Student Success

A breakthrough approach to acing academic assignments, from quizzes and exams to essays and papers, How to Become a Straight-A Student reveals for the first time the proven study secrets of real straight-A students across the country and weaves them into a simple, practical system that anyone can master.

How can you graduate with honors, choose exciting activities, build a head-turning resume, gain access to the best post-college opportunities, and still have a life? Based on interviews with star students at universities nationwide, from Harvard to the University of Arizona, How to Win at College presents 75 simple rules that will rocket you to the top of your class.

“All Dreams are possible because I truly believe that everyone—and I mean everyone—has the seeds of true Genius inside them.” The quote comes from super entrepreneur Peter H. Thomas. It’s something he can prove because he has lived it. Not only has he lived it, he’s also spent an entire lifetime teaching others how find the Genius within, and in that discovery also realize that they can make all their dreams true. “See it! Believe it. Embrace it. Become it! And then work as hard as you can along the way to bring it all together.” The author of four other groundbreaking books...

“Learning is not compulsory… neither is survival.” — W. Edwards Deming The better we get at getting better, the faster we will get better. Futurist Alvin Toffler once said, “The illiterate of the future are not those who can't read or write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn.” The global economy has shifted from a material-based to a knowledge-based model. Whereas material assets such as gold mines, wheat farms, and oil wells were historically the primary sources of riches, knowledge is now the primary source of prosperity. The path to success is the continuous ...

Ranked #14 “Best College Books Of All Time” – Book Authority 50 Best College Books of All Time. Featured on CNN, Forbes, and Inc. The Best Books For Students Heading To College This Fall– Forbes “Thinking of my situation in college, I feel like giving up. After reading this book, I have faith in myself and my ability to receive my degree. I just need to adjust to this environment. This was such a great book and is a great resource for all college students.” –Candice Young, a student at Coastal Carolina University.“ This book spoke volumes to me. I needed this book at the ...

In a small Kansas town 40 years ago, a reasonably strong case could be put up in favor of leaving school early. Most of us knew our lives would be spent on the farm or in one of the local stores or at the creamery or elevator. The quickest road to practical knowledge was to do. Fortunately, we came of stock that set the school on the same plane as the home and church; the value of education had been bred into us.