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Cornerstone : your foundation for discovering your potential, learning actively, and living well /

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Main Authors: Sherfield, Robert M
Group Author: Montgomery, Rhonda J; Moody, Patricia G
Published: Pearson Prentice Hall,
Publisher Address: Upper Saddle River, N.J. :
Publication Dates: [2008]
Literature type: Book
Language: English
Edition: Fifth edition.
Subjects:
College student orientation > United States
Study skills > United States
College students > United States > Life skills guides
Carrier Form: xx, 364 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-358) and index.
ISBN: 9780132428118
0132428113
Index Number: LB2343
CLC: G649.712
Call Number: G649.712/S551/5th ed.
Contents: pt. I. Discovering your potential -- 1. Change : adjusting to the culture of college and setting your goals -- The big why -- Scan & question -- The big why from another perspective -- College and you -- The culture of college -- Where are you ... at this moment? -- Looking forward -- Eliminating roadblocks -- Building a new you -- Thing about it : chapter reflection -- Knowledge in bloom -- Preparing for success -- 2. Engage : developing your personal and academic motivation -- The big why -- Scan & question -- The big why from another perspective -- The power and passion of motivation -- W
pt. II. Learning actively -- 5. Read : building your reading and comprehension skills -- The big why -- Scan & question -- The big why from another perspective -- Is reading FUNdamental or just pure torture? -- Where are you ... at this moment? -- Are you active or passive? -- I feel the need ... the need for speed! -- You don't have to be a Logodaedalian to enjoy words -- It's not just a doorstop -- Improving speed and comprehension ...
pt. III. Living well -- 11. Prosper : managing your money and your debts wisely -- The big why -- Scan & question -- The big why from another perspective -- Practicing fiscal fitness -- Pennies from heaven -- Where are you ... at this moment? -- Drugs and money -- Scholarships -- Student loans -- Prioritizing your finances -- Understanding your credit score -- B is for budgeting -- Living on borrowed money -- Facts you need to know about credit cards -- The pitfalls of payday loans, car title loans, and rent-to-own contracts -- Protect yourself from identity theft ...

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