How to Go to College: The Unofficial Rules

College Life, grades, university

This was recommended to me by a friend on Twitter. It is a very clear, explicit guide for approaching your college career. Too many students leave for college believing that the “school rules” will be essentially the same as those they encountered in high school

Nothing could be further from the truth.

This guide should be required reading for every high school graduate and college freshman.

Read it the How to Go To College rulebook and let me know what you think.

https://www.wcsu.edu/sas/howto.asp

Jared Hobson

Jared serves as President of Great College Advice, where he sets strategic direction for the firm as well as being involved in sales & marketing and college consulting. Jared has an MBA from Cornell University, where he served on its Student Admissions Committee. His consulting philosophy emphasizes personalized attention to help identify the right college fit for each student.

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