self: Using Campus Clubs | |
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| Start with Yourself | |
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| Direction Finders: What Am I Going to Do with My Life? | |
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| The Making of Women Leaders | |
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| Learning Essential Leadership Skills Not Taught in Class | |
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| P[subscript x] for Developing Your Best Self | |
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| Finding a Career-No Matter Your Major | |
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| Major Choices | |
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| The Liberal Arts Major as a Jumping-Off Place | |
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| Graduate School | |
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| Do's and Don'ts for Using College to Find Your Life's Direction | |
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| Frequently Asked Questions | |
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| Gaining Internships, Working, Service Learning, and Volunteering | |
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| The Value of Getting Involved | |
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| Internships: Test-Drive Your Career | |
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| Working Your Way Through | |
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| Service Learning | |
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| Volunteering | |
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| Strategies for Connecting with the Real World | |
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| Discovering Your Purpose | |
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| How to Know What You Want to Do | |
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| Myths That Lead to Unrealistic Expectations | |
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| Using the Career Center | |
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| Get to Know Thyself | |
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| Finding Your First Job | |
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| The Search Process | |
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| Resume Smarts | |
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| First Contact | |
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| Job Fairs | |
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| Interviewing | |
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| Negotiating | |
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| How to Find the Right Job | |
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| Success Plan for Your College Years | |
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| As You Enter: P[subscript x] for Attitude | |
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| Year-by-Year Plan | |
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| Getting the Most from Your College Environment | |
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| Making the Transition | |
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| Career Trends | |
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| How to Make a Successful Transition | |
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| The New Meaning of Success | |
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| Final Note: The Next Mystery in Your Life Is How to Be Fulfilled in Your Work | |
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| Recommended Reading | |
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| Index | |