{"product_id":"first-days-of-college","title":"First Days of College","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach year, two million high school graduates begin college. Yet only about half graduate in four years. Nearly 4 in 10 leave without a degree altogether.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt doesn't have to be this way.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat most distinguishes students who succeed from those who don't are habits, mindsets, and strategies that any student can learn. This book is your guide to putting them into practice—beginning with the first days of college.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis college-success guide:\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eFocuses on the first days of college\u003c\/b\u003e—a critical window when effective habits and mindsets form most readily.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eAnchors each chapter in a specific decision\u003c\/b\u003e students must make.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTeaches the strategies\u003c\/b\u003e successful students actually use\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eTackles hard truths\u003c\/b\u003e about student debt, dropout risks, and campus safety issues like alcohol-related accidents and sexual assault.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eAddresses the concerns of new students\u003c\/b\u003e—making friends, managing money, study strategies, and whether college is \"worth it.\"\u003cbr\u003e-\u003cb\u003e Provides a practical \"Playbook\"\u003c\/b\u003e of activities to immediately apply each chapter's concepts.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eConnects academic effort to personal purpose\u003c\/b\u003e—helping students root their work in their values, aspirations, and who and what they most care about.\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eCombines research on learning \u003c\/b\u003ewith insights from those who work most closely with new students.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":57338089996632,"sku":"9798216383062","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9798216383062.jpg?v=1779306331","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/first-days-of-college","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}